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31. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Let It Grow: An Inquiry-Based Organic Gardening Research Project
    Students learn about organic gardening by developing their own research questions, conducting research, gardening at their school, creating signs about their plants, and presenting their research to the class.
32. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Lights, Camera, Action: Interviewing a Book Character
    Students get the inside scoop on a story when they create interview questions and answers for characters in the books they read.
33. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Literary Characters on Trial: Combining Persuasion and Literary Analysis
    Students stage a mock trial for a literary character, with groups of students acting as the prosecution, defense, and jury.
34. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Modeling Reading and Analysis Processes with the Works of Edgar Allan Poe
    Explore reading strategies using Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" and other works. Students read Poe's works in both large- and small-group readings then conclude with a variety of projects.
35. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Plotting a Plan to Improve Writing: Using Plot Scaffolds
    Students really get into character in this lesson as they act out the parts of a script and analyze character motivations and dialogue.
36. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Reading and Writing Workshop: Freak the Mighty
    Students use a variety of reading and writing strategies as they read Rodman Philbrick's Freak the Mighty.
    
37. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Scaffolding Methods for Research Paper Writing
    In this lesson, students use a scaffold to help them compile information to write a solid research paper.
38. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Story Character Homepage
    Students analyze personal homepages, as well as a character in a book they have read, and then create a homepage for the character.
39. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Students as Creators: Exploring Multimedia
    Students are introduced to the genre of multimedia presentations through a review and analysis of online presentations. They then apply what they have learned to create their own multimedia presentations.
40. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Tell and Show: Writing With Words and Video
    Writers and film buffs alike will sharpen their skills in this multimedia unit as they work together to author and design a digital video.

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