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Infographics

November 1, 2022

Infographics combine images and text to provide readers’ with key information about a topic. While there is no single form infographics can take, they are commonly referred to as digital posters that can be created without coding or much technical … Read more

Text-Based, Open-Ended Writing Prompt

November 1, 2022

When writing a text-based, open-ended writing prompt, the goal is to gather students’ perspectives and ideas about an aspect of the a text. In science, it might ask students about a fact or theory. In social studies, it could center … Read more

Descriptive Writing

October 31, 2022

While descriptive writing can be used across disciplines, a main point of it is to document a specific element, observation, or other phenomena in rich details. That way, readers can visualize the phenomenon based on the text. When planning a … Read more

Think-Pair-Share

October 31, 2022

Think-Pair-Share is a constructivist teaching strategy that has three elements to it. First, for the “think” element, students complete a task independently, such as drawing a picture, recording an observation, or drafting a critique. Next, for the “pair” element, students … Read more

Key Ideas – Bringing Historical Events to Life!

October 11, 2022

Common Core State Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text. Objective Students will view a 360° … Read more

Key Ideas – Primary or Secondary Resource? Students Decide!

October 11, 2022

Common Core State Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information. Objective Students will analyze a statue to determine if it is a … Read more