All 6th grade teachers should choose one of these two lesson cycles to complete by May 2006. Both lessons are designed to be used in conjunction with The Watsons Go to Birmingham.

This lesson cycle should be completed by May 2006. The lesson is designed to be used in conjunction with The Watsons Go to Birmingham.

The following lesson cycle is suggested as a way to teach expressive oral presentation skills.

All 7th grade teachers should choose one of these two lesson cycles to complete by December 2005.

All 7th grade teachers should choose one of these two lesson cycles to complete by May 2006.

All 8th grade teachers should choose one of these two lesson cycles to complete by December 2005. The first lesson cycle follows.

This is the assessment that goes with the first lesson cycle.

This is the second lesson cycle.

All 8th grade teachers should complete this lesson cycle by May 2006.

Following are materials that can be used to teach the preceding research lesson cycle.

The following lesson combines both viewing/representing and research TEKS. It should be completed by May 2006.

This lesson focuses on comparing different types of texts.

Following are two charts that can be used to compare different types of text.

This is a suggested lesson which can be used to teach content-area vocabulary words.