Consider are the pros and cons of children performing for TV and …
Consider are the pros and cons of children performing for TV and in other competitive performing environments. Learning Objectives:Students will read articles with opposing view points and find main ideas and details from each text.Students will take a stance on an arguementive issue and produce a piece of writing to include evidence from the text.
This 14 day Unit Plan integrates the Utah Core Standards for Language …
This 14 day Unit Plan integrates the Utah Core Standards for Language Arts and for Reading and Writing in History/Social Studies with the existing Utah Social Studies Standards. The students read, research, draw conclusions, and write beginning level argumentative essays comparing/contrasting major world religions. For a more thorough summary see the Background For Teachers section.
This lesson involves students exploring political cartoons and analyzing the argument being …
This lesson involves students exploring political cartoons and analyzing the argument being made. Students will work in groups to build skills, then they will get an assignment to practice the skill on their own.
This unit explores the various ways information and ideas about climate change …
This unit explores the various ways information and ideas about climate change are presented through a variety of media. This includes the evaluation of social media posts, research into climate change issues, and an exploration of contemporary art and artists. This was designed and taught in an honors 9th grade English Language Arts Classroom by Dr. Tavia Quaid in response to student interest in climate change and to reinforce key information literacy skills.
This unit explores the various ways information and ideas about climate change …
This unit explores the various ways information and ideas about climate change are presented through a variety of media. This includes the evaluation of social media posts, research into climate change issues, and an exploration of contemporary art and artists.
The ability to ask and answer questions while reading is essential to …
The ability to ask and answer questions while reading is essential to comprehension. This article discusses instructional strategies used to teach questioning and provides many online resources. The article appears in the free, online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle, which explores the seven essential principles of the climate sciences for teachers in k-grade 5 classrooms.
Atomic Structure Notes: This PowerPoint link will help students gain knowledge and understanding …
Atomic Structure Notes: This PowerPoint link will help students gain knowledge and understanding of atomic structure. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KYkGY2Kn5m2QmRoSisArWkRCIx5I67IcQOPcG6Y_iT4/edit#slide=id.p18
Students will practice looking at a topic from multiple points of view, …
Students will practice looking at a topic from multiple points of view, and will discuss whose voices are amplified and whose voices are silenced. This lesson is part of a media unit curated at our Digital Citizenship website called "Who Am I Online?".
Many children’s nursery rhymes have interesting origins such as Here We Go …
Many children’s nursery rhymes have interesting origins such as Here We Go Around the Mulberry Bush which originated in an exercise yard for female prisoners in Wakefield Prison in England or Ring Around the Rosie which refers to the Great Plague of 1665 ending with the line “Ashes, ashes, we all fall down” (supposedly everyone dies).
"Future Ready: Financial Literacy" is an educational resource that introduces the importance …
"Future Ready: Financial Literacy" is an educational resource that introduces the importance of financial literacy and provides an overview of key concepts such as savings accounts, types of interest, and financial planning. It aims to equip learners with the knowledge and skills needed to make informed financial decisions, manage money effectively, and build a secure financial future.
This is the output of Etwinning Project BeYouthiful Media. Media literacy includes …
This is the output of Etwinning Project BeYouthiful Media. Media literacy includes the practices that allow people to access, critically evaluate and create media. We intend to promote awareness of media influence and create an active stance towards both consuming and creating media. We want to develop receptive media capability to critically analyze messages, offer opportunities for students to broaden their experience of media, and help them develop generative media capability to increase creative skills in making their own media messages and also fight with fake news.
This book was developed by one section of the University of Baltimore …
This book was developed by one section of the University of Baltimore spring 2020 Composition and Research (WRIT 300) course for Merrick School of Business (MSB) students. This book is designed to take business students beyond the standard requirements for the class. In addition to exploring rhetorical analysis of discourse community genres, the students developed essays to guide future learners through the development of specific genres used in business-related discourse communities. The hard work and enduring patience of the spring 2020 students has culminated in this publication, "Been There, Done That: The Business Student’s Guide to Rhetorical Analysis & Discourse Communities." The book includes guidance for future WRIT 300 MSB students a guide to success – from a college student’s point of view.
After reading Beowulf and the story of Cain and Abel, students compare …
After reading Beowulf and the story of Cain and Abel, students compare and contrast Cain and Grendel. Students research and make a case for a historical figure being a descendant of Cain. After reading page 10, chapter 2, and pages 30-33 in John Gardner's Grendel, students write about the different views we have of Grendel after reading Gardner's novel. Students research and write about a character who they feel is misunderstood like Gardner's Grendel. Students write about two traits they have because of the experiences they had in life, just like Grendel is the way he is in Gardner's novel because of his experiences. Students use MLA format for their works cited page and in-text citations.
Students in Grades 4-8 activate prior knowledge and research information about a …
Students in Grades 4-8 activate prior knowledge and research information about a historic event through fiction and nonfiction literature and exploration of relevant websites.
This resource was created by Megan Andersen in collaboration with Crystal Hurt as …
This resource was created by Megan Andersen in collaboration with Crystal Hurt as part of the 2019-20 ESU-NDE Digital Age Pedagogy Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Unit Plans promoting BlendEd Learning Best Practices. This Unit Plan is designed for 10th Grade ELA.
After reading several examples of how a published author incorporates facts in …
After reading several examples of how a published author incorporates facts in fiction writing, students research a topic of their choice and write fictional diary entries that incorporate factual information.
During interactive read-aloud sessions, students identify how an author conveys mathematical information …
During interactive read-aloud sessions, students identify how an author conveys mathematical information about animals' sizes and abilities. They then conduct research projects focusing on the same mathematical concepts.
This text introduces copyright, publishing formats, note-taking formats, citation styles, source evaluation, …
This text introduces copyright, publishing formats, note-taking formats, citation styles, source evaluation, library organization, library resources and services, and effective search practices using online databases and Internet search engines.
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