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Shakespeare's Macbeth, Act 2, Scene 2: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This short, online quiz tests readers' basic understanding of the plot in Act 2, Scene 2 of Macbeth. It may be useful for providing your class with immediate feedback on their reading comprehension, but is perhaps best used as a...
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Story Plot Terms

For Teachers 4th - 10th
This literary terms handout defines introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement.
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Lecture 6 - Oral Interpretation - Verse

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss how oral interpretation varies with prose and poetry. They select a piece of prose or poetry to present to the class, and then assess each other on the organization and delivery of their speech as well as on their...
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Twelfth Night

For Students 8th - 9th
In this Twelfth Night worksheet, students complete a love triangle from Act One, underline words that describe Sir Toby, answer four questions about characters, and look at the relationship between two characters. Students answer twelve...
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Mini-Economy

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders perform jobs in order to sustain their classroom community. After completing a brief overview of how local economies are sustained, they complete job applications for classroom jobs. Students perform their jobs throughout...
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Coral Reef Ecology

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore coral life cycles. In this coral ecosystems activity, students view videos explaining the life cycle of coral, including examples of sexual and asexual reproduction. Students read a related article cooperatively in...
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Hoe Down: An Integrated Unit on Social, Folk & Square Dancing

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders experience the movements required to perform social, folk and square dancing. They describe each dance movement. Students discuss the elements found in folk art, folk music, and fold dance.
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Reviewing Literary Elements

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners identify the elements of fiction, and work on compare and contrast skills.. In this comprehension lesson plan, students read different versions of Cinderella. Learners use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the literary...
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Using Literary Elements to Compare Fiction Texts

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore language arts by reading and reflecting on literary examples. In this fiction writing lesson, students read several different cultural versions of the story "Cinderella" and discuss their interaction with the story and...
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In the Poet's Shoes: Performing Poetry and Building Meaning

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore poetry by completing a webquest in which they hear poets reading their own work. Later, they examine the dramatic impact of reading poetry out loud. Finally, they practice reading poetry aloud and performing.
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Antifreeze - Anti Fish

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners participate in the production of a play that highlights the direct linkage between storm drains and natural river, stream, or creek ecosystems. They explore their thoughts, feelings, and actions through dramatic interaction and...
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Electricity and Magnetism: Are They Related?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore electricity and magnetism. Through the use of role play, students simulate being a scientist. Experiments are performed during the simulation to discover the relationship between electric current and magnetism. After...
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Frequency Histograms, Bar Graphs and Tables #3

For Students 7th - 9th
In this frequency histograms instructional activity, students examine bar graphs, histograms and tables.  They identify the model of information that best matches the statistics.  This three-page instructional activity cotnains...
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Salvage the Senses

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students develop sensory awareness through this series of lessons.
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Canadian Olympic Fashion

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students, in groups, research a Canadian Olympic sport and design a uniform for a Canadian Olympic team.
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Use Logical Reasoning homework 3.3

For Students 4th - 5th
In this using logical reasoning to solve word problems worksheet, students use the logical reasoning problem solving strategy of drawing a table to solve word problems. Students solve two problems.
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Thornton Wilder's Our Town: The Reader as Writer

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars read a play and create their own play using Thornton Wilder's Our Townas a resource. In this play lesson, students analyze how theatrical elements contribute to a play's meanings and effects. Young scholars recognize...
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Ancient Rome

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate information about the leaders of Rome. For this ancient Rome lesson, students research Roman warfare and military leaders in order to write and present their own one-act plays based on Scipio, Hannibal,...
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Tolerance

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students are encouraged to have a sense of tolerance, including racial differnces, in order to enjoy the richness and diversity of life. They are shown readiness to look beyond surface impressions. Students appreciate that other's...
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Empathy/Fairness

For Teachers K - 6th
Pupils explore empathy and fairness. They examine the importance of being able to empathize with people who are different from themselves. Students explore ways of resolving conflict and they recognize the concerns of others.
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Values of Peace and Gratitude

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students engage in a instructional activity that focuses on the character trait of being grateful. Its connections to becoming a peaceful person are emphasized by reading a story that helps students to make cognitive connections to the...
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Assertiveness/Self-Confidence

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students explore the concepts of assertiveness and self-confidence. They observe that is is all right to say no. Students discuss what it means to be assertive and how it takes inner strength and self-confidence to be assertive. They...
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Honesty

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students brainstorm what it means to be honest and responsible. In groups, they share experiences from their own lives when they knew something was happening that was wrong. To end the lesson, they participate in a variety of role...
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Helpfulness / First Aid

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students stimulate thought about equipping ourselves to be ready for life's challenges. They recognize the needs and concerns of others and reconsider existing views. They evaluate consideration for others' religious teaching and...

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