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Talk to the Hand
Students explore the significance of various body parts in artistic and social expression. They research a body part and create a museum installation depicting the artistic and social significance of the body part throughout history.
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Poems and Translation (from Spanish to English)
Students read and are read various poems in their native language of Spanish. In groups or individually, they translate the poems into English and practice speaking English by reading them to the class. They answer comprehension...
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Dreams
Students read poetry about dreams and determine the different types of dreams people have, such as the images in sleep, or as goals.
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Listening for Meaning: Same Sound
Students listen to a taped conversation to help them learn the meaning of the contraction "d" with the words "had" and "would".
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Georgia Performance Standards Framework for ELA Unit 6-8th grade
Eighth graders explore figurative language through the study of picture books. For this figurative language lesson, 8th graders listen to books and chart the figurative language that they hear. Students discuss examples in groups.