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Word Choice Website

Word Choice

9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewWords matter, particularly in academic writing. Issues such as vague language, wordiness, and cliches make it difficult to get a point across. Part of a larger series to improve writing skills, the handout on word choice shows writers...
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Clichés Website

Clichés

9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewWhen it comes to writing, cliches are as old as dirt. A handout on tired phrases provides examples of cliches, as well as a description of the negative effects they have on a paper. Writers discover specific words and phrases to avoid,...
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Writing about a Meal Handouts & Reference

Writing about a Meal

4th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
You don't need to be a food critic to describe your meal accurately! A series of activities introduce learners to vivid adjectives when writing about the taste, smell, and feel of food. After working with word choice, parts of a...
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Connotative vs. Denotative Meanings Lesson Plan

Connotative vs. Denotative Meanings

11th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Besides the dictionary definition, words also carry the added weight of meanings that are inferred or implied, meanings conferred on words, or connotations. To gain an understanding the importance of connotation, class members engage in...
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Writing About Literature: What Is Happiness? Assessment

Writing About Literature: What Is Happiness?

8th
CCSS: Designed
Jack London's heart for adventure has come to define the spirit of America and its frontier. Selected passages from the foreword The Cruise of the Snark take eighth graders through London's construction and voyage of his ship before...
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Choose Your Words Wisely (Grades 9-12) Lesson Plan

Choose Your Words Wisely (Grades 9-12)

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Words, words, words. The function of words in persuasive writing is the focus of a group activity that asks members to analyze how words advertisers use are designed to influence targeted audiences.
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Grade 9 ELA Module 4, Unit 1, Lesson 8 Lesson Plan

Grade 9 ELA Module 4, Unit 1, Lesson 8

9th
CCSS: Designed
In a close reading of "The Overseer" chapter from Sugar Changed the World groups focus on the words Aronson and Budhos use to contrast the lifestyles of slaves and their masters. The whole class then engages in an evidence-based...
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Inaugural Words: 1789 to the Present Interactive
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Inaugural Words: 1789 to the Present

6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
One of the reasons presidential inaugural speeches are so inspiring is the way word choice reflects the historical context of the time. An interactive timeline invites learners to click on their president of choice and view the most...
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EngageNY Grade 9 ELA: Module 1, Unit 2
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EngageNY Grade 9 ELA: Module 1, Unit 2

9th
Through a close reading of excerpts from fiction (Black Swan Green) and nonfiction (Letters to a Young Poet), class members analyze how authors use specific words and figurative language to develop their central ideas. All 11 lessons in the unit are designed to address Common Core standards.
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Why Are Bad Words Bad? Video

Why Are Bad Words Bad?

11 mins 7th - 12th
Curse words, vulgar words, swear words, bad words. Why are some words labeled as inappropriate? Check out this short history of taboo words and their significance.
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Understanding the Language of Political Ads Lesson Plan
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Understanding the Language of Political Ads

9th - 12th
The verbal techniques and emotional appeals contained in the language used in political ads plays a vital role in creating the impact of the ad. As class members continue their study of Presidential campaign commercials from 1952–2012,...
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Tone Worksheet 2 Worksheet
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Tone Worksheet 2

6th - 9th
CCSS: Designed
The beauty of a poem is lost without an understanding of its tone. Middle schoolers connect author's purpose and word choice to four poems in a literary analysis activity, which prompts them to note each poem's tone and meaning.
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Grade 9 ELA Module 1: Unit 3, Lesson 15 Lesson Plan
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Grade 9 ELA Module 1: Unit 3, Lesson 15

9th
CCSS: Designed
Where does Friar Laurence's loyalty lie? After listening to a reading of act 4, scene 1, lines 89-126 of Romeo and Juliet, groups examine the details of Friar Laurence's plan.
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Grade 9 ELA Module 1: Unit 3, Lesson 14 Lesson Plan
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Grade 9 ELA Module 1: Unit 3, Lesson 14

9th
CCSS: Designed
After watching the scene from Romeo + Juliet in which Juliet argues with her parents because she does not want to marry Paris, groups do a close reading of act 4, scene 1, lines 44-88, examining the word choices in the conversation...
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Grade 9 ELA Module 1: Unit 3, Lesson 13 Lesson Plan
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Grade 9 ELA Module 1: Unit 3, Lesson 13

9th
CCSS: Designed
Readers examine the conversation between Friar Laurence and Romeo in act 3, scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet and consider how Shakespeare's word choices impact the development of Romeo's character.
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Grade 10 ELA Module 1: Unit 1, Lesson 3 Lesson Plan
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Grade 10 ELA Module 1: Unit 1, Lesson 3

10th
CCSS: Designed
Poets write love letters all the time, but how often do the objects of their love write back? Compare Christopher Marlowe's "A Passionate Shepard to His Love" to Sir Walter Raleigh's response, "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" with an...
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Writing: Drafting Body Paragraphs and Revising for Language Lesson Plan
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Writing: Drafting Body Paragraphs and Revising for Language

6th
CCSS: Designed
Begin the drafting phase of the writing process with a lesson focused on writing three body paragraphs in a logical way. Then, revise writing to make it more formal after a teacher-directed mini lesson. Each paragraph written highlights...
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Introducing “If” and Noting Notices and Wonders of the First Stanza Assessment
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Introducing “If” and Noting Notices and Wonders of the First Stanza

6th
CCSS: Designed
After reading chapter 14 of the story Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis, scholars take part in a read aloud of the poem If by Rudyard Kipling and compare it to the reading of Bud, Not Buddy. Learners then go deeper into the poem...
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Grade 12 ELA Module 2 Unit
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Grade 12 ELA Module 2

12th
CCSS: Designed
The second module in a series for high school seniors focuses on tracking the central idea of a text across genres, and from multiple author and character perspectives. Twelfth graders read a speech by Benazir Bhutto entitled "Ideas Live...
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Grade 9 ELA Module 1, Unit 1, Lesson 15 Lesson Plan
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Grade 9 ELA Module 1, Unit 1, Lesson 15

9th
CCSS: Designed
How much progress has Claudette really made at the end of "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves"? Ninth graders note evidence for and against Claudette's successful adaptation into human society with a graphic organizer....
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Grade 9 ELA Module 1, Unit 1, Lesson 14 Lesson Plan
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Grade 9 ELA Module 1, Unit 1, Lesson 14

9th
CCSS: Designed
Karen Russell's short story "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves" has a unique structure that adds value to the story itself. Analyze the way Russell has organized elements of the plot and characterization with the fourteenth...
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Grade 9 ELA Module 1, Unit 1, Lesson 13 Lesson Plan
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Grade 9 ELA Module 1, Unit 1, Lesson 13

9th
CCSS: Designed
Finish Karen Russell's "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves" with a lesson that focuses on the story's conclusion. After they participate in literary analysis discussions with small groups, ninth graders complete a Quick Write in...
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Grade 9 ELA Module 1, Unit 1, Lesson 12 Lesson Plan
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Grade 9 ELA Module 1, Unit 1, Lesson 12

9th
CCSS: Designed
Finding the central idea in a text can be as simple as deciphering the correct pieces of supporting evidence. As your class reads Stage 4 of "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves" by Karen Russell, they analyze the interactions...
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Grade 9 ELA Module 1, Unit 1, Lesson 11 Lesson Plan
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Grade 9 ELA Module 1, Unit 1, Lesson 11

9th
CCSS: Designed
Address annotation, word choice, and tone in the same language arts lesson. Ninth graders read a section of Karen Russell's "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves" and track character development based on supporting evidence.
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