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Carol Franks
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English / Language Arts
History / Social Studies
Interdisciplinary
Government
9, 10
High (9-12)

This module fits within a unit on rights and liberties following an introduction to the core ideas in the unit. This module gets students thinking critically about the role of the government in protecting the safety and rights of its citizens. Students will read a variety of texts, hear a short...

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Patrick J. Harrigan
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English / Language Arts
History / Social Studies
Interdisciplinary
U.S. History
5
Elementary (K-5)

Cold, desperate, and broken; the men of General Washington's army suffered severe conditions at their winter camp of Valley Forge during 1777 and 1778.  Students will read primary and secondary sources focusing on the experiences of Washington and his army while they endured the freezing cold,...

The Nika Riots

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Shane Cusumano
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History / Social Studies
6, 7, 8
Middle (6-8)

Was Justinian an effective leader? Historians often debate the effectiveness of different historical figures. Being effective doesn't always mean the same thing as being a good leader. Justinian is considered a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church, but he was often condemned by his...

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Laura Billings
Brooke Mabry
Terry Roberts
Melissa Hedt
Eleanor Dougherty
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History / Social Studies
U.S. History
11, 12
High (9-12)

This module asks students to perform a close reading of two important Humanities Texts: the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Declaration of Sentiments (1848). For this reason, Skills Cluster 2: Reading Process will be repeated during the instructional process for this module. The...

iCreed2014

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Toby L. Craver
Lee Smith
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7, 8, 9
Middle (6-8)

The FFA Creed has long stood as the core beliefs and principals of the agriculture industry. As agriculture has evolved over the years so has the FFA Creed. A closer look at the revisions made to the FFA Creed may shed some insight to where agriculture has been, where it is currently, and where...

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Eva Bridgeforth
Bridgett Bird
Erin Coker
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Science
6, 7
Middle (6-8)

This module is to be implemented following Activity 50 in Unit C "Micro-Life". Activity 51 has been integrated into the module; choosing to implement the remaining activities is up to the teachers discretion. Prior to teaching this module ensure students have a strong background in how...

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Kim J. Offerman
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History / Social Studies
5
Elementary (K-5)

This module is meant to be completed with Colorado Department of Education Instructional Unit Sample for the 5th grade Social Studies unit, "The Melting Pot?", learning experience #3. http://www.cde.state.co.us/...

Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Susan Weston
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English / Language Arts
8
Middle (6-8)

Students will read Poe’s famous short story closely, carefully, and multiple times, savoring the story and analyzing how Poe invites readers both to believe and not believe the narrator’s account of the key events. The reading process engages students with a sequence of questions that can only...

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Juliana I. Thompson
Jean F. Lee
Wendy Sass
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English / Language Arts
11, 12
High (9-12)

The process of firing pottery is an appropriate metaphor for the significant life transitions adolescents experience during and after high school. If they pass the fiery test, they emerge as mature young adults ready for their next challenge. If they cannot survive the fire, they end up broken...

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Kim J. Offerman
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History / Social Studies
Other
5
Elementary (K-5)

5th grade students will read articles about the Boston Massacre from the Patriot and Loyalists' points of view. Following close reading of the articles, students will write an essay explaining the the similarities and differences in each article's point of view about the Boston Massacre.

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Leah Scharns
Amy Anderson
Mandy Leathers
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English / Language Arts
7
Middle (6-8)

In this module students will use close reading techniques to analyze two pieces of literature and determine how conflict impacts characters choices providing examples from both text to clarify their analysis. In order

to meet the demands of the Common Core State Standards/Language Arts...

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Terry Roberts
Melissa Hedt
Brooke Mabry
Laura Billings
Eleanor Dougherty
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English / Language Arts
11, 12
High (9-12)

This is a capstone English Language Arts module that involves reading the entire play but with a focus on two short, profound excerpts: Hamlet’s soliloquy in Act III, Scene 1 (“To be or not to be...”) compared with his soliloquy in Act IV, Scene 4 (“How all occasions do inform against me...”)....

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Christine Del Negro
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English / Language Arts
6
Middle (6-8)

This module has been designed to work within the 6th grade TCWRP reading unit, Lifting the Levels of Reading Through Strong Partnerships, and Bend 1 of writing unit, Literary Analysis: Quick Lit Essays and Fan Fiction Scenes . Many of the mini-tasks in the module are based on specific TC...