This site focuses on group discussion-style teaching. It provides links to topics such as follows: Creating Discussion Guidelines, Classroom Activities, Group Work, Group Work: Techniques, Group Work: Design Guidelines, Encouraging...

Engage in a whole-class discussion to demonstrate your understanding of adaptations of Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the importance of talking about bullying. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in author's purpose.

This website gives the definitions and strategies for effective collaborative communication.

This two-page printable worksheet is designed for classroom use by the teacher for evaluating and tracking progress in speaking and listening skills and student engagement in discussions. SL.9-10.1a Prepared/Discuss, SL.9-10.6 Adapt to...

The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities for Chapter 5 reflection. Intended for high school teachers, this site contains activities that will extend the content from the Chapter 5. Focus...

Discussion question, a lesson plan, and links to related resources for teaching students reading "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech.

Here's a review by children's literature guru Carol Hurst, along with some discussion ideas and links to other sites.

Have you ever read the book "The Foxman" by Gary Paulsen? This site features a review of the novel and points to ponder as you discuss it with your students. It also provides several links and a list of related books.

Discover how authors use figurative language to enhance their writing and explore the differences between similes and metaphors in this animated video [3:37] from WNET. Discussion questions below help students to further apply their...

Explore the difference between tone and mood in this animated video [2:28] from WNET through definitions and examples from poetry and prose. Discussion questions below help students to further apply their understanding before analyzing a...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Choose from a variety of worksheets to practice the Common Core skill of following agreed-upon rules for discussions.

This media (22-minute video clip) provides an overview of the IDEA provisions related to Early Intervening Services and research-based interventions. It discusses how the goal of EIS is to improve the instruction of students at risk of...

This is a PDF discussion paper entitled The "Canadian Diversity Model": A Repertoire in Search of a Framework by Jane Jenson and Martin Papillon. In it, they discuss the "Canadian Diversity Model". This PDF was republished by the...

In this module, we will explore the concept of pollution and discuss how human use of resources relates. We will discuss the evidence for and against human-caused climate change. Students will compare and contrast pollution cleanup with...

Site provides good information regarding colon cancer. Gives general information, discusses the four stages of colon cancer, and discusses options for treatment.

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

The bald eagle is a predatory bird that lives in North America. This article discusses bald eagle hunting habits, habitat, life cycle, diet, anatomy and mating habits. The concept of the food chain is introduced and is used to explain...

This chapter in William Morey's 1901 textbook discusses the roforms made by the Etruscan kings and the introduction of the tension between Roman patricians and plebeians.

This chapter in William Morey's 1901 text discusses the land reforms of the Gracchi brothers. Find out how well they worked and the problems they caused.

In William Morey's 1901 textbook, he discusses the changes in Rome after Caesar's assassination, and the Second Triumvirate.

This section of William Morey's 1901 textbook discusses the culture of Rome under Augustus' reign.

William Morey, in his 1901 textbook, discusses the first emperor after Augustus, Tiberius.

An article by NAACP executive secretary, Walter White, discusses the eight reasons he saw for the Chicago Race Riots in July, 1919. He goes into great detail to support these causes.