701 Coming to Terms with the Past: A Teach-In about Post-Holocaust History Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: In this interdisciplinary lesson, students read and discuss an article from The New York Times to learn about Holocaust survivor Simon Wiesenthal who dedicated his life to bringing war criminals to justice. Working in groups, they then conduct research to examine how the post-Holocaust period has been handled historically and hold a teach-in to promote continued awareness of the Holocaust's impact. Questions and suggested online resources are provided to aid in the research.... 702 We the People: Exploring the Constitution in Historic and Modern Contexts Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: In this interdisciplinary lesson, students consider the main concepts of the Preamble of the United States Constitution and learn about Constitution Day, a new national holiday. Groups are assigned a Constitutional article, amendment or group of amendments and then research related issues which have both historic and modern connections.... 703 I Heard It Through the Grapevine: Evaluating the Differences between Oral and Written History Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–10 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students read a narrative text from The New York Times that recounts the legacy of a family as a starting-point for discussion and research about pre-Civil War slavery. Links to suggested primary and secondary resources are included.... 704 Short and Sweet Science: Assessing the Advantages of Summaries of Scientific Information Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students summarize a piece of scientific text and assess the advantages, disadvantages, and challenges in writing summaries. They then select science-related new articles and, with a partner, generate summaries of the longer pieces.... 705 No Place Like Home?: Arguing for the Protection of Endangered Species Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students investigate the impact of the physical environment on an endangered species. Working in pairs, they research an endangered species, factors that contribute to its endangerment, and ways to protect it.... 706 Knowing Write from Wrong: Exploring Common Writing Errors in the Electronic Communications Age Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students explore how the informality of electronic correspondence has affected communications in the workplace. After responding to a prompt written for two different audiences, students work collaboratively to a writing guide that contains rules and examples to help correct common writing errors.... 707 Held Accountable: Connecting Accounts from Slave Narratives to Historical Research Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students read and discuss excerpts from two recently discovered slave narratives that describe their self emancipation prior to the end of the Civil War. Students then work in groups to research six themes addressed in the narratives, relating the personal accounts to history texts and other historical documentation.... 708 Fanatically Grammatically Correct: Discovering the Uses of Punctuation Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 8–12 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students reflect on how punctuation shapes meaning, and then work collaboratively to research guidelines for correct usage. Through a series of brief writing assignments, they explore how creative writers employ punctuation as an essential tool in their craft. Students come to realize that punctuation is not simply about knowing rules.... 709 Collaborating to Write Dialogue Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–10 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students are paired to write dialogue for two speakers. A list of 22 possible combinations are included (e.g., player and coach). For prewriting, students develop their characters' traits and brainstorm conflicts.... 710 What Makes Shadows?: Observing and Drawing Shadows Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades PreK–2 Professional Commentary: Students learn about shadows as they observe and draw the shadow of a classmate. In the extension activity, students observe and discuss shadows changing over time.... |