Lesson Plan
EngageNY

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 6

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Is a college education necessary for success in today's world? The class investigates the question, along with others at the end of the sixth workshop in a 15-part series. The lesson has four parts with multiple activities and...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 12

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How can opinions slant facts? Workshop participants learn how to examine primary and secondary sources and identify the author's point of view. They also examine how visual art impacts the meaning and rhetoric of sources. Full of...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Tipping Point

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Is Our Climate Headed for a Mathematical Tipping Point?

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientists have warned that as CO2 levels in the atmosphere rise an increase in Earth's temperature by even two degrees could lead to catastrophic effects across the world. But how can such a tiny, measurable change in one factor lead to...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: Lexington and Concord: Tipping Point of Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson where students examine primary texts from 1775 and 1776 to explore the impact of the Battles of Lexington and Concord on people's attitudes towards the British. Up to that point, protests against the British had not been violent,...
Handout
ACT360 Media

Writing Tips: Sentence Builder Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A list of the major elements of punctuation in the English language, including the period, question mark, exclamation mark, comma, apostrophe, quotation marks, colon, semicolon, dash, and hyphen. Provides a brief description and the...
Article
American Psychological Association

Apa: 10 Tips for Speaking Like a Ted Talk Pro

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article provides advice from the experts on how to make any presentation sing. Regardless of how practiced you may be at public speaking, there are some very effective strategies to use to deliver engaging talks. The next time you...
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Goodwill

Gcf Global: Power Point Tips

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn these PowerPoint tips and tricks so you can do more with this popular presentation program.
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Develop the Point

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Tips on organizing ideas in an essay.
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Supporting Points and Proof

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation of supporting details and tips on writing them.
Handout
BBC

Bbc Bitesize Revision: Point of View (Narrative Perspective)

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This site goes over several tips involved in writing a particular point of view, or narrative perspective, including first person and third person.
Handout
ACT360 Media

Writing Tips: Sentence Builder: Exclamation Mark

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief description of the rules, usage, and examples of the "exclamation mark" in English punctuation.
Article
Other

St. John: First Aid Tips for Burns

For Students 9th - 10th
Simple information taken from the "St. John First Aid Manual," on how to manage and cover injuries caused by burns. Organized into bullet-point notes, this is a good reference for an emergency situation.
Handout
Other

Adobe: Create Custom Grids

For Students 9th - 10th
Suppose you have a publication with set column widths. You may not want to reset your columns or drag out multiple guides just to create tables or gridded content. The guides and features in Adobe InDesign 1.5 make it easy to quickly...
Activity
Caro Clarke

The Art of the Unspoken: Saying More by Describing Less

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the thirteenth article in a series that was developed to help the new novel author. This article focuses on how good descriptions aren't necessarily connected with a lot of words, good descriptions are clean and to the point.
Activity
Other

Resignation Letter Tips

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site to examine when one is deciding to resign from a current job. Gives great information on how to resign with tact, as well as excellent points on personal character and considerations.
Unit Plan
Other

Awesome Backgrounds: Awesome Power Point Tutorials

For Students 9th - 10th
These nine, free PowerPoint tutorials are for the more "advanced" user. They include lessons on link different PowerPoint presentations together, getting the best from bitmap graphics for "On-screen" PowerPoint presentations, text...
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University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Introduction to Slope for Middle Years Mathematics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This collection of five middle school math lessons covers the topic of plane geometry, specifically the concept of slope. The first lesson introduces middle schoolers to plotting points on a Cartesian grid using a Geoboard. Lesson two...
Activity
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Writing Concise Sentences

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Why write five paragraphs when you can say what you want to say in two? Learn how to make the most of your words and sentences to get your point across without being too wordy.
Activity
University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: The Writing Center: Fallacies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discussion of common fallacies, along with definitions, examples, and tips on avoiding them.
Handout
University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: Writing Center: Handouts: Writing About Science

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Information and specific tips on what scientific writing is and how to make it more precise, clear, and objective.
Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Regression Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A collection of lesson ideas, a practice activity, and teacher resources for exploring regression analysis.
Website
Other

Copywriting Tutorial: Identifying Your Usp (Unique Selling Point)

For Students 9th - 10th
Every successful ad has a unique selling point even if you don't think there is one. Tips on how to determine/create USP for any product or service. Very readable & puts viewpoint across in interesting & memorable manner.
Website
Other

University of Evansville: Art Studio Chalkboard

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Evansville is a great place for the aspiring artist to visit. Receive free professional advice and tips on basic drawing techniques. The site focuses on perspective drawing and shading.