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Five Big W's

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students develop summarization strategies by asking themselves questions as they read. They devlop these strategies help them develop better comprehension. Students goals for reading is comprehension. They explore helpful...
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Character and Class

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students connect photographic images with the literary texts of Eudora Welty and William Faulkner. They identify and distinguish narrators and protagonists of literary works. Students recognize patterns of social class as a literary...
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Humor and Irony in Eudora Welty's The Ponder Heart

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students demonstrate an understanding of humor in writing, specifically the use of irony (verbal, situational, and dramatic). They evaluate an event from his or her life that lends itself to a humorous retelling, and demonstrate an...
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Secret Stories: Exploring the Elements of Folktales and Fables

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students are introduced to the characteristics of fables and folktales. In groups, they read and identify the various elements in the stories they read from around the world. For each story, they analyze the setting and the various...
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-Ira Sleeps Over

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the ideas presented in the story. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and library...
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-Shakespeare and Macbeth: The Story Behind the Play

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students read Shakespeare and Macbeth: The Story Behind the Play by Stewart Ross. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the play and Shakespearian culture. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing,...
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Nomadic Life Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the imagery in a rich, spare poem about an interlude between two women of different cultures in rural Niger. They read "Interview With Susan Rich." and discuss how the interview might help in understanding the poem.
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Octavio Paz

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders read and analyze the poem, "The Street," by Hispanic author, Octavio Paz. They research the life of Octavio Paz and identify his literary contributions. They complete an online scavenger hunt and create an author map of...
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Poetry

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders preview different poetry selections form different poets to narrow their criteria for a favorite poem. They use the web and written sources to find a favorite poem and then give an oral interpretation of their poem in class...
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BBC Learning English, Vocabulary (Crossword)

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this vocabulary worksheet, students solve a crossword puzzle with 13 clues. This crossword puzzle emphasizes vocabulary found in the Language and Body Language sections of the BBC Working Abroad series.
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BBC Learning English, Vocabulary (Crossword Puzzle, with help)

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this vocabulary worksheet, learners complete a crossword puzzle using the 13 clues. Help is provided in the form of first letters in each word. The relevant vocabulary is found in the Language and Body Language sections of the Working...
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PhotoStory 3 Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this instructional activity, PhotoStory 3, students create a story board of an original poem through the use of PhotoStory 3 presentation. Students write a poem and use it to develop their storyboard. Students publish and share...
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Should Your Hairstyle Be A Constitutional Right?

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine the 1st and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. In this U.S. government lesson plan, students read the Amendments and interpret them in order to respond to essential questions regarding constitutional rights.
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Long-Term Goals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers set long-term and short-term goals. In this character education lesson, students determine whether goals that they write for themselves are long-term or short-term.
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Talking Trees: Earth Day

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete a tree poster activity to learn about Earth Day, stewardship, and the environment. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students read The Story of the Tree and discuss stewardship with trees. Students act out tree...
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Four Armed Men From the Renaissance!

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students study the Renaissance and the important art from the period. In this Renaissance lesson, students discuss the black plague and religion during the Renaissance. Students read the Renaissance worksheet and learn vocabulary words...
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The "Write" Stuff: Strategies and Conventions for Expository Writing

For Teachers 6th
Students develop their expository writing skills while integrating various other subjects. In this writing skills lesson, students complete 4 multiple activity lessons to improve their expository writing skills.
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Idioms that start with L

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this idioms worksheet, students read a list of idioms that start with the letter L and their definitions, and then answer questions by giving advice with the idioms. Students complete 6 questions.
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Skimming Exercise

For Students 7th - 9th
In this skimming exercise worksheet, learners quickly read a passage about reverse culture shock to find main ideas. Students have a short time period to read the text and identify the main ideas.
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Where We Come From - A Culturally Responsive Writing Lesson

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create a group poem. In this poetry lesson, students make a cultural poem titled "We Come From." They share their poems using the document camera and SMARTboard. 
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Stories

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners read and write a short story. In this short story lesson plan, students read a short story and answer comprehension questions on it that teaches them about the world around them. Then they write a short story to teach something...
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Meba Math (K-1)

For Teachers K - 1st
Students work with counters and math mats to demonstrate number concepts. In this number concept lesson plan, students use cubes and configuration cards to show more or less than given numbers.
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Dogfighting and the Community

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students discover the threats to dogs by investigating dogfighting.  For this animal cruelty lesson, students read the state laws pertaining to animal safety and dogfighting.  Students compile dogfighting facts into a poster and spread...
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Welcome to Flimibuff!!!

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this novel analysis lesson, students read the short script about Lord of the Flies related activity. Students then complete a survival activity relating to the story.