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\nPhantom of Opera\n
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\nThe Phantom of the Opera: Ideas for Research and Discussion\n

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\nYou could spend a full day discussing The Phantom of the Opera and not scratch the surface, but a set of lessons about the literary elements and themes of the musical production is a great start. Young thespians build upon the...\n
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\nHow to Recognize a Dystopia\n

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\nViewers need not be fans of dystopian literature to be engaged by a short video that traces the development of the genre from Plato to the present. Gulliver's Travels, The Time Machine, The Iron Heel, Brave New World, Animal...\n
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\nLife In The Tomb - WW1 Author Stratis Myrivilis\n

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\nMost learners likely are not familiar with Statis Myrivilis or his anti-war writings, but his works spur scholars to debate over the role of protest literature in wartime. While the video does situate Myrivilis within the context of the...\n
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\nMath-Literature Connection: Counting with Jack the Builder\n

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\nConnect literature (Jack the Builder) with mathematical concepts. In a series of computation, geometry and number sense activities, pupils count on to add, count back to subtract, build cylinders, cones, and rectangular prisms, and name...\n
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\nLiterature Study Guide: To Kill a Mockingbird\n

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\nTeaching tools designed to support student-centered literature study. Geared toward homeschoolers reading Harper Lee's book To Kill a Mockingbird, I would use these in my classroom. The materials are applicable to any text: graphic...\n
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\nDeveloping Presentation Skills by Using Authentic Literature\n

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\nAdvanced level ESL students engage in an increasing verbal communication skills through children's literature. The focus of these activities is for children to develope presentation skills. Each activity would compliment any class room.\n
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\nModernism: American Literature 1914-1945\n

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\nWhat characterizes modern literature? The first few slides of this 31-slide PowerPoint discuss what sparked the change to Modernism and discuss some of the key figures of the time (like Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud). The 20s and 30s are...\n
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\nteaching Geography Using Literature in K-University Classrooms\n

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\nStudents read one of the following books: Minn of the Mississippi, Paddle-to-the-Sea, or Seabird, all by Holling C. Holling, and identify the five themes of geography as well as make a literature journal with chapter field notes. They...\n
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\nHistory in Literature - The House of Dies Drear\n

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\nHook your learners with a great project. They research the underground railroad and civil rights movement through literature, view the video The Underground Railroad: Escape from Slavery, and read the book House of Dies Drear in...\n
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\nThe Concept of Diversity in World Literature Lesson 13: Unit Culmination - Symposium\n

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\nTo conclude a unit on the concept of diversity in world literature, class members conduct a symposium on \"African Literature in Global Perspectives.\" In order to earn a spot on the panel, individuals craft an original thesis that...\n
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\nA Study of Twentieth Century British Culture through Art and Literature\n

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\nHere’s an interesting approach to the analysis of similar subjects in different mediums. Based on the methodology of Professor Jules Prown, learners apply his three stages (description, deduction, and speculation) to a painting and a...\n
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\nMacbeth News Broadcast\n

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\nHere is an authentic assessment task for Shakespeare's Macbeth. Young literature scholars prepare, perform, and record a news broadcast about the major events in the play. For example, groups may choose to report on the death of Lady...\n
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\nChatty Cherry Stories\n

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\nYoung artists will respond to reading children's literature, by engaging in original storytelling and representing their own images through the visual arts. Then they orally describe details of people, places, and things in their stories...\n
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\nPodcasting for Reading Fluency\n

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\nNothing helps you identify your reading fluency like hearing yourself read aloud! Increase reading fluency and expression by having young learners podcast a weekly high interest piece of literature. Assign a different star or featured...\n
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\nA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle: Study Guide - Mini Essays\n

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\nIn this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. Students may check some of their answers online.\n
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\nNative American Poetry\n

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\nIdentify text features, make inferences, and discover the cultural significance of Native American Poetry. Sixth graders read several Native American poems and use graphic organizers and literature response logs to record their feelings...\n
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\nNon-Fiction Text Features\n

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\nDistinguish between textual features of non-fiction in the book The Lewis and Clark Expedition and in the non-fiction story \"Ta-Na-e-Ka.\" Third graders create posters and participate in group discussions to show their...\n
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\nMap It Out\n

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\nExplore how illustrations add to a story. Young learners will look at picture books to see how the pictures tell the story. They create illustrations to go with a chosen story, and then flip the activity so they have to write a story to...\n
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\nExploring Themes in Literature: The Oral Tradition\n

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\nAre you are considering a unit on Beowulf or Superman, on myths, or tricksters? Here's a great overview you can use to launch a study of universal themes and archetypes. The focus here is on the oral tradition, but the concepts apply to...\n
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\nMaking an Inference from an Implied Message Within a Text\n

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\nShow your scholars that they make inferences every day and might not even know it. Through scaffolded instruction, they break down the process of drawing information from context. Using example sentences and didactic questioning,...\n
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\nReading Literature - The Ruin\n

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\nCross-comparison, the technique of focusing on two different texts with the same themes, motifs, events, etc., is employed in an exercise that asks groups to examine two different translations of “The Ruin,” a poem, written in Old...\n
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\nInference in Literature: The Wizard of Oz\n

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\nThe Concept of Diversity in World Literature Lesson 7: Cultural Commentary\n

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\nAs part of their study of Things Fall Apart, class groups develop a multimedia presentation in response to the question, \"In what ways does Achebe use literature as a means to express and comment on culture and history?\"\n
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\nThe Concept of Diversity in World Literature Lesson 1: Unit Introduction\n

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\nTo launch a unit study of the concept of diversity in World Literature, class members compare Chinua Achebe's essay, \"An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's Heart of Darkness\" and Richard Rodriguez's essay, \"The Chinese in All of...\n
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