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Primary sources: a process guide for students: Questions to consider when reading primary source documents.; By Dan McDowell.

Bloom's Taxonomy: Bloom's Taxonomy is a classification system developed in 1956 by education psychologist Benjamin Bloom to categorize intellectual skills and behavior important to learning. Bloom identified six cognitive levels: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis,...; Format: article; By Heather Coffey.

Just link it?: A hyperlink is a citation to someone else's intellectual property; therefore, linking should protect the source's integrity and make its identity clear.; By Melissa Thibault.

The Lost Colony: In Sir Walter Raleigh and South America, page 3; Sir Walter Raleigh's brother, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, attempted to establish an English settlement in North America first. He made landfall in Nova Scotia and sailed down the coast, searching for possible settlement locations. His expedition met constant storms...; By William M. Wisser.

Research frenzy: Students will use a variety of reference materials to complete a trivia-question scavenger hunt assignment. Within the context of this assignment, students will be exposed to questions in many curriculum areas.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Information Skills); By Jan King.

The five parts of the Fifth: This lesson will focus on the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution and its intent to provide due process to citizens. Students will engage in writing, discussion, cooperative learning, art, and theatrical activities in gaining an understanding of the Amendment and its concepts.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Social Studies); By Keith Leary.

"Civil Disobedience" excerpt seminar: This lesson plan is to be used for a seminar on an excerpt of Henry David Thoreau's work, "Civil Disobedience." The plan will follow the Paideia concept to discuss the great ideas of the text. The plan will provide a pre-guide activity, coaching activity, inner circle seminar questions, outer circle questions and a post writing assignment.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Francis Bryant.

Educating leaders for tomorrow: The intent of this lesson is to demonstrate the need for (student) citizens to assume learning and leading roles and behaviors that will better ensure a successful future.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Social Studies); By David Newsome.

A free school in Beaufort: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.1; Excerpt from the will of James Winwight, 1744, leaving money to build a free public school and hire a teacher. Includes historical commentary.; Format: will; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Undersea exploration: Students explore the lifeforms and land formations under the ocean. The three ocean levels and their respective lifeforms are investigated and discussed, focusing on shape, form, and color. Students will gain a better understanding of the connections between the science and arts curriculum.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Visual Arts Education, Dance Arts Education, and Music Education); By Russ Johnson.

Consider the source: Information is everywhere — especially in the presence of the Internet. It's hard enough for adults to make sure that information is valid, but it's even harder for students to make that judgement. Here are some suggestions for helping students learn to recognize bad information when they see it.; By Bobby Hobgood.

The Regulators organize: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 1.3; Subscription to an organization of Regulators, January 1768. The subscribers agreed to resist paying taxes and fees they considred unlawful and to petition their representatives to change laws they considered unfair. Primary source includes historical commentary.; Format: declaration

It's all about choice: Students will examine the different choices they make as supporting or undermining their intent to remain abstinent, including the affect of substance use on those choices.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Healthful Living); By Kathy Crumpler.

Marriage in colonial North Carolina: In Colonial North Carolina, page 6.6; In the colonial period, how and when people got married depended on whether they were indentured servants, slaves, free laborers, or wealthy people. Many marriages were informal and validated by the community rather than by a legal license.; Format: article; By L. Maren Wood.

Experience North Carolina's state parks with EELEs: An EELE is an Environmental Education Learning Experience -- a site-specific program offered by the North Carolina state parks system. EELEs include pre-visit activities, on-site activities and post-visit activities, but they do not necessarily have to be used in conjunction with a group visit. Educators can attend EELE workshops to gain rich educational experiences that provide knowledge, insight, and immediate practical materials for use in the classroom.; Format: article; By Linda Dow.

William Byrd on the people and environment of North Carolina: In Colonial North Carolina, page 5.6; William Byrd II, a wealthy plantation owner from Virginia, was one of several men commissioned to survey the boundary between Virginia and North Carolina in 1728. His journals describe the people and environment of the region, though not all of his stories are believable. Includes historical commentary.; Format: diary; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Reading photographs: A picture is worth a thousand words — but which words? Questions can help students decode, interpret, and understand photographs thoughtfully and meaningfully.; Format: article; By Melissa Thibault and David Walbert.

Disease and catastrophe: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 5.3; Of all the kinds of life exchanged when the Old and New Worlds met, lowly germs had the greatest impact. Europeans and later Africans brought smallpox and a host of other diseases with them to America, where those diseases killed as much as 90 percent of the native population of two continents. Europeans came away lucky -- with only a few tropical diseases from Africa and, probably, syphilis from the New World. In America, disease destoyed civilizations.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Making reading passages comprehensible for English language learners: English language learners can read the same content-area material as their peers, but may need special help. Teachers can make difficult reading comprehensible by building vocabulary, decoding difficult syntax, and teaching background knowledge.; By Ellen Douglas.

Becoming an online teacher: For even the most experienced classroom teacher, teaching online requires a thoughtful transition to the new environment.; Format: article; By Bobby Hobgood.

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