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Plum Lucky Book Quiz

For Students 6th - Higher Ed
In this fiction books worksheet, students complete seven multiple choice questions about the book, "Plum Lucky." These questions contain concepts such as choosing the correct author, who published the book, when it was on the New York...
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Portnoy's Complaint Book Quiz

For Students 6th - Higher Ed
For this fiction books worksheet, learners complete seven multiple choice questions about the book, "Portnoy's Complaint." These questions contain concepts such as choosing the correct author, who published the book, when it was on the...
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Rage of Angels Book Quiz

For Students 6th - Higher Ed
For this fiction books worksheet, students complete seven multiple choice questions about the book, "Rage of Angels." These questions contain concepts such as choosing the correct author, who published the book, when it was on the New...
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Ragtime Book Quiz

For Students 6th - Higher Ed
In this fiction books learning exercise, students complete seven multiple choice questions about the book, "Ragtime." These questions contain concepts such as choosing the correct author, who published the book, when it was on the New...
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Out of the Dust: Book Introduction

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Introduce young readers to historical fiction with Karen Hesse's novel, Out of the Dust. They'll view photos taken during the Dust Bowl years, meet the author, and even hear an excerpt from the book. A plot summary and three book talks...
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Writing Counterarguments

For Teachers 11th - 12th
This activity is better utilized as a peer-editing exercise and not as an activity on how to write counterarguments. Writers take their argumentative rough drafts, peer edit in groups of four, and review the author on common essay...
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Lesson Three: Prepositions

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Learning prepositions can be tricky in any language, and English is no exception! Try out the activities described here to help your English language learners grasp the difference between in and on and through and by. After a game of...
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Character Details Organizer

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Keeping characters straight, especially in longer, more complex stories, can be a challenge for even the best readers. Here’s a character matrix that can help. Users record the title and author of the piece, as well as a physical...
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Basic Story Map

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Here’s an all-purpose story map template that readers can use to keep track of books read for class, of independent reading, and even for stories planned. Users identify the title, author, major characters, setting, and events from the...
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Writer's Craft: Foreshadowing

For Students 3rd - 8th
Track instances of foreshadowing in any text with a straightforward graphic organizer. In one column, learners note down the events that happened, and in the other they list the clues that indicated that those events would happen. Some...
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Write Like David Shannon

For Teachers K
Students listen to several of David Shannon's books and identify patterns in the text. They write and illustrate a story of their own in the style of David Shannon, and share their books with classmates.
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Predict, Draw Conclusions

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discuss times they predict what will happen next. They compare this to using the information given in a piece of literature to predict what will happen next in the story. Students listen as the teacher reads an excerpt from The...
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Touring the World With Tomie dePaola

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners listen aloud to books by Tomie dePaola. They utilize the Internet to study the geography and culture of the places the they read about in Tomie dePaola's books. They answer questions about Norway through an Internet treasure hunt.
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The Life and Work of Kahlil Gibran

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the Islam and Christianity through the use of newspapers or magazines. They discuss the life of Kahlil Gibran and his work in which he was an political activist .
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Farm Animals ABC Book

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars create an ABC book. In this language arts activity, students create a page for an ABC book authored an illustrated by the class.
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Cooperative Jigsaw Expert Report of Fables

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars research literary elements of fables. In this literature lesson plan, students analyze literary elements of fables. Young scholars work collaboratively using a jigsaw strategy to analyze literary elements.
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Recommend a Book 2

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this book report worksheet, students recommend a book to someone by completing 6 different statements about their selection. First, they describe the book's main subject and point. Then, students write one of the most interesting...
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Robert Munsch: Author Study

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners study Robert Munsch's style of writing. In this literature lesson plan, students read many of Robert Munsch's books, write a list of the characteristics found in his books, and write or orally tell a...
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The Author's Chair

For Teachers Pre-K
Students read Pumpkin Pumpkin. In this language arts instructional activity, students read the story and tell one fact about pumpkins. Students illustrate their pumpkin facts and share with the class.
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Talking Book Author Project

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students explore fiction, non-fiction, and autobiographies. They create their own stories using one of the categories. Students create a PowerPoint presentation to tell their story.
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Author Study of Patricia Polacco's Family Stories

For Teachers K
Students describe factors that influence relationships with family and friends.
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Identifying an Author's Purpose

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students read, "Research Shows TV PSAs Effective In Reducing Teen Marijuana Use", discuss the article with questions imbedded in the lesson and write their own PSA.
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Johnny Appleseed

For Teachers K
Students meet and delve into the life of the American Folk Hero, Johnny Appleseed through the activities of the eight lessons of this unit. Math and language activities offering whole and small group encounters.
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Author's Corner

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read a picture book at a Web site about a bunny who solves a problem and becomes friends with a squirrel. Students then discuss story with classmates, brainstorm ideas for their own stories about friendship, and read the...

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