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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCensorship in the Classroom: Understanding Controversial Issues
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Reading ComprehensionIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students examine propaganda and media bias and explore a variety of banned and challenged books, ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAfrican American Soldiers in World War I: The 92nd and 93rd Divisions
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, History-Social Science, Reading ComprehensionThis lesson, from EDSITEment, explores the role played by African-American servicemen in World War I. Students consider the disc...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Peace Journey: Using Process Drama in the Classroom
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Visual Arts, TheatreIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students respond to an imaginary advertisement, role-play, and work in small groups to develop a ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAuthentic Persuasive Writing to Promote Summer Reading
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, Reading ComprehensionThis lesson, from ReadWriteThink, invites students to create brochures and flyers that suggest books and genres to explore durin...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBuilding Vietnam War Scavenger Hunts through Web-Based Inquiry
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, United States History, Technology, History-Social Science, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students read a book about Vietnam, as a whole class or in literature circles. Then, workin...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUsing Student-Centered Comprehension Strategies with Elie Wiesel's "Night"
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, World History, History-Social Science, Literature, Reading ComprehensionIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students use reciprocal teaching strategies as they read and discuss Holocaust survivor Elie Wies...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkConnecting Past and Present: A Local Research Project
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Reading ComprehensionIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students make real-world connections between themselves and their community by gathering photos, ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGaining Background for the Graphic Novel "Persepolis": A WebQuest on Iran
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, World History, Technology, History-Social Science, Reading ComprehensionIn 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 / HyperLinkBeyond "What I Did on Vacation": Exploring the Genre of Travel Writing
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students are introduced to the genre of travel writing. After reading some short examples an...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEkphrasis: Using Art to Inspire Poetry
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, Literature, Reading ComprehensionThis 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 / HyperLinkChanging the World: Social Entrepreneurs Part One
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: History-Social ScienceLesson addresses the role of social entrepreneurs in affecting positive social change around the world. Introduces students to t...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Powers That Be
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, United States History, Writing Strategies, History-Social Science, American DemocracyIn this lesson, students investigate past energy legislation, then write letters to Congress from the perspective of citizens tr...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUnmasking the Middle East
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, History-Social Science, American Democracy and 2 additional..In this lesson, students explore many of the countries in the Middle East, developing research-based posters and a "spider web" ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCritical Path
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, History-Social Science, American Democracy and 2 additional..In this lesson, students widen their understanding of the different points of view surrounding current news topics. They then re...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTrivial Pursuits: Playing with Internet Information: A Lesson in Fact-Checking
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, students reflect on the difference between trivia and other types of information and examine how the Internet ha...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBlack, White and Digitized All Over: Examining the Pros and Cons of Print Newspapers and Online News Sites
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, History-Social Science, Career & Technical Ed and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the pros and cons of getting news from print newspape...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhose Peace?: Analyzing Perspectives on the Israeli Palestinian Peace Process
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the perspectives of different groups of people involv...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat's in a Name?: Exploring the Relationship Between Places and the People After Whom They Are Named
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, World History, GeographyIn this lesson, students explore the connection between places and the people after whom they are named. Students investigate pe...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDigestible Computers: Exploring the Future of Embedded Computing
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the pros and cons of "embedded computing" in the fiel...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEvery Picture Tells a Story: Photojournalism and the Elián González Story
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Career & Technical Ed, Arts, Media, & EntertainmentIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider controversial photos of Elián González and decide ho...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0