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Creating a Digital Newspaper
Students create a digital newspaper. In this digital newspaper instructional activity, students review the sections of a newspaper and brainstorm ideas for their paper. Students complete a schools news report, student interview, opinion...
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Adjectives or Adverbs
In this adjectives or adverbs worksheet, students fill in the blanks to the sentences with either the adjectives or adverbs. Students complete 35 problems total.
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Honoring Our Pets During National Pet Week
Recognize National Pet Week with reading and writing activities to celebrate the animals in your pupils' lives.
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Note--Making
Students identify the key facts from a news story. They write their own news story from given facts identified. In addition, they present their notes and stories to the classroom. Also, they classify a variety of news articles in a...
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Pierced Drawing
Young scholars create pierced drawing by cutting out parts of the drawing and replacing it with colored paper.
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Heavy: The Story of Metal (Part 1) (Lesson 2)
Students analyze the images of heavy metal bands. They view video clips of the band KISS and discuss. They design their own heavy metal band costume.
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Technology Integration Lesson Plan
Eighth graders research a novel and provide a summary of the story. They relate this information to their lives and evaluate the positives and negatives of the American Revolution. Groups create a PowerPoint presentation on their findings.
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Ode to the Ordinary
Ninth graders identify an ordinary object and write an ode for the subject. In this poetry writing instructional activity, 9th graders select an ordinary object and define its uses. Students then write an ode for the poem.
Japan Society
Popular Culture and Japan’s Gross National Cool
From Manga to Godzilla and Pokemon, Japanese pop culture has been taking the globe by storm. This phenomenon is called "soft power." Learners will examine the differences between hard and soft power, as well as learn the historical...
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The Impact of Cultural Values in EArly Industrial England
Tenth graders analyze works from the period of the Industrial Revolution in England and identify the cultural values depicted and inferred that paved the way for the Industrial Revolution to occur at this time. They create captions that...
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The Ramayana: Showing your Dharma
Students identify characters and events from the Ramayana. They discuss ways in whcih the images convey non-verbal information and messages. They discuss similarities and differences in the visual and verbal tellings of the Ramayana.
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Take It Apart; Put It Together
Students design various items from recyclable materials. In this environmental friendly lesson, students study the construction of gift bags, envelopes and pocket folders and take them apart to make templates. Students construct their...
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Analects of Confucius
Sixth graders explore the saying of Confucius and the Chinese desire to conduct one's life honorably and diligently. They work in groups to restate his saying in modern English and demonstrate each saying with a poster or skit.
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Heritage: Famous People of the West
Fourth graders investigate the impact of Brigham Young and Jim Bridger on westward expansion. They conduct research, develop a class information chart, and create a cartoon strip depicting what happened when Jim Bridger and Brigham Young...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source: Truth, Justice, and the Superhero Comic Book
This collection uses primary sources to explore the emergence of superhero comic books.
National Library of France
National Library of France: Comics Before Comics
A must for fans of comic books. Online exhibit examines the ancestors of comic books.
Other
The Comic Book Project
This art-based literacy program works to increase student proficiency through writing, designing, and publishing an original comic book. You can particpate by paying a small fee per student.
Other
The Secret Origin of Good Readers [Pdf]
This downloadable .pdf explains the research on graphic novels (comic books) as well as offering practical suggestions for classroom lessons and other resources. This is a large file, so it may take a few moments for this to load.
University of Notre Dame
Greybeards at Play: Literature and Art for Old Gentlemen
Comic illustrations and witty text are highlights of this online book by the humorist G. K. Chesterton.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Understanding Comics
Using the book Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud as the primary resource, this unit focuses on comics as a tool for communication. Young scholars participate in activities which include journal and essay writing, a...
Digital History
Digital History: Popular Culture During the Great Depression
A great description of the tension in popular culture during the Great Depression with a focus on tradition abutting modernism in the arts and architecture. Read about the new comic book and radio superheroes, and commonality in American...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Collecting for Fun . . . And Profit?
Art, baseball cards, coins, comic books, dolls, jewelry and stamps are just a few examples of the many things people collect. While some people collect for fun, others hope to profit. In this lesson, students explore how supply and...
Other
Lunar and Planetary Institute: Wham! Moon!
In this hour long activity, "children color images of the latest scientific data depicting the Moon's formation to create their own comic strips of our Moon's birth" using a variety of art supplies and books as resources.