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Fifties/Sixties Musical Playwriting Workshop
Students write a coherent script based on characterization, theme, conflict and emotional tone as found in the songs' lyrics and develop an understanding of the enjoyment that comes through discipline and hard work leading toward a...
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Animal Farm Theme of Lies and Deceit
In this reading comprehension activity, students respond to 3 short answer and essay questions based on themes in Animal Farm. Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
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Animal Farm Theme of Religion
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 3 short answer and essay questions based on themes in All Quiet on the Western Front. Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
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Study Guide: Fahrenheit 451 "The Hearth and The Salamander"
For this study guide for Fahrenheit 451, students must complete a variety of activities to review the reading. Students define vocabulary and literary terms, describe characters and answer comprehension questions based on the reading.
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Study Guide: "The Cask of Amontillado"
For this study guide worksheet, students must define vocabulary words and literary terms used in "The Cask of Amontillado". Students must also cite examples of literary term usage and answer comprehension questions based on the reading.
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Ending At Owl Creek
Pupils engage in a reading of "An Occurrence At Owl Creek" in order to work on the reading comprehension skills of prediction with looking at the ending. They predict the next events leading to the ending and summarize how it could...
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Drifting Continents, Dynamic Results
High schoolers plot earthquake and volcano data using a Compass Rose Plotting. They explain the relationship between plate movement and connection. They draw conclusions that earthquakes and volcanoes occur in predictable locations.
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Book Review
Students write a five paragraph theme that explains how the novel which they read in this unit effectively utilized various literary elements to portray the impact of a disease on a population. They then decide which three literary...
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A Long Time Ago in the Future
Pupils read and discuss Canadian young adult literature. They compare/contrast the elements of citizenship, characterization, and themes, write journal responses, and identify the elements that define Canadians.
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Eagle Creek Park (A Hike)
Young scholars plot a hiking course using aerial photos and a topographic overlay and find the latitude and longitude of absolute locations. They measure the total distance of a hiked area and figure the area of the ground walked using...
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BOOK REVIEW
Students review a book by choosing one word to describe each element and then combining it into one sentence.
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We Can Work It Out
Learners practice conflict resolution by considering alternatives before reacting to a conflict.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Chapter 1 Questions
For this Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 16 short answer questions pertaining to the characters and setting of the novel.
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Comparing Realistic and Fictional Settings
Students examine setting in a work of realistic fiction. In this literature lesson plan, students read The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and then write an essay that compares real-life settings to the settings in...
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Mare Nubium and Las Vegas
In this satellite images worksheet, students observe two photographs taken by the LRO Satellite of downtown Las Vegas and the moon. They solve 3 problems including determining the size of craters in the...
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Nobel Peacekeeping
Students examine the goals of eradicating poverty, preventing conflict and promoting democracy--outlined in Kofi Annan's 2001 Nobel Peace Prize lecture--as they apply to today's news.
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A Peaceless Land: Conflict Continues in the Middle East
Learners examine the conflict in the Middle East. They discover the history of the region to better explain why there is conflict in the region. They also analyze the political negotiations that have occured over the years.
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Breaking Up is Hard To Do
Learners study the geographical issues related to the conflict in the Caucasus while identifying and discussing other key issues. They investigate methods of conflict resolution while analyzing both sides of the conflict including those...
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How Do Respect and Humiliation Shape Conflict?
Students explore the feelings surrounded by humiliation, resentment and retaliation in the context of school violence. In this character building lesson, students examine possible reasons for school violence and focus on possible...
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The Social and Economic Impact of Wildlife and Natural Resource Management
Students develop an understanding of environmental laws and regulations. In this research instructional activity, students utilize information that involves controversial issues of wildlife and society.
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Dying to be a Martyr
Students evaluate different religions related to Israel and analyze why the Middle East conflict began and still continues today. In this religious studies lesson students discuss religion and explain why groups sometimes turn to...
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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3
Teach your class the basics of narrative writing! The resource first describes the Common Core standard for narrative writing in-depth, and then moves into how to apply the standard. Show your class the example essay and quiz them...
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Camera Movement
High schoolers focus on different ways director and cinematographers use the camera to convey meaning, setting, tone, point of view, personal style, as well as telling a story.
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Literature: Mapping the Mockingbird
Students read Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, focusing on setting. They list items that create mental images of the novel's setting along with location references to characters and events. Using posterboard, they construct physical...