Reading Between the Lines
In this lesson, students will expand their critical thinking skills by making inferences found in a short film and listening to a literary fictional text on tablets. Working collaboratively in groups, students will create anchor charts to demonstrate their understanding of making inferences and present their detailed anchor charts to their classmates.
Sound Effects, Poetic Elements, and Analysis, Oh My! Visualizing the Text to Gain Meaning Out of Poetry
Students will be asked to use metacognition as they analyze a poem, make inferences, and draw conclusions about the overall meaning of a text.
Did You Get the "Text" Message?
Students will work independently and collaboratively to recognize the theme within a variety of texts. Students will create theme topics and theme statements from texts read.
Inferring with Dr. Seuss
Students will work collaboratively in groups as they practice their inferring skills using children’s literature books.
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A Reader’s Survival Guide: Connecting and Synthesizing Ideas in Nonfiction Texts
This lesson is designed to teach students to synthesize and make connections between ideas within a text and with previous texts students have read.
It’s All in the Details
This lesson demonstrates a small group intervention that scaffolds instruction of main idea for native English or Spanish speaking students. This lesson is scripted in both languages.
Intelligible Inferences
Students will work in cooperative learning groups that foster empathy to make inferences from pictures and text. They will discuss the differences between inferences made from pictures and inferences made from text.
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Analyzing Online Sources for Credibility
The students will analyze online sources for credibility and reliability while respecting others opinions through collaboration.
Introduction to Section 11
This resources introduces the 16 lessons in Section 11 of the Career and Technical Education Work-Based Learning course. Each lesson in this section describes one of the federally recognized career clusters.
Lesson 11.1: Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
This resource describes the scope of the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) Career Cluster in terms of career pathways, practicum courses, work-based learning (WBL) experiences, prerequisites, safety and occupational training, and curriculum resources.
Introduction to Section 12
Introduction to Section 12
Lesson 12.1: College and Career Readiness
This resource describes various aspects of career and college readiness, starting with the definitions and standards and then covering career preparation and practicum teachers are in an excellent position to help students develop their career goals.
Lesson 12.2: Post-Secondary Opportunities
This resource introduces the most common post-secondary opportunities, and explores the role of the work-based learning (WBL) instructor in assisting students in evaluating their options and planning their next steps after high school.
Lesson 12.3: WBL Activities for Students
This resource describes six recommended activities that work-based learning (WBL) teachers can incorporate into classroom lessons to help students prepare for life beyond high school.
Lesson 11.2: Architecture and Construction
This resource describes the scope of the Architecture and Construction Career Cluster in terms of career pathways, practicum courses, work-based learning (WBL) experiences, prerequisites, safety and occupational training, and curriculum resources.
Lesson 11.3: Arts, A/V Technology and Communications
This resource describes the scope of the Arts, A/V Technology and Communications Career Cluster in terms of career pathways, practicum courses, work-based learning (WBL) experiences, prerequisites, safety and occupational training, and curriculum resources.
Lesson 11.4: Business Management and Administration
This resource describes the scope of the Business Management and Administration Career Cluster in terms of career pathways, practicum courses, work-based learning (WBL) experiences, prerequisites, safety and occupational training, and curriculum resources.
Lesson 11.5: Education and Training
This resource describes the scope of the Education and Training Career Cluster in terms of career pathways, practicum courses, work-based learning (WBL) experiences, prerequisites, safety and occupational training, and curriculum resources.
Lesson 11.6: Finance
This resource describes the scope of the Finance Career Cluster in terms of career pathways, practicum courses, work-based learning (WBL) experiences, prerequisites, safety and occupational training, and curriculum resources.
Lesson 11.7: Government and Public Administration
This resource describes the scope of the Government and Public Administration Career Cluster in terms of career pathways, practicum courses, work-based learning (WBL) experiences, prerequisites, safety and occupational training, and curriculum resources.