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Masking the Truth

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the artistic and social significance of African masks. They create their own masks that reflect an important aspect of moving in their lives.
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Identifying Narrative Perspective 4

For Students 5th - 10th
In this narrative perspective learning exercise, students identify the narrative perspective of paragraphs read including first, second, third person, and more. Students complete 9 problems.
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Breaking News English: French Pension Strikes

For Students 5th - 10th
In this French pension strikes worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions,...
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ACE Expert English Homework

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this positions worksheet, students read descriptions of where the ball is around a box and then draw pictures of where a cat is beside a chair. Students draw 8 pictures and answer 16 position questions.
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Where is the Preposition?

For Students 6th - 8th
Provide your pupils with extra preposition practice. Participants are asked to identify the portion of sample sentences that contain the preposition. The lesson could be extended by asking learners to identify the preposition as well. An...
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Birds Quiz 6

For Students 9th - 12th
In this birds worksheet, students answer short answer questions about birds in books, paintings, golf, and more. Students complete 10 short answer questions.
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Test Your Research Skills - Things to do in London

For Students 5th - 7th
In this research skills worksheet, students complete sentences by inserting names of places in London. A word bank of twenty words is given for twenty questions.
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Phrasal Verb Gap Fill Worksheet M-P

For Students 6th - 7th
In this ESL phrasal verb activity, students read 13 sentences in which the verb is missing. Students insert a phrasal verb from the word bank to complete each sentence.
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Proper Perspective

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider what makes a famous painting realistic, then examine a theoretical debate about how Renaissance masters created their true-to-life images. They create their own realistic drawings.
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Framing It

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students transform their everyday lives into artistic experiences. Based on "The Angel Project," students create an artistic project using their own school as both an inspiration and a backdrop.
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Image: A Nation

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students use photographs as a basis for a creative writing piece that explores the characters, relationships, and settings revealed in the images.
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Setting the Stage from the Page

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the differences between the portrayal of characters in books and in motion pictures. Using the novel, The Kite Runner, students discuss the ways in which the characters can be interpreted. Students create original...
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Old Style in High Style

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore how fashion has mirrored the attitudes and lifestyles of people in different cultures throughout history and create fashion magazines reflecting their findings.
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The Power Behind the Throne

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students choose a professional field of interest, consider what modern day or historical figure they would most like to assist, research the economy & its effect on support staff/entry-level jobs in that field, and create a strategy...
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What's the Hold-Up?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the current plan by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to retain underperforming third graders in public schools. They research and debate social promotion versus retention.
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Living the Dream?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider the stories of two immigrants and translate their past, present and future into original pieces of writing or artwork.
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Tolerating Diversity

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the meanings of tolerance and intolerance and participate in a "town hall meeting". They analyze quotations about tolerance and connect them to their personal experiences.
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Pardon Me, Please

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars research capital punishment policies supported by leaders who have issued pardons, then reflect on how executive pardons might affect the balance of power between the branches of government.
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Minding the Media

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students reflect on the fairness of rating movies, television, radio, books, magazines, Web sites and other media. They submit their own entries for a media rating guide.
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Reading Clues

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Critically Evaluating Alarming News students use a guided reading strategy to explore news articles about the Washington-area sniper attacks, and conduct a roundtable discussion to investigate public reaction to the case. October 17, 200
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It's a Small World After All

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students link important individuals who shaped the news in 2002 by playing a variation of a game based on the idea that all people can be connected with 6 or less associations between them. They propose appropriate New Year's resolutions.
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Re-Viewpoints From 2002

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore how editorials use various devices to convey a message to a reader. They select key news topics from 2002 and write their own editorials.
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Missions Accomplished?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine how the war on Iraq is progressing by looking at current events and comparing them to the goals outlined by General Tommy R. Frank; they then create a progress report assessing how close the coalition forces are to...
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Breathing Easier

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore asthma, and then write proposals outlining how teachers, coaches, administrators and school support staff can be better prepared to treat students with asthma.