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Bulleted Lists: punctuating items in vertical lists

For Students 7th - 10th
What is easier to read: a bulleted list or a block of text? Look at different examples with your class and then go over the style guidelines for vertical lists. 
PPT
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Ionic Bonding

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This clear overview of ions and ion formation will be useful for either review or note taking. Each slide has quite a lot of text on it, but they are bullet pointed well, and you could edit the slideshow to have facts appear separately....
PPT
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Hellenistic Greece 324-100 BCE

For Teachers 5th
Although it is visually appealing, this presentation on Ancient Greece does not provide a lot of information. But,it could be used to spur a discussion. There are maps and diagrams that would be helpful when covering this topic. Adding...
Writing
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Like Water for Chocolate: Family Tradition

For Students 9th - 12th
Engage young writers in family tradition with this writing assignment for Like Water for Chocolate, by Laura Esquivel. Using sensory details, learners write a narrative about a family tradition involving food. Scholars also talk with...
Worksheet
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Olympics and Politics: Let the Games Begin!

For Students 8th - 12th
Let the games begin! Use political cartoons to analyze current events regarding the Olympic Games. This worksheet includes two cartoons depicting the 2008 Beijing Olympics, background information to help with analysis, and talking points...
Worksheet
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The Glory That Was Greece: A Test

For Students 7th - 9th
Did your class just finish a unit on Greek life, culture, and conquest? If you think they know everything there is to know about Ancient Greece, then put them to the test with this exam, which contains thirty multiple choice questions.
Worksheet
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The Enlightenment: Matching #1

For Students 7th - 8th
Matching exercises can help learners build a functional vocabulary related to many different concepts. They match ten ideas and key players commonly associated with the Enlightenment to their definitions. Ben Franklin, Edward Gibbon, and...
Handout
San José State University

MLA Formatting Guidelines: Ellipsis for Omissions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
If you would like a concise overview of MLA formatting, this two-page handout provides it. It addresses page layout, parenthetical citations, and works cited (including when and how to use ellipses to indicate an omission), but it does...
Worksheet
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The Sarantine Mosaic: Fiction and History

For Students 9th - 12th
Be sure your readers understand The Sarantine Mosaic with this quiz. Multiple-choice but still detailed, the assessment provides answers once it is submitted online. Make sure students have finished reading before they take this quiz or...
Worksheet
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The Life and Lines of Robinson Jeffers

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Robinson Jeffers had various twists and turns in his life that make for a great quiz! Fairly long questions are complex and detailed. Contains a lot of biographical information and a little bit of information about his poems.
Worksheet
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Romeo and Juliet: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a basic reading comprehension quiz on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It also includes one question about Franco Zeffirelli's film version of the play.
Worksheet
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Romeo and Juliet Storyline

For Students 9th - 10th
This online interactive quiz on Romeo and Juliet asks general plot questions to test basic reading comprehension.
Worksheet
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Judeo – Christian Tradition

For Students 7th - 8th
Do you have a class full of middle schoolers eager to learn about world religion? If not, at least you have a nice worksheet to give them. They'll define seven terms related to the Judeo-Christian tradition, list contributions made to...
Worksheet
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Measure for Measure Act II, Scene 2 Vocabulary Magic Squares

For Students 11th - 12th
Readers of Measure for Measure use words from Act II, scene 2 to complete a magic squares vocabulary exercise.  An answer sheet is included.
PPT
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Romanticism: A Movement Across the Arts

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Characterized by the five I's (imagination, intuition, idealism, inspiration, and individuality), the Romantic period saw quite a shift in the music and art production at its time. Review this PowerPoint with your class to discuss some...
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Renaissance and Reformation Chapter Test

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
This is a traditional textbook chapter test on the Renaissance and Reformation, complete with eight multiple choice questions, six fill-in-the-blank, and a 10-question matching section identifying key individuals and terms from the...
Lesson Plan
Penguin Books

Gulliver's Travels Teacher's Notes

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Who are "the most pernicious race of little odious vermin that nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the earth”? Readers of Gulliver’s Travels will learn the answer, as the journey with Lemuel Gulliver to Lilliput,...
Activity
PLS 3rd Learning

Health Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Two options for a health class project are presented in this assignment: a persuasive paper or an advocacy project. The persuasive paper is on students' choice of controversial topics, most of which require a high level of maturity. The...
Activity
National Science Teachers Association

Adopt-a-Dino

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Earth historians research a specific dinosaur, write a paper about the Mesozoic era that it lived in, create an artistic rendition of the environment, and give a presentation in class about what they learned. Be aware that there are...
PPT
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Pronouns

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Subject, object personal. Possessive, reflexive, indefinite. Everything you want to know about pronouns and their antecedents is contained in a colorful 32-slide presentation.
Website
American Museum of Natural History

A Closer Look at Mars

For Students 6th - 12th
A website looks at how we know so much about Mars—telescopes, robots, and spacecraft—and the search for martian life. Following the informational text are three questions that quiz pupils about possible life on Mars. 
Worksheet
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Where the Past and Present Meet

For Students 8th - 10th
In this planets worksheet, students are given clues from Greek mythology to find the names of planets and moons. They use an on line source to find the answers.
Worksheet
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Out of this world! 2

For Students 5th - 10th
For this solar system worksheet, students fill in the blank to sentences that refer to the solar system. Students fill in 15 blanks with planet names.
Lesson Plan
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Giants of the Past

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a paper sculpture based on ancient Greek statues. In this visual arts activity, students read the book, The Mysterious Giant of Barletta and use cardstock to create their own statue. Students write a narrative story told...

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