Interpreting Twain’s Satire Through Vine – 8121
Summary Excerpts of Mark Twain’s satire in the novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court are brought to life in 7-second Vine videos. Students …
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Great Expectations “Selfies” – 8087
Amanda Dickey, Deep Run High School Summary English 9 students are asked to choose a scenario from the novel Great Expectations that will be used …
Book Report Movie Trailers – 7281
Summary During this lesson students worked independently to create a trailer to advertise the book that they read for their 9 week book report. This …
Cooperative Cardinals – 7482
Summary Our principal informed us that some primary students needed help learning how to work together and enlisted the 2nd graders to create ways to …
Think like a Botanist – 7484
Summary Students selected and collaboratively researched a plant of interest located in a specific region of the United States using Google Docs and Drawing. Students …
Destination Mars – 7483
Summary NASA’s Digital Learning Network at the Goddard Space Center presented a series of challenges in a project called Destination: Mars. The students were challenged …
Hero Tales: Collaborative Story and Movie Creation – 8082
Beth Berry and Jen Perego, Deep Run High School Summary Students in English class research a “hometown hero” story and rewrite that story in “code …
Censorship and Bias in the Media – 7840
Summary This unit will discuss concepts of ethics, bias, and the political and social implications of censorship. The unit will include research in order to …
Writing Workshop with Louisa County – 7842
Summary “This is the first day I have liked being in school!” a student shared. This quote encapsulates this lesson. My two RTI 8th Grade …
Helming the Ship, Climbing the Staircase: Poetry Research and Information Fluency – 7850
Summary Instead of giving students a poem and walking them through analyzing it and/or giving them a worksheet to complete in a whole class lesson, …