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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: This I Believe: Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This writing assignments asks students to decide how they will make a difference in the effort to save our oceans. First students will listen to several episodes of "This I Believe," the NPR weekly pod cast where authors describe their...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Oral Storytelling and Dramatization

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Writing Across the Curriculum Lesson: This I Believe: History

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This writing assignments asks learners to assume the voice of a person from history they have researched. Focusing on a topic or belief the person showed passion about as history unfolded, the students write an essay modeled after NPR's...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A r.a.f.t. Writing Prompt: This I Believe

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This writing assignments asks students to assume the voice of a character from a novel they are reading. Focusing on a topic or belief the character shows passion about in the novel, the students write an essay modeled after NPR's "This...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Court Reporters

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will research assigned Supreme Court cases and write a case summary. Students will create podcasts of their summaries. Summaries will be added to class website for future students to access.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: 3,2,1 Spinoff

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
As part of the study of Space, the students will do research on and create a podcast/vodcast about spinoffs developed from space exploration. In groups, students will use various websites to acquire information about technological...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Soaring With Literary Elements and Devices

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this lesson, students will observe literary elements and devices in a variety of chapter books. Students will be paired with a partner and allowed to choose one book to identify literary elements. Using digital cameras and a...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Suminagashi Self Portrait

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students learn about the Japanese technique of suminagashi by viewing a podcast and then using the technique to create a self portrait. Podcast is linked in the lesson plan. [9:49]
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Three Meals for Gregory

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson begins with a review of the food guide pyramid. The book Gregory the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat (not provided through lesson) is read and discussed in light of healthy eating. In groups, young scholars create healthy meals...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Spanish Travel Brochures

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will incorporate information from Internet research in creating original travel brochures for Spanish speaking countries using word processing or publishing software. Students could alternatively create wikis or podcasts.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: We Can Dig It!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, third grade students will explore "fossils" by using chocolate chip cookies in an interactive fossil dig! Through creative problem-based learning that incorporates technology, students will work in collaborative groups to...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Need for Speed

For Teachers 6th - 8th
After viewing an introductory illustrated podcast on speed, distance, time, and velocity, learners explore distance-time graphs using interactive websites. Working in cooperative learning groups, students will investigate the motion of...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Exploring the Past in 21st Century Ways

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Through this project-based lesson, young scholars will do research on and create an oral presentation based on the life of an influential Famous American. Students will utilize various means to glean information, from online databases,...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Report the Trials: Salem Hysteria

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners will act as a radio/TV reporter informing the public of the hysteria of the 1692 Salem Witch Trials. Within partners/groups, students will create a podcast/vodcast connecting Puritan life and culture with the events in Salem.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Divorce: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan utilizing movies and music to explore divorce and its effects. Learners use what they learn to create a parenting guide and podcast. (Note: Music and movies are not available through the lesson plan.)
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Poetry and Music Fun With Chris Daughtry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This language arts lesson grabs students' attention by incorporating a popular musician. The lyrics to "Over You" include vivid language that makes identifying figures of speech intriguing. The students will identify similes, metaphors,...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: "A Body Is a Terrible Thing to Waste"

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students will explain that the human body has different organ systems with different roles. Also, they will discover and illustrate the organelles that each system contains. In addition, students will describe the function of each...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Ipa Is Cool![ai Pi E ?Z Kul]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson that introduces students to the International Phonetic Alphabet. Students learn the symbols for vowels used in Italian and apply them to an Italian song. The lesson culminates with students creating a podcast.