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Writing
Curated OER

Handout for "Tell-Tale Heart"

For Students 7th - 12th
Looking for some additional materials for Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart"? Included in a 14-page packet are an anticipation guide, a vocabulary list, exercise, and quiz, a list of literary terms, and an essay assignment with pre-writing...
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Unit Plan
Texas Center for Learning Disabilities

Second and Third Grade Explicit Phonics Intervention

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
Support all young learners on their journey to literacy with this five-lesson reading intervention unit. Following a clearly outlined format, each lesson first engages children in practicing their phonemic awareness and phonics skills...
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Unit Plan
New York City Department of Education

Colonial America and The American Revolution

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
How did the founding of the American colonies lead to a revolution? Use the essential question and sample activities to guide learners through a series of history lessons. Additionally, the packet includes effective strategies to...
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EngageNY

Grade 9 ELA Module 2, Unit 2, Lesson 20

For Teachers 9th Standards
Oedipus' lack of literal and figurative vision does not mean he cannot see his guilt in the terrible fates of Laius, Jocasta, and all the lives touched by prophecy. Conclude a literary analysis unit on Sophocles' Oedipus the King with a...
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Unit Plan
National Institute for Literacy

Making Sense of Decoding and Spelling

For Students Pre-K - 3rd Standards
Go over digraphs, vowel sounds, and affixes with a series of decoding and spelling lessons. Each lesson guides learners through a different reading and phonics skill, building on the lesson before, and challenging them with each step.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Grade 9 ELA Module 3, Unit 2, Lesson 7

For Teachers 9th Standards
Now that learners have honed their inquiry-based projects down to their strongest few questions, they can conduct independent research. High schoolers pursue answers to their inquiries while assessing sources, establishing a research...
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NASA

The Robotic Arm

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Working as teams, class members try to rescue an astronaut using the shuttle arm on a TI-Nspire simulation. Teams must determine the different angle measures in order to reach the stranded astronaut. 
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Lesson Plan
California Department of Education

What’s the Market for My Labor?

For Teachers 5th Standards
Is it easy to find a job I'll love? Show scholars the importance of understanding the labor market with part three in a five-part series of career and college readiness lesson plans. After learning important vocabulary, learners track...
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Lesson Plan
California Department of Education

An Online Tool I Can Use

For Teachers 6th Standards
Tools for school—and beyond! Introduce your sixth graders to online tools to plan their academic and professional futures. The fifth and final lesson in a series of career and college readiness activities focuses on a scavenger hunt to...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Final Performance Task: Character Confessional Narrative

For Teachers 8th Standards
You wrote it, now what? Learners take their writing to the next level when they perform it for classmates. They then engage in a self-reflection and assessment of their work to determine how well they hit targets, such as identifying...
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Activity
University of Waikato

Looking at Water - Solid, Liquid, or Gas

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Here's a tip: only one substance is commonly found as a solid, liquid, and gas. Learners use that knowledge as they investigate the properties of water in each state. They interact with water in each of its three phases and record what...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

End of Unit 2 Assessment, Parts 1A and 1B: Fishbowl on Screen Time and Adolescents

For Teachers 7th Standards
Here's a surefire way to ensure that class discussions go swimmingly! Using the resource, scholars participate in a Fishbowl activity, forming two concentric circles in the classroom. As the group on the inside of the fishbowl discusses...
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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Investigating Careers - Career Pathways

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
All in a day's work! Using the resource, scholars choose a career pathway, research a chosen college, and select companies they are interested in working for. Then, to demonstrate learning, they create and present PowerPoint...
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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Investigating STEM Cluster Careers

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Science, technology, engineering, math—there are so many option in STEM! Using the resource, pupils identify and explore STEM career opportunities. They complete a vocabulary activity mat, crossword puzzle, and matching activity to learn...
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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Investigating Careers in Government and Public Administration

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
Alert the Secret Service! Following a class discussion, scholars create a poster displaying jobs within the government and public administration fields. Additionally, learners complete a worksheet based on their research about government...
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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Show Yourself Off - Write a Résumé!

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Chronological or functional? Class members learn about the different types of resumes and then use a template to complete a draft resume. Next, they create, save, and print a professional resume. 
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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Résumé Writing for Teens

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Writing a resume is as easy as 1-2-3. Teens learn the basics of resume writing by viewing a PowerPoint and completing a KWL chart. Next, they type and submit their resumes. 
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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

College and Career Readiness - The Adventure Starts Here!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
It's never too soon to prepare for the future. With a PowerPoint presentation and class discussion, young scholars learn about the importance of preparing for their academic futures. Pupils then embark on a career research project,...
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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Suggested Career Cluster Activities

For Teachers 7th - 8th
The sky's the limit! Scholars investigate career opportunities within a chosen career cluster. Depending on the pathway they select, they may conduct research, create a presentation, volunteer, or start a campaign ... the opportunities...
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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Where Do I Fit In?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
It's time to explore career options! Pupils view a PowerPoint presentation about the steps necessary to participate in various career and educational opportunities. Next, they create online presentations related to the topic before...
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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Identity Theft and Credit Safety

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
Deter, detect, defect. Pupils watch a PowerPoint presentation and video about identity theft and credit card safety, taking notes to use later. Next, they develop a plan for maintaining credit safety and write an essay about the topic. 
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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

GIS GPS in Agriculture

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Let's navigate! Using the informative resource, pupils perform a WebQuest on the benefits of Geographic Information Systems and Global Positioning Systems. Then, they write a brief summary describing how both systems benefit the...
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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Learning Parliamentary Law

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Let's make a match! Using the fun resource, scholars play a game to learn about parliamentary law. Working together, they match notecards containing questions and matching answers about the topic, and then discuss their answers with...
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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Working Cooperatively in a Social System

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Using an informative resource, scholars view a PowerPoint about working cooperatively in a social system. Pupils then use their newfound knowledge to create a flowchart defining the systems of an organization.