Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
This professional development session will showcase the use of the RAFT (role, audience, format, and topic) instructional strategy. The RAFT strategy supports the components of authenticity, deepening content knowledge and construction of knowledge (higher-order thinking). Read more »
Created by: Lindsay Hawkins
Date Updated: July 5th, 2024
This lesson will provide students with a personal understanding of Stevie Smith's poem, "Not Waving but Drowning." Students will practice inferencing and analytical skills during this lesson. Students will be assessed by utilizing a graphic organizer and a writing prompt encouraging a personal relationship... Read more »
Created by: Keristy Nieto
Date Updated: November 7th, 2025
Interpreting Poetry
In this lesson, students will learn about how conflict can often lead to change by examining the ideology of Patrick Henry and Thomas Paine. Students will begin the lesson by considering Patrick Henry’s famous quote, “Give me liberty, or give me death!” Additionally, students will also think critically... Read more »
Created by: Susan McHale
Date Updated: November 10th, 2025
The Journey to Revolution
In this lesson about the Industrial Revolution, students will begin by observing photographs of factory workers and analyzing primary sources to make inferences about working conditions during the Industrial Revolution. Based on the information they gather, students will write a letter protesting working... Read more »
Created by: Sarah Brewer
Date Updated: November 13th, 2024
The Industrial Revolution
In this lesson, students analyze the physiological and psychological factors that promote mental health in teens. They brainstorm potential sources of stress and identify strategies to manage stress. Read more »
Created by: Susan McHale
Date Updated: November 2nd, 2025
Mental Health of Teens
Students analyze primary source documents to understand the motives of colonists who supported, opposed, or remained neutral before the American Revolution. They apply this understanding to open-ended scenarios and write from the perspective of a loyalist, patriot, or neutralist. Read more »
Created by: Susan McHale
Date Updated: November 11th, 2024
American Revolution