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Creating a Loyalist Postcard
Pupils research a Loyalist and create their postcards. Specific Expectations.
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The Power of the Press
Students identify an editorial and propaganda, discuss differences between weekly and daily newspapers, analyze needs of rural and urban newspaper audiences, and evaluate possible power of the press and importance of multiple views...
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Trade Wars: the Candidates Take a Stand
Students research topics related to trade, and develop a graphic organizer. They debate and discuss topics related to trade.
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Which Animals Should Be Saved?
Fifth graders investigate the concepts related to the endangerment of different animal species. They conduct research using a variety of resources. The skills of prediction are used to show the possible outcome of the extinction of a...
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A Whole New World
Students examine a timeline of a sequence of events displaying how the colonies were founded. They analyze Jamestown and Plymouth recruitment posters, write journal entries, and play a Jeopardy game with questions about the colonies.
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Listen and Do Art
Students listen to directions and complete an art project. They distinguish among kinds of information and purposes and complete multi-step tasks. The teacher gives directions while the student learns, and subsequently the student has to...
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What Sense Does It Make?
Young scholars identify the five senses and their functions and explain what information each sense gives us. They collect information gained through observation and experiences. They practice identifying new vocabulary words from the...
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Creature Feature
Students research an animal, and create a video to share their information and pictures with the class.
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Controlling Nuclear Weapons: Debating the Non-proliferation Treaty
Students brainstorm about their prior knowledge of nuclear weapons and answer questions related to nuclear weapons based upon this brainstorming.
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New York Explorers
Fourth graders investigate the early explorers of New York state. They identify their country of origin, reason for exploration, and the results. They produce a PowerPoint based on their results.
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Lesson 5: Publication After the Interview
Students lear about the publishing/writing process such as the outline, rough draft, MLA Guide for listing sources, and evaluating, revising, and proofreading.
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Comparing and Contrasting Ancient Civilizations
Students research the ancient civilizations of Rome, India, Greece, and Egypt. They conduct Internet research, compare/contrast aspects of each culture, and create a Powerpoint presentation.
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When You Put It All Together!
Students review information from variety of news sources found on the Internet, and compare and contrast the information.
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Creative Writing
Eleventh graders write a persuasive letter to the editor using the writing process.
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Body and Media #2
Young scholars discover how media influences body image. They identify how the media creates an ideal beauty. They answer questions after watching "Dying to be Thin".
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Political Cartoons: Thinking Broadly, Communicating Succinctly
Students think broadly about the tsunami disaster and its aftermath through studying cartoons. Students critically think about the literary devices the authors/artists use, such as satire, metaphor and personification.
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Looking After Pets
Young scholars work in groups to compose their own "Duty of Care" for pets and make their own individual list from this discussion and illustrate it with drawing or images taken from magazines, websites or newspapers.
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Read Works: Grade 2: Two Lesson Unit: Fact and Opinion
[Free Registration/Login Required] Designed to teach students to identify fact and opinion in a text. Lessons are based on the text "Dear Diary" and the book Penguins by Lynn M. Stone. Includes ideas for direct teaching, guided practice,...
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Read Works: Fourth Grade: Two Lesson Unit: Fact and Opinion
[Free Registration/Login Required] A two-lesson unit on fact and opinion through which students identify facts and opinions in a newspaper article and understand how facts support opinions in an editorial. With free login, users have...
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Read Works: Fact and Opinion 3rd Grade Unit
[Free Registration/Login Required] A three-lesson unit on fact and opinion through which students learn how to identify facts and opinions in different fiction genres. Students also use non-fiction texts to identify and verify facts and...
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Florida Center for Reading Research: Text Analysis: Matter of Fact or Opinion [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students work with a partner to write facts and opinions on different word cards. Materials are included.
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Florida Center for Reading Research: Text Analysis: Fact or Opinion Game [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students play a game where they move around a board by determining if statements are facts or opinions. Materials are included.
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Florida Center for Reading Research: Text Analysis: Fact or Opinion Football [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which learners play a football card game by determining if sentences are facts or opinions. Materials are included.
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Hopelink: Reading Lesson Idea: Fact or Opinion?
In this lesson, students must learn to recognize the differences between fact and opinion.