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The Using Informational Text series (Rowman), by Audrey Fisch and Susan Chenelle, provides classroom-ready resources for English teachers.

 Mockingbird (2014); Raisin (2016); Gatsb…
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Students from language arts and math classes team up to create one-page field guides for key mathematical concepts. nytimes.com/2023/02/22/learn…
Math Word Field Notes: A Collaborative Project Across Subject Areas (Published 2023)

Math Word Field Notes: A Collaborative Project Across Subject Areas (Published 2023)

Students from language arts and math classes team up to create one-page field guides for key mathematical concepts.

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Building background knowledge for readers and writers is critical. You have to know stuff to read and write stuff. Today, I begin a new year of posting articles of the week (AoWs). See the first one of 2022-2023 here: static1.squarespace.com/stat…
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Carol Jago@CarolJago11 Aug 2022
Pair with Gwendolyn Brook’s poem “We Real Cool”
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POOL PARLOR, Jacob Lawrence,1942
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Learn five new #vocabulary words and see how they have been used in The Times. #WordoftheDay vanquish: nyti.ms/3wHfwGm inscrutable: nyti.ms/3PA7FmP vulnerable: nyti.ms/3G1N1HC repugnant: nyti.ms/3wG0pyp verve: nyti.ms/3wwTIhS
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In this lesson, students will learn about replacement theory, its role in the racist massacre in Buffalo and other mass shootings -- and how it manifests in mainstream politics and media. nytimes.com/2022/05/16/learn…
Lesson of the Day: ‘A Fringe Conspiracy Theory, Fostered Online, Is Refashioned by the G.O.P.’...

Lesson of the Day: ‘A Fringe Conspiracy Theory, Fostered Online, Is Refashioned by the G.O.P.’...

In this lesson, students will learn about replacement theory, its role in the racist massacre in Buffalo and how it manifests in mainstream politics and media.

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What do you #noticeandwonder about this graph? Add your comments to the site now or join our live-moderated discussion next Wednesday. #WGOITG nyti.ms/3PgMxBR
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Teen Behaviors (Published 2022)

What’s Going On in This Graph? | Teen Behaviors (Published 2022)

What do these graphs show about trends in health-related behaviors among high school students from 1989 to 2019? What story do these graphs tell?

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In this lesson, students will look at history through archival photography from The New York Times. nyti.ms/3Mf33jV
Lesson of the Day: Photos of the Past (Published 2022)

Lesson of the Day: Photos of the Past (Published 2022)

In this lesson, students will look at history through archival photography from The New York Times. They will then create their own photo-based article from online archives.

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Sam Wineburg@samwineburg4 May 2022
Google's "3 dots" will save your students much grief by making @lateralreading simple. Have you noticed the 3 dots to the right of each result? 🧵 1/4
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We're hosting a live-moderated discussion today about this graph. Teachers from @AmstatNews are replying to students' comments on our site from 9am-2pm Eastern time. #NYTgraphchat nyti.ms/3iWuWQM
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In this Lesson of the Day, students will learn about one of the largest collections of Black history in the country. nyti.ms/3IaiF5r
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In this Lesson of the Day, students will learn about inflation and what the current rise in prices means for the United States. nyti.ms/3KB2MHv
Lesson of the Day: ‘Inflation Has Arrived. Here’s What You Need to Know.’ (Published 2022)

Lesson of the Day: ‘Inflation Has Arrived. Here’s What You Need to Know.’ (Published 2022)

U.S. inflation is at a 40-year high. In this lesson, students will learn about why prices rise or fall over time and what it means for the nation.

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What’s going on in this picture? We're hosting a live-moderated discussion today about this photo. Teachers from @VTSNational are responding to students in the site's comments section. nyti.ms/3GYhB4M
What’s Going On in This Picture? | Jan. 23, 2022 (Published 2022)

What’s Going On in This Picture? | Jan. 23, 2022 (Published 2022)

Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.

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What do you #noticeandwonder about this graph? Add your comments to the site now or join our live-moderated discussion next Wednesday.  #WGOITG nyti.ms/3qQa7LG
What’s Going On in This Graph? | U.S. Asian Population (Published 2022)

What’s Going On in This Graph? | U.S. Asian Population (Published 2022)

Where do people of Asian descent live in the United States?

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In this Lesson of the Day, students will learn about the power of community gardens and consider the importance of nature in our lives. nyti.ms/3JEnpSu
Lesson of the Day: ‘In Los Angeles, Glimpses of an Oasis With Deep Immigrant Roots’ (Published 2022)

Lesson of the Day: ‘In Los Angeles, Glimpses of an Oasis With Deep Immigrant Roots’ (Published 2022)

In this lesson, students will learn about a garden that has provided physical and spiritual nourishment for immigrant Angelenos. Then, they will document an oasis or place of refuge in their own...

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NCTE, in partnership with the Library of Congress, invites high school teachers to apply for a fellowship in the New Perspectives on Primary Sources (NPPS) Project. A stipend is offered for this professional learning work. Deadline to apply is December 1. bit.ly/3aYYCsm
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Teaching The Crucible? Here’s an essential essay by Arthur Miller to accompany the play.
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"Fear doesn’t travel well; just as it can warp judgment, its absence can diminish memory’s truth." Arthur Miller speaks on why he wrote "The Crucible," a story with a surprising amount of staying value. Why I Wrote “The Crucible” newyorker.com/magazine/1996/… via @NewYorker
Why I Wrote “The Crucible,” by Arthur Miller

Why I Wrote “The Crucible,” by Arthur Miller

From 1996: The McCarthy era, the Salem witch trials, and the story behind the play.

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How can you get students interested in reading informational texts? How can you help them make connections between unfamiliar topics and their own lives? Here are 18 warm-up activities, with dozens of examples, to help teachers with lesson planning: nyti.ms/3EYDrnc
18 Warm-Up Activities to Engage Students Before They Read Nonfiction Texts (Published 2021)

18 Warm-Up Activities to Engage Students Before They Read Nonfiction Texts (Published 2021)

Here is a collection of our favorite “bell ringers,” “do nows” and “hooks” to grab students’ attention, along with examples from dozens of our daily lessons.

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What do you #noticeandwonder about this graph? Add your comments to the site now or join our live-moderated discussion next Wednesday. #WGOITG nyti.ms/3DfJpzG
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Supply Chain Delays (Published 2021)

What’s Going On in This Graph? | Supply Chain Delays (Published 2021)

How are bottlenecks disrupting global trade? How might these supply chain problems affect us?

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Learn five new #vocabulary words and see how they have been used in The Times. #WordoftheDay laissez-faire: nyti.ms/3wqmCP1 facile: nyti.ms/3EN3a1P anomaly: nyti.ms/3ELer2L falter: nyti.ms/3k8QgDH conflagration: nyti.ms/2ZVZtIC
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