Readers learn how to choose specific details drawn from a primary source (Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford University commencement address) to support an analysis of informative text.

As part of a unit study of Bud, Not Buddy, readers compare Buddy's list of rules to live by with those that Steve Jobs enumerates in his commencement address to Stanford's 2005 graduating class.

In order to assess their mastery of the concepts taught in a 12-lesson plan unit study of Christopher Paul Curtis' Bud, Not Buddy, individuals read excerpts from President Barack Obama's 2009 Back-to-School Speech and use the strategies...

In order to make evidence-based claims, one must be able to draw explicit information from text. From here, learners take that information, analyze the text to develop a deeper understanding, and connect with the information in order to...

In this noun worksheet, students are given a short passage and must fill in the blanks with the correct article (a, an or the).

Students fill in 12 blanks within a paragraph with a possessive pronoun or a possessive adjective to complete each sentence. This activity provides good practice for students who need to work on completing sentences correctly.

In this possessive nouns and possessive adjectives worksheet, students read a passage and fill in the 12 blanks with possessive pronouns or possessive adjectives.

Video of a speech given by Steve Jobs at Stanford University's 2005 commencement. [15:05] Includes a brief quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.

A learning module that begins with "Steve Jobs' Stanford University Commencement Speech" by Steve Jobs, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...

This is a collection of 47 Grade-Leveled texts (6-12) on the topic Influential Speeches. What makes a great speech, and what makes a great speech memorable? Study some of the most influential speeches in history and learn how they...