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Language Arts: A "Perfect" Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils read "Be A Perfect Person in Just three days," and participate in a host of activities. Connected to technology, they use online sources to create word searches and puzzles from vocabulary words. In addition, students create...
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Dust Bowl Story

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students compose narratives describing the difficulties faced by those living in the Dust Bowl. They use resource sheets and photos in this small group activity. Their stories include plots, settings, and characters either taken...
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Whodunit?

For Teachers K - 8th
Students bring in a variety of books to be approved for reading outside of class and then complete a book review on each one approved. They remember to include a description of the setting and characters, plot summary and a conclusion in...
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GODS OF THUNDER: Myths and Mythical Characters

For Teachers 3rd
Students explore the myths and legends of the Ancient Greek and Romans in the ten lessons of this unit. Students compare and contrast the myths and the cultures that created them. Norse myths are included in this unit.
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Imagining Your Science Fiction Short Story

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders brainstorm ideas for their own science fiction story. Using worksheets, they sketch the plot and setting for their story. They create appropriate characters and develop their interactions among each other. They share...
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Humorous Story Featuring Clowns

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers write stories that feature funny clowns. In this creative writing instructional activity, students follow the outline for a story in order to write their own humorous story set at a circus.
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Story Writing

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars work in groups to create a story that will be presented to the class.  In this story writing activity, students complete a project planning sheet, work together to create a story that includes a hero and at least two...
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Enrichment Activities - "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH"

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read the novel "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH." They discuss the various characters in the book, and the different types of conflict that take place within the book. They also research owls and rats to make comparisons...
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Making the Movie Antigone

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students create a movie prospectus for Antigone being faithful to the major themes and conflict. They include the plot, setting, characters, and conflict while making them relevant to contemporary audiences.
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Literature of the Islands and the Sea

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students read an age-appropriate novel in which an island setting plays an important role from a provided list. This will help them understand life on an island. They will analyze the plot, theme, characterization, setting, and style...
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Fantasy Stories

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create fantasy stories. In this creative writing lesson, students write a fantasy where they can use characters that they have read about in The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.
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W.W. Jacob's "The Monkey's Paw" Theme

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students identify the theme of "The Monkey's Paw" and relate it to prior knowledge.  In this "The Monkey's Paw" lesson, students discuss fate and coincidence and debate which one controls destiny.  A test is chosen as the...
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Stacy Bodin's "Digesting a Story" Unit

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a story and role-play the story using edible items to create a final story-video project. In this edible story lesson, 2nd graders write their own stories using literary format and elements. Students then create a...
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Beginning, Middle, and End

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the beginning, middle, and ending of a story and describe the plot, setting, and the characters. As a class they read a picture story and identify the beginning, middle, and end. Students then draw a picture of...
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Reviewing the Romance

For Students 10th - 12th
In this reviewing the romance worksheet, students research the secrets of writing a romance. Kids read at least 20 modern romance novels. Students identify the structure around the story, looking at plot and characters and style of writing.
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Native American Legends

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will engage in an in-depth study of Michigan Native American culture comparing and contrasting the culture of today with that of the past. They will also read a variety of Native American literature focusing on the story...
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Building a Literature Pyramid

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars create a literature pyramid. They review and discuss their assessment task and rubric and select the literature for their pyramid. They read the literary selection and complete a pyramid sheet for one of the four literary...
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Fractured Fairy Tales

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students use familiar characters, plots, and settings from traditional fairy tales to create "fractured" versions, while experimenting with satire, irony and parody. A fractured fairy tale is designed to be humorous by changing the story...
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Literary Response and Analysis: Romeo and Juliet's

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders complete characterization analysis for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. In this characterization lesson, 10th graders work in learning tiers to analyze the characters and plot in the play. Students work under, at,...
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What About Films?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch and analyze a film of an Appalachian folktale. They define trickster and anti-hero, view and discuss the film, complete a handout, compose an original film review, and debate each character's behavior.
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Who Am I?

For Teachers K
Students read a story together then choose a favorite character to portray. In this inference lesson plan, students pretend to be one of the characters in the story, they prepare drawings or actions then present them to the class....
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Clay Animation

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create a visual story without using words. A study of the history and process of clay animation is explored and discussed. Students storyboard a plot of a story and students divide up into groups designing characters and...
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The True Story Of The 3 Little Pigs

For Teachers 1st
First graders compare two versions of The 3 Little Pigs. They identify the main characters in the two stories, identify the plot of the two stories and explain the climax and the endings of the two stories. They use a Venn Diagram to...
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Holes, by Louis Sachar

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners use reading fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, written expression to write in journals as reading "Holes" by Louis Sachar. Some days are set aside for tests and/or food tasting.

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