Students will learn the potential costs and benefits of social media, digital …
Students will learn the potential costs and benefits of social media, digital consumption, and our relationship with technology as a society in the three-week lesson. This inquiry based unit of study will answer the following questions:
Essential Question: How can we use science fiction’s ability to predict the future to help humanity?
Supportive Questions 1: What predictions of future development has science fiction accurately made in the past? This can include technology, privacy, medicine, social justice, political, environmental, education, and economic.
Supportive Question 2: What predictions for future development in contemporary science fiction are positive for the future of humanity? What factors need to begin in your lifetime to make these predictions reality?
Supportive Question 3: What predictions for future development in contemporary science fiction are negative for the future of humanity? What factors need to begin in your lifetime to stop these negative outcomes?
Opinion Writing BrainVentures are engaging & interactive, digital, enrichment activities meant to …
Opinion Writing BrainVentures are engaging & interactive, digital, enrichment activities meant to supplement your standard aligned curriculum. They can be used as indepent or collaborative practice as well as remotely or on campus.
This is a writing assignment designed specifically for the special education setting. …
This is a writing assignment designed specifically for the special education setting. It involves having the students watch a high-interest video with teacher supported discussion. Students will use the information from the video along with three informational articles that they read. One article is provided for them. They need to find two articles on their own and read them. There are no citation requirements for this paper, however, that could easily be added.
This could easily be modified for the general education classroom adding the following Standards: RI5, RI6, RI7, W4, W7, and W8.
Before students read Out of the Dust or another novel that takes …
Before students read Out of the Dust or another novel that takes place during the Dust Bowl, students will gain background information on the Dust Bowl, Dust Bowl Migration, Mass Exodus, and Black Sunday. They will experience the Dust Bowl through a short video and pictures.
This lesson is the fifth in a series of six in which …
This lesson is the fifth in a series of six in which students engage in a close read aloud of The Invisible Boy. In Session 5, students use a Language Dive to see the cause of and change in Brian's feelings. Additionally, students use Justin's kindness toward Brian as an introduction to compassion, a habit of character.
This lesson is the final one in which students engage in a …
This lesson is the final one in which students engage in a close read-aloud of The Invisible Boy. Students learn that Brian is happier at school because of the new friendship he has built with Justin. This final session allows students to practice recognizing significant events that cause a response in the main character.
This lesson introduces students to the topic of schools and the module …
This lesson introduces students to the topic of schools and the module guiding question: "What is school, and why are schools important?" Throughout the unit, students will answer this question by engaging in focused read-alouds and close read-alouds and classroom conversations.
In this lesson, students begin to broaden their definition and understanding of …
In this lesson, students begin to broaden their definition and understanding of school by participating in a focused read-aloud of What Does School Mean to You?
This lesson opens by introducing students to the Classroom Discussion Norms anchor …
This lesson opens by introducing students to the Classroom Discussion Norms anchor chart. Students add to this anchor chart throughout the module to help them learn behaviors for successful classroom discussions.
In this lesson, the primary goal in reading The Dot is to …
In this lesson, the primary goal in reading The Dot is to ensure that students understand the important events in the text, as well as how Vashti's feelings change throughout the text.
In Work Time A, students complete another focused read-aloud of The Dot. …
In Work Time A, students complete another focused read-aloud of The Dot. In this session, they revisit key sections of the text to answer text-dependent questions that guide them to identify the central message. Students should be able to explain why the author wrote this story or what he wanted us to learn from it.
This lesson is the first in a series of six in which …
This lesson is the first in a series of six in which students engage in a close read-aloud of The Invisible Boy. This book provides another example of school to help students define and clarify the purpose of school. In this book, students learn that school helps us to appreciate other people's abilities and underscores the importance of treating others kindly. Additionally, students track the main character's change of emotions to better understand the impact of their words and actions on their classmates.
This lesson is the second in a series of six in which …
This lesson is the second in a series of six in which students engage in a close read-aloud of The Invisible Boy. In Session 2, students focus their attention on a smaller chunk of the text that dives deeper into understanding the main character, Brian, and an example of something that makes him feel invisible.
This lesson is the third in a series of six in which …
This lesson is the third in a series of six in which students engage in a close read-aloud of The Invisible Boy. In Session 3, students begin talking about and tracking Brian's feelings on an anchor chart.
This lesson is the fourth in a series of six in which …
This lesson is the fourth in a series of six in which students engage in a close read-aloud of The Invisible Boy. In Session 4, students explore the connection between being "invisible," Brian's feelings, and the drawings of Brian throughout the book. Additionally, students use Justin's appreciation for Brian's drawing abilities as an introduction to the habit of character respect in the closing of the Close Read Aloud
This lesson kicks off the focus for Unit 2: problems in communities …
This lesson kicks off the focus for Unit 2: problems in communities that keep students from going to school and how communities work together to solve those problems. Students spend most of the unit exploring this topic through a close read-aloud of the text Off to Class, which closely examines three schools around the world.
This lesson is the first in a series of six in which …
This lesson is the first in a series of six in which students engage in a close read-aloud of Off to Class. In this lesson, students are introduced to the idea of learning about a school in a new part of the world that has a problem to overcome. Students practice listening to the text for important details to write as notes in their Off to Class notebook.
This is the second of six close read-aloud sessions of Off to …
This is the second of six close read-aloud sessions of Off to Class. In this session, students explore the solution to the problem the school faced and the benefits the school provides its community. Students continue listening for important details and practicing taking notes.
This is the third of six close read-aloud sessions of Off to …
This is the third of six close read-aloud sessions of Off to Class. In this session, students read the first few paragraphs of "Out of the Rubble" and learn about the problem this community faces in sending students to school. Similar to Sessions 1 and 2, students continue listening for important details and practicing taking notes
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