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Kid Lit Crit
Young scholars explore different types of student literature; they then write their own fiction pieces, in either fantasy/adventure or memoir/realism style.
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Art Mystery
Students explore famous artists in order to write mystery stories incorporating their life and works. They write their own based on their research of a particular artist.
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Job-Related Skills, Tools, and Values
Students explore careers by interviewing their parents, playing games and identify jobs people do and the skills and tools they need to do their job.
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Current Events Lesson Plan 10
Learners take a closer look at world events. In this current events lesson, students discuss the role of the newspaper throughout history. Learners also discern which sources for news are credible and look at international newspapers...
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Generation Tech
Students explore the work ethic and world view of the current "gamer generation." They brainstorm, describe, analyze and document the latest technology to create a virtual time capsule for a future generation.
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Financial Security
Learners take an economic angle on social security, working in small groups to create a reader's guide to the program and the current debate.
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Soap Operas
Students examine American culture through research on various soap opera websites. They access a soap opera website, participate in a chat group, evaluate the contents of the website, and write a summary of a character and plot.
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Handling Emergencies and Placing Emergency Calls
Students create posters detailing how to activate 911. They design posters and research websites for local police department information and 911 calling advice. They write directions for placing emergency calls and crete their posters...
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Social Studies: Parent - Teen Relationships
Students discuss the characteristics and responsibilities associated with parent - teen relationships. They compose lists of issues they have with their parents and explain how they feel about them. In groups, students write lists of...
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Social Studies: Civil Rights Gets Stronger
Young scholars investigate segregation in the United States. In this American Civil Rights lesson, students read Oh Freedom and discuss the implications of segregation. Young scholars then view images from the time period and take notes...
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How Can You Be a Revolutionary?
Tenth graders identify priorities in human rights for children. They discuss the role the United Nations has in bringing nations together to work for peace and development. They create a list of imperatives that would address oversights...
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Authors on the Internet
Fifth graders write a list of their favorite authors and illustrators before deciding on ways to learn more about them. They examine print and Internet resources as a way to answer questions they have. They complete an Author Scavenger...
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Woman Walks into a Bar
Students create an imaginative response to a book title as a way to anticipate what the book is going to be about. They explore the use of humour to make a serious point. Students are asked what they think that statement 'Woman walks...
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The Archaeology of Cactus Ruin
Young scholars simulate archaeologists by excavating a paper site. In groups, they use a sampling strategy to determine information about the people who lived at the site.
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Getting to Know You
Students create a women's history trail. They interview residents of their local community. They create information brochures on different women as well.