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EngageNY

Writing an Argumentative Essay: Introducing the Writing Prompt and Model Essay

For Teachers 7th Standards
Pupils begin the writing process in preparation for an end-of-unit essay based on Katherine Paterson's Lyddie. To get started, they read and discuss a model essay and learn about the similarities and differences between argumentative and...
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Activity
American Museum of Natural History

Make a Home for Microbes

For Students 6th - 12th
Make a Winogradsky Column to discover how microbes live within the digestive tract. First, participants take a tour of the stomach. Then, gather supplies and start building using a variety of materials. Over eight to 10 weeks, learners...
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Nemours KidsHealth

Bike Safety: Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Two lessons encourage young scholars to take safety precautions while riding a bicycle. First, learners practice hand signals used to tell others on the road where they are going. Second, pupils decorate a helmet to make a safe fashion...
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PBS

Curious George: Blowing in the Wind

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
A lesson all about wind begins with a short video featuring the loveable monkey, Curious George. Scholars take part in thoughtful discussion then set forth to identify objects that wind can move. They record their findings on a chart and...
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Academy of American Poets

Teach This Poem: "Old South Meeting House" by January Gill O'Neil

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
The vaulted ceiling of the Old South Meeting House has heard many voices. Young scholars read an excerpt about its importance in American history and then do a close reading January Gill O'Neil's poem, "Old South Meeting House." After...
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Newseum

Is It Fair?

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed Standards
Young journalists learn how to analyze word choice, context, and counterpoints to judge the fairness of a news story. They practice using these tools to judge a series of headlines for the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. They...
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Newseum

Civil War: Encoding the News

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Young journalists learn to appreciate the advantages of how modern media technology enables rapid news delivery as they compare today's media revolution to how the telegraph and Morse Code revolutionized news coverage during the Civil...
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Curated OER

Be Who Your Are

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
An engaging video begins a lesson all about the representation of Native Americans in all types of careers. Following a discussion about the video, scholars participate in a gallery walk showcasing various Native American figures. Pupils...
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Anti-Defamation League

Slurs, Offensive Jokes and How to Respond

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
How to respond to slurs and offensive jokes is the topic of a lesson designed for middle and high schoolers. After journaling about their experiences with slurs and nasty jokes, participants read an article about a Florida State Senator...
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Interactive
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Archetypes, Motifs, and Plot in Drama (English II Reading)

For Students 10th Standards
The second interactive in a series of 10 introduces young scholars to character archetypes, archetypal plot patterns, and archetypal motifs, including the use of color. Learners read passages explaining the term and study examples from...
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Interactive
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Annotating to Deepen Understanding (English III Reading)

For Students 11th Standards
An interactive resource teaches readers how to annotate all kinds of texts. After reading an introduction that stresses the benefits of text annotations, users examine several models and then demonstrate what they have learned by...
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Curated OER

Up Close With The Author

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars listen to the teacher read a book entitled, Hoot by Carl Hiaasen. In groups, students create KWL charts concerning the book, the author, and the author's writing style. In groups, young scholars research topics about the...
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Curated OER

Creating a Literacy-Rich Learning Environment

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students in a teacher education program use a jigsaw method to identify the six areas of language arts to be taught in an early childhood classroom. They describe their vision of a literacy rich environment and practices uses a KWL...
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Curated OER

Understanding Advocacy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the work of Jane Goodall. In this advocacy lesson, students investigate the life and work of Jane Goodall. High schoolers examine her work as an animal advocate and explore their own personal advocacy styles.
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Education World

Every Day Edit - Sapporo Snow Festival

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing learning exercise, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the Japanese snow festival known as Sapporo. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Education World

Every-Day Edit: Stock Market Crash 1929

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing learning exercise, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the stock market crash of 1929. The errors range in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Activity
Education World

Every-Day Edit: Mother's Day

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing learning exercise, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Mother's Day. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.
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Education World

Every Day Edit - President James Madison

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing learning exercise, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about President James Madison. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Education World

Every Day Edit: McDonald's

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing learning exercise, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about McDonald's. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit: Blueberries

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing learning exercise, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about blueberries. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
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Interactive
Education World

Every-Day Edit: Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing learning exercise, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.
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Activity
Education World

Every-Day Edit: Malta

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing learning exercise, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Malta. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
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Activity
Education World

Every-Day Edit: President Warren G. Harding

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this editing learning exercise, students read and edit a short paragraph on President Warren G. Harding to find 10 errors involving capitalization, punctuation, spelling and/or grammar. Students correct each error.
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Activity
Education World

Every-Day Edit: Hot Dogs!

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this editing learning exercise, students read a short paragraph on "Hot Dogs!" and find the 10 errors in the paragraph dealing with capitalization, punctuation, spelling and/or grammar. Students correct each error.

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