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Accentuate the Positive

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students analyze the attitudes, ideas and beliefs of characteristics that assist humans in living a positive, proactive life that values self, family, community, nation and world. Students identify their own strengths as individual....
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You Kiss the Book: Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze imagery in Shakespeare's, Romeo and Juliet, and act out the passage to see how the author includes stage directions with his poetry.
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Advocacy Through Letter Writing

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students develop an advocacy plan to address a health-related need for a local, national or global health problem. Students write a detailed letter as part of their advocacy plan.
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Making Up is Hard to Do

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners examine the art of makeup. Students work in pairs to create a costume and make-up that will evoke a chosen literary character. They perform a short scene for the class, revealing the character's unique qualities.
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Pablo Picasso

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous people worksheet, students read a passage about Pablo Picasso and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Transforming Negatives to Positives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create double-exposed photographs, poetry, and multimedia presentations to celebrate their Open Court "City Wildlife" unit.
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Literature Overview: January

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine two well known sayings, and write responses to the sayings. They read and analyze various Lewis Carroll poems and his life.
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Rings of Passion: Five Emotions in World Art

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine pieces of art and write a short essay on what emotions they feel by viewing it. They view a video clip and complete chart as they watch. They discuss how the writers of the program showed emotions in the clips.