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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

For Teachers 10th
Students read "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge". They apply what they discovered about plot summary to the beginning of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge". They draw a plot summary sketch and label the introduction and rising...
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Autobiography

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify key components of an autobiography. They plan and draft an outline of a summer school mini-autobiography and employ peer evaluation in revision step of writing process. They explain difference between revision...
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Creative Autobiography

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students brainstorm and outline ideas for their autobiography. They begin composition of it as well. Students create a timeline of important events to help them get started and discuss the elements of a what makes a good story.
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Introduction to Verbs

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students are introduced to a variety of new verbs. In groups, they practice conjugating the verbs and illustrate how they change forms based on subject and time period they are being used. After copying a paragraph, they identify all...
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Jargon

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the concept of jargon and how it is used in different contexts in relation to the study of vocabulary. They practice interpreting jargon by concentrating on the comprehension strategy of using context clues.
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Pretest

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders take part in a lesson that is concerned with testing grammar knowledge for the basis of placement by level into a summer school program. They conduct a pre-test to get some preliminary data and analyze the information as an...
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Subject Verb Agreeement Baseball

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the subject/ verb agreement rule that is part of English grammar rules. They practice reading the correct context and then take time to write correctly during independent practice.
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Language Arts: Punctuation and Characterization

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students prepare for a test on punctuation and characterization by completing practice assignments. While completing the assignment, they note the difference between direct and indirect characterization and explain how punctuation...
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Verbs and Adverbs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the verbs, nouns and pronouns in a groups of sentences . As a class, they discuss the importance of verbs and discover the function of adverbs. To end the activity, they examine the difference between adjectives and...
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Language Arts: Introduction to Nouns

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders discover how to differentiate types of nouns through interactive group work by using packets of manipulatives and completing worksheets. After discussing the characteristics of common and proper nouns, they open the packets...
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Informative Essay Outline Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to how to properly write an informative essay. In groups, they review the steps of prewriting and how to make an outline for their essay. Individually, they practice completing their outlines and share them with...
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Indirect-Direct Characterization Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders are introduced to direct and indirect characterization. In groups, they find examples of both in various pieces of literature. They are given an adjective and make a display in which they use the adjective indirectly. To...
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The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty Lesson Plan 1

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars read the story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty". As a class, they discuss what they daydream about and discuss why the character in the story does it. To end the lesson, they identify the characters, indirect and direct...
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Lesson Plan 5

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students continue to read the story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek". In groups, they define the word foreshadowing. They identify the points in the story that they believe are the rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. They...
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students complete a review of the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" in preparation for an exam. Working in groups, they participate in a review game of Jeopard. The game serves to review the terms and themes related to...
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Poetry Continued

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to the elements in poetry. After listening to music, they discuss how it made them feel and what the lyrics mean to them. Individually, they are given specific elements to write their poem and share it with the...
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Tupac Poem Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars brainstorm what they know about Tupac. In groups, they divide the statements into good and bad and read "The Rose That Grew From Concrete" about Tupac's life. To end the lesson, they answer questions about the meaning of...
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Symbolism Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students define the terms symbolism and mood. In groups, they read a poem by Robert Frost and identify the concepts in the poem. As a class, they discuss how the two elements give a meaning to the writing. They also give their own...
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Imagery Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to the term imagery. Individually, they read "The Dream Deferred" and note examples of imagery in the poem. To end the lesson, they write their own poem making sure to use the five components of imagery.
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The Harlem Renaissance

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students locate Harlem on a city map of New York City. As a class, they are given information and take notes on the Harlem Renaissance. They are read two poems by different authors and write a paragraph about what they believe it means....
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Essay Editing Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discuss reasons to edit their written work and observe how to correctly use proofreaders marks to correct a paragraph. In groups of four, students exchange previously written papers and write suggestions and comments for...
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Fantasy Narrative Writing Lesson Plan CS

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write narratives based on fantasy. As a class, they discuss the elements of a fantasy story and listen to the teacher's model of a fantasy narrative. After the teacher reveals the expectations of a good essay, students write...
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Figurative Language 2

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students read nursery rhymes and advertisements to identify examples of figurative language. As a class, students discuss the use of figurative language and its effectiveness in advertising, children's books, rhymes, poetry, etc. ...
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First Day Of School Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a lesson that is concerned about conducting activities that should be done on the first day of school. The goal of the lesson is for the teacher and students to become acquainted in learning each other's names....

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