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This is a grade 7 survival guide procedural writing learning task that is a terrific way to end the year. Students get the opportunity to reflect on their learning experience over the course of the year and create a book (guide) to enlighten the next year's group on how to make it through the year. Sharing the survival guide of your current students with next year's students is an engaging way to break the ice with your new group in September! My kids have had as much fun with the arts and craft

Students will explore point of view and figurative language through poetic writing forms. After having explored a variety of poetry forms (anchors available upon request), students will create a collaborative anthology of poems that creatively reflect opposing points of view. This is an excellent learning task to close out the year. Created by Ryan Richards Copyright © 2013 Ryan Richards All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution li

This language Mini-Unit is focused on critical topics including: Personal Aspirations and Student Agency. This power point walks you through a learning progression that begins with an analysis of Voice in both Writing and Oral expression. Technology is integrated into this program such that students can analyze real world models, share their ideas in real time and then offer feedback on the ideas of others. Students are then provided with an experience focused on exploring how Word Choice contr

This template is great for the introduction to Data Management as students can collect and record data easily on this graphic organizer over the course of a week. At the end of the week, the class data can be compiled and presented in any number of graphical forms. I collect the sheets and compile the data so students can manipulate classroom data with interactive softwares like Tinkerplots or Fathom. Created by Ryan Richards Copyright © 2013 Ryan Richards All rights reserved by author. Permis

This activity and rubric provides a framework for students to create an engaging Historical Profile. Students have greatly enjoyed the opportunity to become investigators! Enjoy! Created by Ryan Richards Copyright © 2013 Ryan Richards All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.

I look to use this assignment as a fun way to begin our year and introduce the key tenets of my oral language and media programs. With this learning task, students have the opportunity to be expressive and creative as they introduce themselves via video blog. Created by Ryan Richards Copyright © 2013 Ryan Richards All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.

This is a lesson plan that involves an interactive activity where I teach my students (generally in History {New France}) about Biculturalism, Assimilation, Ethnocentrism, and Multiculturalism. I teach them about these topics through a narrative and via media (links included). Ive taken the opportunity to have my students act as the different groups while they explore my narrative. My students learned about important decisions that were made at the Seven Years War that ultimately shaped our coun

This is an exploration of Black history that allows students through critical discussion and the analysis of various forms of media to draw conclusion about the importance of studying Black History. Through further critical discussion and the creation of their own media to make connections between what they learn about Black History and an Anti-Oppression framework. The enduring understanding is how each student can take steps to reduce oppression in our learning community.

This is the rubric for the Social Awareness: Song Analysis Learning Task that I posted. You can use this rubric to evaluate for final product of that learning experience.