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Scholastic

Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Danger Zone Discussion Group

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Danger Zone Discussion Group" by David Klass. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
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Stanford University

Stanford History Education Group: Factory Life

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson to help students work in discussion groups to evaluate data and resources when the information is contrasting over the same event. Discussion groups Particular to this lesson explore primary...
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Other

International Listening Association

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
"The International Listening Association (ILA) is a professional organization whose members are dedicated to learning more about the impact that listening has on all human activity." On this Web site you'll find exercises and lesson...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Thoughtful Threads: Sparking Rich Online Discussions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Today's learners love chatting online with friends. This lesson plan combines that love with literature. Students form literature circles and have meaningful online discussions about a literary work.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Teenage Brain: Prepare for a Discussion

For Students 9th
Practice adhering to the discussion norms to prepare for our discussion. This will help us participate more effectively in the discussion.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Application: Teenage Brain: Prepare for a Class Discussion

For Students 9th
Review the academic conversation reference guide, the conversation stems, the class discussion norms, and the discussion question.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Romeo and Juliet: Discussions

For Students 9th
Engage in a whole-class discussion to demonstrate your understanding of adaptations of Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Guidebooks: Student Led Discussions (Socratic Seminar, Fishbowl)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This strategy helps students refine their understanding of complex texts to meet reading expectations, engage in a variety of group conversations, and prepare for writing about texts.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Breaking Barriers: Critical Discussion of Social Issues

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Through a series of picture book read-alouds and journal entries, students engage in critical discussion of complex issues of race, class, and gender.
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Scholastic

Scholastic Discussion Guides: Dear America

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Good for classrooms and book groups, this site offers background, summary, discussion topics and questions, as well as activities. There's also an interview with the author.
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Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: Group Discussion

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
We will all encounter situations where we need to work with a group of people, whether in class, business, or socially. This slideshow reviews the different types of groups and the roles each person plays in group discussions....
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CommonLit

Common Lit: f.b.i. Watched Activist Groups, New Files Show by Eric Lichtblau

For Students 9th - 10th
Following the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush signed the PATRIOT Act, expanding the power of F.B.I. and its ability to surveil citizens. In this 2005 New York Times article, Eric Lichtblau discusses...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pbs Idea Channel Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the crossroads of art, science, and pop culture with PBS Idea Channel. Hosted by Mike Rugnetta, the Idea Channel launched in 2012 and has since posted over 100 videos, with more added every Wednesday. The program has quickly...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Understanding Grouping With Illustrations

For Students 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video shows how to use grouping with pictures to determine how many total groups of three are displayed. The video is followed by additional problems for...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Grouping With Illustrations Word Problems

For Students 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video shows how to use grouping to solve a word problem with division. The video is followed by additional problems for students to practice the skills discussed...
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PBS

Pbs: The Roman Empire of the 1st Century: Religion and Politics in Daily Life

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students will examine various aspects of religion in ancient Rome including the role of mythology, polytheism versus. monotheism, the treatment of Jews and Christians, and the spread of Christianity. To guide their...
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Other

Outcomes Group: Primer on Probability and Odds and Interpreting Their Ratios

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A discussion of probability and odds in a medical context. (2 pages)
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Other

Penguin Group Canada: 'Run' Teacher's Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Run' by Eric Walters is a fictionalized account of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope run across Canada. This teacher's guide has discussion questions and response journal prompts for each chapter as well as extension activities for the novel....
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Diversity of Native American Groups

For Students 5th - 8th
Look at the diversity in language, housing, government, and language among the Native American tribes that existed before the Europeans made contact. There is a brief discussion of the Navajo language and the use of Navajo code talkers...
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Other

Mediate: Graphic Facilitation Focuses a Group's Thoughts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article discusses what graphic facilitation is and how it can focus a group's thoughts and understanding. An example is provided showing how it resolved a conflict between two groups.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Maniac Magee

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Have you ever read "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli? Use this resource to learn more about this book. An educational resource with discussion questions, extension activities and more.
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Stanford University

Stanford History Education Group: First Crusade

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson designed to understand perspectives of Muslims and Christians during the First Crusade. Access primary source documents and a PowerPoint presentation to aid in discussion.
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Other

Reading Group Gudes: Ariel, by Sylvia Plath

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This website includes several discussion questions on Sylvia Plath's (1932-1963 CE) Ariel poems.
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Other

Reading Group Guides: The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath

For Students 9th - 10th
This website includes several discussion questions on Sylvia Plath's (1932-1963 CE) novel, "The Bell Jar."

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