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- Grade Range
- 8th
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Students read biographical information on Maya Angelou and her poem, "Still I Rise." students identify support and elaboration in poem, then respond by either writing a letter to the author or his/her own poem in response. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students research Haiku poetry to identify the literary elements within them and respond to creative writing using critical and evaluative processes. They utilize effective pre-writing strategies to begin writing their own Haiku. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students examine their position within their school and discuss qualities they need to be productive citizens outside of school. they culminate the unit by writing an autobiography that includes the concepts of responsibility, choice, and the future. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students are given the opportunity to first role-play the part of literary critic then goes on to develop the specific analytic skills to construct a reasoned, supported literary essay. The teacher takes them through the writing process through modeling the activity. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th
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Students generate various responses to literature then polish one particular response. Students consider the various aspects of an effective literary response and collaborate as they craft their formal responses. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students read and discuss a selection of news clippings, sermons, and narratives that depict the continued struggle for equality and mistreatment of African American citizens. They present a "60 Minutes"-style news program with the information they have compiled about their assigned article. They complete a literary response on the "Strong Men" by Sterling Brown. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students define six different literary terms after reading I, Juan de Pareja. In groups, they are given a specific literary term to create a PowerPoint presentation explaining how their term in utilized in the context of I, Juan de Pareja. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students, working in small groups, create a Literature Land Theme Park as a reading response to a piece of literature. They design the rides for the park, the menus, the costumes, and write scripts for performers in the park based on rubric requirements. Finally, each group of students presents their project to the rest of the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th
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The student demonstrates comprehension and shows evidence of a warranted and responsible explanation of a variety of literary and informational texts. The texts are of the quality and complexity illustrated by suggested titles on the Grade Six reading list.Applies knowledge of the concept that theme refers to the main idea and meaning of a selection, whether it is implied or stated, and analyzes theme as it relates to the selection. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten
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Students explore engaging in conversation about literature utilizing literary terms like character, plot and setting. They determine the character, plot and setting in the book, "Curious George Flies a Kite," by H.A. Rey and then fill out a character, setting and plot analysis sheet. Full Review »
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