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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" Argument Part 2

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
What an impact delivery can make! Students will compare the written and spoken version of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Included are handouts, examples of student work, and a video of the speech.
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Handout
Other

Plu: Designing and Delivering Multimedia Presentations: Why Use Visuals?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The advantages to incorporating visuals into a multimedia presentation are explained. SL.9-10.5 Audio Visuals. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.5, SL.11-12.5 Audio Visuals
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Graphic
BBC

Bbc: Skillswise: Types of Texts Fact Sheets

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Six printable fact sheets on how to understand and recognize different types of text including descriptive, informative, instructive, and persuasive.
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Handout
Other

Radcab: Your Vehicle for Information Evaluation

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
How do you know you are using a trustworthy source when writing a research paper? Use this acronym for easy questions to ask yourself to make sure you have a reliable source. Click on each one for further details.
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Handout
Other

Dade Schools: John Ferguson: Informational Text Features

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
A table explaining different text features including graphics, visuals, and sections found in text.
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PPT
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Teaching Resource: Effective Persuasion: Power Point

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A PowerPoint presentation introducing the elements of effective persuasive writing, including samples of various techniques.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Movie Madness

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
This language arts projects motivates students through being a movie-based project. This lesson will have a duration of five days. The students will view a movie of their choice and analyze the movie to complete a chart listing literary...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Whose Voice Guides Your Choice?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this one-two week unit, students explore the role media has in influencing public opinion. Students analyze advertising in print, video, and online formats. An optional visit to the Museum of Television and Radio via distance learning...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Lesson Plan: Effective Interview Questions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Explore effective interview questions. By choosing questions that are open-ended and important to them, students can learn great interview skills that can be helpful in future college and job interviews.
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Lesson Plan
CPALMS

Cpalms: Ela Informational Text 6 8 Element Cards

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This 38-page resource will assist middle school English Language Arts teachers as they plan for an informational text unit.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Science Now! Agony of Defeat

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A video clip asks students to explain how forces and motion affect the skier in the film. This is one in a series of creative writing prompts. [0:32]
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Multiple Texts: Multiple Opportunities for Teaching and Learning

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Engaging all students in a themed study or unit is a challenge that teachers can resolve by using materials that match students' independent or instructional reading levels (Robb 1994, 2000). When students face textbooks that are above...
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Article
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Literacy Instruction in the Content Areas: The Core of Improvement

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Every content area, from chemistry to history, has unique literacy demands: texts, knowledge, skills. But how are these critical literacies learned, let alone taught?
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Main Idea: Test 1

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this reading test focusing on the main idea, students read passages and answer questions concerning the main idea.
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Activity
Other

Frank Baker: Information Literacy Exercise

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Using an article from Dateline Hollywood, this lesson explores a media message and examines its content.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Digital Storytelling

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Links to eight different online storytelling websites available for free student use followed by an assessment.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Infographics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A six-part learning module with links to images, a text, a video, and websites about infographics and how to design effective infographics.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Evaluating Websites

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
A seven-part learning module with links to texts and videos to use while learning how to evaluate websites.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Persuasive Techniques in Media

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Links to nine videos demonstrating different persuasive techniques used in the media.
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PPT
Tom Richey

Slide Share: Author's Purpose 8th Grade

For Students 8th Standards
A slideshow with twenty slides with information and examples of four different purposes an author can have for writing a text: to entertain, to persuade, to express, or to inform/explain.
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PPT
Other

Prezi: Perspective vs Point of View

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Learn how to tell the difference between perspective and point of view by viewing this slideshow.
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Graphic
Other

Prezi: 7th Grade Ela Making Inferences

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Slideshow explores how to read between the line while offering examples for practicing.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Note Taking for Social Studies

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart covers how to read a historical text and convert information into visual representations by taking notes. This strategy helps students to read a passage and determine the author's purpose.
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Other

Teaching and Learning Resources for Ks2 (Ages 7 12):literacy: Fact or Opinion?

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This is a 10 question, self-scoring quiz on separating fact from opinion. Students read a sentence and select "fact" or "opinion" from the drop-down menu.