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Source
iEARN Collaboration Centre

Subject
Interdisciplinary, Art, Technology, English Language Arts

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

In the UNESCO World Heritage Sites task, students will explore and research the heritage of their country. In the forum, they will present their country and Unesco heritage sites, it's history, the tales about the place, and its meaning in their country's and the world's history.

Source
ConnectEd

Subject
English Language Arts, Mathematics, History/Social Studies, Health Science, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

Waiting to Inhale

This unit includes an unit overview and 3 subunit overviews with built-in lessons. 

Unit description from the source: Although smoking is perceived with increasing disfavor in the United States, it is a habit that continues to flourish around the world and is taken up by thousands of young people every day. In this unit, students will explore the past and present influence of tobacco on social, political, and economic life in the United States and around the world and its impact on individual and public health. 

Source
iEARN Collaboration Centre

Subject
Interdisciplinary, Art, Geography, History/Social Studies, English Language Arts

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Wall of Names

The Wall of Names task is designed to support student self-expression using various artistic devices and to teach them to cherish intercultural exchanges. This task includes discussion, research, writing, and creating art. The task includes a description of a possible classroom activity.

Source
iEARN Collaboration Centre

Subject
English Language Arts

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Write On

The Write On task is focused on developing students' writing skills in four domains of writing: Persuasive, Expository, Narrative and Descriptive. Emphasis is placed on the importance of clear and thoughtful writing. Students are encouraged to share their reflections or reviews on any shared article or book they have read, and invite others to discuss these writings.  In addition, students can use a news article or heading/caption of the news article as a debate prompt, and can invite others to add comic writing by adding dialogues in blank speech bubble.

Source
iEARN Collaboration Centre

Subject
Interdisciplinary, Technology, History/Social Studies, English Language Arts

Grade Level
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Youngcast Project

The Youngcast Project task is a tandem exchange project in English-Spanish and just in English which provides a structured program of student activities using audio and video podcasting to help students to exchange their ideas and to improve their second language. The task includes a description of the phases of the project.

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