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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 / HyperLinkExploring Disability Using Multimedia and the B-D-A Reading Strategy
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Physical Education, Health Education, History-Social ScienceIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students apply the B-D-A (before-during-after) reading comprehension strategy as they explore var...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkChinua Achebe: In His Own Words
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, World History, Literary AnalysisThis web page, found on the Central Oregon Community College Web site, provides information about and quotations from African wr...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFranklin Delano Roosevelt's Deception: Was It Successful?
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: United States History, Health & Physical Education, 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: DocumentThe Junk Mail Explosion: Why You Buy and How Ads Persuade
Grades: 7 to 10Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis 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 / HyperLinkCycling Through Controversy: Debating Values and Viewpoints
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Science, Life Sciences, Oral PresentationsThis lesson, found on the Journey North Web site, focuses on debating skills. While students track a selected migration in the p...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat Do You Want to Sell? Exploring the Elements of a Company's Business Model
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, EconomicsIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore how companies describe their products and services. T...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Way with Words: Exploring the Roles of Fact and Opinion in Relaying the News
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Career & Technical EdIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students evaluate how facts and opinions function in relaying the news...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Matter of Opinion: Learning How Editorials and Opposite Editorials Respond to Current Events
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Career & Technical Ed, World History, English-Language Arts and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the ways in which editorials and Op-Ed pieces respond...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAll Mixed Up: Exploring the Controversy Behind Mash-up Music
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, MusicIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students learn about the emergence of bootlegs, also known as "mash-up...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFood, Glorious Food?: Exploring International Perspectives on the Pros and Cons of Genetically Modified Foods
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Oral Presentations, Career & Technical Ed, English-Language Arts, Science and 4 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students learn about the different reactions that American and Europea...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Choice of Voice: Exploring Alternative Perspectives in News Media
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Career & Technical Ed, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students analyze the design, news content and demographic profiles of ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAll the News That's Fit to Blog: Gathering First-hand News Accounts Through Web Logs
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Career & Technical EdIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students critique three web logs, each of which offers first-hand acco...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEyeing the Next Einstein: Profiling Famous Scientists
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Network, students learn about the iconic status of Albert Einstein. They create trading ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0