Students conduct secondary source research using the internet and library resources to research the backgrounds of their family's cultural and ethnic heritages.

Students conduct oral histories of family members to explore their cultural and ethnic heritage after developing a set of research questions.

Students receive and read electronic reviews of their essays.

Young scholars develop final versions of their position papers and add them to the school's web pages for review and feedback.

Pupils submit rough drafts of position papers and post them on computer networks for review.

Students identify areas of interest and conduct preliminary research using on-line and library resources to develop their thesis statements.

Pupils work in small groups to study the various aspects of global weather and discuss the possibility of a Greenhouse Effect.

Students visit a number of web sites on immigration created by other Students, evaluate types of research used, structure of sites, and what types of information were included.

Students read an online article and participate in Language Arts activities associated with it.

Students practice reading and review holiday language. They practice comparatives and superlativies, and the language of persuasion.

Students practice reading for details and review holiday vocabulary. They practice comparatives and superlatives.

Students practice reading and review holiday vocabulary. They review comparatives and superlatives.

Learners read an article for comprehension, and discuss it.

Learners read an article for comprehension and discussion.

Students read about the first computer and discuss it.

Learners practice listening and speaking.

Pupils read a chapter from a novel and respond to it.

Students analyze the music of The Clash and have extensive and intensive practice in reading and listening skills.

Students explore vocabulary connected to shopping and gain practice in reading and speaking in English.

Students practice reading for "big" idea and speaking more freely.

Young scholars read and analyze an article and discuss when they have lost something. They role play looking for lost items.

Students read a longer text and participate in a number of comprehension activities.

Eighth graders investigate the Holocaust and the persecution of specific ethnic groups in Europe during World War II.

Students explore monologues of Shakespeare and the structure of the Globe Theatre. They participate in a Shakespeare phrase guessing game, examine a diagram of the Globe Theatre, and read and discuss monologues from Shakespeare.