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- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students annotate and discuss a poem, then select specific words to complete a webbing. They explore the connotations of the word, and consider the author's purpose in using it. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students analyze and compare the poetic tools Shakespeare uses in the death scenes of Romeo and Juliet to those of Pyramus and Thisbe in Midsummer Night's Dream. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students read a document that relates factual data regarding a family trip to Costa Rica. Then they read the same information in a piece where the author conveys a negative tone; finally they read one where the author establishes a positive tone. The activity allows students to compare the tones used in the passages. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 12th
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Students compare/contrast and evaluate the movie interpretation of Act III Scene i of Hamlet. They define and identify the following literary terms: tone, character motivation, motif, imagery, tragic hero, diction and character foils. Students compare the two versions of the scene. They plan a debate. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st
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Students recite the poem "The Frog on the Log". They then demonstrate different levels of diction, pacing, projection, inflection, and volume, by performing the poem in different tones and rhythms. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th - 12th
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Students sing Oh Shenandoah with correct notes, diction, a characteristic choral tone, appropriate style and have an understanding of the history of the lyrics. The version of Oh Shenandoah is for an SSA choir and was arranged by Ruth Elaine Schram. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students listen to music and discuss blends and chords. They sight read songs and practice scales. Students practice diction and explore the differences in forte and piano. Technology, such as CDs, may be used to play the music. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th
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Student demonstrates comprehension by identifying evidence (e.g., diction, imagery, point of view, figurative language, symbolism, plot events and main ideas) in a variety of texts representative of different genres (e.g., poetry, prose [short story, novel, essay, editorial, biography], and drama) and using this evidence as the basis for interpretation. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students analyze poetry using a graphic organizer. In groups, they locate pictures to illustrate the meaning of the poetry. Students write about the poem and explain the diction, language, sound devices and syntax structure. After discussing the structure and tone, students create a graphic organizer of the poem and write a summary of its meaning. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 12th
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Students read a document that relates factual data regarding a family trip to Costa Rica. Then they read the same information in a piece where the author conveys a negative tone; finally they read one where the author establishes a positive tone. After analyzing the author's use of diction, the students are presented with data regarding a fictional family celebration on a Fourth of July. Full Review »
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