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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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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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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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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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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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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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