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Using Multiple Resources of Information: Creating a Cascading Consequences Chart about DDT and Practicing a Fishbowl Discussion

For Teachers 6th Standards
For every action there is a consequence. Scholars continue their work on creating a cascading consequence chart about DDT using Welcome Back, The Exterminator, Rachel Carson: Sounding the Alarm on Pollution along with graphic organizers...
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Brainstorm This!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discuss the advantages and types of brainstorming as a prewriting tool. They experiment with different styles of brainstorming and produce prewriting samples for assessment.
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Making Connections: I Know Why Caged Birds Sing

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students discuss equality and fairness by reading a Maya Angelo poem.  In this U.S. history lesson, students read the poem I Know Why Caged Birds Sing, and discuss how the era it was written in affected the words.  Students identify the...
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What Makes a Cat a Cat?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the lives of pets by videotaping them.  In this animal life lesson, students videotape a cat and other pets using school cameras in a computer lab.  Students review the footage from the cat and other animals and...
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"The Westing Game" Activities and Lesson Plans

For Teachers 5th - 8th
You can use a novel, such as "The Westing Game", to teach reading concepts and skills in a way that keeps students interested.
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I Oppose!--Counter-argument/Classifying

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners create an effective classification and counter argument.  In this counter-argument activity, students decide upon a label for at least three types of people and then describe their groups.  Learners describe three types of...
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Arriba Amigos!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore how culture effects our world. For this culture lesson, students work in groups to do a web quest. Students gather and analyze information to decide if Mayan ruins should be destroyed to build a shopping center. Students...
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Exposing Expository Text Structure in a Rainforest Setting

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a thematic booklet containing examples of different types of expository text structures. They explore a variety of expository text structures.
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What's In a Name?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore onomastics. In this baseball history lesson, students create their own team name and explain the name they chose. After choosing a team name students support their choice with revelant reasons and be able to discuss...
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The Power of the Pen

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss the personal and historical significance of journals, analyze the issues raised in a N.Y. Times article regarding Anne Frank's diary, and evaluate a Letter to the Editor written in response to the article.
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Description and Modifying: What's On Your Plate?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a food product and an advertisement promoting it.  In this description and advertising lesson, students read children's book for inspiration and discover advertising techniques.  Students complete their ads and use...
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Wife of Bath's Tale Assignment

For Students 4th - 5th
In this poetry analysis learning exercise, students read the poem "Wife of Bath's Tale" and analyze the literary elements within the poem.

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