ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Bio Graph Graphing Life Events
Contains plans for four 50-minute interdisciplinary lessons that ask students to interview people and graph significant life events in order to write about those events. In addition to student objectives and standards, these...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Savvy Story Structure
During this lesson, students learn to actively engage in reading by becoming more familiar with the elements of a story. Students will be required to think at a higher level and will enhance their understanding of selected passages and...
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American Heritage: America's Bloodiest Battle
Read this riveting account of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive told through the experiences of some American doughboys themselves. Background information is provided, but an emphasis on personal experiences makes this a great resource....
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Blackout!
Students read news reports and first-person accounts to imagine what it would be like to be in a blackout in a large city. They follow news reports as if the event were unfolding in real-time and keep weblogs or journals of their...