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- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students create an analysis of a book they are reading using the Internet and Microsoft Word. Students research and write biographical information of the book's author, write a personal review of the book. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students determine the authority of any source of information including books, web sites, and individual "experts". With an activity worksheet, they are guided through the activity, evaluating the authority and accuracy of one web site. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten
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Students construct similarity charts for books by the same authors. They draw pictures and describe how the authors tell their stories. They assemble their pictures and writings into a class book. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st
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Students read the works of Jan Brett and discuss the author's approach to writing and illustrating individual titles. They compose a class e-mail and send it to Brett via her official website. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th
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Students participate in a teacher led lesson that focuses on reading and responding to poetry. They practice identifying author's purpose and how to connect literature to personal life. Finally, they complete a worksheet to practice the concepts from the lessons. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students gain a complete understanding of power and authority as it pertains to those who are in charge. Upon completion of the lesson, the students explain why power used by those who are not in charge is unfair. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 5th
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Students investigate the United States Constitution. They are engaged in the study of authority and brainstorm in order to create one. Then with the use of an imaginary story they discover a correlation of authority as laid in the foundations of the Constitution. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students create a document describing an author of their choice using information gathered from their research. Using traditional and electronic resources, students research their author and use electronic note taking to compile their research. Their information is used to create a brochure for lunch with an author. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 6th
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Students become research detectives on a case to find scripts that will help them write bio-plays of an English author. They write/produce a short play about an author and search a database to find example scripts that will help them write their play. In addition, they perform and video their plays. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students are introduced to the concept of voice in various writings. While reading a book as a class, they identify the passages in which they hear the author's voice. To end the lesson, they discover strategies for using voice in their own writing. Full Review »
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