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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExpository Escapade-Detective's Handbook
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Vocabulary & Spelling, English-Language Arts, Literature, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students combine reading in the detective fiction genre with expository writing. Embedded in...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLiterary Characters on Trial: Combining Persuasion and Literary Analysis
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, Reading ComprehensionIn 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 / HyperLinkLearning the Hard Way: Examining School Segregation Around the World
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Geography, World History, English-Language Arts and 4 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore school segregation that currently exists in countries...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThey Have Issues: Exploring the Political Platforms of the 2004 Democratic Presidential Candidates
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, American Democracy, United States History and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the different campaign styles and political platforms...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPersuasive Pressures: Exploring Ways to Win Votes and Influence People
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, American Democracy, Writing Strategies, 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 / HyperLinkGet Your Motor Runnin': Understanding the Technology and Environmental Efficiency of Hybrid Vehicles
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the technology of hybrid vehicles and the claims made...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExtra! Extra! (Information): Creating News Items that Help Readers Understand Current Events
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Career & Technical Ed, English-Language Arts, American Democracy and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students act as New York Times editors who consider and create news it...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0