Reading Expository Text Lesson Plans :: 241

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Picasso; Comparing Blue and Rose Periods

For Teachers 3rd

Third graders research Picasso's art career. They use a word processor to create a Venn diagram which compares Picasso's Blue and Rose Periods.

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What Difference Does it Make How Old I Am?

For Teachers 11th - 12th

Students identify subtle messages advertisers send (often unintentionally) about age in the course of trying to sell products; to analyze the consequences, both positive and negative, those messages have on the American audience; to...

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Money and Banking

For Teachers 12th

Twelfth graders explore real world investing and the effects of day to day decisions on their financial futures.

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Popular Sovereignty and the Lecompton Constitution

For Teachers 6th - 8th

Students review the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the development of the Kansas territory Constitution. They complete a cause and effect worksheet and discuss the history of the Lecompton Constitution.

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Why Explore?

For Teachers 9th - 12th

Pupils participate in a class discussion on why people explore. In groups, they create a list of the goods they can acquire and how they can survive if they find food while exploring. Using the Internet, they research famous explorers...

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Creating an Instructional Manual

For Teachers 9th

Ninth graders create an instructional manual about using a mechanical device. In this technical writing lesson, 9th graders create a PowerPoint presentation that includes the step by step process of how to use the mechanical device.

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Integrity and a Boy Called Slow

For Teachers 5th

Fifth graders identify the character trait of integrity in the main character, Slow, in "A Boy Called Slow." They participate in a discussion to determine what steps the main character took to earn his new name. Students write an essay...

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No Plagiarism, Please!

For Teachers 3rd

Third graders listen to a lecture on how to take notes and discuss the skills of paraphrasing and correctly citing resources. They prepare note cards according to the format presented in class.

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Who Is That Ghostly Character?

For Teachers 8th

Eighth graders listen to a taped version of the radio play, "The Hitchhiker". They write a conclusion to the play and work with a partner to evaluate it before a final revision.

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CSAP Preparation: Don't Wait for the "Eleventh Hour"

For Teachers 5th

Fifth graders participate in language arts activities designed to prepare them for taking standardized tests. The language arts format covers science and social studies content. Handouts and worksheets are included in the lesson.

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Properties of Waves

For Teachers 3rd

Third graders observe and investigate wave properties and compare the properties of particles and waves. They fill a pie pan half full with water, place a toothpick in the center of the pie pan, then drop a marble into the pan and...

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Sentence Sequence

For Teachers 2nd

Second graders write a paragraph with detail sentences in chronological sequence.

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Citizens For the New Zoo

For Teachers 3rd

Third graders complete Internet research to find information about an animal and its basic needs. They design a model of a zoo habitat that would accommodate their animal. They write a letter of recommendation to a Zoo board of directors...

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Historical Figures

For Teachers 11th

Student research a "Historical Individual" using the Internet. They print a minimum of five articles and organize them. They create a visual biography of their historical figure.

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Cultural "I Amm" Speech Project

For Teachers 11th

Eleventh graders use the internet and other sources to research a selected individual. They explore important events, challenges, and the impact and influence the person had on US History. Using the information gathered, 11th graders...

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Voting and the U.S. Constitution (Past, Present, and Future)

For Teachers 9th - 12th

High schoolers discuss the 26th Amendment, then write letters to a future guest speaker. Students listen to the guest speaker and ask them questions about voting and voter turnout. High schoolers then create handbills urging citizens to...

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Honey ! I Blew Up The Bee!

For Teachers 2nd

Second graders complete a variety of bee-themed activities. They consider the importance of honeybees in food production, conduct Internet research, prepare foods using honey, complete puzzles and compile a portfolio of their work.

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Read Write Think: Using Narrative for Expository Text

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards

Lesson in which students read various narrative texts which provide a context for them to learn content-area topics. Narratives allow the students to begin to understand expository texts.

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Read Write Think: Exploring How Section Headings Support Understanding

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards

Teaching learners to pay attention to headings and titles as they read? Here you'll find a practical application for using an expository text to apply the concept of using headings. Geared toward older elementary students, but lesson...

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