Students to read detailed scientific passages and explain how an understanding of specfifc icefish adaptations might lead to a treatment or cure for human disorders, such as osteoporosis and anemia.

In this lesson, students will analyze how authors in Sugar Changed the World use the stories of important figures in order to refine central ideas in the text.

In this lesson on True Crime: The Roots of an American Obsession, students will analyze how the author develops a claim related to the central idea of the role of fiction and its relation to guilt.

In this lesson, students read an article and write a graded review of the article. Students choose an article on a library trip before following specific instructions to write a review of the article in question.

In this lesson students will explore human rights and their relationship to one another. They will gain an appreciation of how human rights are violated in conflict zones- through a consideration of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Lastly, students will consider some of the controversies surrounding human rights. Lesson includes an interactive game on human rights, research prompts to better understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and an opportunity to assess the UN's Declaration of Human Rights.

This lesson and resource uses headline articles to help students read effectively by distilling main ideas from an informational text.

Explore the geographic context of Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson and Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.

Students will research how the American dream has been experienced throughout history and then create a comprehensive mind map illustrating their findings.

In this lesson, students will identify how Common's rap song "A Dream" and Walter Dean Myers's short story "Monkeyman" reinterpret Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of nonviolence. Students will delve into a text-based discussion on characterization and conflict, as well as compose an essay on the Six Principles of Nonviolence (rubric available).

In this lesson on the Spanish American War from Historical Thinking Matters, students will explore sources, webquests, and activities designed to help in answering the following essay question: "The explosion of the U.S.S. Maine caused the United States to invade Cuba in 1898. Use the documents provided and your own knowledge to evaluate this statement. Do you agree with this explanation of the causes of the Spanish American War? Why or why not? Use and cite evidence from the documents to support your analysis of this statement.”

Students explore the issues of ethics in medical research and, in particular, the issue of informed consent, in the context of Henrietta Lacks and the HeLa cells. This lesson uses the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks written by Rebecca Skloot.

In this lesson, students will work collaboratively to analyze how the texts refine and define the central ideas, focusing on the impact that local decisions make on a global scale.

In this lesson and resource, students practice identifying main ideas in informational text and distinguish between explicit and implicit statements.

In this lesson, students locate information from a variety of sources, and then select a paragraph from each and state the main idea and supporting details.

This resource is a nonfiction, Common Core aligned reading passage with textual analysis questions.

Students will learn basic information about the Incan empire and its downfall through selected readings and discussion activities. Students will futher their understanding regarding the clash of Spanish and Incan society by creating newspapers detailing the events, people, and places during the Spanish conquest of the Incan Empire.

A USA Today Education informational article on the lost Incas of the Andes with included reources/ worksheets for students.

In these interconnected lessons from TeachHistory.org, students will: 1. evaluate and assess the reasons given to remove Native Americans from their ancestral lands 2. analyze the change in United States government policy towards Native Americans from Washington to Jackson 3. compare and contrast different primary source documents on the same topic 4. make connections between the removal of Native Americans and the theory of "Manifest Destiny." Resource includes an overview, suggested approaches and teacher background information.

This lesson explores the essay Self Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson, focusing on an analysis of individualism. It includes background information on Emerson, sectional analysis of the text, accompanying reading questions and activities, vocabulary terms, and a suggested follow-up assignment.

In this lesson, students will understand the economic, environmental, societal effects that various inventions had upon the population by researching key figures, events, documents, maps, photos, videos, and recordings. This project-based learning lesson plan attempts to develop collaborative and communicative skills as well as higher order thinking by having students work together on teams to research the industrial revolution using primary and secondary sources. They will then create a product or presentation that answers the driving question and present their work to the class.