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BlendEd Best Practices Unit Plan Template

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This template is meant to be a guide for Nebraska Teachers when creating Units of Instruction for the BlendEd Best Practices Project. Headings and/or topics not included in the lesson plan should be marked N/A.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Homework/Assignment, Lesson, Lesson Plan, Teaching/Learning Strategy, Unit of Study

Author: Beth Kabes

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10th Grade ELA: Information Fluency

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In this unit, students will understand where “fake news” comes from, why it exists and how they can think like fact checkers to become fluent consumers, evaluators, and creators of information. They will apply this knowledge by selecting a controversial topic to evaluate, synthesize, and analyze all aspects before sharing with a local audience.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Homework/Assignment, Lesson, Lesson Plan, Teaching/Learning Strategy, Unit of Study

Authors: Crystal Hurt, Beth Kabes

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BlendEd Best Practices Unit Measurement- Area and Volume

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In this unit students will learn to find the perimeter and area of plane and composite figures, find the circumference and area of circles, Surface Area of Prisms and Cylinders, Volume of Prisms and Cylinders, Volume and Surface Area Applications.

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Authors: Rick Meyer, Bonnie Noel

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BlendEd Best Practices Unit Text Structure

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In this unit students will define, identify, and explain 5 types of text structure. Students will explain how text and graphic features enhance a text. They will determine the type of figurative language used in a text. Students will summarize a given text.

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Author: Rick Meyer

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Empowered Learner: 9th Grade PE

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This Empower Learner Activity engages students in self-assessment, preliminary goal setting and reflection on use of learning strategies within the context of Middle School PE. In addition, there is also a choice board at the bottom that engages students in some degree of control over how they practices the Vocabulary and Skills taught.

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Author: Nick Ziegler

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Empowered Learner: MS Music

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This Empower Learner Activity engages students in self-assessment, preliminary goal setting and reflection on use of learning strategies within the context of Middle School Music. In addition, there is also a choice board at the bottom that engages students in some degree of control over how they practices the Vocabulary and Skills taught.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Homework/Assignment, Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: Nick Ziegler

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BlendEd Best Practices Unit:I can code, You can code, Everyone can code! Let’s DO this!

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This lesson was designed for the ESUCC BlendEd Best Practices Project by Kristen Evans. Through this unit, students will expand their understand and knowledge of coding using different applications. Through this coding adventure, students will be able to understand how algorithms work when plugged into coding sequences. The basics of coding will be the focus of this unit, while also learning to read, write, and debug code. Reading and problem solving skills will be utilized throughout the unit.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Homework/Assignment, Lesson, Lesson Plan, Teaching/Learning Strategy, Unit of Study

Authors: Mellissa Donohoe, Kristen Evans

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Biological Evolution

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This template is meant to be a guide for Nebraska Teachers when creating Units of Instruction for the BlendEd Best Practices Project. Headings and/or topics not included in the lesson plan should be marked N/A.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Homework/Assignment, Lesson, Lesson Plan, Teaching/Learning Strategy, Unit of Study

Author: Melissa Pilakowski

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Periodic Table and Periodic Trends

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This template is meant to be a guide for Nebraska Teachers when creating Units of Instruction for the BlendEd Best Practices Project. Headings and/or topics not included in the lesson plan should be marked N/A.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Homework/Assignment, Lesson, Lesson Plan, Teaching/Learning Strategy, Unit of Study

Author: Melissa Pilakowski

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Analyzing Animal Farm

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In this unit students will become more knowledgeable about historical events as well as infer/identify elements of a fable narration. Within the text, they will take three reading check quizzes via Google Forms. Students will partake in an Escape Room for a final assessment of the book. At the end of this unit, after reading the book, students will create their own ideal society.

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Author: Melissa Pilakowski

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World War II

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In this unit students will connect past and present experiences of war by interviewing, researching, and analyzing different sources. They will also compare the ideologies that were the driving forces behind each major country involved in World War II. By the end of the unit, students will be able to discuss, defend, and draw conclusions about major events/controversies that happened during the war.

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Author: Melissa Pilakowski

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Persuasive Techniques & Rhetoric (Logos, Ethos, Pathos)

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In this unit students will … Define, identify, analyze, and effectively use four persuasive techniques. Define, identify, analyze, and effectively use persuasive rhetoric. Effectively use the writing process to create a persuasive essay and persuade the reader of their position on an established topic. Extend their knowledge of persuasive techniques and rhetoric to create a real-world multimedia product using or teaching persuasion.

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Author: Lauren Rabourn