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How Worldly Are You?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders locate and map six components to have a working knowledge of maps. For this map skills lesson, 6th graders define the six map components and work in groups to draw a map using the components. Students read a related story...
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Basic Letter Response to a Writing Prompt

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students respond to a writing prompt using appropriate letter format. For this letter writing lesson, students discuss the format for letter writing and use the worksheet format to write the heading, inside address, and salutation....
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100 Years...100 Movies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch one of the top 100 movies to view, research critical reviews and then, write their own reviews.
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Easy Essays Step 1

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore how to write the five-paragraph essay.
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Easy Essays Step 2

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write essays after participating in mini-lessons that encourage better writing. They write using the model of a skeleton to which they add the muscles.
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Benjamin Franklin and Electricity

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study Benjamin Franklin and participate in simple experiments in electricity.
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There's a World of Science to Read Today!

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students read a current science article. They write a summary of the article, take notes, write and edit a summary, and print their work.
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Why Celebrate Black History Month

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study about the culture, heritage, family, church, and politics of the African-American and why we honor their accomplishments. Then they make class presentations. This is a very meaningful lesson plan on an important part...
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The Language of Shakespeare

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students write and perform a scene using Elizabethan language. They study the language of William Shakespeare.
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Studying Anchor Papers

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars examine the Florida Writes! Rubric and discuss the basic elements of the scoring system. In small groups, they use the rubric to discuss and score several student essays.
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Persuasion and Use of Language

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discuss connotative language, hyperbole, allusion, and rhetorical question. In small groups, they read one section of the "Speech to the Virginia Convention" and analyze these devices. Groups present their results to the class.
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Persuasion and Figurative Language

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners study and discuss definitions of metaphor, simile, and personification. In small groups, they read a section of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" and identify those devices. The group presents their examples with the class.
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Novel Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read the novel, Lord of the Flies, then write an essay analyzing the novel. They analyze, in small groups, characters, plot, setting, style, symbolism, theme, critical responses, and historical influences
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Nature Walk Poem

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read poetry inspired by nature. They talk a walk in nature or in their neighborhood with paper and pen and write down feelings and perceptions. They write a poem about their walk and share it with the class.
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Multicultural Canterbury Pilgrimage

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create travel brochures that detail various people and places that are encountered on the way to Chaucer's Canterbury.
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A Short, Short Story

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders write a short story using 100 words or less.
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Blood: Transport and Protection

For Students 9th - 12th
In this blood worksheet, students review what makes up blood: plasma, platelets, and red and white blood cells. Students also learn how the blood helps fight viruses, bacteria, and other foreign substances. This worksheet has 10 fill in...
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Jazz-Age Intrigue

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders read The Great Gatsby and explain the jazz age. They use jazz age terms to create their own short story, scene, or letter.
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Islam or Christianity?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students design a mosaic depicting the city of Constantinople during determined periods of history. They include historical evidence that shows whether the city was under Muslim or Christian rule.
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The South Wins Gettysburg!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore American Civil War, hypothesize that the Union Army was defeated at Gettysburg by Lee's army, and write an essay describing how different North America would be today if the South had won the Civil War.
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Analyzing a Science Fiction Movie

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders watch the movie "Contact" and write a review. They discuss in their review how scientists deal with technological problems, the movie's connections to the nature of science and how technology affects science. They share...
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Making a Child's Play of "Antigone"

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders make studenT books to share with elementary students that teach a universal rule that obeys both conscience and authority.
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Science Careers Want Ads

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the important items that need to be included in a want ad. They create a want ad for a career in science.
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The Rock Cycle

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this rock cycle learning exercise, students will review the characteristics of the three rock types: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Students will also compare and contrast rocks and minerals. This learning exercise has...

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