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Identifying Figurative Language
In this figurative language instructional activity, students identify figurative language in the sentences and explain their answers. Students complete 10 problems.
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Original Line or Familiar Find?
Pupils examine a primary source document from 1684 that includes many of the same lines found in Romeo's speech to Juliet from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Students compare the texts and discuss authorship during the sixteenth and...
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Using Scholastic News to Introduce the Net
Third graders log on to the net, type in the address for Scholastic and browse the subjects for the week. They select one area of interest and generate five interesting facts about the article.