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- 9th - 12th
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Students use their perception of cities around the world to better explain what factors may affect their personal mental world maps. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students read and anaylze Aesop's Fables throughout the year. They practice writing and reading throughout this lesson. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students conduct character analysis while reading short stories to explain different points of view. They examine each short story through the eyes of another in this unit. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students participate in home and school based literacy activities in this unit. They examine fables in school and practice the literacy activities at home. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students complete a graphic organizer to analyze cause-and-effect relationships in the plot of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," by James Thurber. They create a new episode in Mitty's secret life using digital storytelling techniques. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read and write poetry that reflects true self expression. They use the published poetry as a springboard instead of a formula to write from the heart. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explore the writing process by responding to a writing prompt. They practice responding to a given writing prompt. Students write about a daydream. They write two or three paragraphs about the topic. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students read the story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty". As a class, they discuss what they daydream about and discuss why the character in the story does it. To end the lesson, they identify the characters, indirect and direct characterization in the story. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," take notes and create a characterization chart. As a class, they list ways of indirectly characterizing Walter Mitty, identify stock characters, indirect characterization, and direct characterization. Full Review »
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- 8th - Higher Ed
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Students explore different ways that poetry can be used to express ideas and feelings. They discuss what poetry means to them, and read the first verse of a poem. In small groups they identify what they like to daydream about, then write their own version of the poem. Full Review »

