From Book to Movie: Creative Editing in the 21st Century – 5679
Summary The Lord of the Rings. The Hunger Games. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. In the last decade, juvenile and teen fiction novels have …
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Transportation Second Grade Style – 4158
Summary Students were presented with a design challenge that required them to access previously learned knowledge about communities, specifically transportation. They worked collaboratively to design …
Just Kidding! Satire Creation, Sharing and Analysis – 6908
Submitted by: Ashley Matheny School: Varina High School Summary This lesson begins with students creating individual examples of satire, and sums up our unit on …
Eradicating Differences
Summary The lesson was designed to have students use research and collaboration to connect themes and ideas from literature, history, and their present day experiences …
Bringing Holes to Life – 4600
Summary In conjunction with our class novel study of Louis Sachar’s Holes, students will emphasize and practice the reading strategy of “visualization and drawing conclusions”. …
Math, Community and Persuasion: Blending student-centered and problem based learning – 5378 and 6304
Submitted by: Emily Roberts, Abby Hughes and Corbin Wright Collaborators: Joy McDonald, ITRT School: Hungary Creek Middle Summary Many schools in the New York/New Jersey …
Chicago Tourist Brochure – Things Not Seen – 5306
Summary While reading Things Not Seen by Andrew Clement, students had to research the setting of the novel, Chicago, Illinois, to become tour guides. Before …
Introduction to Google Docs and Capitalization Review – 5382
Submitted by: Emily Roberts Collaborators: Joy McDonald, ITRT School: Hungary Creek Middle Summary This lesson is designed to improve usage and mechanics while introducing students …
Media Literacy and PSAs 2 – 5319
Summary The purpose of this lesson was to teach students how to deconstruct media messages, with the intention of learning how to be more aware …
Doctrine of the Undisciplined
Summary After reading The Outsiders, a classic coming-of-age novel by S.E. Hinton, the students will synthesize how the definition of “culture of honor,” as described …