Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Argument Writing: Homework

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A learning module with links to eight websites to use while writing an argumentative essay on how beneficial homework is.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Combining Persuasion and Literary Analysis

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Contains plans for eight lessons that ask students to put characters from a work of literature on trial. This lesson plan uses Shakespeare's "The Tempest" as an example, but this concept can be applied to other works as well. In addition...
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Selling Our Nation's Symbols on Ebay!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students will write for a specific purpose in this cross-curricular lesson regarding our nation's landmarks and symbols.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

National Park Service: : Compare and Contrast the Art of the Hubbell Collection

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
At the end of this lesson, learners will reflect on and express concepts and ideas associated with unfamiliar images and art styles. They will increase visual awareness and appreciation for a variety of styles, subject matter, and...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Fact vs. Opinion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson is a hands-on way for middle schoolers to learn how to discern between fact and opinion. This is an important skill for citizenship in that citizens should be informed about what is happening in their communities and should...