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Is is true?

  • 23 April 2018
  • Posted by: Shernette Shana Richards-Francis
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Is is true?
Students’ age range: 12-14
Main subject: Language arts and literature
Topic: Facts or Opinion
 
Description: I started the lesson by asking students questions if anyone has ever told a lie on them. I then allow students to share their experiences. After which students were asked to express how they felt when a lie was told about them. Then teacher explain the key concepts, Fact and opinion to students. Students were given the opportunity to apply the knowledge they gain from the explanation by giving an example of a fact and an opinion. students and teacher then formed the Fish Bowl Circle, where students shared their opinions on a given topic. Students were then taken to the computer lab where they researched the topic to find evidence for their opinions. Soon after, students worked in pairs to complete worksheets where they determine factual or opinionated statements. The lesson ended by reviewing the definitions and completing a short quiz on the topic facts or opinions.

Part of Speech

  • 23 April 2018
  • Posted by: Sany-kay Mundle
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Part of Speech
Students’ age range: 12-14
Main subject: Language arts and literature
Topic: Metaphor and Simile
 
Description: Engagement.
Students will be asked to share with a partner the definition of metaphors and tell their partner an example of a metaphor they have read lately or heard before. Students should turn and talk. Teacher will allow a few partnerships to share out their responses. Students will be reminded that, a simile is also a comparison between two things but similes use the words “like’ or “as”. Selected students will be asked to share out their responses.
Explore:
Students will be informed that poets use figurative language to help us create images in our mind as we read. Students will listen as the reads a poem; they will also be instructed to paying close attention to the metaphors and similes as they create pictures in their minds.
Teacher will place the poem, Butterflies on the whiteboard.

Butterflies are as light as feathers
They a paper bags floating in the air
And are as beautiful as dancing spirits
I think they are small stars in the sky.
Sometimes they are as blue as tear drops
I bet they love flowers swaying in the breeze
Butterflies are so cool!
Students will listen as the teacher reads aloud the first two lines of the poem
Explain:
Teacher will inform students that as she was reading the first two lines, she noticed both a metaphor and simile. The first line, butterflies are as light as feathers, is an example of a simile. The author is comparing the butterfly to a feather. I can see in my head a feather floating in the breeze; this helps me image a light butterfly floating in the air as well.
The second sentence is an example of a metaphor. Once again the author is comparing the butterfly to something that is light floating on the air, but this time a paper bag. This creates a very different image in your head. The feather is very peaceful while the paper bag makes me thing of litter or trash blowing in the wind. Students will be asked did you notice, how with each of the examples I stopped to determine if the line was a metaphor or simile then created a mental image of the comparison.
Elaborate:
Students will listen as teacher reads aloud the next two lines of the poem. Students will be asked to tell their partner which metaphors or similes are present in those lines. Students will discuss.
Selected students will be asked to share their responses.
Students are expected to respond that line 3 is an example of a simile and line 4 is an example of a metaphor.
Students will be reminded that each time they read a poem; they must pay close attention to the metaphors and similes to create mental images.

The Food We Eat

  • 23 April 2018
  • Posted by: Ragesheree Johnson
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The Food We Eat
Students’ age range: 10-12
Main subject: Language arts and literature
Topic: how do I write and talk about the endless variety of food we eat
 
Description: Teacher began lesson with showing slide show of some foods in our culture. Students list the ones they liked. The most liked food was written on the board. Teacher asked student if they found it strange that we are discussing food in language art s class. Students discussed in in pairs and then shared it with the class. Teacher showed video of someone discussing food. students discussed video. Teacher selected one of the meal written on the board used and asked students to brainstorm and write the ingredients for the meal and the procedure.

Reading

  • 23 April 2018
  • Posted by: Shanelle Polson
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Reading
Students’ age range: 00-04
Main subject: Language arts and literature
Topic: Verbs - Action Words
 
Description: Students and teacher will sing a song about verbs. (Song tune to itsy bitsy spider… Verbs are action words, like walking, talking, running, skipping, hopping, jumping; they are action words.)
After we introduce the lesson with this song, teacher will first read the passage for students. Students will repeat after teacher as the passage is read together.
Students will be asked a couple of questions, do you know what are verbs? Name some verbs you Heard in the song earlier? Can you do any of these?
Students will be encouraged to attempt to tell/identify some of the action words from the passage. Students will take turns by raising their hands and waiting to be acknowledged.
Students will copy the sentences from the whiteboard and then underline the verbs in each sentence.

Distributive Law

  • 23 April 2018
  • Posted by: Shamanta Brown
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 Distributive Law
Students’ age range: 14-16
Main subject: Mathematics
Topic: Product of Two Binomials
 
Description: Students will be able to:
- Simplify algebraic expressions accurately;
- Accurately expand multiplying two binomials;
- Apply the distributive property correctly;
- Participate in group discussions and activities
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