Who were the Ancient Greeks? Explore more about the Ancient Greeks and what they valued as a society in this Interactive Exploration.

This resource consists of two different types of looking, thinking and learning activities. These activities call on students' observation and critical thinking skills as they closely examine selected objects from Ancient Greece. The activities explore the themes of mythology, religion, sport, and trade.

The "Look at This" activities provide close-up views with guiding questions and background information. Students will learn more about what the ancient Greeks valued as a society.

The "Surprise Me" activities offer pop-up hot spots on selected objects to reveal intriguing information about Greek religion, gods, goddesses, trade, sport and mythology. Students will investigate how these objects relate to Greek religion and human need for protection from harm and healing from disease and injury.

This represents an entire unit designed to be cross curricular in nature for English 11 and VA/US History. The Historical Fiction Research Unit Google Doc can be found here and contains various links to additional resources to support this unit of study.The "before", "during", and "after" are included in each day for this series.  The unit will take approximately 12 days.

 Massive Resistance to school integration was an important part of Virginia history, but it is often not taught or it's glossed over quickly. Students will watch actual newsclips and then write a factual paragraph about Massive Resistance in VA.    In this lesson, students will explore the Robert Russa Moton Historical Site on the Civil Rights Trail website. Then they will watch original news clips of different events during the Massive Resistance Movement in Virginia. As they watch the clips they will complete a graphic organizer on the 5 Ws. They will use the information from their graphic organizer to create a well-written, complete, factual paragraph.      This lesson is designed for upper primary grades but can be used for middle school also. It covers Virginia History and US History II SOLs and English writing and research SOLs.     Feel free to modify this lesson and its accompanying documents as needed for your classes. 

Students will work with a partner or as an individual to research a planet and create an informative travel brochure.

I provide all the materials for this project and it is completed in class.

It is used as a summative assessment at the end of the Earth and Space Systems unit.

Students will work with a partner or as an individual to research a planet and create an informative travel brochure.

I provide all the materials for this project and it is completed in class.

It is used as a summative assessment at the end of the Earth and Space Systems unit.

Students will work with a partner or as an individual to research a planet and create an informative travel brochure.

I provide all the materials for this project and it is completed in class.

It is used as a summative assessment at the end of the Earth and Space Systems unit.

This is a Remix of Planet Travel Brochure.
I love this activity, and I think it is a great way to learn about the planets.
Modification: Not only can this lesson be taught by making a brochure, a virtual tour could be created here. What if the students pretended that they had already visited this planet and created a video or slide show presenting their findings.

Students will work with a partner or as an individual to research a planet and create an informative travel brochure.

I provide all the materials for this project and it is completed in class.

It is used as a summative assessment at the end of the Earth and Space Systems unit.

An student-centered author study project focusing on the works of Edgar Allen Poe. Students have options to read, research, and write about Poe's works, their social and historical contexts, and Poe's influence today. I have included the original project, a collective list of resources, and a webquest for guided research.

This resource provides a tutorial video for students to learn about the importance of using credible sources and how to determine a source's credibility. Students then apply what they have learned as they answer questions about sources they find while researching.

This resource provides a tutorial video for students to learn about the importance of using credible sources and how to determine a source's credibility. Students then apply what they have learned as they answer questions about sources they find while researching.

For the following project, students will be engaging in real-world topics research on a topic of their choice and producing an essay or proposal that argues their position on that topic.  This is a persuasive paper, not an expository paper.  They will need to take a position regarding the position they choose and support it using research.

Students will find, evaluate, and select credible sources to create a research product.

Students will find, evaluate, and select credible sources to create a research product.

This is a short review/assessment of research sources geared toward middle school students as they begin to work on research projects. The assignment is designed to assess students' knoweldge of the various types of sources that can be used when completing a research project. 

English Instructional Plan – Research: Writing the facts and wondering more? Grades 3-5