Rebels Remember – 8126
Summary In this lesson, English 9 students learn the difference between primary and secondary sources while also learning more about the American Civil Rights period. …
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Edgar Allan Poe Archivist Activity – 7810
Summary The students will complete a Performance Task about Edgar Allan Poe’s life using primary sources. A Performance Task requires the students to use critical thinking, …
R.S.V.P.: Collaborating on English 8 SOL writing prompts – 7881
This assignment used six (6) of the 42 SOL Writing prompts provided for the English 8 Spring short paper assessment. The lesson was designed to allow …
Show Me a 21st Century Benjamin – 8125
Summary For AP English 11, students read and analyze The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. In particular, they complete a rhetorical analysis of Franklin’s morality experiment, …
Duck-n-Cover! Nuclear Disasters Research Project: A Differentiated Approach to Inquiry Based Learning — 8403
Summary My 10th grade English students were intrigued by the nuclear disaster presented in the fictional short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray …
Virginia Reader’s Choice Campaign – 7925
Summary Virginia Readers Choice is an annual award sponsored by the Virginia State Reading Association. Teachers and librarians from across the state nominate ten books, …
Monster Book Trailers – 8323
Summary This New York Times bestselling novel and National Book Award nominee from acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers tells the story of Steve Harmon, a …
The Best Laid Lesson Plans of Mice & Men – 8175
Summary In this project, student groups become the instructors for each of the chapters of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. Students read Of Mice …
Pick Me! Election 2013 – Tailoring Campaign Advertisements with Surveys — 8406
Summary Students in Government classes were learning about political campaigning and opinion polls, while students in English 12 classes were learning about persuasive appeals. After …
Holocaust ID Cards – #7760
Summary This lesson was developed based on student inquiry into the authentic Identification Cards from the United States Holocaust Museum. Students were so interested in …