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Curated OER

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Nonsense Poetry and Whimsy

For Teachers K - 2nd
Primary learners are introduced to Lewis Carroll's whimsical poetry. They read "The Nursery Alice" Carroll's adaptation for younger readers, view story illustrations, listen to poetry and write whimsical verses of their own about food.
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Curated OER

A Trip to Wonderland: The Nursery "Alice"

For Teachers K - 2nd
Primary learners explore elements of wonder in The Nursery "Alice" by Lewis Carroll. They analyze the plot point after listening to the text. Next, they describe the imagery in various works of children's literature using the given links...
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"Jabberwocky" Jive

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils review the fantasy of Alice in Wonderland and discuss the author. After reading the poem, "Jabberwocky," they look up unfamiliar words in the dictionary. Working as partners, they create a list of "protmanteau" or invented words...
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Curated OER

Who Wrote That?

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners explore the Project Gutenberg website and conduct a webquest to answer questions about well known literature and authors.
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Curated OER

Childhood Through the Looking-Glass

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers learn about Lewis Carroll and the vision of childhood he created in Alice in Wonderland, then compare Carroll's Victorian world of childhood with the world of "Innocence and Experience" portrayed by the Romantic poet...
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Alice In Wonderland

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners compare and contrast surrealist paintings to Alice in Wonderland.  In this literature lesson, students examine surrealism paintings and apply those principles to Alice in Wonderland.  They explore how the artists...
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BASIC GRAMMAR REVIEW Using "Jabberwocky"

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners use the poem Jabberwocky to discover where they are weak in grammar. They rewrite the poem using standard dialect words instead of nonsense words.
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Gwinnett County Public Schools

Analysis of the Tuck Everlasting and The Birchbark House Text Exemplars

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Looking to introduce some text-based questions into your ELA lessons? Practice the kinds of skills the Common Core demands with the seven text-based questions and the essay prompt provided here. Designed to be a three-day lesson, day one...
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Respect for Authority

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers develop cross-cultural understanding. In this democracy instructional activity, students discuss core democratic values as they examine the governance in their school and their local community. High schoolers also discuss...
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Respect for Authority

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars examine the country of Mongolia and how it is trying to form a democracy. As a class, they participate in a class meeting about a new class rule and they voice their opinions. They read excerpts of a letter of a Peace...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In-depth lesson plans for teaching Lewis Carroll's adaption of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" for younger children, named "The Nursery Alice." In addition to providing learning objectives and guiding questions, this page includes...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Childhood Through the Looking Glass

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
The objective of this site is to explore the visition of childhood through Lewis Caroll's eyes. This site features learning objectives and lesson plans. Don't miss out.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Sounds of the Sonnet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"Sound Experiments" drive this lesson plan. Sonnet analysis is accompanied by readings based on specific emotions. At this website, there are several links full-text sonnets by such authors as Shakespeare, Lord Byron, Longfellow, and...