This lesson examines the characteristics of Greek heroes and leads students to …
This lesson examines the characteristics of Greek heroes and leads students to recognize references to Greek mythological heroes found in literature and culture today. Students will present analyses of heroes by defending their favorites in a slideshow presentation nominatting them for selection to a Heroes' Hall of Fame.
Through multiple lessons, students will explore career choices, set educational goals, and …
Through multiple lessons, students will explore career choices, set educational goals, and create a media project in which they share information about their chosen career.
In this lesson, students will think critically about which skills they should …
In this lesson, students will think critically about which skills they should highlight and demonstrate from the Fishbowl, and identify which they should practice further before presenting the visual display they will create in this lesson.
In this lesson students will decorate the outside of a small box, …
In this lesson students will decorate the outside of a small box, using words and pictures to depict how they see themselves and decorate the inside to show how others see them. Students then present an oral presentation explaining the box's decorations.
Students will have an opportunity to develop such "live interviews" with ancient …
Students will have an opportunity to develop such "live interviews" with ancient athletes; working in small groups, they will produce a script based on the results of their research and they will perform the interview for other students in the class.
In this lesson, students create a multimedia slide presentation containing facts, graphics, …
In this lesson, students create a multimedia slide presentation containing facts, graphics, and sounds relating to a biographical figure based on their reading of a biography or an autobiography.
After reading Lois Lowry's The Giver, students use a WebQuest to research …
After reading Lois Lowry's The Giver, students use a WebQuest to research ideas and themes from the novel. Students use their research and persuasive writing skills to create a brochure designed to sell a way of thinking or way of life addressed in the novel.
This article examines what happens when a sugar planter tries to save …
This article examines what happens when a sugar planter tries to save his sugar crops by importing a few mongooses. In this CCSS lesson, students will explore this story through text dependent questions, academic vocabulary, and writing assignments.
After organizing their thoughts using a graphic organizer, students write a narrative …
After organizing their thoughts using a graphic organizer, students write a narrative essay which relates an autobiographical incident. Students present their essays in a slideshow which allows their classmates to practice predicting an outcome as they guess the ending of the narrative. Some of the essays will be included in a class newsletter created by the students.
This lesson takes advantage of that interest by asking students to create …
This lesson takes advantage of that interest by asking students to create a soundtrack for a novel that they have read. Students begin by analyzing how specific songs might fit with a familiar story. Students then create their own soundtracks for the movie version of a novel they have read. They select songs that match the text and fit specific events in the story. Finally, students share their projects with the class and assess their work using a rubric. Examples in this lesson focus on The Beast by Walter Dean Myers, but any piece of literature can be used as the basis of students' soundtracks.
Students will be able to read a grade level text, the novel …
Students will be able to read a grade level text, the novel "The Outsiders". As they read they will have to cite information, make inferences and connections, summarize, compare different mediums (book and movie) and learn about the author and how her experiences shaped the novel. Students will also get to write persuasively and creatively during this unit.
Students can practice their speaking skills in a lower stakes situtation. Additionally, …
Students can practice their speaking skills in a lower stakes situtation. Additionally, they are exposed to another skill for their technology toolbox. For this lesson students examine the differences between physical and chemical changes. After understanding these changes, in small groups students follow instructions for making popcorn, photographing each step. Then students create a video using the SonicPics app to narrate their photos and answer questions about this change.
This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This …
This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 7th Grade English Language Arts.
Students will use PowerPoint to create a presentation on a given genre. …
Students will use PowerPoint to create a presentation on a given genre. As a culminating activity, students will present their presentation to the class and teach their genre.
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