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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkShould Mammals Be Kept In Captivity? Sample Persuasive Essay
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language ArtsThis resource, from Scholastic s Teacher Resource page, features a student-written persuasive essay. Written by Sharon Banta, th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGIST Reading Lesson Plan
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, students are introduced to the GIST reading strategy. The go...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMaking the Personal Political: Writing Opinion Pieces About Meaningful Issues to Kids
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, Career & Technical Ed, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students identify controversial topics on which they have strong opini...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLink"Got Milk?" or "Not Milk!"? - That Is the Question: Critically Analyzing Information about Dairy Products on the Internet
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Health & Physical Education, Health Education, English-Language Arts, Technology and 2 additional..Is milk good for you or not good for you? In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students explore both si...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkVote for Me! Developing, Writing, and Evaluating Persuasive Speeches
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionUsing the relevant example of political campaigning, this ReadWriteThink lesson teaches students the characteristics of effectiv...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Case for Reading?Examining Challenged and Banned Books
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Writing Strategies, Literary Analysis, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionStudents examine books, selected from the American Library Association Challenged/Banned Books list, and write persuasive pieces...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExploring Free Speech and Persuasion with '"Nothing but the Truth"
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, U.S. ConstitutionIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, after reading the novel "Nothing But The Truth," students discuss the protagonist Phillip a...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLiterary Characters on Trial: Combining Persuasion and Literary Analysis
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, LiteratureIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students read a work of literature as a class and then brainstorm "crimes" committed by cha...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOnomatopoeia: A Figurative Language Mini-lesson
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, LiteratureIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students are introduced to the literary device of onomatopoeia and explore how the technique adds...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPersuasive Pressures: Exploring Ways to Win Votes and Influence People
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, American Democracy, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students investigate various lobbying groups. They then practice l...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFolktale Improvisation
Grades: 6Subjects: Literary Analysis, English-Language Arts, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, TheatreIn this lesson, from California State University, Chico, groups of students present reader s theatre by improvising folktales fr...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHail to the Chief: Exploring Front Page Coverage of Presidential Election Outcomes in the 20th Century
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: United States History, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, History-Social Science, Career & Technical Ed and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore how the "New York Times" has represented presidential...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWriting a Movie: Summarizing and Rereading a Film Script
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Writing Strategies, Visual Arts, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students view a videotape or DVD of a film segment that has a great deal of action and litt...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkJingles Sell: Advertisements as a Reflection of Society
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, American Democracy, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the different persuasive techniques used in commercia...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPersuasive Writing
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language ArtsThis resource, from the Kent School District, features a collection of links to over 30 different lesson plans and classroom res...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSearching Informational Texts: Text and Task Characteristics That Affect Performance
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Professional DevelopmentThis article, from the International Reading Association, discusses research on how students search for and extract details and ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkIn the Forecast, a Flurry of Concerns About Snow: Exploring Implications of the Lack of Snowfall Data on Various Stakeholders
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth & Space Science, Geography, History-Social Science and 5 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider the effects of climate change on snowfall and how a ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkErnest Hemingway
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, LiteratureThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on novelist Ernest Hemingway, winner of the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature. A classroom act...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSeparate but Equal Opinions: Examining How Opinions About Current Events Are Expressed in Newspapers
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, History-Social Science, Career & Technical Ed and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the ways in which editorials and Op-ed pieces respond...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDriving the Digital Highway: Researching and Marketing Computer Technology in Cars: A Lesson for Language Arts and Technology Classrooms
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Arts, Media, & Entertainment, History-Social Science, Career & Technical Ed, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students read "Cars Get More Megs Under the Hood," focusing on the...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0