Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mass Manipulation

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students make a chart of the media's manipulation techniques and examples of them while watching and listening to a video tape of past news events.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

123/ABC Hopscotch

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice alphabet recognition, alphabet sounds, and number readiness while playing a hopscotch type game.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ahimsa and Making Nonviolent Choices with Gandhi and King

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students investigate nonviolent lifestyles by researching the biographies of Martin Luther King Jr and Gandhi.  In this peace lesson, students define the term Ahimsa and describe Gandhi's lifestyle.  Students identify the six...
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Curated OER

Explaining a Legend

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explain the place of the legend of Herakles in ancient Greek life and compare ancient and modern legends in an essay.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I Had To Tell This Story

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders analyze the video "Berga:  Soldiers of Another War."  For this World History lesson, 10th graders read a quote and discuss the meaning of the quote.  Students read and answer questions based on a video
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Curated OER

Giving: Putting the Pieces Together

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the gifts they might give to friends and family. They choose personal mementos to give and consider the limits of their gift-giving circle.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Rise of Responsible Government

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students complete a worksheet. Students search for required information from the Canada in the Making Web site (and other sources, if desired). They make observations and anticipate opposing arguments.
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Writing With Writers: Speech Writing

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Learn steps from the experts on how to write and deliver a great speech. There are tips and graphic organizers for writing. The final step is recording your speech on the Radio Hotline. Listen to other student writing as well.
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University of Michigan

Univ of Michigan: 4 Ps: Plan, Prepare, Practice and Present Your Speech [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An outline for designing an effective speech is provided on this site. Steps included in the outline consist of the following: planning to write the speech; preparing to present the speech; and delivery of the speech. SL.9-10.1a...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Writing With Writers: Speechwriting

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn speechwriting tips and strategies from this site which provides direction for writing and practicing a speech. As a final step, Scholastic News Radio Hotline provides an opportunity for you to record your speech and listen to...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Literature: Rhetorical Landscape: Speeches

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the parts of effective speeches: introduction, body, conclusion and analyzing a contemporary speech. It discusses types of introductions, types of effective conclusions, and the steps to writing a good speech. It...
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Leaf Group

E How: So You Wanna Deliver an Effective Speech?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An article which presents instruction and advice for every step of the speech writing process. Topic areas covered include: knowing your audience, organizing your speech, writing your speech, how to practice correctly, and handling...