281 Venn Diagrams and Logic: A Visual Approach to Deductive Reasoning Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Mathematics Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 4–12 Professional Commentary: This lesson focuses on using Venn diagrams to explore direct, indirect, and transitive reasoning. For each activity, students construct arguments based on Venn diagrams and create Venn diagrams for a particular argument.... 282 Romping and Stomping with Shakespeare Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 3 Professional Commentary: This lesson introduces students to the rhythm and meter of the language found in Shakespeare's songs. Students respond to the sound and beat of Shakespeare's songs and use drama to understand the writer's use of vivid images and word pictures.... 283 Searching with Certainty: Critically Evaluating Internet Search Methods and Sources Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–10 Professional Commentary: This lesson focuses on ways students can learn to evaluate Internet resources used for research papers. Using their own topics of research, students explore ways to determine credibility in sources of information.... Career Fields: General Career Skills Projects: Standards First 284 Local Retreats: Exploring Potential Tourist Attractions in Your Community Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–12 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students consider how some of their favorite local places might be interesting spots for visitors to their community to see. Students begin the lesson by reading an article from the New York Times about unlikely tourist attractions in the boroughs of New York.... Career Fields: Business & Administrative Services, Government & Public Administration, Hospitality & Tourism, Marketing, General Career Skills Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First 285 Through the Eyes of a Child: Creating Documentaries from the Perspectives of Adolescents Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students explore how documentaries can present realistic and sometimes difficult perspectives on events in our world. Students begin by watching video clips from the film "Gaza Strip" and sharing their insights.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication Projects: Standards First 286 Newsworthy Intentions: Exploring the Risky and Edifying Dimensions of Satire Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 8–12 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students explore the legal distinction between satire and libel. Students begin by discussing their ideas about humor, then work in small groups to research a libel case.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication, Information Technology Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First 287 Violent Delights and Violent Ends: Romeo and Juliet Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Best Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–10 Professional Commentary: Reading Shakespeare's plays presents many challenges for students. This resource describes engaging activities to familiarize students with the plot and language of Romeo and Juliet.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication, Business & Administrative Services, Hospitality & Tourism, Human Services, Marketing Projects: Standards First Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 7–10 Professional Commentary: Lessons included with this resource allow students to identify, discuss, and apply the elements, conventions, and language features of persuasive texts. The activities guide students through the concept of argument by looking at examples of argument found in daily media sources.... Career Fields: Business & Administrative Services, Health Science, Law & Public Safety, Marketing Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First 289 Truman Capote: Other Voices, Other Rooms Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: Character development is the primary focus of this lesson, which uses Truman Capote's short story, "A Christmas Memory," as the basis for a character study. Teachers initiate the activity by leading a discussion about the plot and the main character of the short story.... Career Fields: Information Technology Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First 290 1984: A Teachers Cyberguide Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 11–12 Professional Commentary: In this thematic unit, students learn about George Orwell's life and political views as they examine the key concepts from the novel 1984. During the study of this novel, students discuss the major themes and make connections to current issues and their own lives.... Career Fields: Education & Training, Human Services, Information Technology, Law & Public Safety, General Career Skills Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First |