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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGhosts and Fear in Language Arts: Exploring the Ways Writers Scare Readers
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Literature, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, 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 / HyperLinkBringing Facts into Science Fiction: Creating Science Fiction Narratives Based on Current News Themes
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students develop setting, plot, and characters for a science fiction s...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLesson Plan for The Faberge Eggs: Mementos of a Doomed Dynasty
Grades: 5 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, English-Language Arts, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, from Treasures of the Worlds, PBS, students create an exhibition of items treasured by their families and reflec...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkYou Can't Stop the Pop: Exploring Popular Culture Around the World
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, World History, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students reflect on the popular culture of their own country and learn...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCharacterization in Literature
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, Literature, Theatre, English-Language Arts, Writing StrategiesIn this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore various methods authors use to create effective characters. Students consider what mak...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Nobel Cause: How Nobel Prize Winners in the Sciences Have Influenced Our Lives
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Science, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students learn about the awarding of the year 2000 Nobel Prizes by...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExploring Satire with <em>Shrek</em>
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Film & Video, Theatre, Literary Analysis, English-Language Arts and 2 additional..The movie Shrek introduces the satirical techniques of exaggeration, incongruity, reversal, and parody. Students brainstorm fair...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Year I Was Born: An Autobiographical Research Project
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students conduct interviews and research online and at the library to find details on what ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Peace Journey: Using Process Drama in the Classroom
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, Theatre, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn 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 / HyperLinkBio-graph: Graphing Life Events
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students interview classmates about significant events in their lives. They then use a rating sys...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkClosing the Gaps: Exploring Generational Categories Through History
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: United States History, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies and 3 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the defining characteristics of their own generat...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTo Inspect or Not to Inspect, That Is the Question: Exploring the Points of View of Those Involved in the Decision Whether to Allow U.N. Inspectors into Iraq
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, American Democracy and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students take on the role of a person, organization, or governing body...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFan(tom) of the Opera: Applying the Plots of Famous Operas to Modern Life
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Theatre, English-Language Arts, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Reading Comprehension, MusicIn this two-day lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the ways in which the worlds of popular music...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCry Until You Laugh: Addressing Personal Adversity Through Comedy
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Theatre, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students learn how comedians incorporate personal adversity into t...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat's in a Name?: Exploring the History of Names Through Creative Writing
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, Electives and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine their own first, middle and last names and consider h...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCemeteries Are Historical, Not Solely Grave: Examining Graveyards as Historical Sites
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Arts, Media, & Entertainment, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Career & Technical Ed and 3 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students reflect on the value of graveyards as places of great his...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThrough the "Gates" of Family History: Exploring Family History and Re-Imagining Our Future
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Electives, Sociology, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider how discovering surprises in their family histories ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhere the Spirit Moves You: Exploring Enchanted Places Around the Globe
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Geography, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students learn about the spiritual significance of locations throughou...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTake Me Back to the Ball Game!: How Lessons from Our Childhood Pastimes Affect Us as Adults
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Sports and Competition, Physical Education, Reading Comprehension and 2 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the role of sports in American society, analyzing...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe "Nobel"est of Awards: A Study of the Nobel Prize and Its Recipients
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Arts, Media, & Entertainment, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Career & Technical Ed and 3 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students study the history of the Nobel Prize and research Nobel l...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0