This activity can be adapted among grade levels, and involves students practicing describing objects by their properties.
This article discusses ways to use technology to guide students through brainstorming activities and organization of ideas.
This resource discusses different prewriting and writing exercises.
In this lesson, students will read and discuss "The Hangman" by Maurice Ogden and answer questions about the poem.
Inclusion is an important concept in that it promotes equity and equality in the classroom. Students learn to work together despite their differences, capitalizing on their strengths and minimizing their deficits. Students within the school will be educated about the importance of inclusion, collaborating to complete activities and advocating for a school-wide inclusion program that involves all students, teachers and administrators.
In this lesson, students learn about proverbs: how they work, how they differ from cliches, how to interpret them, and how they can be culturally and personally significant. Students begin by talking about proverbs, interview family and friends to find proverbs that were not discussed in class, and figuring out the meaning of proverbs by creating a new definition of proverbs based on what they've learned.
In this lesson, students will write an essay comparing how the author’s purposes affect the narrator’s point of view of the immediate aftermath of the earthquake in "Comprehending the Calamity".
In this lesson, students will work in a jigsaw, with each group being given a different research-resource about depleted fish species.
In this lesson, students research eyewitness accounts looking for quotes to answer their interview questions.
In this lesson, students continue to research eyewitness accounts looking for quotes to answer their interview questions.
In this lesson, students will work in triads to research factual information about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire to use as a basis for their newspaper articles.
In this lesson, students will work in groups and each group will be given a different research/resource. At the end of the lesson, groups will be paired with other groups in order to share their assessment of their findings.
In this lesson, students will work in groups in order to research information about sustainable fishing methods.
This unit outlines a simulated research process that relies strongly on collaborative work around a common topic. A topic resource repository about prehistoric art is provided to help teachers model the process with a rich selection of sources, as well as model tools and inquiry questions.
This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 6th Grade English Language Arts.
This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 6th Grade ELA.
In this lesson, students will briefly reread the Cronus myth, which they have already read closely in Lessons 2-3. Students then will write a literary analysis connecting a theme of the Cronus myth to a theme in The Lightning Thief.
In this lesson, students will make a claim about two adversities faced by people in the Middle Ages and choose where they want to focus their essay.
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
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.