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Cause and Effect Relationships - Silence of the Bees

Cause and Effect Relationships - Silence of the Bees

Students write an essay that synthesizes the cause and effect relationship the disappearance of bees will cause.

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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Compare and Contrast Information from Multiple Sources - Wolong's Pandas

Compare and Contrast Information from Multiple Sources - Wolong's Pandas

Students compare and contrast information from three sources to determine the reasons that contributed to panda population decline.  They draw conclusions from these sources by writing their own paragraphs.

5-7

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Comparing and Contrasting - Explorers of Yesterday and Today

Comparing and Contrasting - Explorers of Yesterday and Today

Students write essays that compare and contrast two explorers of Yellowstone National Park, Tom Murphy, a modern day explorer and photographer and John Colter, an explorer who traveled across the same area almost 200 years ago.

6-8

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Creating a Hypothesis - The Intelligent Robot

Creating a Hypothesis - The Intelligent Robot

Students watch a video segment that discusses developing intelligent robots, and then write paragraphs that provide detailed hypotheses of results that could come from this endeavor.

6-12

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Creating Literary Texts - Finding Homes for Pets

Creating Literary Texts - Finding Homes for Pets

Students write and illustrate a persuasive book to convince readers to adopt a pet.

5-7

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Describing Characters - Cloud Grows

Describing Characters - Cloud Grows

Students learn about characterization by studying and taking notes on the growth of a white stallion.

5-12

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Determining Main Idea and Supporting Details - Wild in the City

Determining Main Idea and Supporting Details - Wild in the City

Students use a graphic organizer to record important details and determine the main idea of a video segment. They use the organizer to write an informational paragraph about parakeets in the city.

4-7

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Drawing Conclusions and Comparing/Contrasting - The Everglades

Drawing Conclusions and Comparing/Contrasting - The Everglades

Students take notes to determine the most important information given in a video segment and written text. They compare the information and draw written conclusions about the importance of studying the pig frog and the Everglades.

4-8

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Identifying Characteristics - Anansi, the Spider

Identifying Characteristics - Anansi, the Spider

Students identify the specific traits of Anansi, a popular character in African folklore, by completing a character web.

2-5

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Identifying Different Kinds of Sentences - The Peacock’s Feathers

Identifying Different Kinds of Sentences - The Peacock’s Feathers

Using a chart, students identify four sentence types within a short summary.

6-8

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Perspectives of the Gullah Geechee People - Sapelo Island

Perspectives of the Gullah Geechee People - Sapelo Island

Students use information they record on a Speaker Graphic Organizer to write a paragraph about the perspectives of the Gullah Geechee People.

5-8

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Public Speaking and Persuasion -  Improve Your School!

Public Speaking and Persuasion - Improve Your School!

Students will then describe ways in which they would like to improve their school by making an oral presentation to persuade the audience to agree with their ideas. Students are evaluated on their public speaking skills and their ability to be persuasive.

6-12

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Reporting from Multiple Sources - The Roles of Dogs in Three Societies

Reporting from Multiple Sources - The Roles of Dogs in Three Societies

Students take notes to organize relevant facts and ideas from three video segments about the roles dogs play in different cultures or societies. They use their notes to write a multi-paragraph essay.

5-8

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Use of Symbolism to Convey the Author's Message - The Negro Speaks of Rivers

Use of Symbolism to Convey the Author's Message - The Negro Speaks of Rivers

Students identify and interpret literary devices, symbolism and first-person narration as well as answer critical thinking questions and write a paragraph about a Langston Hughes poem.

6-8

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Using Descriptive Language - Inventing Your Own Bug!

Using Descriptive Language - Inventing Your Own Bug!

Students use descriptive language to describe a bug they have invented.

3-5

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Writing a Dialogue - A Jazz Conversation Using Collective Improvisation

Writing a Dialogue - A Jazz Conversation Using Collective Improvisation

Students create an original dialogue between two characters.

3-5

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Writing an Expository Paragraph Using Time Order - Ndakinna Wilderness Project

Writing an Expository Paragraph Using Time Order - Ndakinna Wilderness Project

Students take notes on a video segment and use time-ordering organizational skills to write a paragraph on camouflaging themselves.

4-7

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Writing Original Literary Texts - The Cuban Crab Migration

Writing Original Literary Texts - The Cuban Crab Migration

Students create an original poem using similes and metaphors to describe the migration of Cuban land crabs.

6-8

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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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