This resource is intended as a Summative Extension activity to the resource …
This resource is intended as a Summative Extension activity to the resource created by Samantha Gibson entitled "The Fire Next Time." The original source contains a detailed lesson plan that incorporates primary source documents in order to compare and contrast leading figures of the Civil Rights movement. This extension activity is intended to provide a synthesis activity that asks students to consider and explore a modern-day example of social protest and evaluate various approaches to the same issue. Optional extension activities include a collaborative persuasive presentation that requires research and rhetoric skills to be successful and/or an individual written research paper.
In this unit, students explore the attributes necessary for survival by reading …
In this unit, students explore the attributes necessary for survival by reading excerpts from Julie of the Wolves, Endangered, Hatchet, and a variety of poems. With each story, students will explore if one needs more physical or mental strength, or a combination of both, in order to overcome an obstacle or problem. Students will also explore how our ability to adapt and make changes impacts our lives and ability to survive. It is our hope that this unit challenges students to think about the way in which they tackle obstacles and the power and influence they have over their own lives.
When analyzing individual stories, students will focus on explaining how scenes fit together and contribute to the overall structure of a story or poem, and summarizing a text and determining theme. After analyzing a story or poem in-depth, students will then practice comparing and contrasting across stories and analyzing the way in which different stories approach similar themes and topics. This unit places a large emphasis on the power of rereading a text in order to build deeper meaning. Over the course of the unit, students will have multiple opportunities to engage with a particular text multiple times in order to analyze and notice author's craft and additional layers of meaning.
Ryan Dixon of Virginia Beach developed this website to support students and …
Ryan Dixon of Virginia Beach developed this website to support students and parents as they move to virtual learning. Feel free to use this idea for your own students and parents web site!
I created this activity to give students extra practice with identifying synonyms …
I created this activity to give students extra practice with identifying synonyms and antonyms. This activity keeps students engaged and thinking. I begin teaching synonyms and antonyms at the beginning of the school year. My students play this game throughout the year. Occasionally I add new words so my students are continually being challenged. This is excellent practice for SOL 4.4b.
An exciting game of fitness entices the students' interest in synoyms, antonyms, and …
An exciting game of fitness entices the students' interest in synoyms, antonyms, and homophones. Fitnesss equipment is used to add excitment to a competitive game of "who can get there first". In this activity, students will answer questions to get the chance to exercise on a piece of equipment. The first team to get around the path first with the most correct answers wins the game.
In a small group, students will be given a collection of animal …
In a small group, students will be given a collection of animal cards. The teacher will ask them to look at their cards and think about what is the same and what is different. Students will sort the animal cards based on similarities and differences. After sorting, the class will discuss how each group sorted. Then, students will talk about how they can further sort the cards into a subset and go into more detail. This will lead into later sorting synonyms,antonyms, and homophones and connecting this to computer science and algorithms and sequencing.
This video is part of the Continue to Know with WHRO TV …
This video is part of the Continue to Know with WHRO TV series. Watch LaTissha Boyce teach about how to use synonyms and antonyms to determine unfamiliar word meanings
This video is part of the Continue to Know with WHRO TV …
This video is part of the Continue to Know with WHRO TV series. Watch Andrew Sytsma teach about avoiding plagiarism and synthesizing research into student writing.
4th Grade lesson plan integrating computer science, english language arts, and history/social …
4th Grade lesson plan integrating computer science, english language arts, and history/social studies. Duration: 45 minutes. Students will strengthen their communication skills by contributing to individual and smallgroup discussions, seeking the ideas and opinions of others and beginning to use evidence to support their own personal opinions.
One 45 minute lesson plan integrating computer science, english language arts, and …
One 45 minute lesson plan integrating computer science, english language arts, and history/social studies. As students listen to stories, they realize that these stories have a beginning, middle, and an end. Planning a story is like writing an algorithm or program in that there are steps that are followed as the author determines the beginning, middle, and end of the story. Authors use multiple ways of planning and telling a story; stories can be told using story maps, storyboards, or other sequential graphic organizers.
Blenna Patterson and Darlene Lane of Radford developed these short, printable reminders …
Blenna Patterson and Darlene Lane of Radford developed these short, printable reminders about using technology tools, to accompany their Tech Tips videos (see https://sites.google.com/rcps.org/rcpsplc/tech-tips)
Students distinguish between facts and opinions in a nonfiction text. They use …
Students distinguish between facts and opinions in a nonfiction text. They use those statements to create a byte of binary code (numeric values to represent nonverbal ideas in the computer) that, when placed together, forms a picture of either a flower, house, sailboat, rocketship/robot, or a smiley face.
Creating a strong thesis statement is a critical skill in writing, but …
Creating a strong thesis statement is a critical skill in writing, but it can sometimes be difficult. The good news is that it doesn't have to be! This exercise will help you create the puzzle pieces needed to put together a strong thesis statement.
This resource is a great way to allow kids to move, communicate, …
This resource is a great way to allow kids to move, communicate, and build anticipation for a novel. It requires minimal work on the teacher's end, but can produce great discussion.
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