Students investigate the effects of word choice in Robert Frost's "Choose Something …
Students investigate the effects of word choice in Robert Frost's "Choose Something Like a Star" to construct a more sophisticated understanding of speaker, subject, and tone.
Students will read an article online about the first four presidents. The …
Students will read an article online about the first four presidents. The online article provides scaffolds for vocabulary and reading. Students can use the online quiz to check for understanding. Students will then perform a close reading of the article following six text dependent questions. The lesson describes the activities along with the language to use for each of the questions.
Four Presidents called Illinois home – Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Ronald …
Four Presidents called Illinois home – Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Ronald Reagan, and Barack Obama. Each presided over the country at a unique time in U.S. history, and this can be seen in the messages they communicated to the nation in their inaugural addresses. All four were reelected to a second term in office. Analysis of each president’s 1st and 2nd inaugural addresses provides an opportunity to compare and contrast the priorities, goals and intentions he outlined, as well as how the nation may have been changing at that time.
Thorough explanation of the how and why of text-dependent questions for close, …
Thorough explanation of the how and why of text-dependent questions for close, analytic reading. Includes examples.
The Common Core State Standards for reading strongly focus on students gathering evidence, knowledge, and insight from what they read. Indeed, eighty to ninety percent of the Reading Standards in each grade require text dependent analysis; accordingly, aligned curriculum materials should have a similar percentage of text dependent questions.
As the name suggests, a text dependent question specifically asks a question that can only be answered by referring explicitly back to the text being read. It does not rely on any particular background information extraneous to the text nor depend on students having other experiences or knowledge; instead it privileges the text itself and what students can extract from what is before them.
In this lesson Students use the Cornell notes tool (developed by Walter …
In this lesson Students use the Cornell notes tool (developed by Walter Pauk from Cornell University) to do close reading of informational text. Students will be able to read closely and analyze the key details of what they read. Students will be able to summarize informational text.
Students compare and analyze novels and the movies adapted from them. They …
Students compare and analyze novels and the movies adapted from them. They design new DVD covers and a related insert for the movies, reflecting their response to the movie version.
What if students could see the relevance of their school curriculum to …
What if students could see the relevance of their school curriculum to real-world, interesting, STEM-related careers? Let's help them create a great future!
Developed as a companion edition to our Building Democracy for All eBook …
Developed as a companion edition to our Building Democracy for All eBook (2020), Critical Media Literacy and Civic Learning (2021) features more than 50 interactive media literacy learning activities for students organized around key topics in civics, government, and history education derived from the Massachusetts 8th Grade Civics and Government curriculum framework (from author introduction).
Students make predictions about the stories and analyze story elements, compare and …
Students make predictions about the stories and analyze story elements, compare and contrast the different stories, distinguish between fact and opinion, and draw conclusions supported by evidence from their readings.
The National Park Service has created a K-12 curriculum that focuses on …
The National Park Service has created a K-12 curriculum that focuses on scaffolded lessons that focus on Martin Luther King’s advocacy, the March on Washington and other leaders of the Civil Rights movement.
Website with different lessons focusing on: 1.Analyze primary and secondary sources representing …
Website with different lessons focusing on: 1.Analyze primary and secondary sources representing conflicting points of view to determine the proper role of government regarding the rights of individuals. 2.Analyze primary and secondary sources representing conflicting points of view to determine the Constitutionality of an issue. 3.Assess the short and long-term consequences of decisions made during the writing of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. 4.Compare the components of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights with the Constitutions of other nations. 5.Evaluate contemporary and personal connections to the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. 6.Compose a reflection and assessment of the significance of Constitution Day and the U.S. Constitution.
This resource is a lesson plan where students will role play and …
This resource is a lesson plan where students will role play and debate using a guided 5 sections script where students will explain their own opinion about deforestation and how the rainforests should be managed.
Striking images can leave lasting impressions on viewers. In this lesson, students …
Striking images can leave lasting impressions on viewers. In this lesson, students make text-self-world connections to a nature- or science-related topic as they collaboratively design a multimedia presentation.
Support your students to embrace the larger questions featured in American Creed …
Support your students to embrace the larger questions featured in American Creed that ask:
What ideals unite us as a nation? Where does a nation’s identity come from? These lesson plans bring together teaching strategies, videos, and activities that will help you explore themes such as common ideals and national identity.
All careers rely on English-related skills like reading, writing, speaking and listening. …
All careers rely on English-related skills like reading, writing, speaking and listening. Specifically English-related careers can also be found in the following Career Cluster Chart.
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