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Haring Placemats

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine and discuss artwork by Keith Haring. They design and create a placemat, painting a design similar to Keith Haring's style of drawing.
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Decoding Haring's Symbols

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students mix colors and expand a painting stroke vocabulary.
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Mural to Music 1

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers experiment with making a mural to music.
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Sign Language 2 (Found Object Sculpture)

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders develop their symbol three-dimensionally.
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VH1 Road to Fame: Harry Connick Jr.

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine musicians of the past and examine their music.
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Poetry

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore poetry. They write a variety of poetry using the writing process. Students choose a topic related to Thanksgiving and write a Thanksgiving themed poem. They write a rough draft and peer edit their poems. Students...
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The Portrait

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Young scholars discuss the historical painting of portraits. In this art history lesson, students examine the history of portraiture during the nineteenth century. This lesson is intended to be used with a visit to the Musee d'Orsay in...
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Journey to the Center of the Earth I

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students identify the elements of science fiction and write their own example.  In this Journey to the Center of the Earth lesson students complete several activities about science fiction, authors and novels.
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Using Southeast Asian Folktales to Teach Reading and Writing

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students use maps to locate the countries of Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. In groups, they compare and contrast the three countries in regard to their culture, morals and values. They read various examples of folktales and write their...
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Grappling with Identity in Latino Poetry

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students identify some common themes involving the Latino immigrant experience as conveyed through a variety of media, explore issues of identity in some examples of poetry written by Latinos and learn some basic poetry reading strategies.
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Story Time

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders watch soap operas online.  In this English lesson plan, 9th graders explore the story elements of the soap opera.  Students write a journal on their own interpretations of characters. 
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Disease and Culture through Literary Time

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars select books to read that include disease as a plot or theme component. They fill out a matrix for the disease in their novel and write a five-paragraph paper about their book. Students use the rest of the week's...
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911 As History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars recognize persuasive techniques, think criticaly about the messages contained in various media, and discuss controversial issues in constructive ways. They analyze the deeper messages contained in children's literature,...
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You Can Do It: Creating How-To Videos

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars create instructional videos. in this video lesson, students choose a subject area and topic to make their own how-to video. They research this topic and film their video using a flip-camera. 
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Say It Loud!: A Celebration Of Black Music In America - Gospel Beginnings

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify musical characteristics of gospel and sing a gospel selection. They practice the call and response technique. After going through individual parts, they sing the entire song with piano accompaniment.
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Stories of Nepal

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Learners explore folktales and fairy tales from Nepal to help them understand the Nepalese culture, and to compare the stories to the ones the students may know. After reading the stories, learners consider what rural life is like in...
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Tasmanian Time Travel

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders perform research using the Internet about the Tasmanian Devil. The project can be presented in a variety of ways. The use of computer software is important for students to know, specifically Hyperstudio.
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Lesson Connections

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders relate music to history and culture. Also, they listen to songs and identify some characteristics of the music in their own terms. Also listened to is "Chinese Instruments Montage," and then compare what they heard with...
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Someone Like Me

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students investigate what sort of person the author is. They listen as the teacher use her notes to introduce Tom Holt briefly. Students are asked if anyone has read any of his books. They work in pairs to find more about Tom Holt as a...
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Read Write Think: A Genre Study of Letter With the Jolly Postman

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
In this lesson outline based on The Jolly Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg, students learn about parts of a letter, the different genres of mail, and letter attributes by studying the letters included in the book.
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Read Write Think: Genre Study Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This lesson plan on genre study teaches writing within a genre as parting of a writing craft. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
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Read Write Think: Everyone Loves a Mystery a Genre Study

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Contains plans for lessons that teach about the mystery story genre, including its story elements and vocabulary. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...
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Read Write Think: Animal Study From Fiction to Facts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Contains plans for five 50-minute lessons that ask young scholars to compare and research information about animals from fiction and nonfiction texts. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contains...
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Read Write Think: Comics in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan explores the use of comics in the classroom as a gateway to genre study. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.

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