Students will be able to listen to a story being read aloud, accurately answer comprehension and literacy elements questions about the story, and create a monster drawing with explanation.

Students will be able to listen to a story being read aloud, accurately answer comprehension and literary elements questions about the story, and create a life swap story from varying perspectives.

Students will be able to listen to a story being read aloud, accurately answer comprehension and literary elements questions about the story, and create a slides presentation that compares and contrasts characters from the story and those same animals in nature.

Students will be able to listen to a story being read aloud, accurately answer comprehension and literary elements questions about the story, and create a slides presentation about a fish.

Students will be able to listen to a story being read aloud, accurately answer comprehension and literary elements questions about the story, and create a slides presentation about a spiders.

Students will be able to listen to a story being read aloud, accurately answer comprehension and literary elements questions about the story, and create a research project with information from the story.

Students will be able to listen to a story being read aloud, accurately answer comprehension and literary elements questions about the story, and create a written text to life connection.

 The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for Grade 7 English Language Arts students. Students will learn the different literary terms found in literature and poetry. They will have opportunity to practice their understanding of these terms by playing a number of online games. Students will then determine which literary device is being used in lines of literature and poetry through the practice at the end of lesson. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: NE LA 7.1.6.cIt is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 90 minutes to complete.

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Looking for grab-and-go elementary STEM lessons? Looking for a read-aloud to hook an existing STEM lesson? Trying to build a STEM library? Search the spreadsheet by titles, authors, big ideas, themes, and lessons. Whether you are a STEM specialist or a classroom teacher, these lessons will work for you.

This video segment from Between the Lions features a catchy song that celebrates an important function of literacy: access to information. It also shows the wide world of print, and all of the knowledge that can be gained from it.

Staff at Como Secondary College explain why they implemented MTSS, what the different tiers of intervention look like and what impact they’ve seen. Como SC is a government school in metropolitan Perth with an above-average Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA) and a diverse population.

Staff at Craigmore High School explain why they implemented MTSS, what the different tiers of intervention look like and what impact they have seen. Craigmore High School is a low-SES government school, located 30 minutes north of Adelaide, with many students coming from diverse backgrounds.

Staff at East Loddon P–12 College explain why they implemented MTSS, what the different tiers of intervention look like and what impact they have seen. East Loddon P–12 College is a government school located north of Bendigo, between multiple small towns. It has less than 300 students from Prep to Year 12.

Staff at Parafield Gardens High School explain why they implemented MTSS, what the different tiers of intervention look like and what impact they have seen. Parafield Gardens High School is a low-SES government school located 30 minutes north of Adelaide, with many students coming from diverse backgrounds.

Staff at Parramatta Marist High School explain why they implemented MTSS, what the different tiers of intervention look like and what impact they have seen. Parramatta Marist High School is a Catholic secondary school for boys, located 30 minutes west of Sydney.

Staff at East Loddon P–12 College (Vic), Parafield Gardens High School (SA), Craigmore High School (SA), Reece High School (Tas) and Como Secondary College (WA) discuss how they use timetabling and intensity of intervention to support an MTSS framework aligned with AERO’s guidance.

Grade Level is 7.6 using the Flesch-Kincaid readability test.

This is the challenging and inspired true story of a little girl who was determined to learn to read, and who went on to be a teacher, the founder of a college, an adviser to statesmen, and a great humanitarian. Mary McLeod Bethune was the fifteenth child of hardworking and god fearing parents. She was the first of their children to be born free. Her ancestry was wholly of African origin, a point of pride throughout her life.

Mrs. Bethune worked untiringly to restore—through education—her people's faith in the magnificent heritage that is rightfully theirs. During the many years of and tribulation, she refused to give up her fondest dream—her own school for Negro children. And, as a shining monument to her hard work and faith, she has given to black youth the thriving institution of Bethune- Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida.

This lesson will challenge learners to critically read and evaluate news articles presenting different positions on a single issue that the learner takes interest in. The learner will then be challenged to formulate their own opinion by refining their own argument on the issue. The target audience of learners for this lesson constitute the Career and College Readiness Standards Grade Level E (9-12) in their reading and writing abilities. Learners will hone practical skills by engaging in this lesson, such as how to critically engage with news and media, being able to succinctly summarize larger pieces of information, and using information to write a structured argument based on their own opinions. These skills will have practical applications for everyday life, reading and writing the GED, and when applying for jobs that require information processing.

This lesson will challenge learners to critically read and evaluate news articles presenting different positions on a single issue that the learner takes interest in. The learner will then be challenged to formulate their own opinion by refining their own argument on the issue. The target audience of learners for this lesson constitute the Career and College Readiness Standards Grade Level E (9-12) in their reading and writing abilities. Learners will hone practical skills by engaging in this lesson, such as how to critically engage with news and media, being able to succinctly summarize larger pieces of information, and using information to write a structured argument based on their own opinions. These skills will have practical applications for everyday life, reading and writing the GED, and when applying for jobs that require information processing.

Through continued practice, students will be able to corageously seek truth in a world of 'fake news'