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Ecosystems

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students role play as members of interest group with a stake in a local land use issue. In preparation for the town hall meeting, students research their issue and gather pertinent information to persuade their audience.
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Neighborhood Rubrics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use a rubric to analyze their neighborhood and write a persuasive essay about changes that should be made. In this writing lesson plan, students use a rubric to grade their neighborhood and brainstorm improvements. High...
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Introducing Sunburn Issues

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders recognize their skin type and the times when they are in danger of getting sun burnt. They use knowledge of causes and prevention of sunburn to persuade others to protect their skin.
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Are You Money Smart?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners figure out and discuss the irony of this coin-centric poem. They also practice persuasive letter writing, and identify and count coin/money values.
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My Awesome GIG!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss various career options and issues related to careers. They research a chosen career online, and create a collage of pictures and words pertaining to their chosen careers.
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Cloud Discovery

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a slideshow that pictorially depicts a variety of cloud types. They research clouds, develop and present the slideshow and then evaluate their efforts based on a rubric for self-evaluation.
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Persuasive Paper: RFID

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students write a persuasive essay. In this persuasive writing lesson, students argue either for or against RFID technology. Students research RFID both as a class and individually, and follow paragraph-by-paragraph instructions to...
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Persuasive Writing

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders, in pairs, decide on a product they would like to advertise and design an advertising plan for said product. Using ClarisWorks, 7th graders create an advertisement using pictures, vote on their favorite and discuss what...
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Life's a Beach And It's on Your Doorstep

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students practice reading for details and review holiday vocabulary. They practice comparatives and superlatives.
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Antonyms, synonyms and homophones

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Shed light on what antonyms, synonyms, and homophones are. In this lesson, upper elementary schoolers create pairs using an antonym, a homophone, and/or a synonym. Then they play an antonym matching game.
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Analogies 2 (Level 6)

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Activate analogy skills with a straightforward exercise. Learners complete 10 analogies, using the bridge sentences provided as support while they determine word relationships.
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Pizza! Pizza!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders tally, sort, and organize pizza orders from monthly school sales. They create an advertising campaign to promote the School Pizza Sale, record the data in graph form, compare and contrast the tallies throughout the year,...
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Why Do Authors Write?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use short reading passages to identify, explain, and discuss the author's purpose for writing. After a lecture/demo, they utilize a graphic organizer embedded in this plan to organize their writing ideas.
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Seven Steps for Writing an Academic Essay

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students brainstorm ideas for a teacher selected writing topic. They demonstrate seven steps for writing an academic essay. They jot down words or phrases using different colored pens. They write a thesis statement and create an outline...
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Analyzing Media Literacy

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders define propaganda, evaluate World War II propaganda posters to analyze media literacy, complete War Poster Analysis worksheet, and create and share their own propaganda posters containing subject matter pertaining to war in...
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Advertising Leaflets

For Students 5th - 6th
In this advertising leaflets worksheet, students explore and analyze how to recognize persuasive language and visual features in five leaflets. Students also fill out an advertising leaflet chart.
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Preparing for the Informative Speech

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners read an outline on how to prepare an informative speech. In this informative speech lesson plan, students read an outline and then prepare a speech.
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Advertising Gimmicks - Critical Thinking Required

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify reasons why advertising works, evaluate reasons for its success, and write commercials.
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Does Candy Belong in Your School?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use the program MediaBlender to create a persuasive presentation about candy being allowed in school vending machines along with healthy snacks. Presentations are geared toward the school board.
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The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis (Letter 20)

For Students 7th - 8th
In this The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis activity, students, after reading the story, define six key vocabulary words and answer nine comprehension questions.
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Kids Are Consumers Too

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate a chosen product. They use television, radio, print, and internet sources to investigate how the product is advertised. Students create a market research survey to determine which brand is preferred by their peers...
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Christmas Party Checklist And Negotiations

For Students 9th - 11th
In this English worksheet, students, working with a partner, negotiate all the jobs that will be required to pull a Christmas party together for their friends.
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4-H Volunteer Development Series - Planning a Lesson

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Young scholars examine the steps for effective lesson planning. In this lesson planning lesson, students look at how a lesson is developed to meet its audience purpose through effective delivery. They complete an associated worksheet.
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Dear FCAT Checker

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils practice writing business letters by writing a letter to the person who grade their FCAT test.