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Evaluate the Main Characters? Problem-Solving Processes
Students read passages from several sources and evaluate the text for various criteria. In this problem solving instructional activity, students evaluate character problem solving processes after reading passages. They will use a Venn...
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Isolines on a Weather Map
Ninth graders explore weather by analyzing maps. In this temperature lesson, 9th graders view black and white weather maps of locations in which the weather changes often. Students identify the isolines used on the maps and utilize the...
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Circular Motion
High schoolers research physical science by completing worksheets. In this gravity lesson, students read assigned text regarding the rotation of Earth and the gravitational force caused by the speed of which it rotates. High schoolers...
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the Impact of the U.s. Supreme Court on High School Journalism.
Young scholars study of the First Amendment, Tinker, Hazelwood and the Colorado Student Free Expression Law. They discuss the ramifications on the student press and recite their memorized First Amendment rights. They discover what...
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Teaching Imagery
Students review the terms idyll and imagery. They read "A Winter Idyll" from "Snowbound" as a class. They break into groups of 5 and respond/react to their lines to make connections to the text.
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Lesson Plan Format
Learners know what a lesson plan outline looks like. They can use the given format to help them create successful lessons. It is an easy to read and set up to follow. Great for any teacher
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Journalism: Quoting Sources
Students examine the use of sources and their quotes in news writing. They determine the reasons specific persons are used as sources and why their opinions are relevant to the article. In groups, they identify sources in articles and...
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Classic Short Stories- Locked Room Settings
Students read the short story "The Problem of Cell 13" and examine the plot devices that build suspense. In this lesson students create their own short story using the same locked room setting.
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Where Are the MDG's?
Students read local and global media to bring awareness to the Millennium Development Goals. For this Global Awareness lesson, students read the Millennium Development Goals and identify them in news media (print or online). Students...
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Independent Novel Project
Students complete activities for an independent novel project. In this novel project worksheet, students follow the 13 steps to analyze and complete a comprehensive project about a novel they've read.