This lesson plan introduces students to the text features in informational books, using the book "Cloud, Rain, and Fog." Children also practice comprehension strategies while learning about clouds, rain, and fog and how they are made. This lesson plan is a precursor to the lesson plan "Clouds, Rain, and Fog: A Closer Look" at http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview?LPid=13789.

This lesson plan introduces students to the text features in informational books, using the book "Cloud, Rain, and Fog." Children also practice comprehension strategies while learning about clouds, rain, and fog and how they are made. This lesson plan is a continuation of the lesson plan "Clouds, Rain, and Fog" at http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview?LPid=13664.

In this lesson, students begin to explicitly focus on their ability to engage in collaborative discussions.

In this lesson, students will analyze primary sources to identify the perspectives of various political parties regarding the Kansas Nebraska Act and Scott v. Sandford in order to write an ECR (multi-paragraph essay) which determines the impact these events had on national political unity.

This Random House for High School Teachers reader's guide includes discussion questions for The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou to aid in student comprehension and understanding of the famous author and her life.

In this lesson, students will draft a comic book script based on a general prompt (e.g., A super hero saves the day!) and explore basic information about comics and comic book writing. Then, based on the detail and description in the script, students will create the page layout and images of a peer's comic book script. Next, students edit the first drafts of their scripts upon seeing how well the artists were able to match their visuals with the visions the writers had in their head as they initially composed the script. Last, students will share their revised scripts with classmates and discuss how the drafts differed.

In this lesson, students will understand how Mesopotamians solved the problem of record keeping and documenting in ancient times by using cylinder seals. They will work collaboratively to design a cylinder seal, test it out, and then write a reflection on the effectiveness of their plan.

This resource provides a lesson designed to assist learners with exploring methods for updating a given scene within a body of drama.

This Random House for High School Teachers reader's guide includes discussion questions to aid students in analyzing and interpreting the Complete Poems and Selected Letters of John Keats, one of England's great Romantic poets.

In this structured discussion method, under the guidance of a facilitator, participants are encouraged to engage intellectually with challenging materials, gain insight about their own point of view and strive for a shared understanding of issues. In this conversation, students will focus their study on the "Immigration Enforcement Raids."

In this structured discussion method, under the guidance of a facilitator, participants are encouraged to engage intellectually with challenging materials, gain insight about their own point of view and strive for a shared understanding of issues. In this conversation, students will focus their study on the "Syrian Refuge Crisis and U.S. Policy."

In this activity, students analyze primary source documents in order to better understand the content, impact, and perpetual relevance of the U.S. Constitution to the daily lives of American citizens.

Students learn to understand unfamiliar terms using context clues. Students will read an excerpt from the Gettysburg Adress in order to practice and improve this skill.

In this lesson, students review types of context clues and practice using them to define vocabulary words.

Students read the words in the box and use them to complete each sentence.

Students read the words in the box and use them to complete each sentence.