This collection uses primary sources to explore The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn …
This collection uses primary sources to explore The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.
For more than 400 years, Shakespeare's 37 surviving plays, 154 sonnets, and …
For more than 400 years, Shakespeare's 37 surviving plays, 154 sonnets, and other poems have been read, performed, taught, reinterpreted, and enjoyed the world over. This Teacher's Guide includes ideas for bringing the Bard and pop culture together, along with how performers around the world have infused their respective local histories and cultures into these works.
In this unit, students will delve deeper into the genre of myth …
In this unit, students will delve deeper into the genre of myth to access appropriate standards. The students will use Greek Mythology as a vehicle to master and apply fiction comprehension skills. Students will also explore the background of Greek philosophers while applying and mastering nonfiction comprehension skills. The students will show mastery by completing a Persuasive Writing Performance Based Assessment.
In this unit, students will delve deeper into nonfiction with a novel …
In this unit, students will delve deeper into nonfiction with a novel study titled, I Am Malala. The students will apply nonfiction comprehension skills and close reading strategies to analyze and explore the challenges of an adolescent girl from a different culture analyze while reading. The students will show mastery by completing a Persuasive Writing Performance Based Assessment.
In this unit, students will delve into a novel study for Refugee. …
In this unit, students will delve into a novel study for Refugee. The students will use the novel as a vessel to practice and apply comprehension skills. Students will also explore the challenges of three adolescents who are all faced with the difficult decisions of having to leave their homes. The students will show mastery by completing a Persuasive Writing Performance Based Assessment.
In this unit, students read the novel, Lyddie, by Katherin Patterson. Students …
In this unit, students read the novel, Lyddie, by Katherin Patterson. Students will read a variety of fiction and nonfiction through the novel to make connections between characters and settings. Additionally, students will engage in character analysis to help them understand author's conventions. Finally, students will engage in vocabulary study to help them understand the connotations and denotations of words as well as enhance reading comprehension.
In this unit, students read fiction, nonfiction, and poetry selections about acts …
In this unit, students read fiction, nonfiction, and poetry selections about acts of courage, big and small, ordinary and extraordinary. Throughout the unit students will assume the role of a blogger and write expository essay profiles about the people and characters they read about and their acts of courage. This work will be curated in a Google Site that will serve as the Performance Based Assessment.
In this unit, students will read the novel, A Long Walk to …
In this unit, students will read the novel, A Long Walk to Water, analyzing characterization, plot, and setting in small groups. Students will read informational text and watch videos about The Lost Boys of Sudan and the water shortage crisis in Sudan to give them background knowledge regarding major events in the novel. A journaling activity will be used to help students respond to events in the novel. The unit will culminate with a two voice poem performance based assessment.
Reading text that is challenging, thought provoking or informative, provides a challenge …
Reading text that is challenging, thought provoking or informative, provides a challenge to young learners if connections cannot be made. This "Willbook" allows for learners to create connections by asking and answering self reflective questions. These questions allow for the learner to identify and connect with any reading. Learners may add or subtract and create their own connection questions as learner agency develops.
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