Clarification 2: Academic vocabulary appropriate to grade level refers to words that are likely to appear across subject areas for the current grade level and beyond, vital to comprehension, critical for academic discussions and writing, and usually require explicit instruction.
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ELA.10.V.1.AP.1 | Use grade-level content vocabulary in communication, using the student’s mode of communication. |
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Fahrenheit 451: Key Elements and Impact on Style | This lesson is intended to supplement the study of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Students will read the first three chapters of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and analyze emerging themes, symbolism, and references to civic engagement. There are four lessons that can be used to complement a study of Fahrenheit 451 and allow for a new perspective by merging ELA skills with civics knowledge. This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource. |
Fahrenheit 451: Citizen Influence and Real-World Contexts | In this lesson, students will re-read portions of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and analyze the relationship between citizens and the government depicted in the novel, and they will explore how these dynamics mirror real-world scenarios. Students will develop a deeper comprehension of the ways citizens can influence government decisions and policies. There are four lessons that can be used to complement a study of Fahrenheit 451 and allow for a new perspective by merging ELA skills with civics knowledge. This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource. |
How Important is Career Choice? | Students will create a financial plan outlining both short- and long-term personal income and financial goals while they consider how their career choice will support them in reaching those goals, in this lesson plan. |
Answer a Research Question with Close Reading and Research | In this lesson, students will conduct research to answer the research question: How are current trends in education affecting higher education and/or the workforce? |
Creating Brave New Voices amongst Students: Part III | This is the culminating lesson in a three-part series designed to support students as they embrace poetry analysis. The purpose of this lesson is for students to reflect on the poems they analyzed in lessons one and two. Students will then create a digital presentation to share with the class that explains their analysis of the use of symbols, imagery, mood, and theme in poetry. |
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos: Part 1 | This is the first lesson of a three-lesson unit on rhetoric appeals and persuasion techniques. |
Cafe Faces Rising Food Costs | Using the case study, “Facing Rising Food Costs,” students will identify the expenses for a business and develop effective cost-cutting procedures.
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Discrimination in the Workplace | The purpose of this lesson is to provide students with an opportunity to analyze scenarios of disability discrimination in the workplace. |
ECE Child Growth and Development: Developmental Principles | Students will describe a developmental principle using common academic vocabulary related to child growth and development. During a group discussion on developmental principles, students will define and provide examples of new and/or familiar vocabulary terms that are used in speaking and writing about early childhood education. |
ECE Child Growth and Development: Developmental Theory Research | Students will research a developmental theory related to early childhood education. After a brief introduction to principal developmental theories of Piaget, Vygotsky, Erikson, Maslow, Kohlberg, and others, students will then use a research graphic organizer to compile information on one of the developmental theories, including the focus of the developmental theory and the stages of development presented in the theory. |
Fundraising Activity | This lesson is part 2 in a series of 3 lessons where students determine a group or cause in need of funding, create a fundraising plan, and present their plan to a “board of directors.” In part 1, students researched and compared fundraising ideas from various sources, including their own experience with fundraising activities or events. Students also researched fundraising rules in the state of Florida to determine the necessary forms and information needed to legitimize their fundraisers. In this lesson plan, part 2, students will use their research to determine an innovative way to fundraise for their chosen group or cause and will prepare an outline and an oral presentation to be given in part 3 of the lesson series. |
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Vocabulary Unleashed | Learn 12 new academic vocabulary words in this interactive tutorial! You'll practice the words' synonyms, antonyms, parts of speech, and context clues in order to add them to your vocabulary. |
Doppelganger Danger: Confusing Pronouns | Examine some commonly confused pronouns that often trick people into believing that they have the same meaning when their meanings can be very different. This interactive tutorial will help you properly use the following pronouns: who, whom, which, that, their, there, they're. |
Doppelganger Danger: Words Commonly Confused | Avoid "doppelganger danger" as you examine six pairs of commonly confused words in this interactive tutorial. Learn how to correctly use these commonly confused words to improve your language and writing skills. |
Doppelganger Danger: Commonly Confused Words | Avoid "doppelganger danger" as you examine six pairs of commonly confused words. Learning how to correctly use these commonly confused words will help improve your writing and mastery of English. |
Complex Usage: Which Word Will Win? | Examine five pairs of commonly confused words in this interactive tutorial. This tutorial focuses on language and resolving issues of complex usage. You will examine pairs of words that are often confused in order to learn the correct use of each word. By the end of this tutorial, you should be able to accurately use these ten commonly confused words. |
Doppelganger Danger: Tricky Word Doubles | Avoid "doppelganger danger" as you examine fourteen homophones, which are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Learning how to use these homophones correctly in this interactive tutorial will help you avoid some of the most common usage mistakes. |
Doppelganger Danger: Tricky Homophones | Avoid "doppelganger danger" as you examine eleven homophones, which are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Learning how to use these homophones correctly in this interactive tutorial will help you avoid some of the most common usage mistakes. |
Doppelganger Danger: Words that Confuse | Avoid "doppelganger danger" as you examine twelve homophones, which are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Learning how to use these homophones correctly in this interactive tutorial will help you avoid some of the most common usage mistakes. |
Vocabulary Mastery | Acquire new vocabulary through this interactive tutorial. You'll learn definitions for 15 new words, as well as their parts of speech, their synonyms and antonyms, and you'll practice using them in context. |
Vocabulary in Action | Acquire new vocabulary through this interactive tutorial. You'll learn definitions for 15 new words, as well as their parts of speech, their synonyms and antonyms, and you'll practice using them in context. |
Vocabulary Power | Review strategies for acquiring new vocabulary and then learn fifteen new words in this interactive tutorial. You'll also practice using the words in a variety of ways to help you add them to your vocabulary. |
Exploring and Gathering Vocabulary | Learn several ways to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words, including context clues, word parts, and dictionary skills. In this interactive tutorial, you'll apply these strategies to text passages from John Muir's book A Thousand-mile Walk to the Gulf, which includes vivid descriptions of Florida in the late 1800s. |
Name | Description |
Vocabulary Unleashed: | Learn 12 new academic vocabulary words in this interactive tutorial! You'll practice the words' synonyms, antonyms, parts of speech, and context clues in order to add them to your vocabulary. |
Doppelganger Danger: Confusing Pronouns: | Examine some commonly confused pronouns that often trick people into believing that they have the same meaning when their meanings can be very different. This interactive tutorial will help you properly use the following pronouns: who, whom, which, that, their, there, they're. |
Doppelganger Danger: Words Commonly Confused: | Avoid "doppelganger danger" as you examine six pairs of commonly confused words in this interactive tutorial. Learn how to correctly use these commonly confused words to improve your language and writing skills. |
Doppelganger Danger: Commonly Confused Words: | Avoid "doppelganger danger" as you examine six pairs of commonly confused words. Learning how to correctly use these commonly confused words will help improve your writing and mastery of English. |
Complex Usage: Which Word Will Win?: | Examine five pairs of commonly confused words in this interactive tutorial. This tutorial focuses on language and resolving issues of complex usage. You will examine pairs of words that are often confused in order to learn the correct use of each word. By the end of this tutorial, you should be able to accurately use these ten commonly confused words. |
Doppelganger Danger: Tricky Word Doubles: | Avoid "doppelganger danger" as you examine fourteen homophones, which are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Learning how to use these homophones correctly in this interactive tutorial will help you avoid some of the most common usage mistakes. |
Doppelganger Danger: Tricky Homophones: | Avoid "doppelganger danger" as you examine eleven homophones, which are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Learning how to use these homophones correctly in this interactive tutorial will help you avoid some of the most common usage mistakes. |
Doppelganger Danger: Words that Confuse: | Avoid "doppelganger danger" as you examine twelve homophones, which are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Learning how to use these homophones correctly in this interactive tutorial will help you avoid some of the most common usage mistakes. |
Vocabulary Mastery : | Acquire new vocabulary through this interactive tutorial. You'll learn definitions for 15 new words, as well as their parts of speech, their synonyms and antonyms, and you'll practice using them in context. |
Vocabulary in Action: | Acquire new vocabulary through this interactive tutorial. You'll learn definitions for 15 new words, as well as their parts of speech, their synonyms and antonyms, and you'll practice using them in context. |
Vocabulary Power: | Review strategies for acquiring new vocabulary and then learn fifteen new words in this interactive tutorial. You'll also practice using the words in a variety of ways to help you add them to your vocabulary. |
Exploring and Gathering Vocabulary: | Learn several ways to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words, including context clues, word parts, and dictionary skills. In this interactive tutorial, you'll apply these strategies to text passages from John Muir's book A Thousand-mile Walk to the Gulf, which includes vivid descriptions of Florida in the late 1800s. |