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\nFreedom Is Coming: Songs of Freedom, Resistance, and the Underground Railroad\n

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\nYoung historians examine song lyrics and slave narratives to uncover the realities of life for enslaved people. The six-lesson unit looks at the way enslaved people used music to provide hope, as well as to fight against oppression....\n
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\nBeyond Rosa Parks: Powerful Voices for Civil Rights and Social Justice\n

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\nThe lessons in the \"Beyond Rosa Parks: Powerful Voices for Civil Rights and Social Justice\" unit module introduce young historians to four African-American women who made significant contributions to the modern civil rights movement....\n
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\nLord of the Flies Unit\n

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\nThe lessons in the Lord of the Flies Unit examine the dystopian novel as a microcosm for society. Pupils listen to an interview with William Golding as he elaborates on his rationale for selecting a remote island populated with only...\n
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\nAbigail Adams, the Writer: “My pen is always freer than my tongue.”\n

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\nSixteen lessons from the Massachusetts History Society comprise the “Abigail Adams, the Writer: ‘My pen is always freer than my tongue’” unit. Each lesson has scholars examining Adams’ letters and diaries to gain an understanding of what...\n
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\n\"Magical\n\n
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\nMagical Realism in One Hundred Years of Solitude\n

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\nHow does Gabriel Garcia Marquez make the magical elements in his novel One Hundred Years of Solitude seem real? That is the essential question for readers of his acclaimed novel to tackle in a three-lesson unit module. Scholars begin by...\n
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\nSo Many Similes\n

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\nTake your simile instruction to the next level with this collection of videos, posters, webpages, presentations, and more. Designed for a range of skill levels and learning styles, the collection has an array of resources that fit the...\n
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\nPoetry is Not a Chryme\n

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\nA poem: Here's a collection to share your love and affection of poetry. Steer your students in the direction of this collection on poetry. Incorporate this collection on poetry in the classroom, or during April to celebrate National...\n
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\nSimiles and Metaphors\n

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\nThis fantastic presentation on similes and metaphors would be ideal for blossoming writers. Learners receive excellent instruction on these terms and are given a meaningful activity to do in their workbooks at the end of the PowerPoint....\n
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\nMetaphors Compare Things\n

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\nThis worksheet on metaphors is your ticket to better writing! As learners read ten sentences, they underline the metaphor and circle the two objects of comparison.\n
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\nMetaphor and Metonymy\n

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\nIf you are teaching metaphors in your language arts class, consider using this presentation to illustrate several examples of classic metaphors. Body metaphors, war metaphors, and comic metaphors all help learners understand the...\n
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\nDelve Into the Metaphorical Mind\n

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\nThere are many ways to teach metaphors — all are gold to our young learners.\n
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\nMetaphor Meanings\n

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\nHelp your young writers decipher the literal meanings of metaphors. After reading several metaphors, learners write the real meanings that the phrases are describing. Use this resource in a figurative language lesson, or when preparing...\n
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\nUnderstanding King's Use of Metaphors in the\n

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\nOne of the most famous and well-crafted speeches of all time, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s \"I Have a Dream\" speech, consists of rich metaphors and rhetorical language. Using a provided graphic organizer, students analyze five quotes...\n
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\nWhat is a Metaphor?\n

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\nThe use of metaphors really paints a picture in the reader's mind. Get your class using metaphors in their writing by studying them first. This instructional activity has four simple metaphors, and the reader must identify which two...\n
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\nMetaphors Are Like Similes...Right?\n

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\nBuild the basis for critical thinking by increasing mastery of metaphors, similes, and analogies. Clear up the confusion that often marks lessons on figurative langauge. A very insightful article, full of great links. \n
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\nSimiles and Metaphors\n

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\nIt only takes 90 seconds for this student to explain the differences between a simile and a metaphor. He gives examples of different phrases, along with helpful definition.\n
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\nYoung poets use word cards to prompt a metaphor poem comparing to very dissimilar items.\n
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\nIntroducing Metaphors Through Poetry\n

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\nMetaphors are word pictures, creating images in our brains that draw readers to consider how two seemingly unrelated items are alike. Poems by Langston Hughes, Margaret Atwood, and Naomi Shihad Nye provide learners with an opportunity to...\n
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\nChasing Metaphors\n

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\nStudents use metaphors in order to see commonly experienced objects, events, and people in new and more meaningful ways.\n
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\nMetaphors\n

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\nMetaphors open doors to descriptive language for your poets. They read the poem \"What is the Sun\" and record all the metaphors they find. Then, scholars change one of them to a simile. After answering two more comprehension...\n
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\nA Monster of a Metaphor\n

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\nWhat do Jeep advertisements and Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath have in common? They both employ the art of the extended metaphor! Using the Six-Trait Writing model, learners begin to work on their own extended metaphors. Development...\n
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\nRevisiting Big Metaphors and Themes: Revising and Beginning to Perform Two-Voice Poems\n

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\nNow that your class has read all of Esperanza Rising, take the time to tackle big metaphors and themes. Pupils will participate in an activity called Chalk Talk, in which they circulate around the room in small groups and add...\n
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\nSimile and Metaphor\n

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\nMiddle schoolers use context clues to find the figurative meaning of similes and metaphors in writing. They practice using figurative language to help their writing come alive. Use this activity in a lesson about poetry, figurative...\n
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\nSimile and Metaphor- Poetry Toolbox\n

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\nIllustrate the connection between using figurative language (specifically similes and metaphors) and creating poetry. First this worksheet reviews the definition for each, and then writers create the endings to two examples provided....\n
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