Students are read the book "The Rainbow Fish" and summarize each page. They discuss actions they should be displaying to others. They critique the book and role-play being friends to end the lesson.

Pupils discuss houses of the future and imagine future house designs. They create a floor plan, architectural drawing, and write a short description about their future house.

Students investigate topics that would be suitable for classroom podcasts. They read an online article, write and produce a podcast.

Students recognize the use of exaggeration and understand how it may enhance the story, painting, conversation or event. Students transfer their understanding of exaggeration as it is used in many places, ie., daily life, paintings,...

Students select a country and conduct research on the culture, population, geography, and government of their country. They conduct research using the Internet and a variety of resource books, and write and publish a report that...

Pupils read, analyze, critique and study the novels, "The Name You Once Gave Me," by Mike Phillips and "The Dying Wish," by Courttia Newland. They evaluate an extract from each novel and consider how a theme can provide a framework for...

High schoolers explore a design website and journal their findings. In this design and writing lesson, students analyze the design process and discuss benefits to society through design. High schoolers choose a design that they feel is...

Pupils discuss books they read via web 2.0. and create a wiki and podcast that will present the audience with their select a book by a popular teen author and write a short script about the book. Students and type the critic of the...

Young scholars use descriptive and imaginative words and images in poetry.  In this poetry activity, students choose a picture to describe to the class.  As the student gives the description, the classmates choose the words and...

Young scholars compile a list of titles and authors worthy of having their own festivals, then research and write proposals outlining the activities for a specific book festival. They write analytical letters from the perspective of the...

Students explore Web sites dedicated to Leap Day and leap years, create a checklist for reviewing Web sites, and write reviews of Leap Day and leap year Web sites.

Young scholars identify the plant and animals in the rainforest. Using the internet, they research how these plants and animals adapt to survive in this type of environment. In groups, they critique artwork and discuss how they were...

Students analyze and critique famous art prints in this introductory lesson to the appreciation of Visual Art forms. Emphasis is on classroom discussions of cultural values, prejudice, and opinions. The lesson includes possible...

Students critique a table of contents to find information in a book. Students locate their text books and then locate the table of contents in each one. Students research purposes for the table of contents in books.

Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience. They apply knowledge of language structure,...

Young scholars explore the life and times of Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley from the Wild West days. They critique their performances on stage and brainstorm various reasons for the shows popularity with Eastern audiences. Each student is...

Students explore, examine and analyze how to apply deductive thinking to evaluate evidence and draw conclusions. They view and critique a handout called "Who Made the Mess?"and a facts sheet on the handout. They divide up into groups and...

Students read, analyze, critique and study the novels, "The Centre of the Universe," by Danny Wallace and "I Love Football," by Hunter Davies. They evaluate an extract from each novel and explore the concept of private passions.

In this finding words quickly instructional activity, students observe and critique a "Macmillan Essential Dictionary" to answer twenty questions on how to utilize guide words.

In this composing the chorus worksheet, students listen to and critique the song 'Fly Away'. Students compare the chorus with the verse and show how the chorus is different from the verse by circling the words that apply to the chorus.

Twelfth graders write a thesis regarding a modern artist of their choice for a 15-20 multi-media presentation. In this activity students create a Power Point, video, or some other visual representation studying an artist or modern...

Students perform monologues about bullying and cyber-bullying. In this bullying and drama lesson plan, students write scenes while improvising before word processing the scenes. They put their work in order to present a show about...

Young scholars create a weekly current event podcast. In this podcast lesson, students find current events for the week and write out a script to explain this event. They add in music and sound effects and record their final product.