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Recognizing Types of Propaganda in Advertising

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students recognize the various types of propaganda so that they be better able to recognize propaganda in its various forms.
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Captions: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students examine a picture for details, write questions they need answered about the picture, create lead-ins and captions appropriate for a picture and write captions appropriate for other pictures.
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Caption Writing Activity

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students explore the basic principles of caption writing and write captions for assigned photographs.
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Current Events Research

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students monitor current events using on-line and traditional resources. They explore issues such as what trends they see developing in specific news issues over time and how different news stories might be interrelated.
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Promoting Fluency and Accuracy Through Planning, Telling, Transcribing and Noticing

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Young scholars promote fluency through planning and noticing language through transcribing and correcting recorded anecdotes. They provide opportunities for long turns in speaking and give intensive listening practice.
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2, 4, 6, 8 . . .What Do We Appreciate-Patterns, Patterns, Patterns

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students recognize patterns in a numerical sequence, create new patterns and predict outcomes to established sequences.
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Hank Williams: Still Singing After All These Years

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research the life and music of Hank Williams. They take a quiz on country music, watch a video about Hank Williams, research Williams' song lyrics, create a poster and write a bio poem about his life and work.
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Henry Luce: Turn Me Luce

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research the life of Henry Luce, Time Magazine's founder, and examine the impact his magazine has had on the way American's see the world. They create a photo-essay, magazine or video to present their research.
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Casting a Wide Net

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners investigate topics that would be suitable for classroom podcasts. They read an online article, write and produce a podcast.
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Great Questions

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research and create questions about a famous person. They create questions in a game format, create a computer generated brochure, and develop rubrics for their finished projects.
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Six Billion and Beyond

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students consider the idea of a world with Six Billion people and subsequent results and ramifications. Then students will gather data regarding the state of these diverse nations and then create a presentation as a culminating activity.
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Bioweapons - Are You Safe?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate bioterrorism and bioweapons as ways to transmit contagious diseases. Student examine the way the US is protecting itself from bioterrorism.
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The Man Who Made the Normandy Invasion Possible, Andrew Higgins

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners examine the contribution of Andrew Higgins to WWII. They watch a video about Andrew Higgins and the Normandy invasion, answer questions about the video, and write an obituary for Andrew Higgins.
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BIRDS OF A FEATHER

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars observe and identify characteristics of artifacts and fossils; explain how artifacts and fossils are used to explore the past; and identify ways that Native Americans prepared food and made tools
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Résumé Rights

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students build a practical resume using Microsoft Word R??sum?? Wizard. Hints useful for avoiding "r??sum?? wrongs" helps them develop the right r??sum?? for their job hunting needs.
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File Management and Television Production

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students create file management systems, and produce video bulletins.
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A Reef of Your Own

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars research and study the life and reproductive strategies of reef building corals. They examine how coral reefs can produce high levels of biological material when they are surviving in areas of low nutrition.
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Fast Food: You Can Choose!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research the nutritional value of fast food. They assess which fast foods are best and worst to eat. They organize their data into tables and graphs and explain their findings to other students.
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Erosion: On the Move...Defending the Coast Against Wave Attack

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study how people have tried to save beaches from wave erosion. They examine what has occurred to Cape Hatteras as a result of beach erosion and the efforts to reduce the erosion.
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Spelling List -- Years 9 & 10

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners practice their spelling words from a book of spelling words for their age group. They must practice their spelling as to not spell without a spellcheck.
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To Be Or Not To Be... (Hamlet)

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students complete a unit of lessons on William Shakespeare's Hamlet. They analyze the plot, themes, and characterization, relate songs to thematic issues, develop plot summaries and translations, and compare the play to a movie version.
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Ballad Blast

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students write epic poems, songs, or ballads to describe adventures of their own. They discover that storytellers often told stories as epic poems, songs, or ballads. They share and discuss some of Homer's Odyssey and Iliad.
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A Turning Point in the Space Shuttle Program

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study about the Columbia crew and their mission, how space shuttles work, and explore the history of the shuttle program. By accessing many websites imbedded in this plan, students gain a deep understanding of the Space Shuttle...
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King's Dream Revisited

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the life and accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. They complete a Webquest, listen to an excerpt from a speech, take an online quiz, answer discussion questions, and read newspaper articles about...

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