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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPolishing Preposition Skills through Poetry and Publication
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Grammar, Writing Strategies, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis lesson, from ReadWriteThink, uses the text "Behind the Mask," to deepen and refine student understanding of prepositions, ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkColor of Silence: Sensory Imagery in Pat Mora's Poem "Echoes"
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Literature, Writing Strategies, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students go from the concrete to the abstract as they move from using their senses to descr...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAt Home in the Heartland Online: Grades, Subjects and Activities
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Geography, Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, Literary Analysis and 2 additional..At Home in the Heartland has been written for grades 3 to 12. Text and activities are grade specific and have been organized by...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkwww.me.com
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: Visual Arts, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, English-Language Arts, Principles of DesignActivity in which students create an autobiographical comic book or graphic novel to go on a blog Web site.Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWriting Alternative Plots for Robert C. O’Brien's <em>Z for Zachariah</em>
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Writing Strategies, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsStudents write new endings for the science fiction novel, Z for Zachariah by exploring alternative plotlines created by making d...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words: From Image to Detailed Narrative
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Writing Strategies, Visual Arts, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Visual Arts & Performing ArtsThe old cliche, "A picture is worth a thousand words" is put to the test when students write their own narrative interpretations...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWriting with Writers: Writing a Book Review
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionThis resource, from Scholastic, features its Writing with Writers teacher resource. Writing book reviews with author Rodman Ph...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCities and Towns in Children's Literature
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 8Subjects: Geography, Literary Analysis, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, History-Social ScienceThis resource, from Carol Hurst s Children s Literature Site, is part of a collection of thematic resources for integrating chil...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWriting Research Papers: A Step-by-step Procedure
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionThis page, from the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL), is part of a large collection of resources on grammar, spelling,...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCommunity Involvement Presentation Resources and Handouts
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 8Subjects: Literary Analysis, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionThis page, from McBookwords, offers links to resources and handouts for a presentation on involving communities in building read...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWomen and Sports
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson plan, from Discovery School, intermediate students develop reading, writing, and verbal skills as they research t...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLink2003: A Space Tragedy: Examining the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, United States History, Reading Comprehension and 5 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the facts and logistics connected to the space shuttl...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Pill with a View: A Fantastic Voyage Through the Human Body
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Growth, Development & Aging, Reading Comprehension, Health Education, Writing Strategies and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the development of a new medical device, a pill-sized...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAfter the Fact: Evaluating the Findings of the Congressional "9/11 Report"
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, United States History, Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students investigate summaries of the "9/11 Report" and examine questi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWriting Guides
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing StrategiesThis page, from Colorado State University, provides extensive material for writers. Included are writing guides on reading, the ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCharacter Study: Creating Collages Reflecting Desirable Qualities in a Political Leader
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, History-Social Science, Writing Strategies and 2 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students consider and create collages about the values and morals ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Change of Scene: Learning About the Renovation of Performing Spaces
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Geography, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science and 3 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students consider the elements that make a performance space succe...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLink2002: The Year in Review: Looking Back at the Events and Trends That Shaped the Past Year
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Reading Comprehension, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, History-Social Science and 3 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students research and create a book highlighting significant event...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLink2004 Better and For Worse: A Look Back at the Events That Shaped 2004
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider some of the significant events that shaped 2004 thro...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWriteDesign Online: Graphic Organizers
Grades: 1 to 8Subjects: Literary Analysis, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionThis page, from WriteDesign, offers information about graphic organizers and their use in the classroom. There are links to seve...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0