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Language Arts: Digital Commercials

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create commercials using a digital camera. After brainstorming their ideas, they spend three days writing their commercials. Students practice and edit their commercials and then present them for review.
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Media Literacy Final Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students meet as a class to discuss a variety of media literacy topics before breaking into groups to conduct research on one aspect of the topic. In order to gather information, they watch episodes of the Simpson's television show and...
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Real Estate Project

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students develop their dream house complete with a real estate ad. They examine actual real estate ads on the internet to compare their house.
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Lessons From the Lorax

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students read and discuss Dr. Seuss's The Lorax. They explore the changes the characters could have made to preserve the environment and relate the plot to real-world places and events.
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The Art of Subtle Persuasion

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners examine a scene from "Julius Caesar." After watching commercials and political ads on TV, students explore the intention of the commercial. They compare and contrast the forms of persuasion used. Learners share their writings...
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Job Announcements

For Students 4th - 5th
In this jobs instructional activity, students explore job listings. Students read a passage and answer six questions about what they just read, checking their comprehension.
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ESL Holiday Lessons: Plan on Buy Nothing Day

For Students 4th - 5th
In this ESL holiday lesson worksheet, students read a passage about Buy Nothing Day, then complete a variety of comprehension and vocabulary activities. 
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Saving An Endangered Species

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders work in groups in order to look at specific internet sites for animal adoption and sponsorship. They select an endangered species, determine needed funds, develop, advertise, and carry out a fund-raising plan.
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Buy Nothing Day

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss the concept behind "Buy Nothing Day". They practice reading articles and viewing pictures related to the event. They practice using new vocabulary as well.
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Contra Los Ladrones de Carros

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read descriptions of various anti-theft devices and investigate car security systems on the Internet. They write and present a television commercial for one of the anti-theft devices and present it to the class.
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Archaeology as a Career

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read about archaeology as a career. They develop a list of questions they would like to ask an archaeologist and then actually interview an archaeologist on the future of archaeology as a career.
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Breaking News English: Internet War of Words over Gaza

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Internet War of Words over Gaza," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Vocabulary Words Second Grade

For Students 2nd
In this completing sentences instructional activity, 2nd graders use context clues and the words in the word bank to fill in the blanks to make the sentences make sense. Students write six answers.
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The Successful Student: What's Your Style?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Everyone is different, and they learn differently, too. After discussing what it is to be a good student, class members participate in the next lesson that explores their individual learning styles.
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Beginner 2: Understanding Search Results

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Once you've entered effective search terms, how do you evaluate the results of your search? Through the presentation and activities included here, pupils will examine results pages and determine what guiding information is provided. By...
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Using Modal Verbs to Problem Solve - Discussing a Difficult Situation

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students focus on the use of modal verbs of probability and advice in the past tense while discussing and solving a difficult problem.
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What's Your Style?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete a learning style assessment and evaluate the information gained to determine accuracy in terms of what they know about themselves as learners. They then identify and implement strategies related to their preferred...
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Reader's Theater: Presenting Asian Folktales

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create and perform folktale plays. In this reader's theater and Asian literature lesson plan, students work in groups to rewrite Asian folktales into scripts and perform the folktales for their class in a Reader's Theater. ...
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Are You For Real?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners try to find newspaper and magazine articles that are informative or persuasive. They practice determining the differences between the two types of articles. They identify the devices authors use to persuade the audience.
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Cultural Logo Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a logo design to express their own identity. In this logo design instructional activity, students list ten words to describe who they are and choose two of them to use in a logo. Students draw images and choose various...
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Getting Dressed For Success

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers in an ESL classroom describe and identify different clothing items. In groups, they compare and contrast the various clothing tradtions found in each home country. They discuss the importance of clothing and how they...
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W. Atlee Burpee and the "Seeds" of Becoming an Entrepreneur

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research the components of W. Atlee Burpee's mail-order business. For this Pennsylvanian history lesson, students analyze three business components for Burpee's mail-order business. Students create a plan implementing the...
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Summing It All Up in a Nutshell

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students observe and demonstrate a variety of summarization strategies. They discuss the process of asking the five W questions, and apply then to a passage from the book "Sarah Plain and Tall." Students then finish the chapter from...
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Helping Your Community-A Storytelling Performance

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Imagine you're sitting around a campfire with a group of friends. Each person tells a story with a wierd and mysterious plot. As the campfire glows brighter, everyone focuses on the storyteller. This is the scene you and a group of...