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An Exploration of Automotive Design
students research varied aspects of car design, and create a new design for the exterior body of a car. Students conduct Internet research, respond to writing prompts, and analyze, evaluate and synthesize information from multiple...
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Stanley's Story
Students create a newspaper story based on the events that occur in the novel Holes. They recall the basic facts of Stanley's story using the 5 W's plus H. Students write a fact based news story based on the information presented in...
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Inquiring About the Titanic
Students observe pictures of the Titanic sailing and at the bottom of the ocean. They hypothesize the cause of the Titanic tragedy and engage in deeper questioning while one student writes responses on the board. They then work in groups...
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The Five Ws of Journalism
Young scholars write a mock article. For this journalism lesson, students define the word "article" and learn the five W's of article writing. Young scholars complete a worksheet and write a paragraph using what they have learned.
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Point of View and Mentor Relationships
Tenth graders analyze the role of mentors, point of view, and prejudice using the texts of To Kill a Mockingbird and Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this literature analysis lesson, 10th graders review Scout's...
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The Feast of Ramadan
Students explore origins of Islamic religion, the faith of Muslims, and examine traditions of the feast of Ramadan.
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Global Warming: A Cause and Effect Writing Lesson
Students practice cause and effect writing skills on environmental topics.
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Slick Moves
Students examine the Bush Administration's plan to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from varying points of view.
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Rebuiding Houses of Worship
Students explore architecture as a reflection both of culture and history as well as practical/functional considerations. They discuss examples of local architecture they find beautiful or interesting, and their criteria for making such...
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Bears' House Vandalized, Witnesses say Blonde Girl Spotted Fleeing from the Scene!
Learners approach a familiar story (Goldilocks and the Three Bears) from the perspective of a newspaper reporter. They apply the 5 W's + 1 H (Who, What, When, Where, Why and How).
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A Dark Cloud Over the Sunshine State
Students provide their own solutions to the controversy over the ballots in Florida.
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MP3-Ring Circus
Students explore the meaning of copyright and copyright issues surrounding the use of downloaded music.
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Primary Concerns
Students articulate their understanding of the primary process, critically evaluate the primary process on a systemic level and explore the significance of the Super Tuesday primaries on a Presidential election.
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What's Cooking - A Colonial Recipe
Eleventh graders explore Colonial and modern techniques, vocabulary, and ingredients of cooking and recipes. They gain understanding of the challenges of cooking in colonial times and modern adaptations.
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A Photo Essay
Students analyze photographs, then create their own photo essays by using photos, magazine pictures or drawings to illustrate their stories.
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Placement and Organization of Employment Ads
Learners locate the classified section within a newspaper, find the employment ads, and examine how the employment ads are categorized and arranged. Lastly, they locate ads for specific jobs.
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Understanding the News
Students work in small groups to identify the following categories of news articles: hard news, features, announcements, and opinion/personal reflection.
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Under the Weather
Students review mean, median, mode, and range while using the newspaper to answer weather questions.
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Opposites Attract (Elementary School)
Second graders generate a list of opposites found in the book, "Kaleidoscope of Kids". They use newspaper and magazine pictures to find opposites.
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Do-deca-he-dron-It's Greek to Me!
Students create a dodecahedron shaped visual report of the literary elements of a short story.
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Classified Cues
Students analyze classified advertisements to make inferences about who wrote the ad and who may find the ad appealing. They write their own classified ads based on what they have learned.
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Lesson Plan on the Edmund Fitzgerald
Fourth graders describe the weather conditions and location of the Edmund Fitzgerald when it sank in Lake Superior.
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Objective Versus Subjective
Students examine the difference between subjective and objective statements, newscasts, and media. They discover that subjective is opinion based and objective is fact based.