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Building Background Knowledge: The Dinka Tribe (“Loss of Culturally Vital Cattle Leaves Dinka Tribe Adrift in Refugee Camps” Excerpt 1)
Text annotations help readers track essential ideas. Pupils continue reading and annotating an informational article about Sudanese tribes, connecting it with A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. They also begin writing about their...
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Personal or Social Tragedy? A Close Reading of Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome
Young scholars complete close reading activities to analyze Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome. In this literary analysis lesson plan, students analyze key quotations from Ethan Frome and respond to contemporary reviews of the text. Young...
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The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
Good discussion questions, quizzes, and tests teach as well as assess. Readers of The Great Gatsby will learn much from the materials in a 36-page packet designed to help students prepare for the AP Literature exam. Included in the...
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Preparing for Poetry: A Reader's First Steps
Students examine denotation and connotation in language, and paraphrase a poem. They read and analyze a sonnet by iam Shakespeare, analyze the attitude and tone, paraphrase a poem, and create a thesis about a poem based on textual evidence.
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Macbeth: Denouement/Falling Action
Readers of Shakespeare explore denouement in Macbeth and track the play's falling action in Act IV, Scene 1. They complete a worksheet/table noting the content and significance of each of the three apparitions granted Macbeth by the...
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The Watson's Go to Birmingham, 1963
Students conduct research to obtain geographical information about the author. They create brochures or fliers to highlight the author as a guest at a mock author's conference. They answer questions on the Cyber Fact Scavenger Hunt...
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Preparing for Poetry: A Reader's First Steps
Students complete poetry analysis using William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130" as a part of a study of figurative language. In this Shakespearean language lesson plan, students define literal and figurative language and practice paraphrasing...
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Classic Reader: Nonsense Novels by Stephen Leacock
The full text of the novel Nonsense Novels by Stephen Leacock. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: Sowing Seeds in Danny by Nellie L. Mc Clung
The full text of the novel Sowing Seeds in Danny by Nellie L. McClung. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: A Spinner in the Sun by Myrtle Reed
The full text of the novel A Spinner in the Sun by Myrtle Reed. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: The Star of Gettysburg by Joseph A. Altsheler
The full text of the novel The Star of Gettysburg by Joseph A. Altsheler. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: The Stokesley Secret by Charlotte M. Yonge
The full text of the novel The Stokesley Secret by Charlotte M. Yonge. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: The Stone Chest by G. A. Henty
The full text of the novel The Stone Chest by G. A. Henty. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: The Store Boy by Horatio Alger
The full text of the novel The Store Boy by Horatio Alger. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: Stories From Pentamerone by Basile Giambattista
The full text of the novel Stories from Pentamerone by Basile Giambattista. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: The Story Girl by Lucy Maud Montgomery
The full text of the novel The Story Girl by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: A Story of a Bad Boy by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
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Classic Reader: The Story of Julia Page by Kathleen Thompson Norris
The full text of the novel The Story of Julia Page by Kathleen Thompson Norris. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: A Strange Disappearance by Anna Katharine Green
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Classic Reader: Strawberry Acres by Grace S. Richmond
The full text of the novel Strawberry Acres by Grace S. Richmond. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: The Street Called Straight by Basil King
The full text of the novel The Street Called Straight by Basil King. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: The Street of Seven Stars by Mary Roberts Rinehart
The full text of the novel The Street of Seven Stars by Mary Roberts Rinehart. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: The Strong Arm by Robert Barr
The full text of the novel The Strong Arm by Robert Barr. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock
The full text of the novel Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.