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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek - Reader Response Unit - TeachersFirst
Grades
9 to 12
In the Classroom
Mark this unit in your Favorites if you teach Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. You might also want to explore some of the lesson ideas to use them with other literature selections.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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PravdaReport - Pravada.ru
Grades
11 to 12tag(s): diversity (55), media literacy (122), perspective (30), russia (33), russian (25)
In the Classroom
Students can choose one international news topic and compare how it's reported on PravdaReport vs. a U.S.-based news outlet. Students can select an article from PravdaReport and identify elements such as tone, word choice, sources cited, and framing. They can then discuss how these elements may shape reader perception. After reading a PravdaReport article, students can rewrite it from a different point of view, such as Western media or an NGO.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Women Writer's Project - Brown University
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): women (189), writers workshop (30)
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ABC News - ABC news
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): news (223), newspapers (88)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a resource for current events projects - assign students various weeks throughout the semester in which they are to be the class news reporter, keeping their peers up to date and informed. Have students research what's going on via this news site and present a small presentation at the beginning of class every day during their week. Students can either orally present, or for the technologically inclined, create a short video summarizing the same information. Have students create news briefs and share them using a tool such as SchoolTube.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Day I Was Born Webquest
Grades
4 to 6In the Classroom
Use the entire project to learn about culture in history and about family and community, or choose selected portions or links as a research project of thier own.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Writing Den
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
A teachers' guide provides ideas for ways to use the various activities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Writer's Guide - University of Victoria
Grades
7 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sources: Use and Acknowledgement - Dartmouth College
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): writing (309)
In the Classroom
This is a site that would be useful to review with students before working on a research project or paper. Open the site on the interactive whiteboard or projector, helping the students to process the information. Make sure to include this site on any student worksheets explaining projects and on the class wiki, to highlight the importance of citations. Students who move on to college will be grateful they received this information!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Propaganda Critic
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): advertising (23), propaganda (9)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site as a great resource for your student's persuasive writing projects; they can learn to persuade without falling into circular logic traps and emotional appeals that plague today's politicians.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Purdue's Online Writing Program Lab OWL - Purdue University
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): writing (309)
In the Classroom
Use the handouts under the ESL heading as study guides for students trying to remember English conjugations. Have students practice the words with paper or online flashcards. If using an online tool, try Flashcard Stash, reviewed here. Making the cards and repetition will reenforce the message, and help students in a hands-off instructional manner.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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KidPub
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): writing (309)
In the Classroom
This site would be an excellent motivating tool for students participating in writing and literature. Save the site as a learning center or station, and allow students both to peruse the stories and submit their own stories to be published. Stories are separated by genre, making it easier to tailor student's focus during a particular unit. During a poetry unit, instruct students to examine only the poetry and to submit their own. Very useful site to inspire and motivate students through the use of their peer's work!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Guide to Grammar and Writing - Capital Community Technical College
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9 to 12tag(s): writing (309)
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Grammar and Style Guide - Rutgers
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6 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Hypergrammar - University of Ottawa
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6 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Elements of Style - Strunk
Grades
9 to 12In the Classroom
Have students use Bartleby.com to look up a style rule from The Elements of Style and apply it by revising a short piece of their writing. Assign students to explore a section of Roget's Thesaurus on the site and create a "word web" using Whimsical Mind Maps reviewed here of synonyms and related terms to enhance their vocabulary for descriptive or persuasive writing. Invite students to choose a historical or literary text from Bartleby.com, read an excerpt, and present a short analysis connecting the work's themes or style to a modern-day issue or piece of literature.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Daily Grammar
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6 to 12tag(s): writing (309)
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The Writers' Almanac - Minnesota Public Radio
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6 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Short Stories - East of the Web
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): short stories (18)
In the Classroom
Share with your students and enjoy some of the short stories from the site. Encourage students to write their own story and submit it to the site for consideration. Modify learning and have students useAdd your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Poetry Magic
Grades
9 to 12In the Classroom
Much of the advanced material would be suitable for teachers to use in preparing lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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That's Not Fair - Yale University
Grades
4 to 6In the Classroom
As a class, try to solve this literary mystery which involves a murder among the bookshelves in a library. While working on solving who did it, students will learn about a wide variety of intermediate detective novels. Have student pair or small groups of students pick whichever one is of the most interest and get it either online or make a trip to the school library to find the book. Have the pairs or small groups report out about their book to their peers after completion. Be sure they plan out their presentation by using a storyboard creator such as SuperNotecard. Students can then finalize their presentations using a tool like Make Beliefs Comix, or Powtoon. As a wrap up for this unit you may also want to have students solve the online interactive mystery Murder at the Met: An American Art Mystery.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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