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Sonnet
Students research and read other sonnets. They discuss the the history and significance of meter and rhythm in poetry. Students demonstrate the ability to write a poem using the format of a sonnet.
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Geography: I Spy Environments
Fourth graders examine nature paintings from a Utah museum for their physical characteristics. In small groups, they observe museum postcards and discuss the season, precipitation, temperature, and geometric shapes pictured. Focusing...
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The Yarn Of Nancy Bell
High schoolers engage in a study of poetry in order to strengthen reading comprehension. They use the guided reading in order to appreciate the act of composing poetry. The teacher reads using the right intonation, pacing, and projection...
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Earth Connections
Learners explore the concept of the planet Earth and its connection to the Native American traditional beliefs of 'Mother Earth.' Students describe and illustrate the Native American beliefs for 'Mother Earth.' Learners interpret words...
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Literature is Alive and Everywhere
Pupils discuss things that are valuable and things that are beautiful. In this ode lesson, students look for something beautiful that inspires them and take a picture of it. Pupils write an ode to one of the beautiful objects they have...
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A Novel Idea
Students use Moodle to participate in a chat session to complete a character analysis for a novel they've studied. For this novel analysis and technology lesson, students are assigned a character from a specific chapter and use Moodle to...
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Book 1--Grade 7 (2006)
In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts worksheet, students read several passages and two poems and answer reading comprehension questions. Students then write an essay response to one of the passages.
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Emily Dickinson: Luminous Letters
Learners analyze the dimensions of Emily Dickinson's poetry and persona. In this Emily Dickinson instructional activity, students read the example letters and analyze a chart of the poems. Learners present their findings from the poems...