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Heroes and Legends
Students use print and nonprint sources of different heroic myths to generate a definition of the word "hero." They conduct a character study on three mythological heroes and formulate a definition of the word "hero" based on...
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What's In a Name?
In this what's in a name worksheet, students determine meanings of dinosaurs' names. In this fill in the blank worksheet students write five answers plus complete an enrichment activity.
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Looking at Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes
Students read about a god, goddess, or hero and compare two images of him or her.
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Test Your Research Skills-- You Either Know It Or You Don't! 3
In this research learning exercise, learners use Internet searches or a research library to find answers to 15 questions about a variety of subjects.
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Mythology Spreadsheet
Students read a large variety of myths and discuss the characters and their attributes found in mythology. Then they identify and learn to set up an appropriate spreadsheet program. Students also enter the data to the class spreadsheet...
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The Present Continuous Exercise
In this present continuous worksheet, learners change the sentences to be in the present continuous tense. Students complete 12 sentences and write 4 on their own.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Students recognize that all people have rights and should be treated equal, describe some ways that women's rights have changed through time, and identify the contributions Elizabeth Stanton has made to womens' rights.
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Myth Connections
Ninth graders present tales and myths in the oral tradition. They discuss the African method of telling a story where each member of the group tells a part of the story. They make up a composite hero and write a story that describes...
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Using "And", "But", & "Or" Exercise
In this grammar learning exercise, students fill in the blank each sentence with either "and", "but" or "or". There are 10 sentences to complete on this learning exercise.
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Vocabulary and Latin Phrases Integrated into the Core Knowledge Sequence
Students organize the vocabulary roots and Latin phrases from the Core Knowledge Sequence. In this word study lesson, students complete a 57 page packet of activities to increase the vocabulary base of Latin phrases.
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Herculean Heroes
Learners identify and compare Herakles's heroic qualities to those depicted in students' portraits of their favorite heroes.
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Tales of Changing Seasons
Fourth graders create original myths explaining why the seasons change.
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Exploring & Creating Mythology
Students read and compare mythological stories from ancient cultures from around the world. In small groups they read a myth and present the storyline and themes to the class, and write an original mythological story of their own...
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Reading Worksheet One
In this reading worksheet, students cross out the word that does not belong in a group, then add a word that does belong. There are 12 groups of words total.
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Reading: The Ancient Olympic Games
In this reading for information worksheet, students read a one page text about the ancient Olympic games. Students answer 9 true and false questions.
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Idioms...not the be taken literally!
Students define common English idioms which they find in books and book excerpts. They use an idiom dictionary and constuct a database of five idioms along with meanings and sentences. They beam this information to classmates.
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Marcus Aurelius
In this Marcus Aurelius activity, students read a detailed biographical text of the Roman emperor. Students answer 6 true/false questions and 6 fill in the blank.
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Cryptography and Cryptanalysis
In this ciphers activity, students cipher the message given to them with a cipher code. Students complete 1 message total.
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Passive Voice
In this passive voice learning exercise, students complete the sentences with am, are, or is, also complete them with verbs, and more. Students complete 4 activities.
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Mythology and Ancient Civilizations
Third graders examine ancient world civilizations and the mythologies they created to explain natural phenomena, as well as the writers and poets who wrote about the mythologies.
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Discussing One's Health
Learners explore common health issues. In this health and literacy lesson, students match simple health statements with appropriate visual representations. Learners prepare and perform dialogues in which health issues are the...
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Red Hot Chilli Peppers
In this chili peppers worksheet, students read a one page article about the history of chili peppers and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 8 questions.
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Favorite Activities
Students discuss which activities they like and which they don't like. For this lesson about favorite activities, students discuss their favorite activities and which activities they dislike. The class conducts a survey to determine the...