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Michael Grubb

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Without Words

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 2nd - Undergraduate

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 »

Strategy Instructional Strategy

User Group Group Size

  • Individual

Copied To Clipboard Placement In Lesson

  • Explain/Closing, Extend/Additional Learning Activity, Evaluate/Assessment

Time Frame Time To Complete

  • 10 - 20 Minutes

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Analyze, Critical Thinking, Elaborate, Student Choice, Summarize

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 2nd - Undergraduate
Lights, Camera, Questions!

How to Conduct an Interview

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 7th - 8th

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 »

Lesson 5E Lesson
Lights, Camera, Questions!

How to Conduct an Interview

Subject Subject

  • English/Language Arts

Course Course

  • Composition, Creative Writing, Journalism

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 7th - 8th

Copied To Clipboard Standards

  • 7.1.L.1, 7.1.L.2, 8.1.L.1, 8.1.L.2, TOD 403
More 4-5 periods
Time Frame 190 minutes
Close Shaves in Colombia

Characterization Through Conflict

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 8th - 9th

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 »

Lesson 5E Lesson
Close Shaves in Colombia

Characterization Through Conflict

Subject Subject

  • English/Language Arts

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 8th - 9th

Copied To Clipboard Standards

  • 8.3.R.3, 8.3.R.8, 9.3.R.7, CLR401, REL301
More 3 class periods
Time Frame 120–140 minutes