insert close reading directions
In addition to the YouTube tutorial to the left, here's a link to text-based instructions for using Google Docs for Close Reading.
This is a fun activity you can do with students to introduce the concept of a Venn diagram. The lesson utilizes hula hoops where kids physically place their shoes into the circles to learn about categorization. The same could be done with sidewalk chalk or other age-appropriate items. "Introduction to Venn diagrams - Learn NC." http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/2985. Accessed 22 Oct. 2017.
"The Imitation Game - YouTube." 18 Dec. 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK_LJvgfAf8. Accessed 15 Oct. 2017.
OPTIONAL: Watch "The Imitation Game" It is recommended that the teacher preview this movie before showing or recommending to students because of the mature nature of some content.
Published on Dec 18, 2014
PG-13, Running time: 1:53:46
Academy Award®-Winner for Best Adapted Screenplay. THE IMITATION GAME follows Turing as he leads a motley crew of scholars, linguists, chess champions, and intelligence officers in cracking the so-called unbreakable codes of Germany's World War II Enigma machine, potentially saving millions of lives by helping to shorten the war. Also depicted is Turing's tragic fall from grace when he was convicted of homosexuality - a crime in post-war Britain. Co-starring Academy Award®-nominee Keira Knightley.