Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
In this lesson, students will dive deeper into what Greek and Latin roots mean and how and why they are embedded into our everyday vocabulary. Using hands-on activities, students will examine specific root meanings and where they come from. Next, they will watch an interview with a former professor... Read more »
Created by: Lisa Loughlin
Date Updated: March 24th, 2023
Examining Greek and Latin Word Parts
Students will review literary device terms by completing fill-in-the-blank definitions and creating examples of the literary device in use. Read more »
This educator resource helps teachers facilitate a classroom discussion about scholarship myths. Students will complete a K-W-L chart to state what they already know and want to know about scholarships. Afterward, students will research scholarships they qualify for using the Web Inquiry strategy. Students... Read more »
Created by: Lisa Loughlin
Date Updated: January 13th, 2023
This strategy is designed to facilitate student-centered, inquiry-based research. Students practice independent learning by answering specific questions or researching specific topics. Read more »
Created by: Lisa Loughlin
November 30th, 2022
The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to new concepts and terminology regarding syntax, focusing mostly on defining new terms and identifying them in both isolation and application. Read more »
Created by: Lisa Loughlin
Date Updated: November 8th, 2022
Syntax and Parallel Structure
This lesson uses Lawrence Kohlberg's Heinz Dilemma to teach students how to create an effective argument using evidence and logical reasoning. Content is introduced with an anticipation guide and class discussion. Students then read and respond to the Heinz Dilemma and analyze four claims, then create... Read more »
Created by: Lisa Loughlin
Date Updated: October 13th, 2022
Examining Argument Through a New Lens
In this lesson, students will explore the way in which culture is connected to the foods people eat. Students will examine how their own favorite foods are connected to their cultural identities and read Amy Tan's short story "Fish Cheeks." Read more »
Created by: Lisa Loughlin
Date Updated: August 16th, 2022
Exploring Cultural Identity Through Food
In this lesson about literary devices, students first assess their prior knowledge of common literary devices. Students create acrostic poems of literary device terms and Gallery Walk the created acrostic poems. Students summarize their knowledge by evaluating how comfortable they are with each literary... Read more »
Created by: Lisa Loughlin
Date Updated: September 13th, 2022
Examining Literary Devices
This strategy activates students' prior knowledge, promotes student conversations, and gets students excited and curious about a new topic. Read more »
Created by: Lisa Loughlin
June 23rd, 2022
This strategy is designed to increase student retention of new vocabulary terms by creating acrostic poems. An acrostic is a poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a vertical word, and each line contains a word or phrase associated with the vertical word. Read more »
Created by: Lisa Loughlin
August 31st, 2022
