Provide some group brainstorming and story-planning time with the fifth lesson in a series on examining and creating documentaries. After you've explained the purpose of each section of a documentary, groups meet to plan the beginning,...

Imagine a list that includes Alan Abelson of Baron's, Bob Woodward of the Washington Post, and Mother Jones. High schoolers select a national columnist, read and annotate five columns by this author, noting the rhetorical...

Learners are able to decribe the process of creating html documents. They are able to describe basic html tags. Students are able to describe the process of including images in html documents. They are able to identify strengths and...

Hook your class into an exploration of and discussion about violence in video games with a cute animal clip and a video game trailer. After a quick discussion about how media can affect mood, class members read a related article and...

Third graders review the basic structure of a bilbliography and its importance in writing. They create a bibliography of materials used to complete a written report, and power point slide show and use the computer lab to create a final...

Students investigate the cultures of Native Americans and Euro-Americans through their clothing.  For this photograph analysis lesson, students observe historic photographs and analyze the style of clothes people wore and how it...

Students engage in producing responses to "what" questions and their written responses will be recorded in a Travel Journal. They produce their respones using a word processor. This lesson is very detailed and a rubic is included.

Students create an alternate ending with digital animations to illustrate their text.  In this novel creation instructional activity, students read a novel and analyze the plot in small groups.  Students collaborate on an...