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Test Your Research Skills: Spotlight on Derby, UK 1
In this research skills worksheet, students search the Internet to find answers to questions about derby, UK.
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Patricia Polacco, Author and Illustrator
Learners conduct Internet research about the studenT author and illustrator Patricia Polacco. They compose letters to Ms. Polacco and, after revising and editing their work, send them in the mail.
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The Purpose and Power of Persuasion
Examine the power of persuasion and have learners consider how it influences events in their own lives. After reading and analyzing informational texts to understand the author's purpose, class members take a written test and craft a...
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George Winter Lesson Plan 3
Bring language arts and U.S. history together in this lesson, which prompts middle and high schoolers to gather biographical information about Abraham Lincoln. They compare and contrast information written about his childhood and discuss...
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My Name is___________.
Read to gain an understanding of the author's intent or purpose. Learners analyze a persuasive text, identify the author's purpose, and evaluate the claims used as support. They then compose a persuasive essay of their own.
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History Personified
In 1856 Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina beat Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts over the head with a cane. This event, which highlighted the acrimonious debate over the expansion of slavery, is the focus of a paper...
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Researching Equality and Justice
Choosing from a list, researchers investigate topics that range from the women in the American Civil Rights movement to the quest for equal rights in Iraq and Afghanistan. Although the plan is not detailed, a link to a PBS site that...
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Finding and Authenticating Online Information on Global Development Issues
Students discover how to find authoritative resources. For this research skills lesson, students examine strategies for using the Internet effectively to research global development issues.
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Writing a Newspaper Article
The perfect resource for a beginning journalism teacher or someone designing a journalism unit, this activity prompts students to write a newspaper article. It covers all aspects of the writing process, such as a guided warm-up...
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Supreme Court Decisions and Their Effect On Us
Consider five Supreme Court cases and how their outcomes have directly affected the American population. Government students research and compose a 1-2 page pager outlining the examples of our daily life that have specifically been...
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Us Kids Know "Arcade Fire" Lyrics
Have your High school pupils use the internet to research the questions posed in this on-line activity. This resource focuses on questions about the band Arcade Fire. There are ten questions to research.
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Hunt the Fact Monster Hunt #26
In this internet research learning exercise, students use the Fact Monster search engine to find the answers to ten unrelated questions.
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Arctic Monkeys Lyrics
Research using the Internet is an important skill for High schoolers. Here, they can sharpen these skills by searching the Internet to find the answers to trivia questions that focus on questions about the band, Arctic Monkeys. There are...
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The Songs of Afroman
High school pupils learn valuable research skills as they search on the Internet for answers to this on-line worksheet, which asks them to investigate the rapper, Afroman.
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For American Hi-Fi Fans
High school students can sharpen their research skills by employing the Internet to find the answers to the trivia questions presented in this worksheet. This particular worksheet focuses on questions that have to do with the band,...
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Amber Pacific Lyrics
Challenge the research skills of your High schoolers by utilizing the Internet to find the answers to the questions in this online resource. This focuses on the band, Amber Pacific. There are ten questions.
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Amerie
Hone the research skills of your High school pupils. Have them use the Internet to find the answers to these questions about the musician, Amerie.
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Headbangers' Radio: As I Lay Dying
Challenge the research skills of your High school pupils with this on-line activity. They must search the Internet for answers to questions that have to do with the band, As I Lay Dying.
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All That Pertains to All That Remains
High school students can enhance their research skills through using the Internet to find the answers to these trivia questions. They ask for information about the band All That Remains. There are ten questions.
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Aaliyah Song Lyrics
Challenge your High school pupils to hone their research skills through the use of the Internet. They must find the answers to this on-line questionnaire concerning the musician, Aaliyah.
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AC/DC Tracks and Albums in Other Words
High schoolers can hone their research skills by employing the Internet to find the answers to the trivia questions presented in this on-line instructional activity. This resource focuses on questions about the band AC/DC. There are ten...
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The Ultimate AC-DC
High schoolers search the Internet using their research skills to find the answers to questions about the band AC/DC. There are ten questions posed.
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Call me "Al"
Sharpen Internet research skills for your High school class by having them complete this on-line worksheet. All of the answers begin with the letters, "Al."
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All Answers Starting With an "A"
High schoolers can sharpen research skills by using the Internet to find the answers to the trivia questions presented in this online learning exercise. It asks questions whose answers all begin with the letter a.