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Beth O'Connor
| Name | Beth O'Connor |
| Location | Westfield, Massachusetts |
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Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Analyzing the Purpose and Meaning of Political Cartoons
It is important for students to know how to evaluate messages conveyed by the news media. Exploration of the artistic techniques used in political cartoons leads to critical questioning.
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Unit
Censorship in the Classroom: Understanding Controversial Issues
Students examine propaganda and media bias, research a variety of banned and challenged books, choose a side of the censorship issue, and support their position through an advertising campaign.
Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Unit
In the Poet's Shoes: Performing Poetry and Building Meaning
Students take poetic license when they interpret William Carlos William's poem "The Red Wheelbarrow" to help create a poem of their own.
Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Unit
Traveling the Road to Freedom Through Research and Historical Fiction
Students learn how to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes by reading historical fiction about the Underground Railroad.
