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Raymond's Run
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The story Raymond's Run is told through the eyes of Hazel Squeaky Parker, who is the fastest runner in her Harlem neighborhood. She spends the majority of her time practicing for upcoming races and taking care of her brother, Raymond, who is mentally challenged and to whom she is very devoted. In this CCSS lesson, students will explore this story through text dependent questions, academic vocabulary, and writing assignments.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Achieve the Core
Author:
Achieve the Core
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Remix African American History Month/Biography Research
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Students will research an African American person based on set questions. The students will present their person in an interview format - Guess Who.This resource has been remixed to add a digital presentation option.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Case Study
Formative Assessment
Game
Interactive
Presentation
Reading
Reference Material
Author:
CHRISTIE DEHART
Date Added:
06/04/2020
Remix One Giant Leap Into Claims and Evidence
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In this lesson, students will be determining the central idea of a text about the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. They will also examine how quotes help to develop a central idea. Next, they will be writing an objective summary. Students will then research information from NASA about becoming an astronaut, as well as quotes that support why someone should become an astronaut. Finally, students will plan and write an argumentative essay about why someone should apply to become an astronaut using claims, evidence, and commentary. To enhance this lesson with a digital focus, instead of the traditional essay format in the origial plan, students can be given the choice of several digital mediums to present their findings. This digital foucs allows for student choice, selection and/or creation of visuals to support student thinking and arguments, and customization of content for the stuent's specific audience. 

Subject:
Career Development
Composition and Rhetoric
Reading Informational Text
Material Type:
Assessment
Formative Assessment
Lesson Plan
Reference Material
Student Guide
Author:
CHRISTIE DEHART
Date Added:
06/01/2020
Rethink 8th Grade ELA Course for Non-Canvas Users
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This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 6th Grade Math.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Formative Assessment
Full Course
Homework/Assignment
Vocabulary
Author:
Kelly Rawlston
Letoria Lewis
Date Added:
08/29/2022
Rethink 8th Grade English Language Arts - Course Package
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This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 8th Grade ELA. 

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Formative Assessment
Full Course
Homework/Assignment
Lecture Notes
Presentation
Vocabulary
Author:
Kelly Rawlston
Letoria Lewis
Date Added:
08/18/2022
Rodent-Borne Diseases: Getting the Facts Out There
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In this lesson, students will research one aspect of either hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) or lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCMV). Students will use what they learn during their research to produce a public service announcement in the form of a brochure, poster, radio announcement or television commercial. This lesson is for use after students have covered the basics of viruses, viral infection, and immunology. Students should know what a virus is, the basic methods of transmission, and how the human immune system reacts to infection by a virus.

Subject:
Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date Added:
01/11/2017
Rome: Slaves, the Labor Force, and the Economy
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In this lesson, students will examine the various social classes and learn about the critical role that slaves, freemen, and plebeians played in the day-to-day operations of the Roman Empire. Students will learn about the various social classes and the life experiences of people from these classes. As a final activity, students will complete a creative writing assignment that addresses how the Roman class system and the use of slavery may have ultimately contributed to the downfall of the Roman Empire. Video link: http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/index.html - Go to For Educators and follow links to free video clips. The Slaves and Freemen link is broken. Use this: http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/slaves_freemen.html

Subject:
English Language Arts
Social Studies
World History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Presentation
Provider:
PBS
Author:
Margaret Koval
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Rome: Technology and Medicine
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Students will learn about Roman architecture, technology, and medicine by becoming teachers for a day. Students will participate in a class discussion about Rome?s contributions in these areas and then work in small groups to become experts in one aspect of Roman technology or medicine. They will then share this knowledge with their classmates by teaching what they have learned and having their classmates participate in an activity where they will have to apply what they have learned. Students will then practice their evaluation skills by reviewing one another?s performance. A final class discussion about the technological and medical contributions of the ancient Romans will summarize the ideas learned. To access the video clips, go to resources and click on the link. It is NOT necessary to purchase the DVD.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Social Studies
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Presentation
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:
PBS
Author:
Margaret Koval
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Rome: Who's Who in Roman History
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In this lesson, students produce a classroom documentary about important historical figures from the Roman Empire. They will also create posters to be part of a classroom timeline showing when each of these people lived and their impact on the empire. As a final activity, students will apply what they have learned by discussing how these ancient Romans have impacted world history and continue to influence us today. Video link: http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/index.html. Go to For Educators and follow links to free video clips. Includes extension activities.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Social Studies
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Presentation
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:
PBS
Author:
Margaret Koval
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Scaffolding Methods for Research Paper Writing
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Students will use scaffolding to research and organize information for writing a research paper. A research paper scaffold provides students with clear support for writing expository papers that include a question (problem), literature review, analysis, methodology for original research, results, conclusion, and references. Students examine informational text, use an inquiry-based approach, and practice genre-specific strategies for expository writing.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Unit of Study
Provider:
ReadWriteThink
Author:
Shannon Alicia O'Day Ph.D.
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Scavenger Search
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In this lesson, students use library resource materials, reference books, electronic media, and the internet to search for answers to questions.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Beacon Learning Center
Author:
Beacon Learning Center
Date Added:
04/23/2019
Should Man Explore Space?
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In this comprehensive lesson, students will work collaboratively to research and make an informed decision as to whether Man should explore space as they share the pros and cons of their assigned space exploration topics. This lesson employs the Jigsaw method of instruction.

Subject:
Applied Science
English Language Arts
Information and Technology
Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Alabama Learning Exchange
Author:
Carol Therrell
Date Added:
02/26/2019
The Silk Road
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In this lesson, students will learn about the geography and topography of China and surrounding countries, discover how ideas, cultures, and goods were exchanged through the Silk Road, relate the ideas of trade and globalization to today, and then write a travel journal entry as if they were a participant in trade along the Silk Road.

Subject:
21st Century Global Geography
English Language Arts
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Art Institute of Chicago
Author:
Art Institute of Chicago Department of Museum Education
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Solving Science Mysteries
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In this lesson, students work in small groups to investigate a science-related mystery using resource materials, then write and deliver a persuasive speech that supports the theory of the mystery.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Beacon Learning Center
Author:
Beacon Learning Center
Date Added:
04/23/2019