This activity provides practice with syntax by looking closely at Desmond Tutu's speech "The Question of South Africa." There are two versions to support students at varying levels.
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This is a graphic organizer for close reading Desmond Tutu's speech "The Question of South Africa." There are three versions of the response guide for varying levels of student support.
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This is an introductory lesson for any unit/text on the Holocaust. Students will first gallery walk various pictures, terms, and quotes about the Holocaust to connect with any previous knowledge and engage curiosity. The second activity asks the students to watch the National Holocaust Museum's movie about the events leading to the Holocaust. Finally students look closely at a text about the events leading up to Holocaust.
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This is a unit introduction for any unit that has a thematic focus on the concept of "home." The first activity asks students to use critical thinking with art from the Smithsonian collection. Students will ask questions and look at commonalities. The second part of the activity asks students to look at an artist's sculptural interpretation of the idea of "home." The final piece of the activity involves students watching a video ("Fatima's Drawings") about a young girl who had to leave her home in Syria due to war and violence. Student are asked to analyze her concept of home and how it evolves.
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Students return to the classroom to find out that their class library has been destroyed. In order to find out who destroyed the class library, students must become "detectives" and observe the crime scene and read/listen to the main suspects' alibis to solve the Seussical Mystery.
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This is the activity for the Seussical Mystery Inferencing task. Students work in cooperatives groups using their inferencing skills to solve the mystery.
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List of Props and Ideas for Seussical Mystery Lesson
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This lesson uses the model of a 4 x 4 cube viewed from the top, front, and right side.The first task is to find the integer value representing the number of cubes that can be viewed as well as those that cannot be seen. The second task is to find a polynomial model that represents this solution. Besides drawing a picture and counting the cubes, think of a method which requires multiplication, addition, and subtraction of the sides that will result in a quadratic solution. Check the model and evaluating it when n=4 and compare answer to Task 1. The third task is to check to see if the model will hold true when the number of units in one side is greater than 4. The fourth task is an optional extension for students to predict a model for a rectangular prism with a square base using two variables. An addtional extension can be used to review probability and odds.
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One of the best ways to learn how to write an effective resume is to study examples of successful resumes. This webpage walks you through parts of a resume.
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In this lesson, students will use an acronym to recall the coordinating conjunctions and practice their use in order to master this technique in their writing. Students will also practice writing compound sentences.
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Students will consider the choices artists make when creating works of art that include people. They will consider style, medium, background, color, technique, and composition; compare images of women as represented by different artists; learn about where artists get their sources and inspiration.
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This guide prepares students to write an argumentative letter on a social justice issue of their choice. It includes a review of argumentative structure and resources to assist them in finding an informational article on an issue they would like to address. English II students must choose a topic of social justice in one of the World Cultures studied in class: Africa, Asian, Indian, Hispanic, or Western European. The topic does not have to represent the same geographical location(s) mentioned in our texts; for example, you do not have to identify a concern in Nigeria just because we studied Things Fall Apart.
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Next steps and support for Webinar #1 of the Curriculum Review Academy.
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