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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe American Revolution: The Declaration and Beyond
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: English-Language ArtsIn this Discovery Education lesson, students will: 1. As the American Revolution approached, writers created highly persuas...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkStrong Convictions: Learning to Write Persuasive Editorials about Current News
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: World History, American Democracy, Career & Technical Ed, English-Language Arts and 4 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the rhetorical structure of a New York Times editoria...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkNews or Propaganda? Evaluating the Use of Government-Created News Segments
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: United States History, American Democracy, Career & Technical Ed, English-Language Arts and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students discuss objectivity and press responsibility. They work in sm...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLet the Truth Be Known: Analyzing the Relationship Between Authenticity and Historical Accounts: A Language Arts Lesson
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the issue of authenticity in written works and the re...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Literary Analysis, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionThis resource, from the American Library Association, features a list of the 100 most frequently challenged books of 1990-2000. ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSpreading the Word: Analyzing the Use of Propaganda in the War Against Terrorism
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students analyze the use of propaganda in the war against terrorism, f...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkScreening the Silver Screen: Writing New York Times "Movie Guide" Reviews
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Theatre, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the style and techniques of the "Movie Guide" column ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExploring Free Speech and Persuasion with <em>Nothing But the Truth</em>
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: American Democracy, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, History-Social ScienceStudents read Avi’s Nothing But the Truth and examine the First Amendment and student rights, and then decide whether the rights...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMusic Theories: Exploring the Music World Through Reviews and Research
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Psychology, Music, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the inception and evolution of hip-hop music as a spr...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkRecorded Sound Section--Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Theatre, Music, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension and 2 additional..This page, from the Library of Congress, provides information about their collection of radio broadcasts--the largest and most i...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0