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- 4th - 6th
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Students brainstorm and discuss the amazing world of rainbows. They draw and color rainbows and look for natural rainbows that occur whenever white light is split into the spectrum and the rainbows that can form on soap bubbles and fish tanks. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students interview family members for important details and funny stories about themselves when they were younger. Once interviews are complete, they list interesting facts about their life today then predict what their life will be like in 10 and 20 years. They write and illustrate their autobiography on a 3-D box. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students investigate the use of a Nigerian dundun drum and are given background information of how they work and the intricate construction. They conduct research using a variety of resources and then create a replica from simple materials. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students view a semi-dramatisation where Damian Gorman reworks more of the old Viking legends. They re-create the Battle of Ragnarok using musical instruments or junk materials and record the results on tape. They write a poem on Ragnarok thinking especially of 'noises'. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students interpret and adapt Hamlet's "To Be Or Not To Be" monologue using the online Visual Thesaurus. They recite the monologue from Hamlet, analyze and write a contemporary version of the monologue using the Visual Thesaurus, and present their adaptation to the class. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students use a thesaurus on the internet to explore the meanings of Greek and Latin roots. They find definitions of given words, draw a concept map for root words, and write four synonyms for each word. Students discover how Latin and Greek roots assist in defining and reading additional words. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students demonstrate strategies for encountering unfamiliar vocabulary words in preparation for the SAT. Using Visual Thesaurus computer software, they interpret contextual clues, solve sample sentence completion questions, and write original sentence complete questions. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the technique of descriptive writing. As a class, they observe a poster and describe it using adjectives. They discuss how descriptive words can be used literally and figuratively in the world of advertising. After exploring how to utilize the five senses in writing, students read a review about he Apple IPhone. They evaluate the ad and create a chart exploring positive and negative adjectives. Students write their own reviews. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students read and analyze a variety of Shakespearean and contemporary puns using Visual Thesaurus computer software. They analyze a pun as a class, then in small groups they analyze a Shakespearean pun using contextual clues and the Visual Thesaurus. Each group then writes an original pun. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the basic functions of the Visual Thesaurus interactive website by comparing and contrasting the use of a traditional dictionary and the Visual Thesaurus. They compare and contrast the process for each method and create an informational word poster. Full Review »
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