Students will be motivated to share their poetry through an online tool the features recording and animation.
Talking Poetry with Blabberize
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Book Report Alternative: Rewind the Plot!
6 - 12
Lesson Plan
| Standard Lesson
In this alternative to the traditional book report, students report on their novel choices by rewinding the plot.
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Prove It!: A Citation Scavenger Hunt
6 - 12
Lesson Plan
| Minilesson
Students are challenged to find citations that support details about the characters, plot, or themes from a text.
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Blending the Past with Today's Technology: Using Prezi to Prepare for Historical Fiction
6 - 10
Lesson Plan
| Standard Lesson
To prepare for literature circles featuring historical novels, students research the decades of the 1930s to the 1990s and share their information using Prezi, a web application for creating multimedia presentations.
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Vote for Me! Making Presidential Commercials Using Avatars
6 - 12
Lesson Plan
| Standard Lesson
After researching political platforms of past presidents through primary sources and other resources, students create commercials for these presidents using Voki, an online web tool that produces speaking avatars.
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Book Report Alternative: Getting Acquainted with Farcebook
7 - 12
Lesson Plan
| Standard Lesson
In this alternative to the traditional book report, students report on their novel choices using Facebook-like pages.
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Animate that Haiku!
5 - 8
Lesson Plan
| Standard Lesson
Following the traditional form of the haiku, students publish their own haikus using Animoto, an online web tool to produce slideshows that blend text and music.
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Book Buddy Biographies: Intermediate and Primary Students Working Together
K - 2
Lesson Plan
| Standard Lesson
Students create a personalized biography for their reading buddy, and each child is the author, illustrator, and editor.
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Audience, Purpose, and Language Use in Electronic Messages
6 - 8
Lesson Plan
| Minilesson
Students explore using electronic messaging and Internet abbreviations for specific purposes and examine the importance of using a more formal style of writing based on their audience.
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Research Building Blocks: "Cite Those Sources!"
3 - 5
Lesson Plan
| Standard Lesson
Students learn the importance of crediting others for their words and ideas, and then learn the paraphrasing and citation skills necessary to avoid plagiarism.
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Research Building Blocks: Skim, Scan, and Scroll
3 - 5
Lesson Plan
| Standard Lesson
In this lesson from a research skills unit, students read informational text, looking for supporting details. They practice skimming and scanning print resources, and scrolling through electronic resources.
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Myth and Truth: Independence Day
3 - 5
Lesson Plan
| Standard Lesson
By exploring myths and truths surrounding Independence Day, students think critically about commonly believed stories regarding the beginning of the Revolutionary War and the Independence Day holiday.
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Research Building Blocks: Examining Electronic Sources
3 - 5
Lesson Plan
| Minilesson
In this lesson, students evaluate and rate the relevance of electronic resources as they research information about their state.
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Research Building Blocks: Notes, Quotes, and Fact Fragments
3 - 5
Lesson Plan
| Minilesson
Students are guided through the process of taking notes while reading factual information, then turning those notes into new sentences and paragraphs written in their own words.
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Research Building Blocks: Hints about Print
3 - 5
Lesson Plan
| Minilesson
In this lesson from a research skills unit, students examine abstracts on selected books to determine their relevance and helpfulness.
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Giant Story Problems: Reading Comprehension through Math Problem-Solving
1 - 2
Lesson Plan
| Standard Lesson
Students create posters using images, text, and mathematical equations to represent a story problem.
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Book Sorting: Using Observation and Comprehension to Categorize Books
K - 2
Lesson Plan
| Standard Lesson
Students utilize their reading and writing skills as they think critically in order to sort books in multiple ways.
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Draw a Math Story: From the Concrete to the Symbolic
1 - 2
Lesson Plan
| Standard Lesson
Students create math stories by first drawing, then writing, and finally using math symbols to show addition or subtraction.
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Book Report Alternative: Character and Author Business Cards
6 - 8
Lesson Plan
| Standard Lesson
Students respond to a book they have read by thinking symbolically to create a business card for one of the characters.
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Book Report Alternative: The Elements of Fiction
3 - 5
Lesson Plan
| Standard Lesson
Students identify the elements of fiction in a book they have read and share summaries of them by writing and illustrating their own mini-book.