This information module is intended to be taught in the middle of the school year following instruction on main idea of text. In this module, students will be taught to identify the main idea of non-fiction text that is read (or listened to). The students will also be taught how to take notes...
In this module middle school students analyze several key 19th century women’s rights speeches: Sojourner Truth’s Ain’t I A Woman (1851) and Susan B. Anthony’s On Women’s Rights to Vote (1873). After multiple readings of these speeches, students will discuss the speeches'...
In this Humanities module middle school students study the painting by Picasso, Guernica, as a primary text and read a few secondary sources about the historical events. Instruction focuses on building a vocabulary to talk about works of art and history, and it offers an opportunity to...
Our energy needs are met using a variety of energy resources. Students will learn that some energy resources are renewable; some are nonrenewable, as well as the impacts using these energy resources has on our environment. Students will then choose one resource to focus on, spend time...
In this module, students investigate deforestation of Africa. The module is designed for a science, social studies, and language arts teacher to divide the reading materials and mini-tasks so that students are working on some tasks in science class, some in social studies, and the remaining in...
After declaring its independence from Great Britain on July 4th, 1776 the young nation was forced to decide which type of government it would call its own. The Articles of Confederation represented the first constitutional agreement made between the 13 American states. However, after the...
Students will write a first person letter similar to the one Mary Mallon (Typhoid Mary) wrote to the Board of Health. Students will use both scientific evidence and personal opinion to convince the audience about their position regarding a contagious disease. They will research what happened...
