Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
In this lesson, students will learn about the research process by working together to solve a case by evaluating and connecting evidence. After reflecting on the types of questions they needed to ask to be successful, the class will then learn how to develop high quality research questions and receive... Read more »
Created by: Michael Grubb
Date Updated: June 6th, 2025
Creating Research Questions
This strategy encourages students to express an idea in a nonlinguistic manner. Use this strategy to help students elaborate on or expand upon their knowledge. This helps students both better understand and later recall the idea more easily. Read more »
Created by: Michael Grubb
May 28th, 2025
In this lesson, students practice their active listening skills and analyze the components of a good interview question. Students will work together to write interview questions and establish norms for the interview process. Then, students will conduct and record an interview of a classmate and review... Read more »
Created by: Michael Grubb
Date Updated: March 19th, 2025
How to Conduct an Interview
In this lesson, students will explore dilemmas and how they reveal character traits through two Colombian short stories. Students will read the stories “One of These Days” by Gabriel García Márquez and “Lather and Nothing Else” by Hernando Téllez. Students then learn about characterization and how authors... Read more »
Created by: Michael Grubb
Date Updated: March 17th, 2025
Characterization Through Conflict
