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Vocabulary Building Cards

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars select vocabulary words from their reading each week then complete a card for each word which includes definition, source and a sample sentence. They share their cards with the class and complete vocabulary building cards...
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Fall Similes and Metaphors

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students interpret what a similies and metaphors are. They give examples of similies and metaphors. Pupils write different similies and metaphors using fall or autumn descriptive words. Students base their comparisons on facts, once they...
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Fiction and Poetry

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore fictional text and poetry. They explore the story structures used in the types of texts and examine the language patterns used. Students practice tracking text in the correct manner.
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Synectics - creative metaphors technique

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create new ways of thinking about old things. They may use a modified approach to make unfamiliar material familiar (after teacher provides brief introductory materials, for example).
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My Favorite Things

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify "masterpieces" and mass-produced objects. They explain why they value a given object and determine what physical materials were used to create the objects. They create a class book featuring objects that they value.
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Debates

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars conduct research using multiple sources to support a position in a debate. They put information from multiple sources into correct debate format. Students participate in a debate arguing one position in a focused manner.
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Language Arts: Living in "The Matrix"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners are able to identify, in a discussion mode, the ways in which the media uses persuasion to achieve their desired aims. They analyze, also in a discussion mode, the media's influence on our society by comparing media advertising...
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Travels With Charley

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders engage in a literature study that uses a variety of texts in order to maximize their exposure to different reading situations. They examine each book in order to practice skills of reading comprehension. They recognize the...
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American Literature, The Earliest Days

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners prepare for and respond to literature selections. This package includes eleven lessons from the American Literature, The Earliest Days: Prehistory to 1750 each covering a different reading selection. Pre-reading and response...
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The Miracle Worker

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders participate in a layered curriculum novel study on "The Miracle Worker". The students can choose from a variety of studies and assessments. This make the lesson plan more differentiated for multiple levels.
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Romanticism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a study of Romanticism in an attempt to build a context for how it was used. They write a 5 paragraph essay using literary devices they are familiar with. They should go back and edit their work before accepting it as...
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Health: The Three Dimensions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the three dimensions of health, wealth, and happiness from both emotional and social perspectives. Among the week-long activities are discussions about good and poor habits, minimizing risks by proper planning and...
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Resistor-Capacitor Circuits

For Students 10th - 11th
In this physics worksheet, students determine whether the current flows through the resistor after the switch is closed and explain why. Then they determine whether the capacitor will discharge faster or slower if there is an increase in...
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Voices of Tragedy and Horror: Remembering the Holocaust

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider the implications of the Holocaust. In this World War II lesson, students read the graphic novel Maus at the end of a unit on World War II. Students discuss the impact of reading about the Holocaust as well as theme of...
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Symbol Code and Spelling Words

For Students 5th - 6th
In this spelling worksheet, students use a code key with picture symbols to decode ten spelling words. Students decipher each word and print it on the lines.
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Words Ending in Soft g

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete a worksheet. In this sound identification lesson, 5th graders distinguish between a soft g and a hard g sound and identify words with each. Students complete a worksheet where they write and identify words with...
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Renaissance Realities

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students analyze passages by Niccolo Machiavelli and Francis Bacon as an analysis of Renaissance ideas in contemporary situations. In this Renaissance writings lesson, students read excerpts from Machiavelli's The Prince and multiple...
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Similes and Metaphors Information

For Students 7th - 9th
In this similes and metaphors worksheet, students write a descriptive practice paragraph in which they describe a place, idea, person, event, or concept without telling what the subject of the paragraph is.  Students then pair up to try...
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Split Character Studies in Crime and Punishment

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students identify characters who exhibit conflicting character traits.  In this Crime and Punishment lesson, students identify and discuss characters who have opposing character traits.  Students relate their character study to the theme...
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Practice With Week 2 Vocabulary

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students learn the meanings and correct use of 10 words. Students complete ten assorted questions in which the words are used in context. Words seem unrelated.
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Vocabulary Practice Week 2

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
For this vocabulary worksheet, students complete multiple choice, fill in the blank, and short answer questions to define vocabulary words. Students complete 10 problems.
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Vocabulary Practice 1 for Ella Enchanted

For Teachers 5th
In this vocabulary worksheet, 5th graders complete multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, and more for vocabulary from Ella Enchanted. Students complete 7 problems.
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Practice With Vocabulary for Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students learn six new words from Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger by Louis Sachar. Students answer 9 multiple choice and short answer questions about the meanings of the words.
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"Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger" Vocabulary

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students use a word bank from Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger to complete a set of 10 questions/activities.

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