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Language Arts and Careers

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss the importance of grammar skills in job interviews. They role-play employers and prospective employees in a mock job interview. They discuss good and bad grammar that was used and outcomes that could come from...
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Who's Who at Our School

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students interview staff members at their elementary school in order to get to know them better. They write interview questions, conduct an interview, write a paragraph about the staff member, and take digital pictures of that person....
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Olympic Athletes and Moments in Time

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the history of the Olympics and their athletes. In this interviewing skills lesson, students role play the parts of reporters and athletes as they conduct interviews based on research of the Olympic games and athletes.
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Marketing a Child Care Service

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the concepts of marketing (product, promotion, price, place) through the process of promoting themselves as child care providers. They explain the four P's of Marketing and how they are used in business and in society....
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Genome: A Tour and Genetic Disorder Brochure

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students use the Internet to gather information about genetics, then research a genetic disorder. In this biology lesson, students listen to an interview with a geneticist, watch an animation of "chromosome coiling", then research and...
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Ask Personal Questions: Worksheet 1

For Students 5th - 9th
In this conversational English learning exercise, learners practice interviewing skills as they role play using the 20 personal questions provided.
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Elders as Resources

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in an oral history project where they interview a person's valuable insights to their life stories. They gain personal experience in an interactive process that brings history alive all over again. Students conduct...
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Making Money

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
From evaluating the current employment market to building a resume, pupils are introduced to the wide and varied elements of career planning. 
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Solomon G. Brown: Letter Writing

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Personal correspondence in the form of letters is not as common as it once was. This resource presents an opportunity for you to introduce your class to letter writing and cover topics in social studies. Learners read a letter written in...
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Is Social Media a Trustworthy News Outlet?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Examine the role of social media in social and political uprisings. Pupils listen to NPR audio clips about social media and the Arab Spring and read an article that proposes the idea that revolution will not happen through social media....
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Community Involvement Investigation— Guidance and Career Education

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Not only do extracurricular activities look good on a college application, they can foster important life skills. From sports to volunteering to employment, extracurricular activities can inform your learners' experiences...
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Grade 12 ELA Module 1: Unit 1, Lesson 26

For Teachers 12th Standards
Readers use their annotations and questions about chapter 19 of The Autobiography of Malcolm X to guide their discussion of the final chapter of the text.
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Build Your Dream Science Lab

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Would your ideal science lab be filled with bubbling beakers and zapping Tesla coils? Or would it contain state-of-the-art computer technology and data analysis? Dream big with an innovative lesson that connects math and language...
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Witch of Blackbird Pond: Characters In a Novel

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars read Witch of Blackbird Pond and role-play events in the story.  In this Character development instructional activity, students interview the characters.  Young scholars design a timeline with pictures to show...
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A Place for Me in the Field of Music

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to interviews with career musicians. They, in groups, present to classmates the life, music, inspiration, and goals of a favorite composer, performer, or group.
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Inviting a Guest Checklist

For Students 6th - 8th
In this application of fieldwork basics worksheet, student determine important steps to follow before inviting a guest to school, how to conduct themselves the day their guest visits for the presentation, and follow-up work to complete...
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Worth a Thousand Words-The Photography Essay

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students act as a public relations firm representing the school district and use photography to develop positive attitudes toward all programs. They brainstormed alternative methods to use photography and selected the photographic essay.
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Ancient Greece Podcast

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this writing a podcast lesson plan, 7th graders create a podcast involving Ancient Greece. Students follow a rubric and outline to create their podcast. Students present their podcast to their fellow students.
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Creating a Timeline and Scanning a Photograph

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students create a timeline and scan pictures for it. In this timeline instructional activity, students use an interview of a family member to create a timeline for that person. They scan photographs to add to their computer made...
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Who Wants To Be A Mini Maestro?

For Teachers K
Students are introduced to classical music. They listen to Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. They interview each other in regards to their feelings about the music and the paintings they produced while listening to the piece.
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I Had a Hero Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine what it takes to make a hero. The respond in their journals to the following prompts: What did I learn about friendship and heroism from reading and thinking about "I Had a Hero"? What did this story teach me about the...
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How About a Hand?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students experience a shared reading regarding the importance of feeling like a valued member of the community within a family. For this family member feelings lesson, students discuss the feelings and the motives of the characters....
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Romare Bearden's The Dove - A Meeting of Vision and Sound

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore African american culture of the late 1950's and 60's through various primary sources including literature, music, art and others. They then prepare and conduct a mock interview and present with the class.
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Give Peace a Chance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars research protest songs of the Vietnam War era. They search for information on the artists and motivation for the lyrics. They interview people who remember the music from that era and bring back information they found.