Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
History courses are filled with people who have "made" history. In this lesson, students will analyze historical figures and make connections about their places in history. Students will research an Oklahoma historical figure of their choice and examine their impact during their historical period, as... Read more »
Created by: Chelsee Wilson
Date Updated: June 30th, 2022
Analyzing History
This lesson invites students to analyze literary figures and to make connections regarding how they fit into the context of the literary world. After participating in a Tell Me Everything activity to assess prior knowledge on the subject, students will research a literary figure of their choice and... Read more »
Created by: Chelsee Wilson
Date Updated: June 30th, 2022
Analyzing Literature
History courses are filled with people who have "made" history. In this lesson, students will analyze historical figures and make connections about their places in history. Students will research an American historical figure and examine that person's impact during the period in which they lived, as... Read more »
Created by: Chelsee Wilson
Date Updated: June 9th, 2022
Analyzing History
Elected officials are elected to help their constituents and work on their behalf, but how do we contact them to express our thoughts on issues or ask for help? This lesson explores civil discourse in the context of writing to elected officials. Students will review letters to past presidents, participate... Read more »
Created by: Chelsee Wilson
Date Updated: June 24th, 2022
Contacting Your Elected Officials
In this lesson about perspectives in the Civil War, students will participate in a role-playing activity to become familiar with the motives and points of view of various key figures in the Civil War; analyze each figure in greater depth; participate in a close reading and annotation activity involving... Read more »
Created by: Chelsee Wilson
Date Updated: June 8th, 2022
Perspectives in The Civil War
This lesson explores the crisis response to the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995, in Oklahoma City and the development of the Oklahoma Standard. This lesson should be taught after students have learned about the bombing itself. Read more »
Created by: Chelsee Wilson
Date Updated: June 30th, 2022
The Oklahoma City Bombing
How do authors develop characters? How do readers recognize a character through their thoughts, actions, and emotions? This literary analysis lesson will examine literary characters, invite students to consider the literary "anatomy" of a character, and find textual evidence that showcases characterization.... Read more »
Created by: Chelsee Wilson
Date Updated: May 31st, 2022
Literary Analysis: Characterization
This lesson provides an overview of the key events and concepts of the Vietnam War. Using hands-on activities and discussions, students are able to explore the vocabulary and multiple perspectives of the war. This lesson is meant to be taught after this era and subject have been introduced to students.... Read more »
Created by: Chelsee Wilson
Date Updated: June 13th, 2022
The Vietnam War
This lesson utilizes a current events video that allows students to investigate federal policies towards Native Americans. This lesson pairs well with discussions over the transformation of the West during the nineteenth century. To ensure success of this lesson, students will need to have some background... Read more »
Created by: Chelsee Wilson
Date Updated: June 13th, 2022
Native americans in the united states
This lesson uses the book "P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever" by Raj Haldar and Chris Carpenter to teach digraphs and nuances of phonetics in the English language. Students will brainstorm to identify other digraph words in their vocabularies, write and draw their own pages for a sequel... Read more »
Created by: Chelsee Wilson
Date Updated: May 26th, 2022
Phonics
