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Blurring Genre: Exploring Fiction and Nonfiction with <em>Diary of a Worm</em>
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Blurring Genre: Exploring Fiction and Nonfiction with Diary of a Worm
After reading several examples of how a published author incorporates facts in fiction writing, students research a topic of their choice and write fictional diary entries that incorporate factual information.
Finding the Science Behind Science Fiction through Paired Readings
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Finding the Science Behind Science Fiction through Paired Readings
Students read science fiction texts and then use nonfiction texts to extrapolate the scientific principles presented as they discuss the "what ifs" within the context of scientific principles.
Getting Graphic with Alternative Energy Sources
Grades
7 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Getting Graphic with Alternative Energy Sources
After researching alternative sources of energy, students create online comic books to present their information.
Brainstorming and Reviewing Using the Carousel Strategy
Grades
Grades
5 - 12
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Strategy Guide
Brainstorming and Reviewing Using the Carousel Strategy
This strategy guide introduces Carousel Brainstorming, also known as Rotating Review, and offers suggestions to implement this technique in your classroom for brainstorming about new topics or reviewing learned information.
Socratic Seminars
Grades
Grades
6 - 12
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Strategy Guide
Socratic Seminars
This strategy guide explains Socratic seminars and offers practical methods for applying the approach in your classroom to help students investigate multiple perspectives in a text.
Teaching with Zooming Slideshows through Prezi
Grades
Grades
6 - 12
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Strategy Guide
Teaching with Zooming Slideshows through Prezi
Through Prezi, a web application, students create "zooming" presentations for various purposes, such as presenting research, defending an opinion, or sharing a digital story.
Technology and Copyright Law: A "Futurespective"
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Technology and Copyright Law: A "Futurespective"
Students research and report on instances of how copyright laws have adapted to encompass new technologies. They write articles predicting copyright issues that may arise with new and future technologies.
Discovering Memory: Li-Young Lee's Poem "Mnemonic" and the Brain
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Discovering Memory: Li-Young Lee's Poem "Mnemonic" and the Brain
Students learn about memory by doing a memory-writing exercise, studying the brain to understand how it affects memory, reading Li-Young Lee's poem "Mnemonic," and creating projects to demonstrate their understanding.
Textmasters: Shaking Up Textbook Reading in Science Classrooms
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Textmasters: Shaking Up Textbook Reading in Science Classrooms
Engage students in content area reading with the Textmasters strategy, which allows students to collaborate with their peers in different roles that enable better understanding of the content.
Using THIEVES to Preview Nonfiction Texts
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Using THIEVES to Preview Nonfiction Texts
Students become "thieves" in this lesson as they use a previewing strategy to "steal" information from textbooks and other nonfiction texts before actually reading them.
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
The Big, Bad Wolf...Is This a Fact?
Reading is revamped in this lesson in which students use a multimedia approach to study the books by Seymour Simon.
Digital Reflections: Expressing Understanding of Content Through Photography
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Digital Reflections: Expressing Understanding of Content Through Photography
Striking images can leave lasting impressions on viewers. In this lesson, students make text–self–world connections to a nature- or science-related topic as they collaboratively design a multimedia presentation.
Cosmic Oranges: Observation and Inquiry Through Descriptive Writing and Art
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Cosmic Oranges: Observation and Inquiry Through Descriptive Writing and Art
Students will eat up this lesson about oranges as they practice the skills that help them investigate and make detailed observations for descriptive purposes.
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Dynamic Duo Text Talks: Examining the Content of Internet Sites
An Observation and Inquiry Sheet guides students as they analyze and compare their reactions to the value, engagement, and credibility of three websites related to Anne Frank and the Holocaust.
Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817.
Grades
1 - 12
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Calendar Activity
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Author & Text
Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817.
Students make mental "snapshots" of a natural setting, then capture the details of their setting by writing and then creating a class booklet of the nature walk.
The Crystal Palace hosted the first display of life-size dinosaur replicas in 1854.
Grades
7 - 12
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Calendar Activity
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Historical Figure & Event
The Crystal Palace hosted the first display of life-size dinosaur replicas in 1854.
After learning about Hawkins' dinosaur replicas, students work individually or in small groups to investigate a dinosaur of their choice, comparing their findings to Hawkins'.
Sally Ride, first American woman in space, was born in 1951.
Grades
3 - 8
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Calendar Activity
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Historical Figure & Event
Sally Ride, first American woman in space, was born in 1951.
After exploring information about Sally Ride on the StarKids Who's Who site, students write a letter using the Letter Generator to Dr. Ride's foundation, Sally Ride Science.

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