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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFaulkner's "As I Lay Dying": Crossing the River
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, Geography, History-Social ScienceThis lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment, introduces students to William Faulkner's novel "As I Lay Dying." Student...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExploring Irony in the Conclusion of "All Quiet on the Western Front"
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, Writing Strategies, Reading ComprehensionIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students examine the situational irony at the end of Erich Maria Remarque's "All Quiet on the Wes...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAvoiding Sexist Language by Using Gender-fair Pronouns
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Grammar, Writing Strategies, Reading ComprehensionThis ReadWriteThink lesson plan engages students in a brief writing assignment that concretely illustrates how language and gend...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBrochures: Writing for Audience and Purpose
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, Reading ComprehensionIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students create brochures based on previous writing topics by shifting their audiences and purpos...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkVidal's History--and Yours?
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, World History, United States History, Reading Comprehension 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 / HyperLinkFranklin Delano Roosevelt's Deception: Was It Successful?
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Health & Physical Education, English-Language Arts, United States History, 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 / HyperLinkDesigning Effective Poster Presentations
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, Reading ComprehensionIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students explore the genre of posters, review informational writing and visual design, and then d...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFractured Families in American Drama
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, Visual Arts, Writing Strategies, TheatreIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students explore the complicated dynamics of families and how they have ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWord Maps: Developing Critical and Analytical Thinking About Literary Characters
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, Reading ComprehensionIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students read the short story "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry and focus on the two main characte...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFinding Common Ground: Using Logical, Audience-Specific Arguments
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, Reading ComprehensionIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students use a hypothetical situation to predict and articulate an audience's anticipated resista...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGet a Life!: Assessing Multiple Viewpoints on Genomes and Other Genetic Engineering Topics
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Health & Physical Education, Science, Life Sciences and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students investigate the decoding of genomes, the creation of life in ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExploring Literature Through Letter Writing Groups
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, Writing Strategies, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students discuss literature through a series of letter exchanges. Exchanged letters can tak...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBeyond "What I Did on Vacation": Exploring the Genre of Travel Writing
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students are introduced to the genre of travel writing. After reading some short examples an...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, Psychology, Writing Strategies, United States History 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 / HyperLinkCommunicating on Local Issues: Exploring Audience in Persuasive Letter Writing
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, Reading ComprehensionIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students research a local issue using Internet and print sources. They then argue a position on t...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkVan Gogh-Getters: Exploring How Artworks Reflect the Lives of Their Famous Creators
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Visual Arts, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the lives of famous artists and examine ways in which...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDiscovering Poetic Form and Structure Using Concrete Poems
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Literature, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students are introduced to the genre of concrete poetry and encouraged to explore the relati...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGetting the Scoop: Creating Magazine Layouts Designed to Challenge the Competition
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Career & Technical Ed, Types of Media and 4 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider the impact of photography on bringing interest and r...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFreedom Fighters
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, United States History, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New YOrk Times Learning Network, students research different branches and special units of the United S...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkActs of Defiance?: Contemplating War in Iraq
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, World History, Reading Comprehension and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students contemplate, discuss and share responses to critical and anal...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0