Search: 05, 2.4.3 Recognize new knowledge and understanding.
Results 1 - 10 of 12
Results
| Title | Overview | Grade | Average Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fact vs. Opinion | Students will learn to distinguish the difference between facts and opinions. They will practice identifying facts and opinions. Essential Question: What is the difference between fact and opinion? | 7 | |
| How to locate and evaluate information, Part I - Online Catalog | Students will be able to select and cite credible information for their English II research paper Students self-select their topic of past, present, and future, e.g. television, cell phones, immigration, capital punishment. This gives the student an opportunity to use prior and background knowledge as context for new learning. | 10 | |
| Explorers Project | Students will apply the research process for this multiple class unit. They will read about a particular explorer, learn about their aims, challenges and accomplishments, and will trace the routes they followed on maps. As a group, they will generate questions to use during the "Interview with an Explorer" section. Students will gain practice in writing skills to communicate effectively as they create a journal from the Explorer's point of view. | 5 | |
| How to locate and evaluate information, Part III - Internet Sites | Students will be able to select and cite credible information for their English II research paper. Students self-select their topic of past, present, and future, e.g. television, cell phones, immigration, capital punishment. This gives the student an opportunity to use prior and background knowledge as context for new learning. | 10 | |
| Find the Figurative Language | Fifth grade students identify figurative language and demonstrate their meaning in a multimedia project. Essential questions are: What is figurative language? How does it enhance our understanding and our enjoyment of reading? | 5 | |
| Passport Through the Library | Students will use the pictorial chart to learn about the 300’s nonfiction section. These pictorial clues will aid students in decoding topic names and encourage practice in number recognition. Students will identify, locate, and evaluate items in the 300’s section of the library for personal interest. The essential questions are: Am I able to locate my topics of personal interest in the 300’s section of the library? Am I able to evaluate my personal choices? | K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | |
| How to locate and evaluate information, Part II - Databases | Students will be able to select and cite credible information for their English II research paper. Students self-select their topic of past, present, and future, e.g. television, cell phones, immigration, capital punishment. This gives the student an opportunity to use prior and background knowledge as context for new learning. | 10 | |
| Analyzing Sonnets | How does [insert sonneteer's name] use literary techniques to convey his/her message/theme in [insert sonnet name]? In answering the above essential question, students will read an critique dramatic selections from a variety of authors (to choose their sonnet),read and critique a specific type of poetry (sonnets and the type of sonnet style based on the sonnet chosen), create source and notecards in MLA format, and then write a documented research paper. | 11 | |
| 5 Types of Literary Conflict | Students will identify the five different types of conflict shown in literature through an examination of books. Books will be grouped according to their specific type of conflict, but unlabeled so students will have to use their previous knowledge and previewing skills to identify the type of each group. Essential Question: What are the five basic internal/external conflicts that are found within literature? | 8 | |
| Secret Life of Bees Research | Students are to use the connection of the setting and time period of the novel, The Secret Life of Bees, to make connections to events in the novel to events in America's history. The essay should provide information about the topic as well as explain its significance. Student's sample essential question will be along the lines of "What is the [insert topic here] and how did it affect the Civil Rights Movement in this country?" | 9, 10 |