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Conspiracy after the Storm: Editing Dual Murder Plots in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students edit scenes from Shakespeare's The Tempest in documentary fashion and perform their edited scripts. In this play analysis lesson, students read through Act 2 and 3 and discuss how and why to cut lines in a play. Students create...
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Inside Hamlet

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students examine how tone and inflection shape the character of Hamlet. In this Shakespeare lesson, students summarize what they know of Hamlet and complete a read around. Students discuss the inflection patterns and tone in the reading...
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Good Words are Better than Bad Strokes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars research negative campaigns and propaganda and then interpret characters from Julius Caesar in that light. In this negative campaign lesson plan, students take the character and create visual images to depict the...
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Message in a Bottle

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students read acts from The Tempest and complete analysis activities for the play. In this Shakespeare lesson, students read the first four acts of The Tempest and choose one of the characters to write a rescue message from their point...
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Shakespeare by Choice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners identify the most important elements in a scene.  In this editing a scene lesson plan, students decide what elements are absolutely necessary to a scene.  Learners discuss the main criteria for editing or cutting a...
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"What are these...?"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners discuss the "witches" of Shakespeare.  In this literature analysis lesson, students research the influence of Macbeth's sisters on his behavior.  They examine various terms used to describe the sisters, and discuss...
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In Search of Caesar's Ghost

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers collaborate in small groups to choose a scene that they write in place of a scene in Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar". In this dramatic expression lesson, their scripts include roles, lines and stage directions. Students...
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Among the Hidden Reflection Sheet

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read the book Among the Hidden and practice their reading strategies. For this reading strategies lesson plan, 5th graders demonstrate their comprehension by presenting book projects to the class.
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Intermediate Sentence Completion: 32

For Students 4th - 6th
In this sentence completion worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions where they complete the sentence with one word. Students complete 10 questions.
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Various 3 - Sentence Completions

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this sentence completion worksheet, students choose the correct word to use in the ten given sentences. This multiple choice worksheet is interactive.
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Alphabetical Order

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars complete an online alphabet activity. In this alphabetical order lesson, students identify the list of words in alphabetical order. Young scholars discuss ordering using the alphabet and practice with the second set of...
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Spenser, Shakespeare, and the "Blazon": Lesson 4

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discuss the meaning and tone of Shakespeare's Sonnet 130.  In this sonnets lesson, students compare Spenser's sonnets to Shakespeare's.  Students discuss specific words that add to the humor in Shakespeare's sonnet,...
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Close Reading of a Sonnet

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners practice reading sonnets line by line to find the message of the sonnet.  In this sonnet instructional activity, students read a sonnet one line at a time as the teacher projects it for the entire class.  As each line...
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Remembrance of Yours--Analyzing Characters Using Mementos

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students choose two characters in Hamlet and symbolize the characters with an object, or find an object that the characters might carry. In this Hamlet lesson, students find an object to represent each character they choose. The object...
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King Lear- Cut a Scene

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine the most critical elements of King Lear, Act I using a Silent Scene Model.  In this King Lear lesson, students will create a silent scene based on a scene from Act I of King Lear and act out their scenes for the...
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Thrusting Greatness Upon Television 3

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a model video using Orsino's speech from Twelfth Night. In this literature and film making lesson, students watch a video clip of Osino's speech and overdub it using Audacity or iMovie. 
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Using Reason & Evidence to Decide What is True

For Students 4th - 10th
In this truth worksheet, students use reasoning and evidence to decide what is true and answer short answer questions. Students complete 4 questions.
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The Job Search

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners discover information pertaining to careers they are interested in. In this career instructional activity, students read "From Man to Boy," by John R. Coleman and consider several career options. Learners then respond to...
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At an Airport

For Students 4th - 8th
In this airport worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with words about an airport. Students complete 18 sentences total on this worksheet.
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Sherlock Holmes Characterization

For Students 9th - 12th
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 8 short answer questions based on characterization techniques used in the Sherlock Holmes series. 
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Conversation: Vacations

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this vacation worksheet, students match words to pictures, answer multiple choice questions, read conversations, and more about vacations. Students complete 6 activities.
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The English Sonnet: Michael Drayton

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students discover literature by conducting a free writing experiment. In this sonnet lesson plan, students read the sonnet "The Parting" and compare it to modern-day songs about breaking up. Students listen to pop music in class and...
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Techno Explorer: Internet Lesson Plans for Beginners

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore technology by participating in an on-line exercise. In this Internet safety activity, students identify the appropriate behavior they should use while searching and communicating in cyberspace. Students practice saving...
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Technology

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners complete an online scavenger hunt to answer questions about Kaipara Kumara. In this technology lesson plan, students are given the worksheet in this lesson.