Indiana ELA Standard: 8.W.5.f

Students write from the point of view of the most under-appreciated planet.

Your students will investigate statements like: Power leads to change, Power comes in many forms, Power can be used or abused.

Earthquake vs. hurricane. Tsunami vs. wildfire. Students set the criteria, argue their case, and crown a champion. Warning: it gets heated.

Allison Edwards explains how changing your senses can reset your brain.

Everyone starts with the same squiggle. No two drawings end up the same. What do you see?

Try this a simple (but surprisingly strategic) grid-filling game!

Let’s give our students an art history lesson while teaching them how to enhance their drawings using one-point perspective.

Let’s get students’ art really popping with two-point perspective!

Anyone, yes anyone, can create a (somewhat) realistic self-portrait using these steps. Anyone!

Turn your students into a bunch of Monets with q-tips and some tempera paint.

Sure, students might know the difference between a producer and a consumer… but have they considered how they feel about each other? What, in a producer’s opinion, are the pros and cons of a consumer?

Asking students to “think creatively” won’t get you far. They won’t know how to start, they’ll get stuck with simple ideas, or they’ll just go completely wild. SCAMPER is a tool for scaffolding the process of creativity.

Which resource is more renewable? And which is easier to find?

How have you changed over time? Students introduce themselves through the lens of change — and learn a Depth and Complexity tool in the process.

Want to introduce the tools of Depth and Complexity and learn more about your students and introduce the Frame graphic organizer? Have I got the activity for you!

Why 12 months? Why 30ish days? Why 7 days in a week? Your civilization could organize a year in any way you want!

How do you mentally (and emotionally) prepare yourself for the big day?

It’s time to turn that outline into a storyboard and then some actual slides.

After watching some great presenters, let’s outline your presentation!