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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSecond Sun: Exploring the Reinvention of the "New York Sun"
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Reading Comprehension, Career & Technical EdIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students learn about the new "New York Sun" newspaper as a vehicle to ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkObjects of Memory: Considering How Single Objects Can Memorialize Important Historic Events
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, World History and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider the importance of individual artifacts in memorializ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOnce Upon a Time: Writing Stories about Reading
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students first take an inventory of their own histories as readers...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFittest of the Survivors: Exploring the Crossroads of Ethics, Survival Skills and Reality Television
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, Electives and 2 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students consider the reality television show "Survivor" as a mean...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHave Web, Will Travel! Creating Web-Based Travel Guides for Vacation Destinations
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, Geography and 2 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the many applications of the Internet in travel p...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkRace to the Presses: Exploring News Coverage of Race in the United States
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension and 5 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students explore how the news media relays information about race ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat's the Story?: Learning About One Event Through Different Journalistic Styles
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Reading Comprehension, Career & Technical EdIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore how the same news story can be presented differently ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkImagery in Poetry PowerPoint Presentation
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesThis resource, from Mrs. Arthrell, English teacher at the Woodland Hills High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, offers a Power...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGenre Study: The Short Story
Grades: 3 to 8Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionThis interactive plot diagram, from the Glencoe Online Literature Course, helps students organize the main events of the popular...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTaking the Witness Stand: Describing Historical Events from a First-person Perspective
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, World History, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students identify a pivotal event in world history that they would lik...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLasting Impressions: Creating Collages to Reflect Deeply Moving News Events Through Art
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, Visual Arts & Performing Arts and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore how representing real events through visual and writt...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTo the Beat of a Different Drum: Describing World Music and Understanding Its Cultural Significance
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension and 4 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the language used in music reviews to describe world ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Persuasive Art of Portraiture: The Message Behind the Picture
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, Visual Arts & Performing Arts and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students first explore the power of the visual image to convey a messa...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPhotographic Memories: Creating Stories from Photographs
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Types of Media, English-Language Arts, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Reading Comprehension and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore how photographs can be interpreted as conveying rich ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Jaded Culture: Exploring Symbolism of Gems and Metals in Different Cultures
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, Visual Arts & Performing Arts and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore symbolic gems and metals of different cultures. Stude...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWord Up!: Exploring Word Meanings and Origins Using Online Word Sites
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary & Spelling, GrammarIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students use online resources to learn about the meanings, origins and...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Battle of Good and Evil on the Big Screen: A Media Studies Lesson Plan
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Sociology, Film & Video, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science and 5 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students evaluate how the movie industry depicts heroes, villains,...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Tell-Tale Hearts of Writers: Exploring the Lives of Authors Through Their Literature
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Vocabulary & Spelling, Literary Analysis, Reading Comprehension, GrammarIn this lesson, students use a piece of literature by and an article about Edgar Allan Poe to investigate the relationship betwe...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkParents' Choice: Critically Evaluating Web Sites Aimed at Helping Parents and Guardians Make Decisions About Their Children
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students evaluate Web sites offering services, programs, and supplies ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWord Play: Examining the Writing Process Through Autobiography
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students define the steps of the formal writing process and analyze ex...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0