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Anticipation Guide Heart of Darkness

For Teachers 7th - 12th
The whys and wherefores of anticipation guides are detailed in a resource that models how to craft statements for this reading strategy.
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Paradise Lost: Anticipation Guide

For Teachers 7th - 12th
To set the stage for reading Paradise Lost, class members compete an anticipation guide containing statements that connect to themes in Milton's epic poem.
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The Evolution of Transcendentalism

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Key concepts, major writers, and historical events related to Transcendentalism are explored in a student-produced PowerPoint about this movement. The presentation could be used as an introduction to a unit or as a model that class...
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Narrative Writing

For Teachers 4th - 7th
A comprehensive presentation on narrative writing, this should be shown to a class before the writing process begins. There are not activities listed, so pupils can take notes on the elements of narrative writing and figurative language....
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The Swiss Family Robinson Teacher's Notes

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Guide young readers through the classic novel The Swiss Family Robinson with this collection of activities and worksheets. From basic spelling and grammar practice, to reading comprehension skills, this resource will enhance...
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The Symbolism of Allegorical Art

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Introduce learners to allegorical art with four bronze sculptures by Francesco Bertos. After modeling how to recognize bias and allegory in Bertos' Africa, class groups examine the other three sculptures in the series before creating...
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The History of Modern Dance

For Students 4th - 12th
The evolution of modern dance, and the dance history of many of the key figures in the development of this uniquely American form, are the focus of a 13-page packet that includes photos of revolutionaries.
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Hoot: Vocabulary: Magic Squares

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Define words with numbers in a fun vocabulary activity. Using words from Hoot by Carl Hiaasen, learners use a grid to match words and their definitions, and to find the magic number that is the same when the numbers are added from...
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Narrative Writing

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
A perfect nonfiction writing activity for the beginning of the year, the Life Line helps you get to know your pupils better and helps the children get to know one another. Later in the year the Star of the Week writing activity...
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Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

For Students 10th - 11th
In this Martin Luther King Jr. Day vocabulary worksheet, students select the best word to complete the sentence. They are challenged by words that relate to Martin Luther King Jr.
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Weather Proverbs

For Teachers K - 5th
Your class explores weather proverbs and superstitions from around the country and writes their own proverb about weather. They interview community elders to learn proverbs about Alaska and its weather. Then they discuss several example...
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Values Clarification

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
From 34 possibilities (and two blanks for other options), class members choose their top 10 values and rank them in ascending order to focus attention on what they want to prioritize in life. To the list, I'd add "service to others" and...
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Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

For Teachers 11th
Read biographical information on Arthur Miller, author and notable playwright. Show your class this presentation as you begin reading Death of a Salesman and look into the man who created the work.
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Sentence Completion 1 (high-intermediate level)

For Students 7th - 9th
Intermediate English language learners review vocabulary with this multiple-choice worksheet. There are only eight sentences provided, and learners must choose the words that correctly complete each one. Example vocabulary words include...
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Developing Adolescents

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Why to young people act the way they do? Scholars investigate the stages of adolescent development incorporating high school psychology techniques. Using research from the American Psychological Association, they uncover the five areas...
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Civil Disobedience

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive literature worksheet, learners respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Quiz

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Locke's "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding." Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Giving Beyond Measure-The Diary of Anne Frank

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars read and analyze the play "The Diary of Anne Frank" based on the book of the same name. They identify philanthropic concepts and values in the play and discuss the ways in which specific characters actions affect the...
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Peace and Aggression: A Challenge of Our Time

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners examine the arguments for and against the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. In groups, they must assign the Vietnam War a just or unjust war using the techniques used to fight and the reasons used by the government...
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Ethics: Study Help and Quiz

For Students 10th - 12th
In this online interactive philosophy instructional activity, students respond to 13 multiple choice questions based on the analysis of Ethics by Aristotle.
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Ethics Quiz

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 13 multiple choice questions about Aristotle's Ethics. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Schools and Schoolbooks, 1780-1820

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students review 18th century New England schoolbooks to explain how changes occurred in early American education.
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A Sip of Aesop From the Web

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders answer specific questions by conducting an Internet scavenger hunt. They write their own fable after reading many different fables on the Internet. They questions that they answer are included in this instructional activity.
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Redefining Addiction

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study about how addiction can have both physiological and behavioral effects. They synthesize their knowledge by creating a sensitivity training session for counselors working with teenagers who are addicted to drugs.

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