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Campaigning for Fair Use: Public Service Announcements on Copyright Awareness
Grades
6 - 8
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Campaigning for Fair Use: Public Service Announcements on Copyright Awareness
Students explore a range of resources on fair use and copyright then design their own audio public service announcements (PSAs), to be broadcast over the school's public address system.
Comparing Fiction and Nonfiction with "Little Red Riding Hood Text" Sets
Grades
K - 2
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Comparing Fiction and Nonfiction with "Little Red Riding Hood Text" Sets
Students discuss and compare differing versions of "Little Red Riding Hood" and other tales about wolves in cumulative read-aloud sessions and text set explorations.
Scaffolding Methods for Research Paper Writing
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Scaffolding Methods for Research Paper Writing
In this lesson, students use a scaffold to help them compile information to write a solid research paper.
Diagram It! Identifying, Comparing, and Writing About Nonfiction Texts
Grades
K - 2
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Diagram It! Identifying, Comparing, and Writing About Nonfiction Texts
Students compare the traits fact and fiction by using a Venn diagram to compare fiction and nonfiction books about Native Americans.
Telling a Story About Me: Young Children Write Autobiographies
Grades
K - 2
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Telling a Story About Me: Young Children Write Autobiographies
Students tell their life stories in this lesson about autobiographies based on family photographs.
Predicting and Gathering Information With Nonfiction Texts
Grades
K - 2
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Predicting and Gathering Information With Nonfiction Texts
Students take a walk on the wild side when they develop an understanding of nonfiction texts with hands-on experiences and intense analysis.
Finding Solutions to Food Waste: Persuasion in a Digital World
Grades
7 - 9
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Finding Solutions to Food Waste: Persuasion in a Digital World
Using various reading strategies and resources, students explore the issue of food waste. They also create persuasive arguments and blog posts examining this topic.
Seeking Social Justice Through Satire: Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal"
Grades
10 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Seeking Social Justice Through Satire: Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal"
This lesson assists advanced students in grades 10–12 in comprehending Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" and developing a presentation to satirize a contemporary social issue.
A Portrait of Our World: Making Connections and Developing Comprehension
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
A Portrait of Our World: Making Connections and Developing Comprehension

Students engage in carousel walks, character analyses, global explorations, and genre studies while using valuable language arts strategies to build higher-level comprehension skills.

When I Was Young In...A Literature to Language Experience
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
When I Was Young In...A Literature to Language Experience
Past meets present in this lesson in which students practice verb tense when they write personal short stories that they then publish in a flip book.
Learning About Research and Writing Using the American Revolution
Grades
3 - 5
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Learning About Research and Writing Using the American Revolution
Students across the board will get a kick out of researching a historical figure from the American Revolution to create an acrostic poem.
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Exploring and Sharing Family Stories
Writing gets personal when students interview family members in order to write a personal narrative about that person.
Zines for Kids: Multigenre Texts About Media Icons
Grades
3 - 5
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Zines for Kids: Multigenre Texts About Media Icons
Special edition! Students use ReadWriteThink tools to create magazines about prominent figures using a variety of writing genres and styles.
Reading and Writing About Whales Using Fiction and Nonfiction Texts
Grades
K - 2
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Reading and Writing About Whales Using Fiction and Nonfiction Texts
Students will have a whale of a good time in this lesson in which they use fiction and nonfiction texts to write a letter to an online scientist.
Fighting Injustice by Studying Lessons of the Past
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Fighting Injustice by Studying Lessons of the Past
Social injustice occurs every day all over the world. In this lesson, students research a few historical examples of social injustice, including the Holocaust, the Trail of Tears, and Japanese internment.
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.
Storytelling in the Social Studies Classroom
Grades
3 - 5
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Storytelling in the Social Studies Classroom
People make the past come alive as students research and then share stories about famous Americans who promoted democratic ideals.
Exploring Author's Voice Using Jane Addams Award-Winning Books
Grades
6 - 8
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Exploring Author's Voice Using Jane Addams Award-Winning Books
History has many faces in this lesson in which students read Jane Addams Award-winning books to learn about peace, social justice, world community, and equality.

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