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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGhosts and Fear in Language Arts: Exploring the Ways Writers Scare Readers
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Literature, Writing StrategiesThis lesson, from ReadWriteThink, invites students to investigate what it is that is so fascinating about scary stories. They do...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Importance of Titles: From Big Blank Space to Small Good Thing
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Literature, Writing StrategiesThis lesson, focusing on two sets of stories "renamed" by Raymond Carver, allows students to develop an appreciation of the impo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGaining Background for the Graphic Novel "Persepolis": A WebQuest on Iran
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: World History, Reading Comprehension, Technology, English-Language Arts, History-Social ScienceIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students prepare to read the novel "Persepolis" by engaging in a WebQuest that builds their backg...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGender Bender: Exploring How Title IX Has Changed High School Athletics
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the effects of Title IX, a stipulation in the guideli...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Burning Desire to Move? Exploring Incentives to Depart the Red Zone around Mount Vesuvius
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Science, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science and 5 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students consider the dangers of living around active volcanoes. T...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEdgar Allen Poe, Ambrose Bierce, and the Unreliable Biographers
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, History-Social ScienceIn this EDSITEment lesson, students become literary sleuths, attempting to separate biographical reality from myth. They also be...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEkphrasis: Using Art to Inspire Poetry
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Literature, Writing StrategiesThis lesson from ReadWriteThink explores the concept of ekphrasis-writing inspired by art. Students begin by reading and discuss...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUsing Student-Centered Comprehension Strategies with Elie Wiesel's "Night"
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: World History, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Literature, History-Social ScienceIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students use reciprocal teaching strategies as they read and discuss Holocaust survivor Elie Wies...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGet a Life!: Assessing Multiple Viewpoints on Genomes and Other Genetic Engineering Topics
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Science, Life Sciences, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension 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 / HyperLinkFighting Fire with Satire: Examining the Political Humor of "Fake News"
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Arts, Media, & Entertainment, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider satire in the news by exploring various sources of "...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFacing Reality: Creating Documentaries About Important Social Issues
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science and 5 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore social issues that are meaningful to them and create ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFrom Zero to Superhero: Developing Heroic Characters
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students discuss the characterization of superheroes in this lesson pl...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFighting the War in Your Head: Examining Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Military Veterans
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: World History, United States History, English-Language Arts, Mental, Emotional, and Social Health and 4 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students analyze the experiences of a fictional soldier in a war and c...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFor the Sake of Security: Analyzing Civil Liberties in the Wake of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, American Democracy, English-Language Arts, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students evaluate the effectiveness and fairness of proposed military ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGive a Little, Get a Lot: Exploring Charitable Causes and Organizations on the Web
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, American Democracy, English-Language Arts, History-Social ScienceThis lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, allows students to explore the notions of caring, giving, and providing s...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkComputer Versus Tutor: Exploring the Issues Behind Computer-based Learning
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Technology, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students learn how computer technology is used to create lessons t...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBreezy, Chilly or Freezing?: Exploring Different Perceptions About Cold
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Science, Earth & Space Science, English-Language Arts, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students assess factors which influence how different individuals ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Poetics of Hip Hop
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, English-Language Arts, Music, Writing StrategiesIn this ARTSEDGE lesson, students analyze form in Shakespearean sonnets, works of American poets, and hip hop music to determine...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Titanic Impact of Science: Promoting the Sciences Through Public Service Announcements
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Science, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Oral Presentations, English-Language Arts and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine their own opinions about science and explore how a fa...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGetting Under Your Skin: Creating Advertisements for Innovations in Drug-delivery Techniques
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Health & Physical Education, Career & Technical Ed and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students design advertisements that promote and explain the science of...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0