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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Elie Wiesel Lesson Plans: Night

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this site to access numerous materials to support the study of Elie Wiesel's autobiographical novel, Night. Resources range from study guides to background information on the Holocaust.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Teacher's Guide for the Exhibition "Virtues of Memory"

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Many survivors chose to release their feelings about the Holocaust through art. This artwork can be used in the classroom to create a more vivid way of understanding the Holocaust. Students will analyze and interpret some of this artwork...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Methods of Delivery

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a comprehensive lesson on four speech delivery methods and the advantages and disadvantages of each; it also discusses how to make your speech "real."
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Interactive Algebra 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This Algebra 2 course has interactivity included in every lesson. Lessons include questions with immediate feedback to help you learn along the way, videos, lots of interactives (PLIX and Sims), and Adaptive Practice questions help you...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Interactive Geometry for Ccss

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete high school Geometry course that includes interactives in every lesson and videos in some. Adaptive Practice questions ensure the material is understood before moving on to build on it. Every lesson also has specifically...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Working in Groups

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A lesson on leadership styles and responsibilities of working in groups.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Credibility Appeals

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on using credible appeals in persuasive speeches including defining subjective and objective credibility, the types and elements of credibility, and the ethical use of credibility appeals. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.8
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Steps of Preparing a Speech

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the steps for preparing a speech including choose a topic, analyze the audience, gather materials and evidence, develop a thesis, support ideas, organize and outline the speech, draft the speech, prepare to...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Principles of Organization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the importance of organizing your speech including critically thinking about the contents of the speech, the components of the speech, the patterns of organization to fit the different types of speeches, and...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Plagiarism

For Students 9th - 10th
This instructional activity focuses on plagiarism including the different forms of plagiarism, avoiding plagiarism when using the Internet, don't copy and paste, and the likelihood of being caught.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Speaking in the Real World

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan focuses on providing practical tips for speaking in a non-academic setting such as a wedding, charity event, or interview.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Reading and Interpreting Literary Texts: Approaching Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This instructional activity focuses on the how to approach the analysis of poetry. It provides a series of student activities such as having students read and compare a draft and the final version of William Blake's "Tyger" which is...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Speeches for Special Occasions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on speeches for special occasions including, introduction speeches, goodwill speeches, inspirational speeches, acceptance and presentation speeches, dedications and eulogies, and farewells, toasts, and after-dinner...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Establishing a Purpose and a Thesis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on establishing the purpose and thesis of your speech. It includes information about both a general and specific purpose of the speech and developing a thesis statement that clearly articulates the purpose and main...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Contextual Factors to Consider

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on contextual factors to consider when analyzing your audience including physical contexts, values, beliefs, attitudes, and needs, audience opinion of you and your topic, and audience knowledge of your topic.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Adapting to Your Audience

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on adapting your speech to your audience including analyzing your audience using direct observation, interviews, surveys, or Likert rating scales and then apply knowledge about the audience to adjust the message...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Types of Public Speeches

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the types of public speeches including informative, persuasive, and speeches for special occasions. It also discusses the difference between informative and persuasive speeches. SL.11-12.6 Speaking tasks
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Significance of Ethics in Public Speaking

For Students 9th - 10th
This instructional activity focuses on the importance of ethics in public speaking including being honest, free from plagiarized content, no falsehoods or conflict of interest, and free from abusive language. It also discusses the...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Components of a Speech

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the components of a speech and what is included in each section. It includes the introduction, body, conclusion, and transitions.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Understanding Anxiety

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on types of anxiety and how to overcome situational anxiety more commonly known as stage fright.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Managing Anxiety

For Students 9th - 10th
This activity focuses on tools to overcome a fear of public speaking caused by two types of anxiety, situational anxiety (stage fright) and trait anxiety.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Enhancing Your Listening

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on ways to improve your listening skills including resisting distractions and listening actively, suspending judgment, and exercising empathy. It also provides tips for being a more open-minded listener.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Helping Your Audience Listen More

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on helping your audience listen better by offering strategies such as read feedback cues, employ strategies for maintaining audience focus, use strategies to maximize audience understanding, build credibility, and...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Finding and Selecting a Topic

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan focuses on selecting a speech topic including the importance of choosing a good topic by considering your areas of expertise and areas of interest, brainstorming, tips for choosing a topic, and narrowing the topic to fit...