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Selavi

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read the novel "Selavi". They relate the story to their own experiences. They also make predictions as they read the story. They research a specific aspect of Haiti once they have finished reading.
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A Courtly Love Poem

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils engage in a writing assignment to produce a thirteenth century Italian Courtly Poem. They imitate the literary patterns of writing to produce a unique poem using a model for example. Students review the basic terminology for...
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Tel-ing It Like It Is?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils explore how television has changed over the last fifty years, focusing on how world events and societal trends affect (and are affected by) television.
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Historical Fiction - Based on facts or purely fiction?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students, after reading an Accelerated Reader historical fiction book, research the actual historical time period portrayed in the book. Then, working in a cooperative learning group, they create a HyperStudio presentation.
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Gaining Ground

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore African-American art by researching, preparing and presenting reports on particular artists. They analyze what they have learned through the lens of modernism.
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Prized Photos

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study World Press Photo prize-winning photos in small groups and compare them with memorable personal photos.
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Chinatowns and Chinese Communities in America

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders recognize that Chinatown, as an example, can depict how ethnic groups in general are developed.
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Cultura: Vias de Conciencia Ambiental

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss what house and home represent in this country and read an article from a Venezuelan newspaper about environmental awareness. They create a Venn diagram that compares and contrasts environmental awareness and responsibility.
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McLean Train Yard

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students conduct online research and incorporate graphics and maps into a Powerpoint presentation that details life at the McLean train yard in its heyday.
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Show and Share

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students share personal stories and artifacts, creating a community of trust and sharing.
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Hyperlinking the Hill

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explain the parts and process of parliamentary democracy. Working students create a word document on the aspect of parliamentary democracy that they have been assigned.
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Conceived in Light

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students write a piece of free-verse poetry that incorporates or focuses on an idea about light. They brainstorm twenty phrases about light as a pre-writing activity.
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Great Women Thinkers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners visit the Mary Baker Eddy museum. They discover the great women thinkers of the past. They make notes and observations during their visit and share them with the class.
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Creating a Neighborhood Timeline

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research information about their neighborhoods. Uncovering facts about geology and Native Americans, they examine how the neighborhood has evolved over time. They work together to create a timeline of specific events.
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Agriculture Counts

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discuss ways in which agriculture impacts their lives on a daily basis. In groups, they brainstorm ideas that they could possibly write about. They write a rough draft, participate in peer editing and write a final draft of a...
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Like Comparing Bison and Fish

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the cultures of early American Indians in North America and how geographic characteristics impacted the development of American Indian cultures. Students discuss Lewis and Clark, their journey, the Plains Indians,...
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Ode to the Ordinary

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders identify an ordinary object and write an ode for the subject. In this poetry writing instructional activity, 9th graders select an ordinary object and define its uses. Students then write an ode for the poem.
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The Thrill of Big-Wave Surfing

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students view a PBS Nature program about big-wave surfing and participate in a class discussion about their experiences with surfing, body boarding, or body surfing. Students create a drawing based on a reading and post their art around...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Model: Personal Reflection Essay

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This four-page essay provides an example of a personal reflection essay. Clicking on the "Writer's Guide" link in the upper right-hand corner of the page enables the user to get tips, directions, and explanations on the essay. W.11-12.3b...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Visual Essay [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This PDF is a visual essay assignment in which students create a visual presentation of a choice of poems read previously. It must be planned, organized, and created in such a way that it reflects the meaning of the poem.
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Read Write Think: Examining Plot Conflict Through a Comparison/contrast Essay

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for six lessons that ask students to examine types of conflict (character vs. character, character vs. self, character vs. nature, and character vs. society) before writing essays that compare and contrast two conflicts....
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Read Write Think: Teaching the Compare and Contrast Essay Through Modeling

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for three lessons that teach students how to write comparison contrast essays after modeling the form to them. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as...
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This I Believe: This I Believe Essay Writing Guidelines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Guidelines and tips on writing a good essay following the "This I believe " format.
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El Education: Iconic: The Black and White of Our Heroes and Heroines

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Eleventh grade students at High Tech High Media Arts School in San Diego California are the authors of this book: Iconic: The Black and White of Our Heroes & Heroines. To create this collection of essays each student reflected on...

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