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Understanding Wikis and Ethical Responsible Posting of Information

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, using the Internet, post information about local attractions. They choose a topic and create a website. They review each others website and make comments on its content.
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Book Discussions via Web 2.0

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Students discuss books they read via web 2.0. and create a wiki and podcast that will present the audience with their select a book by a popular teen author and write a short script about the book. Students and type the critic of the...
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Interactive
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Breaking News English: WikiLeaks

For Students 5th - 10th
In this WikiLeaks worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...
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WikiLeaks: High-tech terrorists? Or Journalists?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the credibility of WikiLeaks.  In this history lesson plan, students read three WikiLeak articles, then answer questions that relate to each article.
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Maryland Department of Education

The Concept of Diversity in World Literature Lesson 9: Debating Imperialism

For Teachers 10th - 11th Standards
To gain an understanding of Imperialism, class members read Rudyard Kipling's poem, "The White Man's Burden" and Mark Twain's essay, "To the Person Sitting in Darkness." Groups compare these perceptions of non-white cultures with the...
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iCivics

Mini-Lesson: Presidential Appointments

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Can the president of the United States hire anyone he or she wants for any position in the executive branch? The answer may surprise scholars! After investigating the appointment process, historians, by themselves or in pairs, analyze...
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Importance of Estimation

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars discover the ability to estimate based on viewing photographs of objects.  In this number sense lesson, students view photographs of numerous objects in which they must train their eyes to create an educated guess of how...
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A Novel Idea

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Learners use Moodle to participate in a chat session to complete a character analysis for a novel they've studied. In this novel analysis and technology lesson, students are assigned a character from a specific chapter and use Moodle to...
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Promoting Disability Awareness and Acceptance in Childhood

For Teachers K - 12th
Create a safe and respectful school environment with the help of this special education teaching guide. Offering dozens of instructional ideas and activities for raising awareness and acceptance of children with disabilities, this is a...
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Wake County Public Schools

Language

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Have your class doing everything from reading literature, analyzing literary devices, identifying independent and dependent clauses, discussing, and writing creatively with the rich resource found here. After a mini lesson on independent...
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Organizer
PB Works

Prime and Composite Numbers

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Start with the basics and introduce the first 24 numbers in the world of prime and composites. This graphic organizer has students list the factors and then categorize the numbers appropriately. A great way to organize information and...
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eBook
Washburn University

Writing That Works

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Looking for guides to help make teaching writing easier? Then this book is worth reading! Writing That Works is a complete guide for teaching technical writing. The guide begins with the what and why of technical writing and ends with...
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Deconstructing Disney

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders analyze animated Disney movies. They demonstrate their awareness of how the artful use of language can affect and influence others. They evaluate how both genders and cultures are portrayed in mass media.
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De-Mystifying Poetry: Understanding Narrative Poetry

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore narrative poetry. They analyze sections of a poem and present to groups. They compose their own narrative poems using pictures as prompts. They exchange their poems and analyze their classmate's poem.
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Bambara's The Lesson

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders read the short story The Lesson. They research the socio-economic and cultural context of the story and author. They examine the author's point of view. They analyze the first person narration in the story. They rewrite...
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Who Shares My Function? - Linear with Negative and Fractional Slope

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners investigate linear functions with negative and fractional slopes.  In this linear functions with negative and fractional slopes lesson, students match a linear equation or chart of values with the corresponding graph.  Learners...
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Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

Eric Carle Mural

For Students K - 2nd Standards
Inspire first grade artists to learn about abstract and realistic art while reading Eric Carle's Where are you Going? To See My Friend. Young artists design and make a mural collage by tearing shapes of paper while comparing English and...
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Book Talk Brainstorming

For Students 6th - 8th
In this book review worksheet, students identify the main elements of the book they are currently reading. Students identify author, title, setting, conflict, and something unique about the book.
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First Day Lesson Plan

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students participate in a first day icebreaker activity. In this icebreaker instructional activity, students are paired up and film their partner doing something unique. Students continue to film eachother while conducting a short...
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From Formal To Slang

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders define the term slang, explaining its various social, historical, and racial contexts, so as to articulate when it can be appropriately used as a means of effective communication. They use their own personal slang lexicon,...
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Confounding Words

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders gain understanding of how words in the English language are formed. They assess their own work for sentence clarity and variety of expression. They increase their comprehension and recall.
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BrainStorming

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students, through modeling and independent practice, are introduced to the different methods of brainstorming. They explore and engage in these different approaches individually, in pairs, and as a group.
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Persuasive Writing

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study persuasive writing. They analzye an editorial for introductory,body, and concluding sentences. They develop arguments for and against various topics in small groups.
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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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