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Crossroads Cafe: "Who's the Boss?" Act 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils pronounce key phrases during a story. They discuss the story setting and the roles of the characters. They explain the problems the main characters face.
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Animation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the field of animation to describe characters and express opinions. They view pictures of cartoon characters, clips of British animation, and read about the making of Valiant. They design their own cartoon character...
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Who Are The Main Characters?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners are introduced to the main characters in the Lewis and Clark expedition. As a class, they discover background information related to the Corps of Discovery and the people who were involved. They review the material to...
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Adventures in Alice

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students produce a development project with characters.  In this investigative lesson students use a program to understand its basic features and how to create and insert characters. 
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Friends Series One New Year Episode (The One with the Monkey)

For Students 8th - 10th
For this Friends tv series worksheet, students match up the characters described with twenty-two statements from the show. Although this is a worksheet about a tv show, there is some language skill-building present in the worksheet.
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Persuasive Writing - The Hobbit

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners explore persuasive writing. In this writing lesson, students review the concepts of persuasive writing. Learners read The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Students write a persuasive scene in which one characters attempt to persuade...
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Descriptive Paper - And Then There Were None

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie.  In this characterization activity, students locate passages that contain character descriptions and settings. Students write a descriptive essay on the characters in And...
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Think Like A Programmer! Puzzlets Cork the Volcano Curriculum

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Shared ResourceCommon Core Standards Connected   The standards listed below are standards from the Common Core Framework which map to learning opportunities with Cork The Volcano & Puzzlets. Source Link:...
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Writing Applications

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders read the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and complete characterization activities. In this characterization lesson, 10th graders work in tiers to examine the text for evidence about the way Dickens uses the...
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Christmas at Mud Flat Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students analyze the characters in the book Christmas at Mud Flat. In this early childhood lesson plan, students analyze characters in the book, then choose which character they personally identify with the most. Students then use...
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Character, You Say? Prove It!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss character traits, and complete a character map and a Venn diagram for selected characters in their assigned text.
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Who Will Help?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students analyze the characters in the book The Little Red Hen. In this character study lesson, students discuss the behavior of the characters and write about positive ways to work together for a common goal.
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Enter Players: Constructing Character Connections in Hamlet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the characters of Hamlet.  In this Shakespearean literature lesson, students complete a pre-reading activity designed to improve their familiarity with the characters in the story.  In small groups, students...
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Lewis and Clark In Columbia River Country

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research biographies of people who participated in the Lewis and Clark expedition using Internet resources. They role play characters while acting out a campfire scene from the expedition.
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The Art of Creating a Character Using a Press Conference

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students brainstorm and create list of traits of memorable fictional characters they have read about, write down ten characteristics about new character that they are going to create, discuss ways to make characters come alive, and write...
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The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty Lesson Plan 1

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students read the story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty". As a class, they discuss what they daydream about and discuss why the character in the story does it. To end the lesson, they identify the characters, indirect and direct...
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Much Ado About Nothing Masks Lesson

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students examine the personality traits of characters. In this characterization lesson, students read act 2 of "Much Ado About Nothing" and create masks to represent the characters in the play.
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An Actor's View of Shakespeare

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students research characters from different plays. In this Shakespeare and performing arts lesson, students discuss the portrayal of characters from the perspective of real actors. Students work in groups to examine the technique for...
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BioPoem Multicultural Activity For A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write a biopoem. In this literature and poetry writing lesson, students write a biopoem about the characters in A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry following a specific given format. Examples and format are included.
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Personality Poems

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a bio-poem for themselves or characters in stories they have read. They explore common character traits.
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And the Moral of the Story is...

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discover the parts of a story through the retelling of a fable as well as characters, plot, and setting. This lesson is completed using the program Pixie to create an online storybook.
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Lesson Plan 3

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders read the story, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," and create a characterization chart to define the stock characters in the main story. They predict whether Walter Mitty will be a static character or a dynamic character....
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Story Elements

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a "character T-shirt" that exemplifies their ability to analyze a character. The students also compare and contrast characters in a given story. Finally, the students write a presentation about the story's characters,...
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Identifing Elements of Narrative Writing

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Pupils explore the concepts of narrative writing. They identify the basic elements in narrative writing such as the setting description, characters, conflict, climax and resolution. Using five adjectives from a previous spelling unit,...

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