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| Title | Overview | Grade | Average Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Seuss and Read Across America | The essential question, What important facts about Dr. Seuss influenced the Read Across America movement in America? This lesson is designed to teach students to analyze the life and works of Dr. Seuss and to infer why he was important to the Read Across America movement. Students will use note taking skills to write their paragraph from reliable, teacher selected sources. | 5, 6 | |
| Researching a Favorite Author | A student wishes to share and expand upon information synthesized in an English I research assignment. In particular, the student wishes to exchange information with others interested in the same topic/author. | 9 | |
| Examining World Cultures Through Their Folktales | Juniors and seniors in a world literature class examine world cultures through the lens of a culture’s folktales. The essential question is: How do folktales reflect a country’s culture? In particular, the students (1) analyze how folktales convey a society’s morals and values, and (2) apply their knowledge by creating a literary piece in the folktale genre that reflects aspects of the culture. | 11, 12 | |
| Global Warming Portfolio Project | Eighth grade students will synthesize learning in Science, Mathematics and Language Arts to present accurate, relevant, authoritative and current information about global warming using digital tools and information processing strategies. The essential questions are: Has the climate of our world changed in the last fifty years because of human activity? How can you justify your response? | 8 | |
| Creating 21st Century Superheroes | As a conclusion to a unit on the comic book as literature, students will work in small groups to research a current global issue and create a superhero who has the 21st century skills to solve it. Essential Questions: What are the characteristics of a superhero? Which global issue impacts my community? | 11, 12 | |
| 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 | |
| Understanding Author & Illustrator | Students will be able to identify and explain the job responsibilities of an author and an illustrator and to better connect with this concept, they will become an author/illustrator. Essential questions: What is an author? What is an illustrator? What relationship do an author and illustrator have? How do an author and illustrator affect one another? What type of job do you have in kindergarten that is affected by someone else’s work? | K | |
| Finding The Right Book at the Right Time | Students will work toward independent selection of books to read for class and personal reading. Websites used include www.lexile.com (Find a Book), www.ARbookfind.com, and Destiny. Essential Question: How do I select the right book for the right purpose, based on my interests and at an appropriate reading level, and how do I make better choices in the future? What tools are available for finding a book for independent reading within my Lexile range? | 9 | |
| Ban That Book! | In this project students conduct a historical survey of book banning in the U.S. They research why specific books have been banned and draw their own conclusions in defending or opposing the banning of specific books. The essential questions they address are: Which books have been banned in the U.S.? Why have they been banned? Do I support or oppose book banning, and why? | 10 | |
| Cloning: Should We Be Doing It? | In this project students gather and analyze information on research relating to cloning, identify the positive and negative impacts of cloning, and take an individual stand on how they feel about cloning. Students address the following essential questions: What is happening in genetics research on cloning? Why should we care about this research? How does it affect our lives? How do different stakeholder groups view this research? How do I personally feel about cloning? Why? | 12 |