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A Harlem Renaissance Retrospective: Connecting Art, Music, Dance, and Poetry
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Students research, evaluate, and synthesize information about the Harlem Renaissance from varied resources, create an exhibit, and highlight connections across disciplines (i.e., art, music, and poetry) using a Venn diagram.

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English Language Arts
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ReadWriteThink
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ReadWriteThink
Date Added:
07/08/2021
Harlem by Langston Hughes Poem: PDF and Questions
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What happens to a dream deferred? That is the question posed by Langston Hughes in his poem "Harlem." This resource provided by CommonLit support 5th graders in addressing this question. To support student's understanding of the themes, teachers can access guiding questions, assessment questions and discussion prompts as well as texts with similar themes literary devices, topics and writing style.

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English Language Arts
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Lesson
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CommonLit
Date Added:
06/09/2023
Having Fun with Phonemic Awareness
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These phonemic awareness activities are intended to provide opportunities for families to play with sounds in words in a fun and engaging way. Each activity has examples of words that will get parents/caregivers started with building their child's phonemic awareness.

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English Language Arts
Material Type:
Reading
Date Added:
07/19/2024
Having "My "Say: A Multigenre Autobiography Project
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Students compose a multigenre paper, modeled after the Delany sister's autobiography, "Having Our Say", that includes the autobiographical narrative essay as well as an informational nonfiction piece.

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English Language Arts
Language, Grammar and Vocabulary
Reading Foundation Skills
Reading Informational Text
Reading Literature
Speaking and Listening
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Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Unit of Study
Provider:
ReadWriteThink
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ReadWriteThink
Date Added:
07/08/2021
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
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In this unit, students learn about United States history by reading the core text, Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African-Americans, and excerpts from Let It Shine: Stories of Black Freedom Fighters and Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America. Throughout the unit, students grapple with the discrimination and broken promises African Americans faced, paired with the endless determination and perseverance that fueled countless triumphs to overcome unfair and unjust treatment. Through a study of slavery up through the civil rights movement, students will be challenged to think critically about different events, influential people, and how they have had a lasting impact on the America we know today. This is incredibly important for helping students not only understand America’s past, but also to understand the realities of America’s present. It is our goal that this unit, combined with others in the curriculum, will inspire a passion within students to stand up for what is right and to fight for civil rights in order to attain equality and justice for all human beings, regardless of race. The goal of this unit is not depth; rather, the focus is more on exposure and building student understanding of the history behind the civil rights movement while simultaneously building a sense of empowerment and empathy. In fifth grade, students will study the civil rights movement in depth, learning about a wider variety of influential leaders, groups, and events, especially those in which youth advocacy and fight inspired and drove change. It is our hope that the combination of both units will equip students with the tools necessary to begin to challenge injustice in their own lives.

The unit requires students to deeply analyze a text to see how an author develops different ideas and points using vivid evidence in both the text and illustrations. Students will analyze author’s word choice, the different details an author includes, and the way in which an author presents information in order to build a deeper understanding of the time period and the text. Students will also be challenged to carry information across multiple texts in order to build a deeper understanding of content and themes.

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Composition and Rhetoric
English Language Arts
Language, Grammar and Vocabulary
Reading Foundation Skills
Reading Informational Text
Reading Literature
Speaking and Listening
Material Type:
Assessment
Homework/Assignment
Lesson Plan
Unit of Study
Provider:
Match Fishtank
Provider Set:
Fishtank ELA
Date Added:
01/01/2017
Hedy LaMarr's Double Life Resouces - Promoting STEM Through Literature (PSTL)
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Meet savvy scientist and inventor Hedy Lamarr, also known for her career as a glamorous international movie star. Dubbed "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World," Hedy actually preferred spending time creating inventions in her workshop to strutting down the red carpet. Hedy co-invented the technology known as frequency hopping, which turned out to be one of the most important scientific breakthroughs of the twentieth century! Today's cell phone, computers, and other electronic devices would be more vulnerable to hacking without the groundbreaking system discovered by a world-famous actress and gifted inventor. The resource includes a lesson plan/book card, a design challenge, and copy of a design thinking journal that provide guidance on using the book to inspire students' curiosity for design thinking. Maker Challenge: Create small groups. Pass out one of the challenges listed in the lesson plan/book card to each group for them to come up with an invention that will solve the problem at hand.

Subject:
Applied Science
Arts and Humanities
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Reading Literature
Social Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
REMC Association of Michigan
Provider Set:
Promoting STEM in Literature
Date Added:
06/21/2024
Help Wanted: Writing Professional Resumes
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Students will create a beginning resume that represents their current work experience and demonstrates their knowledge of rhetorical situations for professional writing.

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Composition and Rhetoric
English Language Arts
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Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Unit of Study
Provider:
ReadWriteThink
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ReadWriteThink
Date Added:
07/08/2021
Helping Young Children Read for Understanding: What to Look for in the Early Grades
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Although the focus in the early grades is often on teaching young children how to read, the ultimate goal of reading is to understand the text—whether to learn new information or simply enjoy a story. Building the groundwork needed for this understanding starts right from the beginning of life—and it’s essential from the beginning of school. This article from American Educator details the kind of instruction that should be occurring in kindergarten to second-grade classrooms to support children's language comprehension, especially understanding written language when it is read aloud.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:
American Federation of Teachers
Date Added:
07/19/2024
Hero's Journey
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Students can use this tool to learn about the elements of the hero's journey, analyze a text that follows the hero's journey pattern, or start creating a hero story of their own.

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English Language Arts
Language, Grammar and Vocabulary
Reading Foundation Skills
Reading Informational Text
Reading Literature
Speaking and Listening
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Interactive
Provider:
ReadWriteThink
Provider Set:
ReadWriteThink
Date Added:
07/08/2021
A High-Interest Novel Helps Struggling Readers Confront Bullying in Schools
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Students read a work of realistic fiction about bullying and gain understanding through writing, Readers Theatre, and discussion.

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English Language Arts
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Activity/Lab
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ReadWriteThink
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ReadWriteThink
Date Added:
07/08/2021
The History Behind Song Lyrics
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Students research the items listed in the song "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel, noting their historical relevance, and then document their findings using an online chart.

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English Language Arts
Language, Grammar and Vocabulary
Reading Foundation Skills
Reading Informational Text
Reading Literature
Speaking and Listening
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Unit of Study
Provider:
ReadWriteThink
Provider Set:
ReadWriteThink
Date Added:
07/08/2021
Home • JournalBuddies.com
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Journal Buddies is YOUR Go-To Source for Writing Prompts

Journal Buddies Jill, Creator & Curator of JournalBuddies.com, states the following:

"I love sharing fabulous and inspiring journaling ideas, creative writing prompts, and fun topics (with teachers, homeschoolers, young writers, parents, kids, students, and writers of all ages).

Because of my love for prompts 💜and for sharing…

I am proud to say that Journal Buddies is one of the best free writing prompt list resources on the Internet.Because of this burning passion of mine for prompt lists and for sharing I am able to offer you loads and loads of absolutely FREE prompts and ideas. Best of all… They are all easily accessible right here and available at your fingertips. So, if you also have a passion for prompts — or just a need for them — I guarantee you’ll find prompts here on my blog that you will love!

While my prompts are all free for you to use (in non-commercial/non-money making endeavors), I ask that you give my site credit. Please do so when you use my prompts in your classroom or homeschooling or if you share them online or elsewhere. Thank you so much. I appreciate it! "

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Homework/Assignment
Author:
Journal Buddies Jill
Date Added:
07/12/2021
"Home" by Gwendolyn Brooks
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This resource from CommonLit offers resources based on the work of Pulitzer Prize for Poetry honoree Gwendolyn Brooks from the short story "Home." To support student's understanding of the themes in the story, teachers can access guiding questions, assessment questions and discussion prompts as well as additional texts with similar themes literary devices, topics and writing style.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
English Language Arts
Literature
Material Type:
Lesson
Author:
CommonLit
Date Added:
12/30/2022
"Hope" is the Thing with Feathers - (254) by Emily Dickinson
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This resource from CommonLit offers a lesson plan based on the poetry of American poet Emily Dickinson: "Hope" is the Thing with Feathers - (254 To support student's understanding of the themes in the poem, teachers can access guiding questions, assessment questions and discussion prompts as well as poems with similar themes literary devices, topics and writing style.

Subject:
Applied Science
Architecture and Design
Arts and Humanities
English Language Arts
Literature
Material Type:
Lesson
Author:
CommonLit
Date Added:
12/30/2022
The House That Cleaned Itself Resouces - Promoting STEM Through Literature (PSTL)
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Frances Gabe detested housework, so she invented a contraption to free herself from this tedious task forever: a self-cleaning house! Gabe's wacky, wonderful home included almost 70 new patented inventions, from a soap-spraying sprinkler in the ceiling to a kitchen cabinet that washed, dried, and stored dishes all in one place. Though Gabe's invention didn't catch on, her determination and clever thinking remind us that we don't have to accept the world as it is; we can improve it using our minds and our own two hands. The resource includes a lesson plan/book card, a design challenge, and copy of a design thinking journal that provide guidance on using the book to inspire students' curiosity for design thinking. Maker Challenge: Frances Gabe created over 70 inventions because she hated cleaning. What is one thing you hate doing for chores? Develop an invention to have it clean itself.

A document is included in the resources folder that lists the complete standards-alignment for this book activity.

Subject:
Applied Science
Arts and Humanities
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Reading Literature
Social Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
REMC Association of Michigan
Provider Set:
Promoting STEM in Literature
Date Added:
06/21/2024
How Effective Were the Efforts of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
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Students will analyze documents from the War Department’s Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands — better known as the Freedmen’s Bureau — that Congress established on March 3, 1865, as the Civil War was coming to an end. Using the scale in Weighing the Evidence, students will evaluate the effectiveness of the Freedmen’s Bureau in assisting formerly enslaved persons. Learning Objectives: Students will be able to identify and draw conclusions about the roles of the Freedmen’s Bureau (Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands), critically analyze primary sources, formulate opinions about the effectiveness of the Bureau, and back up their opinions verbally or in writing.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
English Language Arts
Reading Informational Text
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Diagram/Illustration
Interactive
Provider:
National Archives and Records Administration
Date Added:
07/24/2024
How to Build A Hug Resources Resouces - Promoting STEM Through Literature (PSTL)
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Amy Guglielmo, Jacqueline Tourville, and Giselle Potter tell the story of autism advocate Dr. Temple Grandin’s childhood and her quest to experience the sensation of a hug. The resource includes a lesson plan/book card, a design challenge, and copy of a design thinking journal that provide guidance on using the book to inspire students' curiosity for design thinking. Maker Challenge: Students will work to develop an assistive technology solution for people with autism. Alternatively, students may develop assistive technology solutions for students with differing abilities. Students are encouraged to work with peers in a local special education classroom to combine their love of technology and engineering to help positively influence their peers’ lives.

A document is included in the resources folder that lists the complete standards-alignment for this book activity.

Subject:
Applied Science
Arts and Humanities
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Reading Literature
Social Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
REMC Association of Michigan
Provider Set:
Promoting STEM in Literature
Date Added:
06/21/2024
How to Build Fluency with Text in Your Classroom
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This Educator’s Toolbox, developed in Partnership with The Reading League Journal, provides practical ways to incorporate fluency instruction within your classroom.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
National Center on Improving Literacy
Date Added:
06/20/2024
How to Use Systematic Phonics Instruction in Your Classroom
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This educator's Science of Reading toolbox provides strategies for teaching systematic phonics instruction within the classroom, including letter-sound correspondence, regular word reading, and word building.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:
National Center on Improving Literacy
Date Added:
06/20/2024