Search: 3.4.2 Assess the quality and effectiveness of the learning product., 1.3.1 Respect copyright/intellectual property rights of creators and producers.
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| Title | Overview | Grade | Average Rating |
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| 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 | |
| What Were They Thinking Then, What Are We Thinking Now? | In the library students compare primary sources from two time periods relating to an issue in their novel or play. Students compare how the issue was perceived by characters in their work to how it is perceived by individuals today. The essential questions for this lesson are: Have the ideas and perspectives about the main issue of the novel or play changed with time? To what extent has the issue been resolved? | 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 | |
| Exploring Theme and Mood with a Book Trailer | After reading a novel, students will identify the themes and moods the author created in the book. Then using these themes and moods they will create a book trailer using an online computer program. Essential questions: What are the themes of the book? What is the mood of the story? What images and sounds could portray the mood and themes of the book? How would I persuade someone to read this book? | 7, 8 | |
| Old Ironsides | In exploring a unit on Poetry, students will research the USS Constitution and construct a guide that a tourist could follow while taking a walking tour of the vessel. The students are asked to consider the following essential questions: What are some present day uses of the USS Constitution? What is the significance of the naval vessel to Massachusetts, Oliver Wendell Holmes and his poem, Old Ironsides? | 10 | |
| Animal Research Project | The lesson is designed to teach students how to use the BIG6 graphic organizer so they will have a systematic way to approach research papers. The students will then have to look-up a book on the subject and retrieve the book form the shelf to show they can use the library online catalog system. A review on accessing databases from the school lab and home will be done. Student will choose topic. | 7 |