ALEX Classroom Resources

Subject: English Language Arts (6 - 10)
Title: Writing for Different Audiences in Manufacturing | Workplace Essential Skills
URL: https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ket-workready-51/writing-for-different-audiences-in-manufacturing-video-workplace-essential-skills/
Description:

Many jobs in the manufacturing industry require writing emails, reports, and updates. The first thing employees should consider when they start to write anything for work is audience and purpose, so they are sure to use the most appropriate language and format. This resource provides instruction and discussion in considering your audience when crafting workplace documents.

Subject: English Language Arts (6 - 10)
Title: Audience and Purpose in Marketing and Sales Writing | Workplace Essential Skills
URL: https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ket-workready-49/audience-and-purpose-in-marketing-and-sales-writing-video-workplace-essential-skills/
Description:

When you are writing something for work in the marketing, sales, and services industry, one of the most important things to consider is your audience. To whom are you writing, and what information do they need? A social media employee, an interior designer, and a marketing employee at a lumber company share examples and tips. This source provides instruction and discussion with considering your audience and purpose when crafting workplace documents.

Subject: English Language Arts (6 - 8)
Title: A Directed Listening-Thinking Activity for The Tell-Tale Heart
URL: http://readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/directed-listening-thinking-activity-850.html
Description:

In this five-lesson unit, students participate in a Directed Listening-Thinking Activity (DLTA), in which they listen to "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe and answer prediction questions at designated stopping points during the reading. Students then discuss and write a written response to the story at the conclusion of the lesson, in the form of either an acrostic poem or a comic strip. This lesson works well at Halloween or at the beginning of a mystery unit.

Subject: English Language Arts (6 - 8)
Title: I've Got It Covered! Creating Magazine Covers to Summarize Texts
URL: http://readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/covered-creating-magazine-covers-1092.html
Description:

Students can improve their comprehension of content area textbooks by summarizing chapters in the form of magazine covers. The lesson begins by asking students to examine a magazine and discuss the ways in which the magazine cover's headlines and graphics express the main ideas of its articles. They then review a chapter in a content area textbook and use an interactive tool to create a magazine cover that summarizes the textbook information. This process enables students to form connections and create visual representations to share information. Although the focus is on informational texts, this assignment could potentially be expanded to include other types of text as well.

Subject: English Language Arts (6 - 8)
Title: Twenty-First Century Informational Literacy: Integrating Research Techniques and Technology
URL: http://readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/twenty-first-century-informational-30581.html?tab=1#tabs
Description:

This lesson incorporates graphic novels to help students expand their reading, writing, research, and technology skills. Students first read graphic novels to become familiar with the text structure, then research a self-selected topic using web-based resources. Students follow the research process and synthesize the information they obtained to create their graphic novel using the Comic Life software or other comic software. This unit works best with students who are already familiar with writing research papers.

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