In this module students will explore the themes of the play A Raisin in the Sun by analyzing the characters' relationships with each other, symbolism, references to the time period of the play, and attitude of the author.
As taught, this module is intended for implementation...
This explanatory LDC module is embedded within a larger unit; both the larger unit and module are documented here. The LDC module, on its own, starts at the "Task and Rubric Analysis: Part 4 of the Unit: Breaking Down the Prompt." Teachers may choose to teach the entire unit or teach the LDC...
Students have been struggling with use of textual evidence to support their thesis and with documenting that evidence. They have a strong understanding of the allegory, so the focus is on incorporating evidence in their writing. They understand basic essay skills, but need reinforcement on...
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...”)....
The goal of this module is to teach students how writers use persuasive techniques to influence others. Students will be analyzing how an author's claim is developed and refined, analyzing the elements of an argument and analyzing persuasive techniques. Students will be examining a variety of...
This module is intended for students to read provided articles and conduct limited research on a monumental sports play in either football, basketball, soccer or baseball and relate it to forces, and Newton's Laws of Motion. The final product will be an essay that examines the causes of ball...
An understanding of organism organization, cell structure, mitochondria, and cellular respiration is a prerequisite for this module!
The role of the mitochondria in providing the energy that organisms require for basic life functions is something that most students have a basic grasp of,...
After researching a variety of engineering disciplines, students will write a report on the engineering discipline that appeals most to them. The report will define the discipline and explain the preparation for and work done in the discipline.
This module is meant to accompany a unit on the French Revolution and assumes that students have a background knowledge of the basic timeline of events leading up to, during, and after the Revolution. They will analyze the significance of the role of women in the French Revolution and could...
After researching historical sources on television in the 1950s and 1960s, students write an essay that describes the social, economic, political, and diplomatic impact of television on American culture.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s most famous speech makes a distinctive argument for equal treatment of men and women. Reading major excerpts, students will trace that argument, gaining direct insight into Stanton’s thought and her approach. The speech embodies 19th century concern for individual...
President Roosevelt’s “date that will live in infamy” speech is short, clear, and powerful, conveying a giant turn of historical events in a text every student should engage. Using the question of what FDR chose to say and not say in his address to Congress, this module engages the full run-up...
FDR’s first Fireside Chat had a palpable impact on public understanding and confidence in the U.S. banking system, combining information, argumentation, style, tone and the potent new medium of radio broadcasts to create a powerful shift in American public events and private economic choices....
Students use primary documents that include Senate speeches, newspaper opinion pieces, and Presidential speeches, students explore to American Imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This module is designed for a deep dive into key primary texts from a major debate in U.S. History...
