451 The Elegant Universe: Einstein's Dream: Forces of Nature Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 11–12 Professional Commentary: Students learn about the four fundamental forces of nature and the interactions they govern in this promising practice lesson. Matter particles are only one part of the recipe for everything students see around them.... 452 The Elegant Universe: Einstein's Dream: Detective Work Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 11–12 Professional Commentary: This promising practice lesson asks students to contemplate how physicists might gather and analyze data related to string theory. One of the major criticisms of string theory is that it cannot presently be experimentally verified.... 453 ABC Bookmaking Builds Vocabulary in the Content Areas Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 4–10 Professional Commentary: This lesson engages and motivates students in building content area vocabulary through the creation of ABC books. Students select vocabulary words and terms related to a current unit of study in mathematics, science, social studies or other subjects.... 454 Analyzing Advice as an Introduction to Shakespeare Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 8 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students read and analyze the advice texts by reading newspaper columns and Shakespearean passages. The lesson begins with the exploration of a newspaper column and its recording.... Career Fields: Health Science, Hospitality & Tourism, Human Services Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First 455 Building Reading Comprehension Through Think-Alouds Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: This NCTE lesson plan cites studies that show think-aloud strategies improve reading comprehension on tests, then builds and details a think-aloud lesson plan around poetry. Rubrics, handouts, and links to a site which models a similar think-aloud activity are included for reference.... 456 Child Labor: Giving Voice to the Industrial Revolution Through Monologues Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students explore issues related to child labor, particularly as it occurred in England and the United States during the Industrial Revolution. Selected websites describe (with text, illustrations, and photographs) the conditions under which children labored during the Industrial Revolution.... Career Fields: Government & Public Administration, Law & Public Safety, General Career Skills Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First 457 Every Punctuation Mark Matters: A Mini-Lesson on Semicolons Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" demonstrates that even the smallest punctuation mark signals a stylistic decision, distinguishing one writer from another and enabling an author to connect with an audience. In this mini-lesson, students first explore Dr.... Career Fields: Business & Administrative Services, Education & Training, Government & Public Administration, Marketing Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First 458 Flip-a-Chip: Examining Affixes and Roots to Build Vocabulary Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students are introduced to the Flip-a-Chip vocabulary activity. To begin the activity and model the procedures, teachers show how prefixes and roots can be combined to form new words.... Career Fields: General Career Skills Projects: Standards First 459 Imagine That! Playing with Genre through Newspapers and Short Stories Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: While middle school students typically understand narrative structure, they are not as familiar with expository text structures. In this introductory lesson, students compare and contrast narrative and expository structures.... Projects: Writing 6-12 460 Making Personal and Cultural Connections Using A Girl Named Disaster Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: This lesson is intended to help students experience both "efferent" (reading for information) and "aesthetic" (reading as a personal, emotional experience) responses to the story A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer. Students work as a whole class and with partners to explore the main character Nhamo as she struggles to survive in her extended family... |