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A Character's Perspective - Colonial House

A Character's Perspective - Colonial House

Students watch a video segment that shows the reactions of colonists and native people when they encounter one another for the first time during a colony settlement reenactment. Students then select a character and write a letter from that character’s point of view that describes the meeting.

6-8

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Character Motivation - Sapelo Island Culture

Character Motivation - Sapelo Island Culture

Students write a poem (using simile and flashback) about the culture of Sapelo Island. They read their poems for an audience.

6-8

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Connections Between Texts - Maya Lin and Jane Jacobs

Connections Between Texts - Maya Lin and Jane Jacobs

Students write and perform a Readers’ Theater script in which two characters, Maya Lin and Jane Jacobs, talk to each other about their ideas about architecture and life.

6-8

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Connections to Personal Experiences - Bees? Yikes!

Connections to Personal Experiences - Bees? Yikes!

Students make connections between a video about bees and their own personal experiences through a poem written for two voices.

5-7

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How Different Authors Treat Similar Themes - Elephants of Africa

How Different Authors Treat Similar Themes - Elephants of Africa

Students take notes of the details of two different documentaries on similar themes. They use their notes to write a script and devise storyboards for their own documentary about elephants.

6-8

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Identifying Cultural Influences - City Horses

Identifying Cultural Influences - City Horses

Students determine how culture influences a group of people’s involvement with horses and write a story in response to the video.

4-6

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Making Predictions - The Injured Otter

Making Predictions - The Injured Otter

Students watch a video segment that shows a young injured otter’s attempts to locate his missing family. Then they predict what happens next and then write a narrative account of these events from three possible points of view: the injured otter, the filmmaker or an animal behaviorist.

6-10

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Point of View - Rhinoceros

Point of View - Rhinoceros

Students write a journal entry in which they imagine themselves as the rhinoceros and describe its journey to a new preserve.

6-8

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Storytelling: Oral Traditions

Storytelling: Oral Traditions

Students talk about what makes a good story, look at the oral tradition of storytelling, and compare and contrast stories from two different cultural traditions. This is one of four storytelling lessons.

4-6

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Storytelling: Tales of Everyday Life

Storytelling: Tales of Everyday Life

Students explore how events from everyday life can become stories, and how different types of narratives—such as ships' logs and journals—can tell the story of the same event. This is one of four storytelling lessons.

4-6

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Storytelling: Writers' Workshop

Storytelling: Writers' Workshop

Students draw on their understanding of different types of narratives to inspire and enrich their own storytelling. This is one of four storytelling lessons.

4-6

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Writing a Biography - Ask Someone to Tell Their Story

Writing a Biography - Ask Someone to Tell Their Story

Students interview a family member or friend and write a short biography of that person.

1-4

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Writing a Fantasy - Creatures in the Sea

Writing a Fantasy - Creatures in the Sea

Students watch a video featuring various sea creatures, assign special characteristics to the sea creatures they see and use their make-believe or fantasy ideas to write an underwater sea fantasy.

1-4

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Writing Original Literary Texts -  The World of Volcanoes

Writing Original Literary Texts - The World of Volcanoes

Students will watch a video that shows scientists collecting lava samples from an active volcano. They use similes and metaphors to write an original poem about the segment.

6-10

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