Activity
College Board

Evaluating Sources: How Credible Are They?

For Teachers 7th Standards
How can learners evaluate research sources for authority, accuracy, and credibility? By completing readings, discussions, and graphic organizers, scholars learn how to properly evaluate sources to find credible information. Additionally,...
Professional Doc
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Teaching Persuasive Text: Writing Persuasive Essays

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This resource explores instructional practices for persuasive essay writing in English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies classes. It uses original content from the Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies: Focus on...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Science Writing With Author Lois Ehlert

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This is an interdisciplinary language development unit addressing science and language arts standards designed for English Language Learners. In the week-long unit students will learn the life cycle of plants and discuss various uses for...
Unit Plan
Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Animals (Animales)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Extensive site for teaching Spanish-speaking ELL. The theme of this unit is animals. Exercise follows short reading. Instructions are in Spanish; exercise in English.
eBook
Oregon State University

New Atlantis, by Francis Bacon, 1626

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the text of Bacon's "New Atlantis" with modernized spelling for easier reading. No commentary is provided.