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Alex: Producing Poetic Podcasts (Hey, That's Alliteration!)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this culminating lesson for a poetry unit, students will create a video podcast that summarizes a specific poem, analyzes the poet's use of literary elements, and infers the meaning of the poem (theme). The podcast must use a talk...
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Alex: Read Well Letter Chant Podcast

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This lesson guides students through creating a Podcast that provides video and audio of the Read Well Letter Chant. Students take pictures of the cards and record the chant to go along with the cards.
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Alex: To Kill a Mockingbird Character Interviews Podcast

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will write and produce character interviews based on the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The interviews will be produced as a podcast based on characters from the novel and students' interpretation of the events in the novel, as...
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Writing Fix: Writing Across the Curriculum Lesson: This I Believe: History

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This writing assignments asks students to assume the voice of a person from history they have researched. Focusing on a topic or belief the person showed passion about as history unfolded, the students write an essay modeled after NPR's...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A r.a.f.t. Writing Prompt: This I Believe

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This writing assignments asks students to assume the voice of a character from a novel they are reading. Focusing on a topic or belief the character shows passion about in the novel, the students write an essay modeled after NPR's "This...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Environmental Issues Scrapbook and Podcast

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Over the duration of a semester young scholars will collect newspaper and magazine articles related to environmental issues. Students will compose a scrapbook of articles. Young scholars will choose two topics to record and share with...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: This I Believe: Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This writing assignments asks students to decide how they will make a difference in the effort to save our oceans. First students will listen to several episodes of "This I Believe," the NPR weekly pod cast where authors describe their...
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Alex: Literary Elements in Literature

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson is applicable to any story or novel in literature. The students will be introduced to twelve literary elements through a podcast. They will then be divided into small groups to complete activities involving story and literary...
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Alex: 3,2,1 Spinoff

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
As part of the study of Space, the students will do research on and create a podcast/vodcast about spinoffs developed from space exploration. In groups, students will use various websites to acquire information about technological...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix:i Pod Inspired Writing Lesson:linear & Exponential Growth Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a writing activity perfect for a math class, it's designed to help students see the differences between linear (arithmetic, adding) and exponential (geometric, multiplying) growth. Students explore the ideas of linear and...
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Alex: The Evidence of Chemistry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
The learners will learn to identify evidence that a chemical reaction has taken place. They will use the Internet to research evidence and find examples. They will look around their school and neighborhood for examples. They will perform...
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Alex: Soaring With Literary Elements and Devices

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, learners will observe literary elements and devices in a variety of chapter books. Students will be paired with a partner and allowed to choose one book to identify literary elements. Using digital cameras and a computer,...
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Read Write Think: Oral Storytelling and Dramatization

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students begin this lesson by discussing what makes a good, vivid story and creating a working checklist of the criteria for a good story. They explore background information about the Mercury Theatre production of the "War of the...
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Alex: Suminagashi Self Portrait

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this lesson, students learn about the Japanese technique of suminagashi by viewing a podcast and then using the technique to create a self portrait. Podcast is linked in the lesson plan. [9:49]
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Alex: Every American Recycling Together Helps

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Lesson where students learn about recycling by collecting trash from the schoolyard and watching a podcast about recycling. Additional activities are provided corresponding to different subject areas, such as reading, math, social...
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Alex: Three Meals for Gregory

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson begins with a review of the food guide pyramid. The book Gregory the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat (not provided through instructional activity) is read and discussed in light of healthy eating. In groups, students create...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: This I Believe About Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students listen to NPR weekly podcasts of "This I Believe" and "Science Friday." Then students will be asked to choose a scientific topic in which they believe they can make a difference. Finally, students will write an essay following...
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plans: Teaching Hamlet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Several lesson plans for teaching Hamlet and an ancillary podcast on representations of swordsmanship and military engagements in Shakespeare's plays. Lessons consider the use of imagery in Hamlet, the staging of Ophelia's madness scene,...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Spanish Travel Brochures

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will incorporate information from Internet research in creating original travel brochures for Spanish speaking countries using word processing or publishing software. Students could alternatively create wikis or podcasts.
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Alex: The Need for Speed

For Teachers 6th - 8th
After viewing an introductory illustrated podcast on speed, distance, time, and velocity, young scholars explore distance-time graphs using interactive websites. Working in cooperative learning groups, students will investigate the...
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Alex: Exploring the Past in 21st Century Ways

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Through this project-based lesson, students will do research on and create an oral presentation based on the life of an influential Famous American. Students will utilize various means to glean information, from online databases, various...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Report the Trials: Salem Hysteria

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will act as a radio/TV reporter informing the public of the hysteria of the 1692 Salem Witch Trials. Within partners/groups, students will create a podcast/vodcast connecting Puritan life and culture with the events in Salem.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Taxonomy: The Importance of Classifying

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a technology-based, hands-on Biology instructional activity used to introduce the topic of Taxonomy and the importance of classifying. Learners will listen to a podcast about classifying every living thing on Earth. Students will...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Divorce: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan utilizing movies and music to explore divorce and its effects. Students use what they learn to create a parenting guide and podcast. (Note: Music and movies are not available through the lesson plan.)

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