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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkReading Strategies
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language ArtsIn this Discovery Education lesson, students will: * Learn that every story has a main idea and supporting details. *...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkInteractive Venn Diagram
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis interactive Venn diagram, from ReadWriteThink, allows students to visually compare and contrast information. Students are p...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAnalyzing Advice as an Introduction to Shakespeare
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Literature, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students read and analyze the advice given in Mary Schmich's 1997 Chicago Tribune column "A...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkInvestigating the Holocaust: A Collaborative Inquiry Project
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, World HistoryIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students explore a variety of resources--texts, images, movies, artwork--to learn more about the ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkComparing Electronic and Print Texts About the Civil War Soldier
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, TechnologyTo complete research for any kind of writing project, students need effective comprehension strategies for both print and online...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCritically Surfing the Web: Evaluating and Reviewing Web Sites in the Classroom
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Career & Technical EdIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students decide what they think makes a high-quality Web site. They th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkImagine That! Playing with Genre through Newspapers and Short Stories
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Literature, English-Language ArtsThis lesson, from ReadWriteThink, uses narrative structures to introduce students to one form of expository writing--news briefs...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSpreading the Word: Analyzing the Use of Propaganda in the War Against Terrorism
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, American DemocracyIn 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 / HyperLinkNewspaper Reporting and Writing
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Geography, English-Language Arts and 2 additional..In this PBS lesson, from the Michael Palin s Heminway Adventure, students author a newspaper about Hemingway s life, especially ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLandmarks Citation Machine
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing StrategiesThis interactive Web tool, from the Landmark Project, helps students create correctly formatted citations for term papers, resea...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEvaluating Internet Resources
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis resource, from eduScapes, describes the process of evaluating Internet sites. The page includes links to interesting hoax s...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTell It Like It Is: Debating the Reliability of Online Information Resources
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Oral Presentations, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider the accuracy of the Web sites they regularly use. Th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCritical Evaluation of a Web Site Form
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis resource, from Kathy Schrock s Guide for Educators, provides a printable Web site evaluation form for students. The form al...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCritical Media Literacy: TV Programs
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, Visual Arts, English-Language ArtsThis lesson, from ReadWriteThink, provides a platform from which students can critically analyze popular television programs. Th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe American Revolution: Causes
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: English-Language ArtsIn this Discovery Education lesson, students will: 1. Taxation of the American colonists by the British led to the revoluti...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFilmmaking: Creating and Organizing the Story
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Visual ArtsIn this ARTSEDGE "How-To" feature, author Elizabeth Pringle covers the basics for creating a classroom film project. Included ar...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPress Review: Comparing Newspaper and Television Reports on the State of the Union Address
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, American Democracy, Arts, Media, & Entertainment and 2 additional..This lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, encourages students to compare and contrast the methods used by both news...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: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, 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 / HyperLinkThat's News to Me!: Learning About and Creating a News Media Museum
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, Technology, American Democracy and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students learn about the Newseum and create their own museum exploring...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkRace to the Presses: Exploring News Coverage of Race in the United States
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Psychology, Reading Comprehension, Technology 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