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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCiting Electronic Information
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: English-Language ArtsMany people want to know how to cite information that they find on the Internet in school papers, theses, reports, etc. There is...Contributor: Julia MeriamViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAfrican American Soldiers in World War I: The 92nd and 93rd Divisions
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, LiteratureThis 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 / HyperLinkWeaving the Multigenre Web
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, LiteratureIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students read a novel as a class, in literature circles, with a partner, or individually. U...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExploring Literature Through Letter Writing Groups
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, LiteratureIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students discuss literature through a series of letter exchanges. Exchanged letters can tak...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Year I Was Born: An Autobiographical Research Project
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, History-Social ScienceIn 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 / HyperLinkBuilding Vietnam War Scavenger Hunts through Web-Based Inquiry
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Technology, United States History, History-Social ScienceIn 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 / HyperLinkStar-Crossed Lovers Online: "Romeo and Juliet" for a Digital Age
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Technology, LiteratureIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students use their understanding of modern experiences with technology to make active meaning of ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFrom Friedan Forward-Considering a Feminist Perspective
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, Humanities, History-Social ScienceIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students write letters expressing their views on an important and potentially controversial topic...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkConnecting Past and Present: A Local Research Project
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, History-Social ScienceIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students make real-world connections between themselves and their community by gathering photos, ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWeaving the Old into the New: Pairing "The Odyssey" with Contemporary Works
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, LiteratureIn this ReadWritethink lesson, students read both "The Odyssey" and the contemporary epic "Running Out of Summer" and compare an...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGaining Background for the Graphic Novel "Persepolis": A WebQuest on Iran
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Technology, History-Social Science, World HistoryIn 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 / HyperLinkAmerica Dreams
Grades: 5 to 12Subjects: United States History, History-Social ScienceThis WebQuest, presented by the Library of Congress, challenges students to investigate the American Dream. In the course of thi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Story of Daniel Downey, an Irish-born Catholic Priest Accused of Murder
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, United States History, Psychology, History-Social Science and 3 additional..This lesson is provided by the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities. Students conduct research into the life of D...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkVidal's History--and Yours?
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, United States History, History-Social Science, American Democracy and 3 additional..In this lesson plan, from the PBS American Masters Web site, students apply the Guided Reading approach to Gore Vidal s writin...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWriting Research Papers: A Step-by-step Procedure
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Writing StrategiesThis page, from the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL), is part of a large collection of resources on grammar, spelling,...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTrivial Pursuits: Playing with Internet Information: A Lesson in Fact-Checking
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsIn 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 / HyperLinkEvery Picture Tells a Story: Photojournalism and the Elián González Story
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Career & Technical Ed, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider controversial photos of Elián González and decide ho...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExhibiting Tools of the Trade: A Lesson on Museums for the Language Arts and Social Studies Classroom
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Electives, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students design "mini museums" that exhibit both historic and current ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCan We Talk? Exploring the History of Telecommunications Technology
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, American DemocracyIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students research the history and technology of telecommunications. Th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCritically Surfing the Web: Evaluating and Reviewing Web Sites in the Classroom
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Career & Technical EdIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students decide what they think makes a high-quality Web site. They th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0