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Printable Lessons, Forms, & Activities for Teachers. Mapping Characters Across Book Series. ReadWriteThink couldn't publish all of this great content without literacy experts to write and review for us.

Mapping Characters Across Book Series

If you've got lessons plans, activities, or other ideas you'd like to contribute, we'd love to hear from you. More Find the latest in professional publications, learn new techniques and strategies, and find out how you can connect with other literacy professionals. More Teacher Resources by Grade Your students can save their work with Student Interactives. More Home › Classroom Resources › Lesson Plans Lesson Plan Student Objectives Session One Session Two: Reading the First Book in a Series Session Three Session Four: Reading the Second Book in a Series Session Five Extensions Student Assessment/Reflections.

Amazing World Online. WKCD Resources (updated July 2012) Resources (updated July 2012) Whether you are an education veteran or new to the field, our new list of links—300+ strong—to social media, organizations, movements, resources, and topics vital to youth and schools deserves a look.

WKCD Resources (updated July 2012)

It's not the final word, to be sure, but it's a go-to resource for those who care deeply about adolescent education and public schools in the U.S. All of the entities listed here are nonprofit, nonpartisan,and national in scop—and they come with a track record. If there's a WKCD bias, it's this: a steadfast belief in public education as the balance wheel of democracy. Online digests, newsletters, blogs, Web 2.0 National membership associations Global education and action Policy, research, and advocacy Equity, justice, and diversity School networks and new designs Service learning and civic engagement Youth development and advocacy Global education and action For many of our feature stories, we also create a special resource collection. Blogs. Graphic Organizers. What is Culture? Definition of Culture. Culture is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, defined by everything from language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts.

What is Culture? Definition of Culture

The Center for Advance Research on Language Acquisition goes a step further, defining culture as shared patterns of behaviors and interactions, cognitive constructs and understanding that are learned by socialization. Thus, it can be seen as the growth of a group identity fostered by social patterns unique to the group. The word "culture" derives from a French term, which in turn derives from the Latin "colere," which means to tend to the earth and grow, or cultivation and nurture. "It shares its etymology with a number of other words related to actively fostering growth," Cristina De Rossi, an anthropologist at Barnet and Southgate College in London, told Live Science. Jones 5th Grade. Mrs.

Jones 5th Grade

Jones 5th Grade ElliottRanch Email Mrs. Jones RubricsSummary Rubric: summaryrubric. General Writing SitesFact Monster Writing Skills Other Writing Web Tools Descriptive Narrative Story Writing. Martin Luther King Jr. and Common: I Have a Dream. AP Rhetoric, Style Analysis, and AP Review. Color Coded Rhetorical Analysis of Letter from Birmingham Jail.

Elizabeth Lesser: Take "the Other" to lunch. John Francis walks the Earth. Building Identity. Handouts: Handout 1Print Handout 1 Who Are You?

Building Identity

How Do You Identify Yourself? Handout 2Print Handout 2 Personal Character Components Wheel Handout 3Print Handout 3 How to Write a Bio Poem Think about the past few years in your life, or think about your entire life. For lines 1 through 10 of the bio poem, follow the steps below. Line in the poem. [line 1] Write your first name. Heroes and Celebrities. Anticipatory Set:Ask students to name someone they consider a hero.

Heroes and Celebrities

Brainstorm a list and write on the board or overhead. Include all names given. Social Identity Theory. By Saul McLeod published 2008 Henri Tajfel's greatest contribution to psychology was social identity theory.

Social Identity Theory

Social identity is a person’s sense of who they are based on their group membership(s). Tajfel (1979) proposed that the groups (e.g. social class, family, football team etc.) which people belonged to were an important source of pride and self-esteem. Groups give us a sense of social identity: a sense of belonging to the social world. In order to increase our self-image we enhance the status of the group to which we belong. Therefore we divided the world into “them” and “us” based through a process of social categorization (i.e. we put people into social groups).

This is known as in-group (us) and out-group (them). ReadWorks.org. Quilting Assistant : Free Quilt Patterns & Tips And Hints. Online Teaching: Kubbu. Resources by Subject.

Culture Quest World Tour - ipl2: Information You Can Trust. Classic Sesame Street: Bert's and John-John's Emotions. WebQuest.Org: Home. Instructional Strategies. Purpose: To engage student learning through analysis and synthesis of information Description: Using this strategy, students will take on the role of someone or something related to the topic of study.

Instructional Strategies

They will then generate a product for a designated audience. This activity requires students to both analyze and synthesize information previously introduced. The creative thinking required for completion of this product addresses many of the higher levels of Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning. Procedure: 1. R- Role of the writer A- Audience to whom the product is being directed F- Format of the product being created T- Topic of the product Example: Pretend that you are an ant trying to convince a young boy not to step on you. 2. 3. 4. Instructional Strategies. Four Corners Purpose: : To stimulate student learning through movement and discussion Description: : Students will be presented with a controversial scenario.

Instructional Strategies

In each of the four corners of the classroom, an opinion about the scenario will be posted. The Spirit Level. Pinterest. Library of Congress Home. Talks. Mood - Chicago ELA Resources. TeachersPayTeachers.com - An Open Marketplace for Original Lesson Plans and Other Teaching Resources. Rethinking Schools.