Resources for Teachers
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Social Studies Lesson Plans
Humans and the Environment: Outdoor Stories from Michigan
How do natural and human-made features make Michigan towns different from each other? Students will use maps to compare the physical characteristics of four areas and listen to stories about outdoor adventures in each one. They’ll analyze how the environment affects human behavior, allowing some activities but not others. Then students will consider how the environment in their own area affects their lives.Â
English / ELA Lesson Plans
Talking About Talk: Dialogue in Personal Narratives
When we tell stories, we need to explain who said what to whom. How do we do that? Students will listen to real stories from Michiganders and analyze their use of direct and indirect quotations, considering how the presentation of dialogue affects pacing and tone. Then they’ll tell their own dialogue story.
Discussion Prompts
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