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Career Connections: The Connection Corner
Students will create a career information center. In this careers instructional activity, students research careers on a local and national level and create a help wanted ad for an occupation of personal interest. Students create a...
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Career Connections
Students research the characteristics of specific occupations with personal career interests and aptitudes. In this career exploration lesson plan, students select three careers to explore and consider their own interests and aptitude....
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Getting a Job! Getting a Job: The Resume Interview
Eleventh graders discover resume strategies. In this career goals lesson, 11th graders review sample resumes, discuss their attributes, and write their own resumes that effectively introduce them to prospective employers.
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A Look At An influential African American
Students research an influential African American. In this character education lesson plan, students use a variety of research materials and write a biographical report about a famous African American. Students identify the six pillars...
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Courage in the Movies
Students examine the decisions and behaviors of movie characters to encourage awareness of their own ethical decision making. For this character education lesson, students discuss integrity and watch one of the listed movies to focus on...
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Writing a Resume
Student create and evaluate resumes. In this practical writing lesson plan, students employ the writing process to write their own functional quality resumes.
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Protecting the Planet
High schoolers discuss being a responsible student by helping to protect the rainforest. In this citizenship lesson, students brainstorm ideas to help global warming, warfare, human-rights abuses and acid rain. High schoolers write an...
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School Safety Survey Project
Students investigate safety issues at school. In this citizenship lesson, students discuss things they are fearful of at school. Students then conduct a school survey asking what others are fearful of.
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Media Coverage
Students research news coverage to examine how a local issue does not receive fair attention in the news. In this new coverage lesson, students discuss where they get their information and why some issues are ignored. Students research a...
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Poetry Through Digital Storytelling
Bring digital storytelling to your language arts class! To begin, learners select their own topic, such as a poem that reflects a life experience they had or a historical figure who interests them. Then they work to create a storyboard...
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Technical Writing: Real-World Writing in the 21st Century
Wondering how to respond to the age-old question when will I ever use this? The answer is very simple when discussing technical writing. Teachers and administrators gain an understanding of using technical writing in the classroom....
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Blogging My Life 24-7
Students write sticky blog entries to practice instant communication that is simple, concrete, credible, and emotional. In this blogging lesson, students discuss blogs and visit examples to find 'sticky' writing examples. Students write...
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Teacher Appreciation Week
Students write a biographical narrative about their favorite teacher. In this teacher appreciation instructional activity, students interview their favorite teacher and compile it into a biographical narrative including a teacher quote.
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How to Write an Essay: Secondary ed.
Whether introducing the structure of expository essays or reviewing the format with your high schoolers, take the time to check out this resource. Examples of seven common forms of introductory paragraphs and six types of conclusions, as...
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Mystery Mollusc
High schoolers investigate the different regions of our oceans by researching the Internet. In this oceanography lesson, students discover the different jobs related to ocean research and examine their roles by reading related...