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Teaching "style": This exercise works best as a review at the mid-point or end of a literature course. Paired students describe the style of ten authors ranging from "ornate" to "plain," and then compare the authors' styles through a designated series of metaphors.; Format: lesson plan (grade 12 English Language Arts); By Charlotte Osterman.

Economic planning in West Africa: In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 4.3; In this lesson plan for grade seven, students will research the West African nation Mali and will work in groups to create proposals for improvement projects in Mali. Students will discuss careers that require creating proposals and giving presentations.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies); By Mary B. Taylor.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.

Goodbye, Bill Of Rights!: Students will enact a scene demonstrating life without one of the first ten amendments. Students will be put into groups of three or four and assigned a specific amendment to research.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Social Studies); By Greg Simmons.

Mandarin Chinese II | 中文课程2: Part two of an online textbook for learning Mandarin Chinese.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Role plays from research on Native Americans: In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 5.3; Introduction Dramatic role plays make history come alive. Research has a purpose! Students select a North Carolina American Indian to research. (I find students feel more connected if they do the selecting. Drawing names from a deck of 3x5 cards adds...; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Linda Tabor.

World War I political debate: In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 4.7; In this lesson for grade six, students will use their knowledge of World War I to debate whether Germany should have paid reparations following the war.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies); By Shea Calloway.

Little and big houses: Using the book Little House on the Prairie and international keypals, students will learn about similarities and differences among children at different times and in different places.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies); By Karen Ester.

Making a video critique of an information source: After finishing their social issues research paper for their English class (or any other type of research paper), students will write and present orally a critique of one information source used in their research papers. Students will work in pairs to videotape each other, and they must also design appropriate backdrops for their oral presentations. Students will watch and evaluate all critiques.

This interdisciplinary assignment combines information skills and language arts skills, and requires collaboration between the media specialist and the English teacher.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Information Skills); By Bonnie Snyder.

Storm Water Education: Students will learn about stormwater runoff and pollution prevention when they visit the City of Durham Public Works Department.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Ecosystem problem solving: Students will apply their knowledge of ecosystems and the interdependence of plants and animals to creatively solve problems.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science); By Kelley Turner.

Exploring the church in the southern black community: Students explore the Documenting the American South Collection titled, the “Church in the Southern Black Community.” Beginning with a historian's interpretation of the primary sources that make up the collection, students search the collection for evidence to describe the experiences of African Americans living in the south during the Antebellum through the Reconstruction Period centering on their community churches. The activity culminates in student presentations of a digital scrap book.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11–12 Social Studies); By Meghan Mcglinn.

The effects of acid rain on the environment: This is an experiment in which groups of students are given healthy plants to water with different solutions of an acid rain mixture made in class. Students will document and present their findings. This lesson plan has modifications for an Intermediate Low English Language Learner (ESL student).; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Development and Science); By Helen Beall and Heather Hughes-Buchanan.

Join them together/Take them away: The teacher will introduce beginning addition concepts of joining two sets together. The teacher will introduce beginning subtraction concepts of taking away from a set.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics); By Vickie Hedrick.

Hear it, spell it, see it!: This is an activity to help children develop visual recognition of basic sight word vocabulary at the kindergarten level. The words covered are: I, am, can, like, it, and is. This is a simple, quick activity that adds a new dimension to sight word building with the help of the computer.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts); By Vickie Hedrick.

Around the world in one semester!: This lesson is a semester-long project that focuses on countries that speak the target language. Students will research a chosen country and do an oral presentation for the class. They will then research and present a current event weekly for the remainder of the semester.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Second Languages); By Crystal Humphrey and Michelle Chrismon.

Grassroots Science Museums Collaborative: Grassroots museums annually serve millions of citizens through general visitation, teacher training and special programs. Programs include both onsite and offsite presentations and reach students in every North Carolina school district.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The Trial of Hamlet: In this lesson students have the chance to research courtroom procedure to try Hamlet for the murder of Polonius. Then, with some students in the roles of characters from the play, the class will conduct the trial of Shakespeare's most famous anti-hero.; Format: lesson plan (grade 12 English Language Arts); By Ross White.

Romeo! Why do you have to be a doggone Montague?: Students will interpret and comprehend Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," Act 2, Scene 2 (the balcony scene) through translating the original text and preparing a dramatic presentation of the scene for the class.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); By Amanda Rowland.

Tableaux tour of texts: Students express their empathy for characters and events from books read in small groups by creating tableaux (freeze-frames) of key scenes to present to the class.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts); By Kim Bowen.

The Learning Page: Activities and features: In American Memory: North Carolina educator's guide, page 6; In this installment of the American Memory Guide, learn to easily locate activities and features specially designed for students and your classroom.; Format: article; By Melissa Thibault.

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