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Curated OER

The Thrill of Big-Wave Surfing

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students view a PBS Nature program about big-wave surfing and participate in a class discussion about their experiences with surfing, body boarding, or body surfing. Students create a drawing based on a reading and post their art around...
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Curated OER

Chinatowns and Chinese Communities in America

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders recognize that Chinatown, as an example, can depict how ethnic groups in general are developed.
Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Model: Personal Reflection Essay

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This four-page essay provides an example of a personal reflection essay. Clicking on the "Writer's Guide" link in the upper right-hand corner of the page enables the user to get tips, directions, and explanations on the essay. W.11-12.3b...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Visual Essay [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This PDF is a visual essay assignment in which students create a visual presentation of a choice of poems read previously. It must be planned, organized, and created in such a way that it reflects the meaning of the poem.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Examining Plot Conflict Through a Comparison/contrast Essay

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for six lessons that ask learners to examine types of conflict (character vs. character, character vs. self, character vs. nature, and character vs. society) before writing essays that compare and contrast two conflicts....
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Teaching the Compare and Contrast Essay Through Modeling

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for three lessons that teach students how to write comparison contrast essays after modeling the form to them. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as...
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Other

This I Believe: This I Believe Essay Writing Guidelines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Guidelines and tips on writing a good essay following the "This I believe " format.
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EL Education

El Education: Iconic: The Black and White of Our Heroes and Heroines

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Eleventh grade students at High Tech High Media Arts School in San Diego California are the authors of this book: Iconic: The Black and White of Our Heroes & Heroines. To create this collection of essays each student reflected on...
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EL Education

El Education: 20 Years Project Portfolio

For Teachers 7th - 9th
This project is a portfolio of an 8th grader who projects herself 20 years into the future including her future occupation and life. To prepare students interview someone who works in a field similar to their projected one. The project...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Hands, Hands, Hands

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The teacher will show pictures of six hands to learners. (See attachment) After a brainstorming session, students will choose one hand that illustrates a particular story from their life. Then, learners will write a two page narrative...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Is a Legal Career Right for You?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a 3-part project; however, you may opt to omit 1 part. Students will investigate a career related to the legal profession to determine the various aspects of the career. In addition, students will create a PowerPoint presentation...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica School: Ruby Bridges: Connections Between Individuals, Ideas, Events

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Young scholars will read an article about Ruby Bridges and watch a video of President Obama meeting with Ruby Bridges. They will complete an anticipation guide and a reflective essay based on this content.
Handout
University of Sydney (Australia)

The Write Site: Why & How to Use Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This University of Sydney reference explains the importance of using reputable sources in academic writings. Then the site provides steps to follow to assist students with using bibliographic sources. Click on the sections list to...
Handout
University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: Writing Center: Handouts: Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What kinds of evidence best support the points you make in a paper? Where can you find the evidence you need? This handout answers all these questions and more, including the difference between primary and secondary sources. You'll also...
Article
Other

The Madness of Syracusan Antipholus

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay addresses the madness present within the Shakespearean comedy, "The Comedy of Errors," and how it is reflective of "Elizabethan ideas about both supernatural and natural causes of madness."
Article
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Beginnings of the Telescope

For Students 9th - 10th
This animated essay from the NOVA Web site examines the design of Galileo's refracting telescope and Sir Isaac Newton's reflecting telescope.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Comparing and Contrasting: Picturing an Organizational Pattern

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Contains plans for two 50-minute lessons that teach about the comparison/contrast organizational pattern. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the lessons as...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Can You Convince Me? Developing Persuasive Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for four 40-minute lessons that teach persuasive writing to elementary students. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contain links to PDF handouts and links to sites used in the...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: How to Writing Motivating Students to Write for a Real Purpose

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for five fourth grade lessons that ask students to write essays for future fourth graders about how to have successful years. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in...
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Creative Outlining?from Freewriting to Formalizing

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Contains plans for five 50-minute lessons that ask students to write literary analysis essays about Edgar Allen Poe's ?The Fall of the House of Usher.? In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to...
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Revising for Effective Introductions and Conclusions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will learn how to adjust your thesis so it accurately reflects the main idea of your essay. You will learn how to breathe life into a dead introduction...
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: The Joy Luck Club: Prepare to Write

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders prepare to write, develop, and publish a culminating task essay. They also reflect on the understanding they've built through the unit texts by engaging in a discussion about the unit question, and they prepare for the...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: It's My Life Multimodal Autobiography Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains plans for nine lessons that ask students to write autobiographies before creating multimedia presentations for them. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Alphabiography Project Totally You

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Contains plans for two lessons that ask students to write autobiographies using aspects of their lives for each letter of the alphabet. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the...

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