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- 6th - 12th
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Students analyze Arthur Miller's views about his works, characterizations as played out on the stage, and the role of theater in today's society. They act as casting directors for a Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students, in groups, study a Tony Award winner from the past through researching its history, watching the production, and reading the written origin of the production. They create programs for these productions and assess Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore a presidential candidate's likeability factor in public opinion polls. They choose a presidential election from their lifetime and research the various Democratic or Republican candidates' backgrounds. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th - Higher Ed
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Students read the book, A Gathering of Old Men, by Ernest Gaines. They discuss Gaines' sense of tragedy, compare/contrast his writing with classical Greek tragedies, answer discussion questions, and write responses to various prompts. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students analyze their own feelings about the death penalty before considering court cases involving the death penalty. They determine what their definition is of cruel and unusual punishment, and analyze how different states handle the death penalty. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students analyze the short stories and the elements of screenplays by taking one scene from a short story into a screenplay. They examine the strengths and weaknesses of screen presentation as a story telling medium. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students examine Erikson's chart on the various stages one goes through growing up. Individually, they write a paper on whether or not they fit into those categories and how they are different today. In groups, for each stage they role play the role of someone in that stage in front of the class. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students respond to pieces of literature by completing a series of writing prompts either about the events in the story, or from the point of view of one of the characters. They focus on presenting the main characters and overarching themes of each book in a way that is relevant to today's society. Prompts are given for several books in a variety of genres that can easily be adapted to accommodate a wide variety of literature. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students participate in improvisations, script analysis, writing, and creating written scenes. They identify language arts writing terms and identify them in a short story. Students use structural tools for dramatic scripts needed to build conflict and believable plots. The finished work will be 8 to 15 pages in length. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students understand the importance of correctly referencing titles or names in their writing. Introduce to them some of the rules of italics and quotation marks. They recognize that is sometimes difficult to choose between italics or quotation marks when referring to a title. Full Review »
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