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171. TV411: Utility Bill and Reading a Bar Graph

Activity Description

TV411 Reading a Utility Bill
 

This site has many activities which can be done independently by a student or in a class with a group of students. This will be a Basic Math activity. Students will watch the Utility Bill video, then they will do the online activity, Reading Charts and Graphs . Finally, students will work on online problems or worksheets from other sites..

The site also offers a wide variety of other topics in video format, many with worksheets or other resources to use. See the More Ways section below.

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ESL: English as a Second Language, ASE: High School Diploma

Levels

Low, Intermediate, High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
172. TV411: Writing a Summary

Activity Description

Screenshot of TV411: Summarizing Activity
Source: Summarizing Activity (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])
 

problem is the address it is not https.  This site has many activities which can be done independently by a student or in a class with a group of students. This will be a writing activity on how to summarize an article or a story. Students will watch the Summarizing video, then they will do the online activities that go along with the video. Finally, the students will practice writing a summary.

The site also offers a wide variety of other topics in video format, many with worksheets or other resources to use. See the More Ways section below.

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ESL: English as a Second Language, ASE: High School Diploma, ASE: High School Equivalency Preparation, CTE: Career Technical Education

Levels

Low, Intermediate, High, Intermediate High, Advanced
173. Understanding and Writing about Charts and Graphs

Activity Description

Website Statistics Business
Source: Pixabay by kreatikar (License: CC0/Public Domain)
 

In this lesson, students learn about describing and analyzing data presented in graphical form, gaining data and graph literacy.

 

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels, Intermediate High, Advanced
174. UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Places Worth Preserving

Activity Description

UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Source: UNESCO World Heritage List by UNESCO World Heritage Convention (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])
 
Students learn about the UNESCO World Heritage Convention and the designation of World Heritage Sites by watching a video, practicing passive voice, researching sites on the World Heritage List, and making a presentation about a World Heritage Site of their choosing.

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Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Intermediate High, Advanced
175. Untold History: Artifacts and Writing about a Personal Artifact

Activity Description

Untold Screenshot
Source: Untold History (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])
 
In this lesson plan, students learn what an artifact is, learn about a national artifact, read about the place of artifacts in history and their importance, and then write about an important personal artifact.
 
This assignment is inspired by the Global Oneness Student Photography Contest - Artifacts in our Lives, online at https://www.globalonenessproject.org/stories/student-project-artifacts-our-lives.

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Intermediate, High, Intermediate High, Advanced
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