Learn about the different perspectives that can be used in an informational text.

Expository text can be challenging to young readers because of the unfamiliar concepts and vocabulary it presents. Discover ways to help your students analyze expository text structures and pull apart the text to uncover the main idea...

Young scholars will focus on Main Idea, Author's Purpose, Identifying supporting details and Organizing details. Students will read a variety of Informational Text (non-fiction) to understand how stated and implied main idea effect the...

Working on higher-level thinking skills with your readers is made easier with this lesson. You will have your young scholars connect with and analyze a mystery story at their grade-appropriate level. Lesson plan, printable worksheets,...

Lesson in which students analyze primary source photos and answer questions based on photos and informational text to learn about life during the Great Depression.

Lesson plan considers changes in writing style since the inception of e-mail and text messaging.

E learning text offers information on measuring income distribution with the Lorenz Curve. Site presents charts and data for one to use in order to construct or analyze a Lorenz Curve.

Students begin this lesson by discussing what makes a good, vivid story and creating a working checklist of the criteria for a good story. They explore background information about the Mercury Theatre production of the "War of the...

In this instructional activity, learners will examine mass media critically and become aware of how much advertising is around them. They will realize the impact media has on social equality, what people buy, and on culture.