Reading Fluency – 7043
Summary The students are participating in a community service project where they are analyzing the impact of growing up in a literacy-rich environment and how …
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Story Buddies – #7761
Summary Learning is defined as the acquiring of knowledge, while teaching is defined as the imparting of knowledge. In this lesson, students transition from the …
Hero Websites – 7848
Summary Who is your hero? Sixth graders were given the opportunity to explore and research their favorite heroes through their Literature Wheel classes (students rotated …
Inspiring Change with Public Service Announcements – 8122
Summary Throughout the school year, English 9 students read and study novels that revolve around a theme of social injustice. In this project, students work …
Rhetoric and Argument in Society – 8367
Summary This lesson engages rhetoric and composition students in weekly analytical discussions about the nature of rhetoric and argument in society. Each week, one HS’s …
DO YOUR JOB! – Solving a Current Problem in Your Potential Career Field — 8402
Summary In this unit, students took a problem-solving approach to current issues their potential career field. After researching current problems or issues in their potential …
Casting Call! Cast a Movie of Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales
Summary In this lesson, students approach Chaucer from familiar ground by drawing on their knowledge of movies. They play the role of a casting director, …
Middle Ages Documentary – 8322
Summary doc-u-men-ta-ry – adjective, noun plural doc-u-men-ta-ries – adjective consisting of or written on documents a film or television or a radio program that gives …
Rescuers of the Holocaust, Research & Presentations – 8161
Summary To encourage students to “Be a Voice” in the world, in connection to their reading of Elie Wiesel’s Night , students research and present …
North American Literary Discourse – 8364
Summary The purpose of this lesson is to allow students to collaborate in literary discourse that extends beyond the Henrico high school classroom. By gaining …