Submitted by JNewcombe on Mon, 04/24/2017 - 9:11pm.
Students used Padlet walls to post thoughts/connections/questions about their reading of the historical fiction novel My Brother Sam Is Dead. Students were placed into small groups by teacher. Teacher created a Padlet wall for each small group. Group members were asked to post at least two comments per chapter of reading.
Submitted by chappell on Sun, 04/23/2017 - 5:46pm.
In this unit students will pick a cat/dog that needs to be adopted and write a persuasive piece to persuade someone to adopt the cat/dog. Several students in my class are passionate about cats. Their passion is spreading to other students in my class. Their passion is driving this persuasive unit.
Submitted by daughertye@aaps... on Fri, 04/21/2017 - 7:34pm.
Over five class periods, students explore the topic “Should Everyone Get a Trophy?” as they prepare to write a five paragraph essay argumentative essay. This unit is an extension of the Word Generation materials created by SERP (Series 3 Unit 3.21).
Submitted by briggslm on Tue, 04/18/2017 - 3:00pm.
This is a unit plan in which students will work in small groups and use technology to research different topics related to a class novel, Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff. They will then use this information to create a Google Slides presentation to share with the class. This “We-Search” activity will be structured as a jigsaw.
Submitted by meganwillemskoster on Mon, 04/17/2017 - 2:31pm.
In the Law Day Unit the students ultimate goal is the presentation of the court case People V Stover. The presentation occurs in a courtroom under the guidelines of the United States Court System. Preparation of the case includes an understanding of our United States Constitution - our rights and our liberties.