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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFrom Zero to Superhero: Developing Heroic Characters
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students discuss the characterization of superheroes in this lesson pl...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGhosts of Holidays Past: Nostalgia and Its Role in Our Present Perceptions of Holidays
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Sociology, Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, ElectivesIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the concept of holiday nostalgia through a journalist...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGet a Life!: Assessing Multiple Viewpoints on Genomes and Other Genetic Engineering Topics
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Health Education, Reading Comprehension, Health & Physical Education, English-Language Arts and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students investigate the decoding of genomes, the creation of life in ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCoup-Operation in Pakistan: Investigating the Details of a Breaking News Story in the Classroom
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, World HistoryIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students investigate the details of a then-breaking news story - the O...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGetting Under Your Skin: Creating Advertisements for Innovations in Drug-delivery Techniques
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Health Education, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs, Reading Comprehension, Health & Physical Education and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students design advertisements that promote and explain the science of...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBreezy, Chilly or Freezing?: Exploring Different Perceptions About Cold
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Earth & Space Science, Science, Writing Strategies, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students assess factors which influence how different individuals ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkControlling Substances: Examining What to Do if a Household Chemical Is Ingested
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Injury Prevention & Safety, Reading Comprehension, Health & Physical Education, Life Sciences and 6 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students consider their own understanding of household safety, exa...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFraming It: Finding Artistic Inspiration in Everyday Life
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Visual Arts, English-Language Arts and 2 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students transform their everyday lives into artistic experiences....Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Burning Desire to Move? Exploring Incentives to Depart the Red Zone around Mount Vesuvius
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Earth & Space Science, Writing Strategies, Reading Comprehension and 5 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students consider the dangers of living around active volcanoes. T...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTolerating Diversity: Exploring the Shaping of Tolerance and Intolerance
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, Psychology, Reading Comprehension, American Democracy and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the meanings of tolerance and intolerance. They parti...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkConversations With the Past: Exploring Holocaust Experiences Through Writing and Art
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Visual Arts, American Democracy and 4 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider what they already know about the Holocaust and refle...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Titanic Impact of Science: Promoting the Sciences Through Public Service Announcements
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Science and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine their own opinions about science and explore how a fa...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWatch and Learn: Creating Educational Programming for Young Reality Television Watchers
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore a particular problem with the development of new tele...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExchange Students: Making Cultural Connections with Kids in War-Torn Lands
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, World HistoryIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students learn about the increasing popularity and importance of cellu...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEdgar Allen Poe, Ambrose Bierce, and the Unreliable Biographers
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, History-Social ScienceIn this EDSITEment lesson, students become literary sleuths, attempting to separate biographical reality from myth. They also be...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGhosts and Fear in Language Arts: Exploring the Ways Writers Scare Readers
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, Writing Strategies, Reading ComprehensionThis lesson, from ReadWriteThink, invites students to investigate what it is that is so fascinating about scary stories. They do...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Poetics of Hip Hop
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Visual Arts, Music, Writing StrategiesIn this ARTSEDGE lesson, students analyze form in Shakespearean sonnets, works of American poets, and hip hop music to determine...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUsing Student-Centered Comprehension Strategies with Elie Wiesel's "Night"
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, World HistoryIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students use reciprocal teaching strategies as they read and discuss Holocaust survivor Elie Wies...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGaining Background for the Graphic Novel "Persepolis": A WebQuest on Iran
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Technology, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, World HistoryIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students prepare to read the novel "Persepolis" by engaging in a WebQuest that builds their backg...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEkphrasis: Using Art to Inspire Poetry
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, Writing Strategies, Reading ComprehensionThis lesson from ReadWriteThink explores the concept of ekphrasis-writing inspired by art. Students begin by reading and discuss...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0