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Non-Fiction Texts

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine different types of non-fiction texts. In this non fiction lesson, 3rd graders use different types of texts to gather information. Students work in groups to analyze the texts for author's purpose, common...
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Daily Actings

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view clips of Anna Deavere Smith's work. They interview people on video or audiotape to learn their lines, dialect, and syntax to assist them in theater. They create a play which emulates the people in which they interviewed.
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Music Advocacy

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students view part of a video about advocating for music education. They discuss the importance of supporting music education in schools and create a presentation for the PTO, a news release about a local music event and/or scripts for a...
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Make a Music Video

For Teachers K - 12th
Students develop ideas for a music video of a familiar children's song. Working together, they write a script, create costumes, props, and scenery and stage shots to be taped.
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Adapting Shakespeare's Classic from Romeo and Juliet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a new adaptation of composer Charles Fran¿¿ois Gounod's opera "Romeo and Juliet", based on Shakespeare's 16th-century play. They conduct research on the era in which Shakespeare lived, write and respond to letters from...
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Reading and Responding -- Lesson 15

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work independently or in a small group to (1) read a poem, (2) identify unfamiliar words, (3) connect text to real-life situations, and (4) respond to poetry. Reading passage, comprehension questions, and teacher script...
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Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Math: Line Graphs

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders analyze data from line graphs. They discuss the purpose of line graphs, identify the parts of a line graph, answer questions about various graphs, and complete a worksheet. This lesson includes a script to teach along with.
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Cultural Issues

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students observe another culture using a provided simulation script and then make assumptions about that culture based on what they witnessed. They will later be debriefed and talk about the assumptions they made that were not accurate.
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Bee Dance

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Everything a bee does serves a purpose. Learners in grades one through five explore the behaviors of bees through reading and dramatic puppet play. First children will create honey bee puppets, then they will discuss how bees dance to...
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Holes

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students read and analyze the story elements of the novel "Holes" by Louis Sachar. They play a "Holes" matching game, complete a timeline of story events, complete a Cause-and-Effect graphic organizer, conduct research on Louis Sachar's...
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How Cultures Differ-Two Different Perspectives on the Same Event

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the author's running race from two different cultural perspectives to see just how different the effects of culture can be. They practice thinking about an issue from different perspectives and create a script that can...
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Introduction to Computers

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders listen as the material on Computer Components and Assembly Script is described. They then get in groups of 4 or 5 and stand together in a line with each student respectively representing one memory register. Another child...
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Top 10 Games of 2007

For Students 7th - 10th
In this top ten games of 2007 instructional activity, students review each game and its genre and then answer four discussion questions, complete a writing task and then write an outline for a computer game story with a script.
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The Important Thing

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create a list of "Important Things" about being a fifth grader. For this important things lesson, 5th graders create the script and make a movie about important things in fifth grade. Students share their movie with...
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Daily Announcements Made Easy!

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Use Newsmaker software to write a script experimenting with setting.  Students use a webcam to record information about this day in history.  They will then self-evaluate their announcements. Adaptation: Other types of software...
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El Men Fabuloso!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students recognize the Spanish words for foods.  For this Spanish food lesson, students create a Spanish menu.  Students separate their menu into meals.  Students write a script and role play.
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The Declaration of Independence

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students examine the Declaration of Independence. In this colonial America lesson, students read literature regarding the document as well as excerpts of the document itself. Students also perform a Reader's Theatre script based on the...
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Make Your Own Presidential Museum

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Young scholars create presidential presentations. In this presidential lesson, students research a president and create their own museum presentation for that president. They create a script or brochure and make costumes.
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Patriotic Performance

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars participate in a patriotic performance. In this patriotic lesson plan, students sing, do reader's theater, tell historic facts and joke. This lesson plan includes several attachments including the script that was used. 
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Eisenhower: The Cold War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a news conference simulation. In this Cold War lesson, students research events of the conflict during Eisenhower's presidency and use the information to script and participate in a news conference with Eisenhower.
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Alexander the Great

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the accomplishments of Alexander the Great. In this ancient civilizations lesson, students research the life and leadership of Alexander the Great. Students then script and perform modern news conferences, talk shows, or...
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The Great Gatsby

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students participate in a reader's theater, adapting scenes from The Great Gatsby.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students interpret a given scene from The Great Gatsby in a readers' theater.  Students analyze the scene...
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Text Elements—Vampires

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the tone and style of passages from horror genre literature. In this literary elements instructional activity, students read The Vampire by John Stagg and the War of the World script by H.G. Wells, Students write about...
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Twain: Steamboat's a-Comin'

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discover how rivers inspire creative expression.  In this Mark Twain instructional activity, students list songs about rivers and discuss common characteristics. They locate the Mississippi River on a map and write a script...

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