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- Grade Range
- 11th - 12th
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Students read pieces of poetry and present information to the class. They categorize and sequence endorsement cards that are handed to them at the beginning of the lesson. They use keywords to support a historical thesis. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students read poems by African American authors. Using the text, they identify the various patterns, subjects, language and dialects used. In groups, they compare and contrast the various authors and define new vocabulary. To end the lessson, they research the life of Langston Hughes. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 11th
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Students analyze, discuss and compare sources of inspiration, use of words and imagery, and other differences in writing styles between two featured songwriters. This is an introductory lesson to a creative project unit. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th - 11th
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Students read and discuss poetry by authors from different periods and social groups. They discover the characteristics of different movements as well as define some issues and themes that provide continuity between works. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 6th
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Students watch Reader's Theatre video, and develop ability to analyze and engage in dramatic readings and writings to build their own level of fluency resulting in a strong theatrical base. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th
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Students use phonics, language structure and semantics to read and comprehend text. They use self-monitoring and self-correcting strategies while reading. Students explain the characteristics of fiction, non-fiction, prose and poetry. They read the story "Stromalong." Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students review suffixes and how they change the usage of a word. They discuss the similarities and differences in Latin and Anglo-Saxon based words (same letter-sound correspondences in words of both origins, but common presence of the schwa in unaccented prefixes and suffixes in Latin based words.) Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students identify rhythmic patterns in a variety of selected poems. They mark the text with appropriate symbols for accented syllables, recognizing the "beat" as each line is read then they practice a memorized poem at home or with a partner in class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students brainstorm a list of nouns and adjectives that go with a specific holiday. They access teacher designated websites to find words that rhyme with or are associated with their list of holiday words. They word process a poem using a number of words from their lists, and add clip art before saving and printing the document. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students read excerpts from the work of Robert Frost, William Wordsworth and Toi Derricotte to identify and develop a definition of similies. They compare similies to metaphors and write their own poems using similies. Full Review »
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