In this series of Freebie Friday Posts, I’m sharing Grade specific freebies. I often see posts online asking for grade specific printables and resources. This week we are focusing on Grade 11 resources.

Adobe Photoshop CC Lesson 1: Make a Collage from Miss B’s Shop on Teachers Pay Teachers

Learn how to erase picture backgrounds and copy separate elements into one canvas.

Step-by-step directions for:
zooming & panning,
locking and unlocking layers,
paint bucket tool,
eyedropper tool,
erasing picture backgrounds (two methods: using eraser tools and using quick selection tool + mask),
history brush tool,
transform tool,
magic wand tool,
making image adjustments,
exporting to a jpg
Students reinforce the lesson by creating a dog collage. Dog images are included in the download.

Odyssey Game Design Activity from The Mighty Pen on Teachers Pay Teachers

Guidelines for a group project on Homer’s The Odyssey, to be used toward the end of their unit of study. The project involves designing a game that will not only be enjoyable to create and to play, but will also help students to review what they have learned about the epic.

Informational Text Activity, FREE, Supreme Court Cases, Easy Sub Plan, CCSS from Laura Randazzo on Teachers Pay Teachers

Whether you need an emergency sub plan or just want to slide a little more informational text into your curriculum, this free and fun lesson has what you need – access to a well-written, high-interest article from the New York Times on the 10 Supreme Court Cases Every Teen Should Know, a topic that will hook your students’ attention and inspire lively debate, and a packet of print-and-go handouts to help students work through the text.

This FREE activity includes:
• A sheet of suggested lesson procedures (for you or your sub) detailing two options for delivery of the materials
• Several links to give you and your students online access to the New York Times article
• A two-page graphic organizer/handout to help students summarize the informational text they read
• A detailed answer key to help make grading easy
• Additional graphic organizers if you prefer to use this assignment as a team research/speech activity

FREE! Analyzing Theme: a common core essay for ANY novel from The Daring English Teacher on Teachers Pay Teachers

This essay is aligned with the common core standards and works as a final essay for any novel or fictional text. This essay asks students to analyze how the theme of the story emerges, how it is refined, and how it is fully developed by the end of the novel.

This essay is CCSS aligned and covers the below standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy W2a.b.c.d.e (grades 7-12)
CCSS.ELA-Literacy W4 (grades 7-12)
CCSS.ELA-Literacy RL1 (grades 7-12)
CCSS.ELA-Literacy RL2 (grades 7-12)

Women’s History Month Activity from Stephanie’s History Store on Teachers Pay Teachers

For Women’s History Month, students match historical women to an aspect of their lives they were known for, use a word bank to match the women to a famous quotes of theirs, match the women to their images, and lastly answer two opinion questions. The file includes two versions of the activity, one for US History and one for World Civ/European History. This can be an individual, pair, or small group activity. Both answer keys are included.

Crash Course History #16: Women in the 19th Century from Social Studies Toolbox on Teachers Pay Teachers

This worksheet is intended to be used with Crash Course History Episode #16: Women in the 19th Century.

CSI: Algebra — The Real Number System — Distance Learning Compatible from Clark Creative Math on Teachers Pay Teachers

Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up number sense! In this project, students will work in teams to investigate the culprit of six fictional thefts. The criminal has left six messages, layered with algebra. Teams will work to build a case and present their findings to the court. Hopefully they are convincing enough to win the verdict.

An answer key has been added to the end of the file for your convenience.

STEM Engineering Design Process Posters from Discovering Our World on Teachers Pay Teachers

If you are incorporating engineering into your lessons, this is the poster set for you! Made with secondary classes in mind, this is a simple, legible poster set that will help your students stay on track.

This product includes the following posters:
➪”Engineering Design Process”
➪Ask
➪Imagine
➪Plan
➪Create
➪Improve
➪5 arrows to display posters in a cycle

Industrial Revolution Word Cloud from Captivating History Lessons by Mrs Sandoval on Teachers Pay Teachers

Students create a word cloud noting the positives and negatives of the Industrial Revolution. They must also use the graphic organizer to explain why they categorized them as positive or negative.

Current Events Worksheet for Middle & High School – FREE from Mr. Hoffarth on Teachers Pay Teachers

A worksheet containing questions that can accompany any current events news article. Students may select their own article, or teachers can print the article they wish to have the students evaluate. I developed this worksheet for use in my own 8th grade Social Studies class. This exercise helps students identify the main issues of a news article, the moral question of the article (if present), as well as to consider any possible bias in the writing of the article. The worksheet concludes by asking students to share their own opinions on the article discussed. This worksheet would be appropriate for Middle and High School Students.