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Getting hooked: Introduction for a narrative

Students will be able to identify techniques for writing an introduction for a narrative and use them effectively.

Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts)

By Leann Kelley.

Star for a day name fun

This lesson contains a short, simple activity to help students learn greetings and introductions in the target language.

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Second Languages)

Bio-Poem introductions

Bio-Poems can be used at the beginning of school as an opening activity for the first week of school. They can also be used anytime throughout the year when introductions are necessary (e.g. change of semester class, new students, etc.). In this lesson students will use the writing process as well as computer word processing skills. This activity ensures success and builds self-esteem.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)

By Linda Taylor.

Little Bit - BIG BIT - Little Bit

This lesson helps students who tend to jump right in and tell their entire story in the first few sentences and then struggle to complete their story. Students will learn to start and end their stories with just a "Little Bit" about the setup and closure of the story.

Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts)

By DPI Writing Strategies.

Examining effective openers and closures in writings

Students will listen to a reading of Dr. Seuss' and Jack Prelutsky's Hooray for Difendoofer Day! Students will then work cooperatively to edit one another's rough drafts of analytical essay, focusing on openers and closures.

Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts)

By Heather Bower and Michele Hicks.

Great beginnings

Good beginnings hook readers and make them want to continue reading. Students will learn the features of good beginnings by reading the beginnings of several narrative picturebooks, and then writing good beginnings for their own narratives.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts)

By DPI Writing Strategies.

Vietnamese family: Young girl sings

In this excerpt, I record introductions with a Vietnamese family who entertained me and a friend during Tet, or Vietnamese New Year. Some of the conversation is in Vietnamese. At first, we are getting introductions, and they are discussing names for raisins...

Format: audio

American Indians in North Carolina: Online course syllabus

Syllabus for the online course American Indians in North Carolina which explores Native American history in North Carolina from the earliest evidence of human habitation in the state through first contact with Europeans, the Trail of Tears, the Great Depression, the Civil Rights Movement, and into the present day.

Format: syllabus

American Indians in the United States: Online course syllabus

Syllabus for the online course American Indians in the United states which examines American Indian history in the United States from the earliest evidence of human habitation through first contact with Europeans, conflicts in the West, World War II and other key events in 20th century U.S. history, the American Indian rights movement, and into the present day.

Format: syllabus

Bridging the differences: Cultural background of Mexican students entering U.S. schools

In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 1.4

Making the transition from life in Mexico to life in the United States can be difficult for students of Mexican origin. Schools and teachers can make that transition easier by understanding students' cultural backgrounds and by employing a few simple strategies.

Format: article

By Mary Faith Mount-Cors.

The Civil Rights Movement in Context: Online course syllabus

Syllabus for the course The civil rights movement in context which investigates the precursors to the Civil Rights Movement, its leadership, its opposition, and its legacy, including lesser-studied events of the movement and primary sources.

Format: syllabus

African American History to 1950: Online course syllabus

Syllabus for the online course "African American History to 1950," which explores African American history in the contexts of United States, North Carolina, and world history.

Format: syllabus

A road map to reading

Students struggle with informational texts and websites. Understanding the structure of these texts is essential to efficient information gathering. The "Road Map" is a pre-reading strategy. Like the road map in your atlas, this mapping activity will help students visualize the layout of the text before they start reading so they will have an idea of where they are going (or where to find the information they are looking for) when they start reading. This lesson will also address active-reading strategies students can use to find information for research in print and electronic sources.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Social Studies)

By Elizabeth Hubbe and Melissa Thibault.

The Columbian Exchange

In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 5.1

When Christopher Columbus and his crew arrived in the New World, two biologically distinct worlds were brought into contact. The animal, plant, and bacterial life of these two worlds began to mix in a process called the Columbian Exchange. The results of this exchange recast the biology of both regions and altered the history of the world.

Format: article

By J.R. McNeill.

Unraveling a cultural mystery: Nepal

In this lesson, students explore two religious festivals in Nepal through audio recordings and photographs. Students begin with a vague knowledge about the festivals and develop a more thorough understanding as more information is revealed through the course of the lesson. The author recommends incorporating these activities into a larger lesson plan of your design.

Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)

By Kristin Post.

Among the Tuscarora: The strange and mysterious death of John Lawson, gentleman, explorer, and writer

They've taken his clothes, picked the straight razor out of his pocket: one brave fingers it, touches the blade — bright blood springs from his thumb and he laughs. The pitch pine split by the women is ready, a clay pot full...

Format: article

By Marjorie Hudson.

Resources on the web

Rader's Chem4Kids

Find the basic principles of chemistry along with activities and games. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Andrew Radar Studios

The Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics

Get a better understanding of aeronautics and how aircraft work through a series of beginner guides to aerodynamics, propulsion, and the math and physics needed to make other flying objects work. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: NASA

Melting and Freezing

Students explore what happens to the amount of different substances as they change from a solid to a liquid or a liquid to solid: water, chocolate, and margarine. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Biography on AE

A database containing over 25,000 short biographies of famous people, past and present. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: A&E Television Networks