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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Application: Teenage Brain: Prepare for a Class Discussion

For Students 9th
Review the academic conversation reference guide, the conversation stems, the class discussion norms, and the discussion question.
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Romeo and Juliet: Discussions

For Students 9th
Engage in a whole-class discussion to demonstrate your understanding of adaptations of Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story.
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: The Joy Luck Club: Discussion on Perception

For Students 9th Standards
A class discussion to gain a greater understanding of a person's life experiences and how they can change our perception of them.
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Handout
Other

Collaborize Classroom: Weaving Online Discussions Into the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this resource learn how to structure online discussions to complement traditional in-class instruction.
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Twelve-year-old Sumiko feels her life has been made up of two parts: before Pearl Harbor and after it. The good part and the bad part. Raised on a flower farm in California, Sumiko is used to being the only Japanese girl in her class....
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Breaking Barriers: Critical Discussion of Social Issues

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Through a series of picture book read-alouds and journal entries, students engage in critical discussion of complex issues of race, class, and gender.
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Lesson Plan
Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: A Guide to George Orwell's "1984" [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Before, during and after reading activities and suggestions are features of this .pdf guide. Includes a number of class discussion questions.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Dragon Rider Literature Discussion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart allows a facilitator to host a discussion session about the book Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Can Television Be Considered Literature in English Classes?"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Movie days in the classroom are infrequent and far between, but what if teachers used television as a means of teaching? Shelby Ostergaard discusses whether or not television can be considered a form of literature and the benefits and...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Analysis of to Kill a Mockingbird

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Used as a follow-up lesson after reading the novel and viewing the entire video of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, students will analyze the opening title credits which show the cigar box and its contents which Jem and Scout have found in the...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "At the Head of Her Class, and Homeless" by Npr Staff

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
In June 2014, NPR published this story about Rashema Melson. At the time, Melson was a homeless high school senior at Anacostia High School in Washington, D.C. She is now a student at Georgetown University. As you read, identify what...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Our Town by Thornton Wilder Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teacher's guide for the Masterpiece Theater film version of Thornton Wilder's "Our Town." Much of it can be used without the film, though. It includes a short biography of the author, a plot summary, a history of the play, class...
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Website
Other

Es Lnotes: English Learner Movie Guides

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed overviews of popular movies written especially for English language learners by an ESL instructor. Each guide includes a plot summary, descriptions of major characters, and an extensive glossary of words and expressions used in...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: An in Class Experiment to Estimate Binomial Probabilities

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This hands-on activity is appropriate for a lab or discussion section for an introductory statistics class, with 8 to 40 students. Each student performs a binomial experiment and computes a confidence interval for the true binomial...
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Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Math Maven's Mysteries

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Scholastic.com offers information on how to use the Math Maven's Mysteries to enhance problem-solving skills, partly through class discussion. For the actual mysteries, click on Math Maven Home.
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Unit Plan
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: Group Discussion

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
We will all encounter situations where we need to work with a group of people, whether in class, business, or socially. This slideshow reviews the different types of groups and the roles each person plays in group discussions....
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Unit Plan
McGraw Hill

Glencoe: "Walk Two Moons" Study Guide

For Students 4th - 7th
Download the 40 page study guide for "Walk Two Moons" at this site. Share with your class this intricately plotted and wryly narrated novel with its subtle and moving portrayal of grief. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Prosperity: Age of Prosperity

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Com Padre: Work: Pre, During and Post Class Questions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This is a collection of questions to be presented to students at three points during a study of the concept of work. Two questions are given before beginning the topic, the next set while studying it in class, and the last set as...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Lucky Child Literature Discussion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart allows for many discussions of Lucky Child by Luong Ung. Students will read this novel that describes a sister's arrival in America as a Cambodian refugee. Another sister is left behind....
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Unit Plan
Live Wire Media

Good Character: Appreciating Yourself

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Meant to accompany a video "Appreciating Youself," this website provides teachers and students with prompts for class discussion, small-group work, and writing assignments on self-esteem and self-appreciation. Includes notes for parents...
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Professional Doc
Rick Beach

Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition: Leading Student Responses

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities for Chapter 5 reflection. Intended for high school teachers, this site contains activities that will extend the content from the Chapter 5. Focus...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Speaking and Listening Progress [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This two-page printable activity is designed for classroom use by the teacher for evaluating and tracking progress in speaking and listening skills and student engagement in discussions. SL.9-10.1a Prepared/Discuss, SL.9-10.6 Adapt to...
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Professional Doc
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sandy Hook Promise: Start With Hello: Educator Guides

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Start With Hello asks students, educators, parents, and other community leaders who interact with children to take steps in class, the lunchroom and/or on the bus to be inclusive and connected. This easy-to-use guide is designed to...

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