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\nRebus Writing Using Nursery Rhymes and a Book\n

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\nLearners write nursery rhyme rebus songs. In this music lesson, students practice writing rebuses as a class. Learners then create their own rebus based upon \"The Bag I'm Taking to Grandma's\".\n
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\n\"Alice\n\n
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\nAlice In Wonderland\n

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\nStudents compare and contrast surrealist paintings to Alice in Wonderland.  In this literature lesson, students examine surrealism paintings and apply those principles to Alice in Wonderland.  They explore how the artists...\n
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\nThem and Us\n

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\nLearners consider social class issues in Great Britain. In this current events lesson plan, students visit selected websites and participate in a classroom discussion regarding social justice issues and segregation of social classes in...\n
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\nAnalyzing Unknown Words\n

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\nStudents analyze affixes and how they affect word meaning. In this language arts lesson, students use charts to construct and deconstruct words to find meaning.\n
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\nWord Art\n

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\nIn this word art worksheet, learners color or paint the pictures of life experiences through language bubbles. Students complete 14 problems.\n
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\n\"History\n\n
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\nHistory of the Battery\n

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\nYoung scholars study the development of batteries. In this electrochemistry lesson, students compare the different types of batteries. They explore its applications especially in the medical field.\n
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\nThe Relatedness of Languages\n

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\nMiddle schoolers use Internet and library resources to select and examine the origins of phrases or words, particularly words that have origins in other languages.\n
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\n\"Grasshopper\n\n
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\nGrasshopper Plague\n

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\nStudents study grasshoppers and Mormon crickets by visiting website to view images and listen to sound. They research the issue of serious insect infestation. They read about students who eat the insects as snacks and read insect recipes.\n
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\n\"Cloudy\n\n
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\nCloudy With A Chance of Meatballs\n

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\nThird graders read the book, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.\" Using the internet, 3rd graders research weather conditions, plants, animals and foods from different countries. After sharing information, they discuss similarities and...\n
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\nGlencoe Literature Themes: Legends\n

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\nStudents prepare for and respond to literature selections. This package includes five lessons from the Glencoe Literature series, each covering a different reading selection. Pre-reading and response activities are included for each...\n
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\nContext Clues Lesson Plan\n

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\nLearners are introduced to four strategies of context clues. While reading, they use all four strategies in different sections of the reading to determine the meaning of words they are unfamiliar with. To end the lesson, they share new...\n
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\nEtymological Dictionary: Influences on Astronomy\n

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\nAn interesting look at the meanings of many of the words in mythology that have been used in English astronomical field. This resource lists the word, etymological and mythological root or character, and modern English meaning.\n
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\nOnline Etymology Dictionary\n

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\nThe site, created by an avowed amateur, Douglas Harper, shares the origins of words. Students will type a word into a text box and click a \"search\" button to see the etymology of the word.\n
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\nAlex: Name Etymology\n

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\nDuring this instructional activity, students will have the opportunity to research the etymology and history of their names. Students will begin to understand ways to make history, linguistic history, and cultural history a lot of fun.\n
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\nBehind the Name\n

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\nSite gives the etymology and history of first names. Have fun looking up yours! Names can be accessed alphabetically, by nationality, or through a search tool. Links to lots of other information on names and etymology.\n
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\nLumen: Rhetorical Reading: Read Strategically: Diversify Your Vocabulary\n

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\nThis lesson focuses on strategies to diversify and retain new vocabularies such as reading a variety of types of writing and learning roots, suffixes, prefixes, and the etymology of words.\n
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\nTed: Ted Ed: Mysteries of Vernacular: X Ray\n

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\nThe story of the word X-Ray is one of great thinkers. French philosopher Rene Descartes isolated the letters X, Y and Z to stand for unknowns, and centuries later, Wilhelm Rontgen discovered the X-ray, using the X for the unknown nature...\n
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\nTed: Ted Ed: The True Story of 'True'\n

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\nThe older the word, the longer (and more fascinating) the story. With roots in Old English, 'true' shares etymological ancestors with words like betroth and truce, but also with the word tree. In fact, trees have been metaphors for...\n
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\nTed: Ted Ed: Mysteries of Vernacular: Lady\n

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\nWhy do we call women ladies? Well, etymologically-speaking, the word comes from the Old English words for hlaf (bread) and daege (maid), which, combined, mean the female head of the household and eventually indicated high social...\n
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\nTed: Ted Ed: Mysteries of Vernacular: Bewilder\n

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\nThe history of the word bewilder is more straightforward than you might think. Roots can be traced back to the Old English words wilde (undomesticated) and deor (untamed animals), eventually combined into the word wilderness. Jessica...\n
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\nTed: Ted Ed: Mysteries of Vernacular: Dynamite\n

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\nWith an explosive meaning, the word dynamite's past is as historical as it is etymological. Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel describe how Alfred Nobel invented dynamite. [2:14]\n
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\nTed: Ted Ed: Mysteries of Vernacular: Earwig\n

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\nAn earwig is neither an ear nor a wig; it is an insect. Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel explain how folklore gave this bug its name, combining entomology with etymology. [2:16]\n
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\nLearn how to use dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauri in order to determine meanings of words and phrases, including their denotations, connotations, and etymologies.\n
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\nYou will learn how to use dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauri in order to determine meanings of words and phrases, including their denotations, connotations, and etymologies.\n
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