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e-Learning for Educators - Teaching Writing in the Middle School Classroom: All students have the capacity to be good writers and writers learn to write by writing. Participants will learn instructional strategies to teach students how to write narrative and informational text. Explore how to teach students through mini-lessons and writing conferences and how to use established criteria to evaluate writing. Go through the instructional cycle from writing prompt to revision as they create their final projects.; Take this course: Begins April 6.

Computer literacy in the ESL classroom: An introduction to formatting: Word processing software is used to create and print documents. English as a second language middle school students (with an intermediate level of English proficiency) will be introduced to the advantages of word processing with emphasis on text formatting features in Microsoft Works. Both independent and group work is included in the activities.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Computer/Technology Skills); By Milena Dolezel.

Guest of honor: A presidential banquet: In Rethinking Reports, page 1.3; A research assignment in which students plan a banquet in honor of a president.; By Melissa Thibault and David Walbert.

Animal slide shows!: This project is a culmination of a science unit on animals which integrates computer skills, language arts and art. After a study of animals which includes classification, basic needs of animals, animal adaptations, and animal behaviors, the students will use the computer to complete a slide show of one animal they have studied at length.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Computer/Technology Skills and Science); By Margie Bartolomucci.

Scannability: organizing for the web: In Writing for the Web, page 5; How you organize and format your writing can go a long way toward making it readable.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Introduction to spreadsheets: In this two-week unit the students will use a teacher made spreadsheet to learn how calculations work. Then student teams will work together to create their own "store" order form on a spreadsheet. The final part of the lesson is a simulated game show where students "shop" at each others stores, trying to spend an exact amount of money without going over, getting closer to their required amount than any other team.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Computer/Technology Skills); By Christine Weaver.

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.

It's all about them!: Students will create a class database in preparation for the North Carolina Test of Computer Skills using information about their classmates.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Computer/Technology Skills); By Skip Thibault.

Writing workshops with Microsoft Word: Microsoft Word's reviewing functions enhance communication as students revise drafts of their writing projects.; By David Ansbacher.

Bounce into rubber: Natural latex from Thailand: This lesson for grade nine investigates the natural latex rubber sources from Thailand. Students complete research and experiments to determine which plants from Thailand are sources of latex, and explore images of rubber harvesting in Thailand.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Science); By Robin Bartoletti.

American black bear: The students will examine the structural characteristics, behavior, and habitat of the American Black Bear necessary for survival.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science); By Shanda Myers.

Vance's proclamation against deserters: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 5.12; North Carolina Governor Zebulon Vance's proclamation announcing punishments for deserters from the Confederate army and for anyone harboring them, May 1863. Includes historical commentary.; Format: proclamation

Reading is for the boys (and girls)!: This WebQuest for teachers looks at the difficult issue of how to get — and keep — boys interested in reading. It guides you through the research, then looks at text selection and pedagogy and helps you find specific strategies for narrowing the adolescent "literacy gap."; Format: article; By Kimberly Bowen.

Teaching about slavery through newspaper advertisements: In this lesson for grades 8 and 11, students will analyze a selection of advertisements related to slavery from an 1837 newspaper in order to enhance their understanding of antebellum North Carolina, U.S. history, and the history of American slavery.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11 Social Studies); By Kathryn Walbert.

"A female raid" in 1863: Using newspaper coverage to learn about North Carolina's Civil War homefront: In this lesson plan, students will use original newspaper coverage to learn about a raid on local stores by Confederate soldier's wives in March 1863 in Salisbury, North Carolina, and use that historical moment to explore conscription, life on the homefront, economic issues facing North Carolina merchants, the challenges of wartime politics, and the role of newspaper editors in shaping public opinion.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11 Social Studies); By Kathryn Walbert.

Small-town businesses, 1903: In North Carolina in the New South, page 2.11; Excerpts from The North Carolina Year Book and Business Directory, 1903, for the towns of Jefferson and Washington. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

"For What Is a Mother Responsible?" -- Idealized motherhood vs. the realities of motherhood in antebellum North Carolina: In this lesson for grade 8, students analyze a newspaper article about motherhood from a North Carolina newspaper in 1845 and compare it to descriptions of motherhood from other contemporary sources. Students will also compare these antebellum descriptions to the modern debates over mothers' roles in American society.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Kathryn Walbert.