Search: Moderate, 2.4.3 Recognize new knowledge and understanding.
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| Title | Overview | Grade | Average Rating |
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| 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 | |
| Trip to an Art Gallery | Art is viewed through a variety of lenses by people from all around the world. How art is seen, valued, and absorbed differs with each person's cultural background and life experiences. The students in Spanish V are asked to present art to teens from a Spanish speaking country, using language native to the teen and incorporating the culture and ideals of the visiting student. | 11 | |
| 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 | |
| Genres: Let’s Make Comparisons | Students compare poetry, folk tales and fables in respect to their genre characteristics. The essential question framing this unit is: What genre similarities can be found in poetry, folk tales and fables? | 3 | |
| 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 | |
| Wolves: Using more than one source | This lesson takes place prior to second grade students’ embarking on their science unit about Alaskan animals. They will work in groups of three to answer two questions about wolves. Each member in the group will use one of the three types of sources to answer the two questions. Then, they will share their answers with each other and each group will share a statement of their conclusions. | 2 | |
| Community Helpers | In a theme unit on community helpers, Kindergarten students will name a range of community helpers and be able to describe how they perform their major roles. The essential questions for this unit include: Who are community helpers? How do they help us? | K | |
| 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 |