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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Sundance Kids: Exploring What Makes the Independent Film Industry So Attractive to So Many
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Theatre, English-Language Arts, Film & Video, Reading Comprehension, Visual Arts & Performing ArtsIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the popularity of independent filmmaking, focusing on...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat Makes a Hero?
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, Visual Arts, English-Language ArtsIn this ARTSEDGE lesson, the class breaks into groups, each of which writes a working definition of a hero and presents it creat...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCritical Path
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Career & Technical Ed, 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: DocumentThe Junk Mail Explosion: Why You Buy and How Ads Persuade
Grades: 7 to 10Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionThis lesson, from the Columbia Education Center, is designed to increase student awareness of persuasion tactics used in junk m...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhose Peace?: Analyzing Perspectives on the Israeli Palestinian Peace Process
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, Reading Comprehension, American Democracy, World History 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 / HyperLinkDigestible Computers: Exploring the Future of Embedded Computing
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, 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 / HyperLinkCasting a Wary Eye? Examining Views of Race in the Wake of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, Reading Comprehension, American Democracy, World History and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine racial profiling of Arab-Americans and Middle Eastern...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDeath Be Not Proud: Considering Perspectives Regarding the Execution of Timothy McVeigh and the Lasting Impact of the Oklahoma City Bombing
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States History, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, American DemocracyIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider various opinions concerning the execution of Timothy...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWorlds Apart: Investigating Differences Among the Experiences of Immigrants
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Geography, History-Social Science, United States History, Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the similarities and differences among the experience...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Race to Learn: Exploring the Historical Role of Race in Education
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, American DemocracyIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students learn about the history of education and race in the United S...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe View: Exploring Op-Ed Pieces as Vehicles Through Which Leaders Share Their Opinions on Controversial Issues
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Career & Technical Ed, United States History, Reading Comprehension and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the structure and purpose of Op-Ed pieces in the news...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTreading Lightly on Flag-waving
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, United States History, Reading Comprehension, American Democracy and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the impact of world events on past Olympics. Reading ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTour Guidance: Creating a Traveler's Guide to Your Town
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, Visual Arts, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Visual Arts & Performing ArtsIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students research, write, edit, illustrate, and compile a traveler...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWho Decides Who Dies? Exploring Death Penalty Laws in the United States
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, American DemocracyIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students learn about various state laws concerning capital punishment....Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFrom Whose Perspective?: Critically Analyzing News Coverage of Palestinian-Israeli Violence
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Technology, Career & Technical Ed and 4 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students critically analyze news coverage of Palestinian-Israeli v...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Picture Changes 1000 Minds: The Power of Pictures
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Psychology, Writing Strategies, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Career & Technical Ed and 8 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students read a New York Times article that explains how photograp...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Whole Story: Learning to Write Informative and Thorough News Articles
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Career & Technical Ed, Reading Comprehension and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students learn how to collect and convey information about a current e...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWho Knew What When? Understanding Trading Rules through the Lens of Martha Stewart
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, United States History, Reading Comprehension, Economics and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students define words of relevance to the stock market and fair tradin...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Teen Scene: Creating Teen Magazines for Different Demographics
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Professional Development, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students learn about how different teen magazines seek to attract diff...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWho's on Trial Here?: Exploring Privacy Issues in Celebrity Trials
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, United States History, Reading Comprehension, American Democracy and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the topic of privacy rights in trials in which public...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0