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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkField of Inquiry: Examining the Investigations Into the Events of September 11, 2001
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Writing Strategies, World History, Reading Comprehension and 2 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students learn about German intelligence data used in an independe...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWalt Whitman to Langston Hughes: Poems for a Democracy
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Visual Arts, History-Social Science, United States History, LiteratureIn this lesson, from EDSITEment, students explore the idea of "democratic poetry" by reading Whitman's words in a variety of med...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExploring Literacy in Cyberspace
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionThis ReadWriteThink lesson invites students to transfer the analytical skills that they commonly use when reading traditional pr...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkComic Makeovers: Examining Race, Class, Ethnicity, and Gender in the Media
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students explore representations of race, class, ethnicity, and gender by analyzing comics over a...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCopyright Infringement or Not? The Debate Over Downloading Music
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Technology, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Visual ArtsIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students investigate the controversial topic of downloading music from the Internet as part of a ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDefining Literacy in a Digital World
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students create an inventory of personal texts, including a range of print, visual and audio text...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGaining Background for the Graphic Novel "Persepolis": A WebQuest on Iran
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Technology, World History, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, 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 / HyperLinkAmerican Memory: The Learning Page Features - Elections . . . the American Way
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, United States HistoryThis Feature Presentation includes information, images and activities on the theme of elections. This version requires Shockwa...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPolitical Cartoons: Introduction to Symbols
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: American Democracy, Visual Arts, Career & Technical Ed, Arts, Media, & Entertainment and 3 additional..In this activity, from the National Archives and Records Administration, students become aware of symbols by studying political ...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 / HyperLinkFranklin Delano Roosevelt's Deception: Was It Successful?
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Health Education, United States History, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension and 3 additional..In this lesson, from Edmund J. Sass Polio History Pages, students use political cartoons and historic photos to determine if Pr...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFound in the Translation: Exploring Multilingual Communication on the Internet
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Foreign LanguagesIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the quirks of machine translation and explore the bar...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkConsider the Source: Comparing News Coverage About the Taliban Regime from Around the World
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Career & Technical Ed, Writing Strategies and 4 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students learn to critically compare news reporting from around the wo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Object Is Objectivity: Investigating World Reaction to the U.S. Strike Against the Taliban
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 search for and read articles about the initial United States ...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: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, American Democracy, 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 / HyperLinkGazing Into the Faces of AIDS: Creating Public Service Announcements to Help Educate Others about the AIDS Epidemic
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Health Education, Life Sciences, Writing Strategies, Sociology and 8 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider whether or not there are generalizations that can be...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTop Secret Revealed: Examining Recently Uncovered Secrets about the CIA in Iran
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, World History, History-Social Science, United States HistoryIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students closely analyze "New York Times" articles uncovering the deca...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCommunity's Center: Exploring the Impact of Local Government in Your Daily Life
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students strengthen their understanding of the connection between thei...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 / HyperLinkFacing Reality: Creating Documentaries About Important Social Issues
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Career & Technical Ed, English-Language Arts 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