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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAvoiding Sexist Language by Using Gender-fair Pronouns
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Grammar, English-Language Arts, 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 / HyperLinkFractured Families in American Drama
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, Theatre, LiteratureIn 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 / HyperLinkExploring Literature Through Letter Writing Groups
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, 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 / HyperLinkFinding Common Ground: Using Logical, Audience-Specific Arguments
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, 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 / HyperLinkCommunicating on Local Issues: Exploring Audience in Persuasive Letter Writing
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, 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 / HyperLinkFrom Friedan Forward-Considering a Feminist Perspective
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Humanities, History-Social Science, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students write letters expressing their views on an important and potentially controversial topic...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBrochures: Writing for Audience and Purpose
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, 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 / HyperLinkDesigning Effective Poster Presentations
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, 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 / HyperLinkBeyond "What I Did on Vacation": Exploring the Genre of Travel Writing
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, 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: American Democracy, Electives, 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 / HyperLinkFranklin Delano Roosevelt's Deception: Was It Successful?
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Health Education, Reading Comprehension, Health & Physical Education, Personal and Community Health 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 / HyperLinkFreedom Fighters
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: United States History, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, 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 / HyperLinkGet a Life!: Assessing Multiple Viewpoints on Genomes and Other Genetic Engineering Topics
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Health Education, Growth, Development & Aging, Reading Comprehension, 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 / HyperLinkFor Whom the Clock Strikes: Exploring New Year Traditions and Celebrations Around the World
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, World History, History-Social Science, Writing Strategies and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students learn about celebrations marking the new year in various cult...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFoul Ball: Educating Youth on the Dangers of Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Health & Physical Education, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider what they already know about performance-enhancing d...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGetting the Scoop: Creating Magazine Layouts Designed to Challenge the Competition
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Types of Media, Reading Comprehension, Visual Arts, Career & Technical Ed 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