Aug 26, 2015 - Researching to Build Knowledge and Teaching Others: Inventions That Changed People’s Lives
In this eight-week module, students learn about new or improved technologies that have been developed to...
Jan 26, 2016 - In this unit, students choose to research about either Roberto Clemente or Althea Gibson: two respected American sports figures. Students will develop their understanding of the cultural context in...
Jan 26, 2016 - In the second unit of this module, students will complete a close read of the book Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America, by Sharon Robinson. As the author (Jackie Robinson’s daughter...
Jan 26, 2016 - In this brief unit, students will build their background knowledge about the importance of sports within the American culture over time. They will read two informational articles: “It’s Not Just a...
Jan 26, 2016 - In this unit, students begin to build background knowledge about the process of scientific inquiry and how new or improved technologies are developed to meet the needs of society.
Jan 26, 2016 - This lesson is the second in a series of three in which students experience shared writing. They work with their small groups of four, as well as a larger group, to collaboratively write a reason...
Jan 26, 2016 - This lesson is the first in a series of three in which the teacher guides students through a shared writing process to model the opinion letter students will write for the Performance Task. As a...
Jan 26, 2016 - In expert groups, students read a third article about either Roberto Clemente or Althea Gibson to find additional evidence to support their opinion about the athlete’s legacy.
Jan 26, 2016 - In expert groups, students read a second article about either Roberto Clemente or Althea Gibson to find additional evidence and provide reasons to support their opinion about the athlete’s legacy.
Jan 26, 2016 - Writing a Second Body Paragraph and Conclusion for an Opinion Essay: Jackie Robinson’s Role in the Civil Rights Movement (Promises to Keep, Pages 50–57)
Jan 26, 2016 - In this lesson, students write an introduction paragraph and first body paragraph (based on one reason and supporting evidence they identified in Lesson 13).
