ELA.6.C.5.1

Using the case study “Life’s Double Duty,” students will engage in group discussions about facing adversity and how students can overcome and cope with challenges in their lives.

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Using the case study “Growing Safely,” students will examine a real-world scenario and engage in small group discussions about why specific safety precautions are essential in the workplace.

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Using the case study, “First-Year Teacher,” students will discuss the development of children and the best practices for learning environments. They will apply these practices of allowing children to explore, discover, and develop by creating learning centers in the classroom.

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Using the case study, “Compassion or Duty?” students will be able to analyze and evaluate the tension between following doctor’s orders and advocating for patient safety in a healthcare setting. This lesson is designed to be used with the case study, “Duty or Compassion?” Resource ID: 215386

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Using the case study "Rediscovering Purpose," students will investigate various career options within the Education & Training cluster beyond traditional teaching roles. Through group discussions and exploration, students will discover how individuals like Shante, with backgrounds in fields such as business, can transition into education-related careers. By examining Shante's journey and considering different pathways, students will gain insights into the skills, qualifications, and opportunities available in the Education & Training cluster.

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Students research the nutritional needs of children and adolescents and then create a week's worth of healthy meals for either breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack time. The meal plans are digitally presented to classmates and then students vote on their favorite meal.

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In the second part of this four-part lesson, student groups will collaborate to use information they previously researched to produce a multimedia presentation on the influence of Athenian democracy and its government principles. Students will then reflect on their learning and their collaboration. In the subsequent parts of this lesson, students will deliver their presentation to the class and demonstrate their learning individually by responding to a writing prompt.

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In the third part of this four-part lesson, student groups will collaborate to present a multimedia presentation based on their previous research on the influence of Athenian democracy and its government principles.  Students will then reflect on their learning and their collaboration.  In the final part of this lesson, students will deliver their presentation to the class and demonstrate their learning individually by responding to a writing prompt.

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In the third part of this four-part lesson, student groups will collaborate to present a multimedia presentation based on their previous research on the influence of the Roman Republic and its government principles. Students will take notes on others’ topics when they are not presenting. Students will then reflect on their learning and their collaboration. In the final part of this lesson, students will demonstrate their learning individually by responding to a writing prompt.

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In the second part of this four-part lesson, student groups will collaborate to use information they previously researched to produce a multimedia presentation on the influence of the Roman Republic and its government principles. Students will then reflect on their learning and their collaboration. In the subsequent parts of this lesson, students will deliver their presentation to the class and demonstrate their learning individually by responding to a writing prompt.

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Students will build, share, and revise an interactive program in Scratch to present information about ancient Roman and ancient Greek leaders' influence on civic participation and governance in the ancient world, in this lesson plan.

This is part 3 of a 4 part series that integrates Civics with Computer Science and Coding.

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Students will use their research on significant leaders of ancient Greece and ancient Rome to plan out each step of a Scratch program, in this lesson plan.

This is part 2 of a 4 part series that integrates Civics with Computer Science and Coding.

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Using the case study, “Suffering in Silence: The Effects of Cyberbullying”, students will identify elements of cyberbullying and the effects on both the victim and the bully. Students will research ways to respond to cyberbullying, ways to report it, and organizations that prevent/monitor cyberbullying. This research will be used to create a public service announcement (PSA) to inform the public about cyberbullying.

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This is lesson 3 of a 6-lesson unit plan. Students will create specific questions to ask individuals invited to a Career showcase event, using one of the attached KWLH charts. Students will be tasked with writing and asking questions regarding one individual’s career such as their skills, abilities, and talents, and the level of training and education they have received. Additionally, using a timeline template, students will prepare questions pertaining to how much time was spent progressing through different stages of their career.

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In this lesson, students will create a presentation with information about a personal book selection using available presentation software. A student checklist and template are provided.

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In this lesson, students will learn about the messages that a speaker can knowingly (or unknowingly!) convey to the audience through body language, eye contact, posture, voice inflection, and gestures. Students will participate in a short activity to practice voice inflection, volume, and tone. Students will also deliver a presentation about how the speech they selected is an effective example of how to deliver a speech.

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This is a Library of Congress lesson plan about "seeing" the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl through the eyes of children by reading the novel Out of the Dust.

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Students will review the meanings of similes and metaphors. The teacher will share multiple examples from different types of media. During the lesson, students will practice identifying and explaining the meaning of similes and metaphors in selected songs. Students will complete a graphic organizer with examples from song lyrics of their own choosing. Students will then be asked to create a presentation about how the figurative language expresses the speaker’s attitude along with visuals to illustrate the examples from their song.

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After students read James Thurber's short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," they will write a narrative of a daydream to add to the text using narrative techniques and incorporating multimedia elements.

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This lesson was designed to provide students the opportunity to conduct research using a variety of resources to gather information about the countries of Poland and Germany during World War II. In small groups, the students will conduct research using a variety of resources. They will create a digital presentation with the accompanying information to share with the class. This lesson can be taught at the start of a Holocaust novel study unit for Daniel's Story by Carol Matas or another novel.

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Students will plan a fictional narrative focusing on the parts of the plot diagram- exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. They will create a storyboard to illustrate each element of their fictional narrative.

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In this second part of a three-part unit, students will read and analyze the folktale "The People Could Fly" for its use of figurative language and literary elements using a chart similar to the poetry chart from Lesson #1 (resource ID 43909). Short answer questions have also been included. In the closure activity students will compare and contrast the folktale with a poem they read in the first lesson in the unit as to how each text approaches the topic of freedom.

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