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Subtopic: Comprehension Strategies

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Resource	Grade Level	Media Type
Backyard Bugs This video segment from Wild TV takes a closer look at backyard bugs, their habitat and characteristics.	1-5	QuickTime Video
Bee-ing in a Swarm Learn about bees, their habitat and how to interact with a swarm in this Wild TV video segment.	2-8	QuickTime Video
Ben Hall of Sapelo Island In this video segment from EGG: the arts show, Sapelo Island resident, Ben Hall, guides viewers through an introduction to Sapelo Island which is inhabited by the descendants of African slaves.	3-12	QuickTime Video
Colonial House In this segment from Colonial House, Colonists and the Passamaquoddy people encounter each other for the first time.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Dance Theatre of Harlem Learn about the Dance Theatre of Harlem is this segment from A Walk Through Harlem.	6-12	QuickTime Video
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	Lesson Plan
Determining Solutions to a Problem - Fire Cloud Students identify a problem and what measures are taken to solve it as well as identify solutions to the problem.	4-12	Lesson Plan
DNA Barcode Library Botanists and biologists work to create a DNA barcode library for plant life in this video segment from New York Voices.	3-12	QuickTime Video
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	Lesson Plan
Duke This video segment from Weston Woods is an introduction to the “Piano Prince,” bandleader and composer, Duke Ellington.	1-4	QuickTime Video
Everglades In this video segment from WILD TV, a scientist in the Florida Everglades talks about her research on the pig frog.	3-8	QuickTime Video
Facts or Opinions - Wonderful Worms Students differentiate between facts and opinions using a two-column chart.	3-6	Lesson Plan
Form an Opinion - Cats Students develop an informed opinion about whether cats or dogs make better pets.	4-12	Lesson Plan
How Text and Art Create a Response - The Chalk Sculpture Students answer questions and write an essay about the public response to Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla’s chalk sculpture.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Identifying Cultural and Ethnic Values - Dance Theatre of Harlem Students compose an historical landmark dedication to the Dance Theatre of Harlem which includes some of the cultural and ethnic values of the school.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Identifying Main Idea and Supporting Details - The Stonecutter's Wish Students identify which details support the main idea or theme of a story that they watch.	2-4	Lesson Plan
Identifying Supporting Evidence from a Text - What is a Hero? Using evidence found in a story, students identify what characteristics make a hero.	1-4	Lesson Plan
Identifying the Social and Cultural Contexts of a Time Period - The Journey of the Jewish Americans Students watch a video segment that presents the immigration of Jews to America during the 19th century. They answer questions related to the events of the video and compare these events to those they observe in society today.	6-12	Lesson Plan
Incorporating Flashbacks in Narrative Text - The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis Students watch a video segment that shows an interview with one of the survivors of the U.S.S. Indianapolis who recalls the sinking of the ship and his survival. Students then create an original narrative that utilizes flashback to tell the survivor’s story.	6-12	Lesson Plan
The Injured Otter A young, injured otter must find his way during the winter in Yellowstone National Park in this segment from Nature.	6-12	QuickTime Video
The Journey of the Jewish Americans This segment from The Jewish Americans shows how in the 19th century Jews and other groups were sometimes not welcomed when they immigrated to the United States.	6-12	QuickTime Video
Main Idea and Details - Cloud Students practice distinguishing between relevant and irrelevant ideas by identifying relevant details in a story and using them to draft a main idea statement. They double check the details as relevant or irrelevant in a two-column chart.	5-12	Lesson Plan
Main Ideas and Supporting Details on Two Topics - Neeraj and Moths Students construct and defend a main-idea statement using relevant supporting details they identify in two separate video segments.	5-8	Lesson Plan
Maya Lin This video segment from New York Voices features Chinese American architect Maya Lin.	6-12	QuickTime Video
The New Negro Learn about some of the people who contributed to the Harlem Renaissance in this video from A Walk Through Harlem.	6-12	QuickTime Video
New Orleans Jazz In this video segment from Jazz at Lincoln Center, Wynton Marsalis and his band play “St. Louis Blues.”	6-12	QuickTime Video
Paraphrasing - Timbuktu in Your Own Words Students paraphrase passages from a video with assistance.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Pet Advice Learn what pet owners can do to better care for their pets in this video segment from WILD TV .	3-6	QuickTime Video
Point of View - Sharing a Perspective on Music Students share their opinions on music and write two critiques of a band playing the “St. Louis Blues,” one from their own point of view and one from that of a music critic. They reflect upon how their point of view influenced their opinion.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Prior Knowledge - What Do You Know About Dogs? Students reflect, in notes, classroom discussion and writing, on how they use prior knowledge about dogs to help them comprehend new information.	5-8	Lesson Plan
Puppy Walker This Zoom video segment features Brett, a boy who trains puppies to be seeing-eye dogs.	2-6	QuickTime Video
Recognizing that One Text Can Generate Multiple Interpretations - The Double V Students describe in an essay the multiple meanings of the Double V campaign mounted by the Pittsburgh Courier newspaper during World War II.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Red Shoes In this video segment, learn about the friendship between Lisa and Jenny who are inseparable best friends.	1-4	QuickTime Video
Santiago and Morris In this video segment from WILD TV, Santiago, a troubled youth, and Linda, a motor vehicle accident victim, discuss how Morris, a therapy dog, has helped them.	3-8	QuickTime Video
Techniques of Persuasive Presentations - Ebony, the Elephant Calf Students identify the techniques used to persuade listeners to feel certain ways about what they see.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Understanding Story Elements - Who, What, Where Students identify story elements (who, what, and where), record significant details and create a rap.	3-5	Lesson Plan
What Can You Do? In this video segment from WILD TV , learn about a woman who photographs dogs in an animal shelter in an effort to find new homes for the homeless pets.	3-8	QuickTime Video
Wonderful Worms This video segment from WILD TV features a teenager who is fascinated with worms and talks about their value to the environment.	3-8	QuickTime Video