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, …
First Aid & CPR Mobile App – 8164
Summary Students create a real First Aid & CPR mobile app that can be used with a smartphone in the event of an emergency. Using …
Virtual Flat Stanley – 7089
Summary Second grade students read Flat Stanley and then created a flat version of themselves similar to Flat Stanley (Flat Twins). They Skyped with a …
Guess Who? – 7100
Summary This culminating activity helps students understand the contributions of all the Famous People we have learned. First graders selected their own groups and chose …
Shoes for Haiti – 8321
Summary “There’s a tendency to think that young designers only do fantasy fashion, but I’m more interested in making clothes that women can afford.”(Alexander Wang). …
NOT4ME – 8320
Summary “Recent studies show that 75 percent of youth between the ages of 12 and 20 are non-drinkers.”Source: http://wtvr.com/2013/08/27/not-4-me/ “. Your task is to produce …
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 …
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 …