Students examine a letter of the alphabet from all angles, creating image pools of original metaphors that they then turn into poems.
The ABCs of Poetry
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Finding Common Ground: Using Logical, Audience-Specific Arguments
9 - 12
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| Minilesson
Using a hypothetical situation, students generate arguments from opposing points of view, discover areas of commonality using Venn diagrams, and construct logical, audience-specific arguments to persuade their opponents.
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Draft Letters: Improving Student Writing through Critical Thinking
9 - 12
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| Minilesson
Draft letters ask students to think critically about their writing on a specific assignment before submitting their work to a reader. This lesson explains and provides models for the strategy.
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Choosing the Best Verb: An Active and Passive Voice Minilesson
9 - 12
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| Minilesson
Students explore how active and passive voices are appropriate to different audiences. They examine online resources, and then draw conclusions about verb use, which they apply to their own writing.
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Is a Sentence a Poem?
9 - 12
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| Minilesson
Students use their own poetry to analyze syntax, imagery, and meaning in a one-sentence poem by a canonical author to decide what makes it a poem.
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Create a Great Future: STEM Career Research Using Close Reading
6 - 12
Lesson Plan
| Minilesson
What if students could see the relevance of their school curriculum to real-world, interesting, STEM-related careers? Let's help them create a great future!