With the emphasis on incorporating more nonfiction in language arts classes the question arises about how to design activities that motivate kids to engage with informational text. How about an assignment that asks class members to conduct a research project using The Great Idea Finder site. Groups investigate inventions and create a timeline that places these innovations in context.

Concepts

reading comprehension, reading nonfiction

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have groups select an invention to add to a timeline kept from year to year

Classroom Considerations

• Lists information about inventions, inventors, and myths 

Pros

• The resource includes the lesson plan, worksheets, and answer keys

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.6.1 RI.7.1 RI.8.1