After screening an episode by BizKids, scholars show what they know about business vocabulary, then take part in grand conversations about role models and ethical dilemmas.

Students study selected poetry to gain an understanding of influences on values and personal identity. They explore language terms such as personification, imagery metaphors and allusion. After reading a poem and discussing it,...

Students study how political movements involve students as well as adults. They discover that students of all ages have the power to make a difference in the world.

Having a strong searching skill set can make a research project much easier and much for successful for pupils. Tackle finding evidence with the ideas included here. The ultimate goal is for class members to learn the stepping stones...

In this chronological order activity, students put story events in order that they are given. Students put 7 events in chronological order.

Students investigate writing techniques by analyzing a chart. For this figurative language lesson, students define similes, metaphors and identify the difference between them and personification. Students demonstrate their understanding...

Students prewrite a story using graphic organizers. In this prewriting lesson plan, students create a story map before they start their writing.

Work through links to activities, assessments, websites, and videos to learn about connotation and denotation.

Students will analyze a word in several different sentences. Students will determine the meaning of the same word in several different contexts. Students will also write their own sentences with the same word in several different contexts.

This learning module contains three nonfiction reading lessons that will assist student understand how to apply context clues when they encounter new vocabulary words.

Learn about figurative language and how to determine the figurative, denotative, and connotative meanings of words.

This is a research-based article concerning how to best teach academic vocabulary. Research finds that most teachers assign and mention vocabulary, but to be effective, instruction must be direct and meaningful. Recommendations for...