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| Title | Overview | Grade | Average Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Cyberbullying Among Teens | Students learn the importance of creating storyboards as first steps in designing their podcasts. To build their storyboards, they wrestle with the following essential questions: Why do teens engage in cyberbullying? How does it affect the victims? What can we do to stop cybebullying? | 9 | |
| Rock Star Road Trip | Just what is there to do and see in this country anyway? We don't often ask students what their interests are. Through personal choice in music, this activity encourages students to visit other cities, apply real-world tools, and discover just what there is to do in other places. May be conducted collaboratively with music (genre), social studies (geography), and Math (economics)or may be taught in isolation. | 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 | |
| My Personal Wellness | Students answer the essential question(s): What do I need to know and do to live a balanced and healthy life? What do I need to know and do to become a life-long learner? They design advanced research strategies to access, evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information from appropriate sources to construct understanding and to become health-literate. They research a wellness concern and create an evaluative annotated bibliography to demonstrate creativity and productivity. | 9 |