Freedom Project
Summary This lesson was written for a smaller classroom of students, so the focus was not necessarily on group work. Students independently read an article …
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It’s Showtime! Fireside Chatting with FDR and Obama
Summary During this lesson, students will review communicat Nions from two famous Presidents. They will then work in pairs to develop their own speech. One …
Media Literacy and PSAs – 5308
Summary As part of the Media Literacy mini-unit, students had previously gathered data and learned about the different types of media (billboards, commercials, newspaper ads, …
Cosmic Research Project
Summary In this lesson, while participating in novel study activities, students brainstorm and identify topics related to or mentioned in the novel Cosmic. Examples of …
Supreme Superhero
Summary In this lesson, students study characterization, conflict, and theme as they read a variety of superhero material and then craft their own comic book …
Design Your Very Own Restaurant – 5828
Summary Summary: Students work in groups of 4-5 to create their own restaurant. They will determine the type of restaurant (i.e. family, fast food, fine …
Coaching Salaries and Excel – 5304
Summary Students, grouped in twos, researched the salary agreements for a college coach of their choice. The contract data of the coach they selected had …
A Race of Monumental Proportions
Summary As an introduction and hook for the lesson, the students use the ActivPrompt tool to predict the location of their teacher on the Monument …
Fund My Disease
Summary In this lesson, students conduct research on a chosen disease. They collaborate on a website in groups of two or three designed to convince …
BRING THE XTERRA GAMES TO VIRGINIA – 5309
Summary In this project, students worked in groups of 4 and were presented with the task of convincing the representatives of XTERRA (classmates) to have …