Curated OER
Resources - Can't live without them!
Learners review concepts and ideas previously explored. They are reminded of what resources are, the types of resources which exist, and what role they can potentially have in international affairs.
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Media Literacy Skills
Third graders watch a news story from three different networks in order to determine how the same story can be presented in three different ways. Next, working in small groups they create a newscast of a current event to share with the...
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Eyes on the Prize: The Philosophy of Nonviolence
High schoolers examine the goals and rationale of nonviolence. As a class, they identify the concept of the Beloved Country and how they wanted to use nonviolence to achieve it. They discuss how the philosophy of nonviolence can relate...
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Dracula
Pupils read the book, Dracula and complete a variety of listed activities including: class discussion, vocabulary study, rewriting a section of the book in modern language, drawing characters, making a family tree of the characters, etc.
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General Intro Social Studies Unit
Eighth graders participate in a instructional activity that should be used at the beginning of the school year or after there has been no school. The instructional activity is composed of teaching students how to behave appropriately and...
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Graphing Review
Students review the principles of graphing linear functions. They discuss plotting points on a coordinate plane, solving using a table, and then graphing. Students solve problems and determine the slope of the line, y-intercept and if...
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Death of the Dinosaur
Students consider theories of dinosaur extinction. In this reading comprehension lesson, students read an article about dinosaur extinction theories. Students may also complete the suggested activities. The article is not included.
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Breaking News English: Putin's Historic Visit to Israel
In this English worksheet, students read "Putin's Historic Visit to Israel," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Other
The Writing Conference, Inc.: Writing Contest
This site explains the basics for the writing contest, which is open to all students. There are contests in poetry, narration, and exposition. The topic is the same for all three forms and links are provided for the judging criteria.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Writing Fix Homepage
Have you ever needed someone to help you out with your writing? This site offers help to students and teachers. The lessons and resources are organized based on the 6 Writing Traits model. An especially interesting feature of the site is...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Giving Feedback on Student Writing
Learn how to conduct effective peer and teacher writing conferences to improve student writing.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Write in the Middle: #7: Responding to Writing: Peer to Peer
Peer response helps students learn how to give constructive feedback to others, an important life skill. "Responding to Writing: Peer to Peer" visits the classrooms of three teachers-fifth-grade teacher Jack Wilde, seventh-grade teacher...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Writing Workshop: Helping Writers Choose and Focus on a Topic
Students engage in writing workshop, using a timeline to focus in on and write about a specific event.
Austin Independent School District
Austin Independent School District: Conference Tips [Pdf]
Six steps followed by nine tips to successful teacher-student writing conferences. Also includes a list of possible questions in both English and Spanish to ask students while conferencing.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Writing Academic Proposals: Conferences, Articles, Books
This informational reference will help students write proposals for academic conferences, articles, and books.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Workshop 6: Responding to Writing: Teacher to Student
"Responding to Writing: Teacher to Student" [58:21] demonstrates how five teachers Jenny Beasley, Vivian Johnson, Mary Cathryn Ricker, Laurie Swistak, and Jack Wildea use student-teacher conferences to help their students improve as...
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Submitting the Conference Proposal
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) resource provides instructions for submitting a conference proposal.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Presenting the Conference Paper
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) module explains how to present a conference paper.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Press Conference for Bud, Not Buddy
Contains plans for four lessons that ask students to analyze the characters in Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis in order to prepare for a press conference. In addition to objectives and standards, these instructional plans...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Audience and Writing Style
This slideshow tutorial focuses on adjusting writing style to fit the audience. It looks at audience characteristics and discusses how to adapt the vocabulary, sentence style, and tone to fit them. It provides an example using the topic...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: m.l. King, Jr.: Identifying With a Hero
Lesson that attempts to help younger students understand and identify with Martin Luther King, Jr. through reading, writing, listening, and speaking activities. Encourages students to attempt to live out King's "Dream," in their own lives.
Other
Poets & Writers Magazine: Classifieds
Found in these classifieds are numerous calls for manuscripts of various kinds (some of a somewhat controversial nature). Contests are also mentioned.
Leaf Group
E How: How to Write an Academic Conference Paper
This article by Craig Brewer focuses on how to write an abstract and paper for an academic conference.
PBS
Pbs: The War: Sicily and the Invasion of Italy
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," find a write-up about Allied invasion of Sicily, which to that point was the largest amphibious landing in history. With links to related resources, including archive...