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Lesson One: How Change Affects Our Lives
Sixth graders discuss fears and how their lives change as they grow up. In this change lesson, 6th graders read the poem "Whatif" by Shel Silverstein. They discuss things they are afraid of or what they used to be afraid of.
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Mr. Peabody's Apples
Students read Mr. Peabody's Apples. In this reading lesson, students complete pre-and post-reading activities to improve comprehension skills. Students role play scenes from the story to analyze.
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Letter Writing from a Different Perspective
Third graders write a letter from one character to another in a story they are reading. For this writing lesson plan, 3rd graders demonstrate their understanding of perspective.
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The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
Third graders complete activities for the book The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush, by Tomie dePaola. In this literature activity, the students read the story and summarize the main events. They look for story elements focusing on the...
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Story Time
Ninth graders watch soap operas online. In this English lesson plan, 9th graders explore the story elements of the soap opera. Students write a journal on their own interpretations of characters.
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Movie: Antz
In this Antz worksheet, students watch the movie Antz and then fill out a graphic organizer about the character's beliefs, goals, dealing with opposed ideology, and more. Students fill in 18 blanks in the graphic organizer.
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Story Outline
Students examine the qualities of a piece of writing. In this language arts activity, students begin writing by following an outline for what goes into a story. Students illustrate their story when it is finished and share their stories...
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Writing a Short Story - Weather
Students write a short story based on the weather condition they chose. in this short story lesson plan, students must include a theme, setting, characters, and plot.
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Acronyms - Characters in Hawthorne's Stories
Students explore the characters in "The Minister's Black Veil" and "Young Goodman Brown." In this literature activity, students review examples of acronyms. Students write acronyms for the characters in these stories written by...
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Acronymns - The Hound of the Baskervilles
Pupils explore the characters in The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. For this literature lesson, students review examples of acronyms. Pupils write acronyms using the names of the characters in the book and related...
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Acronyms - Characters in The Hobbit
Students explore acronyms. In this literature lesson plan, students review the definition acronym and examples. Students write the names of the characters in The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and create an acronym for each character...
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The Sun Also Rises by Earnest Hemingway
Young scholars explore The Sun Also Rises by Earnest Hemingway. For this characterization lesson, students make notations about the characters as they read the book. Young scholars write an essay on the characters Robert Cohn, Jake...
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Character Traits
First graders identify the story elements in stories. In this story element lesson, 1st graders read The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter and they identify the characters, character traits, setting, problem, and solution. They...
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Reader's Theater with a Twist
Second graders create a Reader's Theater script. In this reader's theater lesson plan, 2nd graders create their own script of a story in groups. They make props and act them out on FlipVideo and voice thread.
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Freckle Juice - Lesson 3
Students complete activities with the book Freckle Juice by Judy Blume. In this literature lesson, students read Chapter two and find the definitions for new vocabulary words. They also complete an online activity for...
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Understanding Story Elements-Who, What, Where
Students create a rap using story details. In this creative writing lesson, students examine the use of rap lyrics to list important details of stories. They view a video example, and use their notes to create their own raps...
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Reading Fiction: Character
In this reading fiction: characters instructional activity, students read a short passage, then complete the table giving characteristics of the 3 characters by identifying the character and providing evidence for the answer.
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Using Story Elements to Write a Rep
Young scholars write a rap song to tell the who, what, and where of a story. In this literature instructional activity, students learn to identify the setting, characters, and plot of a story. Young scholars watch a video and...
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A Hodgepodge of Literature
Students complete multiple lessons to study various literature including poetry, fiction, tall tales, and phrases. In this literature lesson, students complete six lessons about poetry, fiction, and idioms.
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Convincing Characters
Students create vivid, active characters for a story. In this character lesson, students discuss the characters in books they are familiar with. Students create a list of novels they have read and discuss the character types. Students...
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Creative Writing Idea Sheet
In this creative writing ideas instructional activity, students create their own stories as they use the setting, character, and objects listed on the instructional activity to fuel their ideas.
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The Outsiders Character Chart: Dally
In this The Outsiders character chart, students will evaluate Dally from several points of view. Students will evaluate how Dally looks, what he says, how he acts, what other characters think about him, and what the reader thinks about...
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J. Paul Getty Museum
Students read mythological Greek and Roman stories. In this mythological lesson plan students read mythological stories about Greek and Roman times. As they read, they compare the written story to the visual art of the story.
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The Flatmates-The People
Students discover the characters in the Flatmates series. In this character analysis lesson plan, students make guesses about the various characters based on their appearance, then read a brief passage about the characters to see if they...