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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWord Maps: Developing Critical and Analytical Thinking About Literary Characters
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, Reading ComprehensionIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students read the short story "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry and focus on the two main characte...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkVidal's History--and Yours?
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, World History, United States History and 3 additional..In this lesson plan, from the PBS American Masters Web site, students apply the Guided Reading approach to Gore Vidal s writin...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkVan Gogh-Getters: Exploring How Artworks Reflect the Lives of Their Famous Creators
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the lives of famous artists and examine ways in which...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Story of Daniel Downey, an Irish-born Catholic Priest Accused of Murder
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, United States History, English-Language Arts and 3 additional..This lesson is provided by the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities. Students conduct research into the life of D...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGetting the Scoop: Creating Magazine Layouts Designed to Challenge the Competition
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Types of Media, English-Language Arts and 4 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider the impact of photography on bringing interest and r...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 & Physical Education, Life Sciences, Health Education, Science 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 / HyperLinkFrom Friedan Forward-Considering a Feminist Perspective
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, History-Social Science, Humanities, Reading ComprehensionIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students write letters expressing their views on an important and potentially controversial topic...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFreedom Fighters
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, United States History, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New YOrk Times Learning Network, students research different branches and special units of the United S...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFranklin Delano Roosevelt's Deception: Was It Successful?
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Health & Physical Education, Health Education, History-Social Science, United States History and 3 additional..In this lesson, from Edmund J. Sass Polio History Pages, students use political cartoons and historic photos to determine if Pr...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFractured Families in American Drama
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Theatre, English-Language Arts, Literature, Writing Strategies, Visual ArtsIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students explore the complicated dynamics of families and how they have ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFoul Ball: Educating Youth on the Dangers of Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Health & Physical Education, English-Language Arts, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider what they already know about performance-enhancing d...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFor Whom the Clock Strikes: Exploring New Year Traditions and Celebrations Around the World
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Geography, History-Social Science, World History, English-Language Arts and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students learn about celebrations marking the new year in various cult...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFlying Off the Threatened Species List: Considering the Delisting of Bald Eagles and Other Threatened Species
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, English-Language Arts, Science, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students research the status of species that have been removed from th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFinding Common Ground: Using Logical, Audience-Specific Arguments
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, Reading ComprehensionIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students use a hypothetical situation to predict and articulate an audience's anticipated resista...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFaulkner's "As I Lay Dying": Crossing the River
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Geography, English-Language Arts, Literature, History-Social ScienceThis lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment, introduces students to William Faulkner's novel "As I Lay Dying." Student...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExploring Literature Through Letter Writing Groups
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, Writing Strategies, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students discuss literature through a series of letter exchanges. Exchanged letters can tak...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExploring Irony in the Conclusion of "All Quiet on the Western Front"
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, Writing Strategies, Reading ComprehensionIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students examine the situational irony at the end of Erich Maria Remarque's "All Quiet on the Wes...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEnvironmental Rhyme and Reason: Analyzing 'The State of the Planet'
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students employ poetry as a medium to relay information and express vi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDiscovering Poetic Form and Structure Using Concrete Poems
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students are introduced to the genre of concrete poetry and encouraged to explore the relati...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDesigning Effective Poster Presentations
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, Reading ComprehensionIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students explore the genre of posters, review informational writing and visual design, and then d...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0