In this Chinese writing instructional activity, students identify what and how to write Chinese pictograms. They explain in what ways each pictogram represents and how the combinations of symbols create a word or idea represented. Then...

Pupils explore concepts about civil liberties, research the history of sedition-related legislation in the U.S. and create a position paper on the topic.

The Think-Aloud method has be shown to improve information retention. The lesson plan contained within this site models for teachers how to model this strategy. There is a rubric included for assessment.