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Writing the Position Paper

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write position papers on a form of alternative energy production. They use several class periods to develop and write their paper and them participate in an extensive peer review session.
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Language Arts: Two Specific Documents

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are able to read and analyze the essential parts of two specific types of documents, the informed consent document and the position paper, used by scientists to communicate information about their research to two different kinds...
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Language Arts: Living in "The Matrix"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils are able to identify, in a discussion mode, the ways in which the media uses persuasion to achieve their desired aims. They analyze, also in a discussion mode, the media's influence on our society by comparing media advertising...
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Target Audience

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore and describe various persuasive tools used in advertisements, analyze advertisements provided by teacher, and identify target audiences. Students then work in groups to find advertisements aimed at assigned target...
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Language Arts: Revision and Peer Editing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are able to evaluate their peers' essays to determine clarity, completeness, and persuasiveness. They are able to revise their own essays for greater clarity and fluency, adding explanation where needed and cutting extraneous...
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Compile and Execute

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Pupils are able to define the following terms: compiler, source code, object code, syntax code, and debugging. They are able to define a computational problem. Students are able to formulate a simple mathematical model. They are able to...
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How Atoms Work

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore the concept of atoms and how they combine to form molecules and compounds. In pairs, they read an article on how atoms work and discuss the main points. They draw atoms and write a paragraph about their elements.
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Wise Old Woman

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students read "The Wise Old Woman" in class and select a variety of activities related to the story to complete. Activities are separated into C Level, B Level, and A Level activities. Students must complete C Level activities before...
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Four Year Plan Essay

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete a personal vision, a four year plan essay, meant to stimulate their thinking process. They set a foundation for what they hope to strive for in the next four years to come.
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Caching in Pine's Treasures

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students compile image information about the Junior High School using a digital camera. They survey the area making observations and recording them with the help of portable technology and transferring the data to a spreadsheet and...
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Octavio Paz

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders read and analyze the poem, "The Street," by Hispanic author, Octavio Paz. They research the life of Octavio Paz and identify his literary contributions. They complete an online scavenger hunt and create an author map of...
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Formal Or Informal

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
For this technology worksheet, students produce two e-mails that are delivered in the formal and informal contexts. The sheet contains helpful hints for each.
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2 Missing Words and Abbreviations

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
In this technology worksheet, students practice writing e-mails to different recipients. The e-mails are kept informal while eliminating unneeded words.
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Being Friendly

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
In this technology worksheet, students practice writing e-mails that are focused upon using friendly language in the context of communication with good friends.
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Comparing Realistic and Fictional Settings

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine setting in a work of realistic fiction. In this literature lesson, students read The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and then write an essay that compares real-life settings to the settings in the novel.
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Writing a Resume

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Student create and evaluate resumes. In this practical writing instructional activity, high schoolers employ the writing process to write their own functional quality resumes.
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Cover Letter/Letter of Introduction Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students compose cover letters. In this writing skills lesson, students follow the provided steps to write cover letters that introduce them to potential employers.
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Completing Applications

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders determine the importance of exemplary job applications. In this job application instructional activity, 10th graders examine job applications that have been filled in poorly and those that are done well. They complete job...
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A Cloe Reading of Shakespeare On Your Feet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students act outeach word in a Shakespearean speech.  In this reading technique lesson plan, students learn passages from Romeo and Juliet and The Taming of the Shrew reading using their bodies to act out each word.  Students watch an...
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House on Mango Street: Self Definition and Identity

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze House on Mango Street. In this House on Mango Street lesson, students complete a pre-reading activity for vignettes from the story. Students follow with lessons about self definition and identity, friendships,...
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Create a Cloud in a Jar (Hands-on Version)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the conditions necessary for cloud formation.  For this clouds lesson students complete an activity that shows them atmospheric pressure.
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Proofreading

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils review the techniques of editing and proofreading then complete writing prompt worksheet to assist the beginning of the writing process. They write a first draft on an assigned topic then revise, edit and format the finished...
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Basic Design Elements Computer Art Project

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students use PhotoDraw software to create original drawings. Using the basic design elements, line, shape, form, texture, value, and color, students create original drawings on the computer based on drawings previously rendered by hand.
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Survival Story

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discuss the pros and cons of being deserted on an uninhabited island. Then they write their own survival stories and complete a story jacket.

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