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Chinese III (Streamlined), Fall 2005
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The third term in the streamlined sequence. Students who have completed Chinese II streamlined admitted; others should check with the Chinese coordinator. This course is the intermediate level of the streamlined curriculum, which is intended for students who, when they began streamlined I, had some background in the language, whether it be comprehension with limited speaking ability or quite fluent speaking ability. The focus of the course is on standard pronunciation and usage, on reading in both complex and simplified characters, and on writing. It is presupposed that students in Chinese III have already learned the pinyin system of representing pronunciation sufficiently well to be able to read texts in pinyin accurately. (If not, there are pinyin tutorials to assist you to learn the system..

Subject:
Fine Arts
World Languages
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
M.I.T.
Provider Set:
M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:
Zhang, Jin
Date Added:
01/01/2005
Choosing Complex Text
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This strategy guide is aimed at helping primary teachers understand the criteria for choosing complex text to use in their classroom. It identifies and explains the components of text complexity and includes a video for teachers to observe a first grade teacher thinking through the process.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Reading
Reference Material
Simulation
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:
ILA/NCTE
Date Added:
06/16/2015
Christopher Marlowe Officially Credited As Co-Author Of 3 Shakespeare Plays
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This is an article from National Public Radio which provides details of recent research which resulted in Christopher Marlowe being given co-authorship of three of Shakespeare's plays--Henry V Parts I, II and III. The article also interviews experts who disagree with these findings.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Reading
Reference Material
Provider:
National Public Radio
Date Added:
10/25/2016
A Close Reading of the First Four Presidents:  Washington through Madison
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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.

Subject:
Education
English Language Arts
Information and Technology Literacy
Language Education (ESL)
Language, Grammar and Vocabulary
Reading Informational Text
Social Studies
U.S. History
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Formative Assessment
Interactive
Learning Task
Lesson
Lesson Plan
Primary Source
Reading
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Date Added:
03/11/2019
Code For Fun
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Code For Fun assembles, creates, reuses curricula, to provide educators with content they can use, and adjust based on their audience. Their lessons cover all the standards in the CS K-12 Framework and California K-12 Computer Science Standards.

Subject:
Computer Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Author:
Code for Fun
Date Added:
03/17/2023
Code To Learn
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Designed with inclusivity, cultural relevance, social justice and regional curriculum in mind, these coding & robotics programs are offered free to K-12 classrooms across subject areas.

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American Indian Studies
Computer Science
Fine Arts
Mathematics
Media Arts
Music
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Student Guide
Author:
Code to Learn
Date Added:
03/17/2023
College Preparatory Lesson
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If you are looking for something to use when working with students on post-secondary education prep and plans, this is a great resource. It has PSAT, SAT, ACT, AP exam, etc test preparation materials, how to write a college admissions essay and much more.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Learning Task
Simulation
Provider:
LearningExpress An EBSCO Company
Date Added:
04/28/2016
Compare and contrast lesson- readworks.org
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This is a complete lesson plan with passages and resources provided.  This includes standards addressed as well as ideas for stuggling learner.  The lesson focuses on comparing and contrasting two nonfiction texts.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Unit of Study
Provider:
ReadWorks.org
Date Added:
01/18/2017
Comparing Fiction and Nonfiction with "Little Red Riding Hood Text" Sets
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These lessons compare different versions of the fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood, giving students an opportunity to talk about the similiarities and differences among the different stories.  Students are then introduced to non-fiction text about wolves to determine different perscpectives of the wolf as a villian in the stories.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Reading
Unit of Study
Provider:
ILA
Date Added:
06/16/2015
Comparing a Literary Work to Its Film Interpretation
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In this lesson, high school students look critically at the literary work "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe and its 1961 film interpretation. They use prediction strategies to form and refine their opinions about the story line progression in each work. They read the short story, screen the film, discuss reactions to both works, and plan and write a persuasive essay analyzing the validity of the film interpretation. This lesson is ideally suited for students who have experience with persuasive writing, and it can be adapted to work with any literature-film pairing.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Assessment Item
Diagram/Illustration
Formative Assessment
Interactive
Lesson Plan
Reading
Provider:
International Literacy Association/National Counil Teacher of English
Date Added:
06/16/2015
Comparing and Contrasting Inaugural Addresses
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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.

Subject:
Civics and Government
English Language Arts
Reading Informational Text
Social Studies
U.S. History
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Author:
Abraham Lincoln Presidental Library and Museum
Date Added:
07/31/2022
Cornell Notes
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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.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Fine Arts
Reading Informational Text
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Utah Education Network
Date Added:
10/10/2017
Creating Question and Answer Books through Guided Research
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This mini unit walks students through the question/discovery process of nonfiction literature.  The first lesson encourages students to wonder while reading.  Then students research to find the answers to their questions.  They explore ways to show/write their new learning.  As a class the kids work to publish 1 or 2 classroom books on the research topic.  This is a great way to introduce the nonfiction unit and then let each student write thier own question book based on the process they used with the class book.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Council of Teachers of English
Date Added:
02/01/2017
Diamante Poems
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In this online tool, students can learn about and write diamante poems, which are diamond-shaped poems that use nouns, adjectives, and gerunds to describe either one central topic or two opposing topics (for example,  or ). Examples of both kinds of diamante poems can be viewed online or printed out.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Diagram/Illustration
Formative Assessment
Provider:
International Reading Association NCTE
Date Added:
10/27/2016
Does Othello Have to Be Black?
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In this intriguing article for American Theater magazine, author Rob Weinert-Kendt interviews American actor Bill Pullman and Norwegian director Stein Winge as they launch a completely revisioned version of Shakespeare's  for a Norwegian audience.

Subject:
Ethnic Studies
Fine Arts
Social Studies
Theatre
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Theatre Communications Group
Date Added:
04/28/2016
Draw Significant and Relevant Evidence from a Text to Support Analysis
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This LearnZillion video models how to select significant and relevant evidence by selecting examples from a written text. The video reviews the writing process and provides an example thesis based on "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and the development of concurrent themes. The process of choosing pieces of texual evidence that best support the thesis will be modeled.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Assessment Item
Diagram/Illustration
Learning Task
Lesson Plan
Reading
Simulation
Provider:
Learnzillion
Date Added:
11/03/2015