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Haiku and Beyond: Exploring Genres of Japanese Literature
Fourth graders compare and contrast the literature of Japan as they study the culture, history and geography of the island nation. They read various genres of literature, describe geographic and landform features of Japan, and find...
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Origami Paper Fun
Students explore the art of Origami. They listen to various stories about Japan, create Origami shapes by following step-by-step directions, sing Japanese songs, locate Japan on a map, and take a quiz.
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Revision Lesson
Students, through a series of 4 lessons, explore what it means to revise their written work. They revise a bland story together and then practice revising their own papers by identifying the main action and "exploding" that moment into...
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Details, Details, Details
Young scholars review paragraph development, use of adjectives and grammar requirements. They incorporate various details in a written paragraph describing a visual image used as a writing prompt.
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A Water Droplet's Experience in the Hydrologic Cycle
Students write a story from the perspective of a water droplet on a journey through the water cycle. They use the 6+1 Traits writing method to focus on voice in the writing as they create characters that their water droplet has...
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Conservation Connection
Students work in groups to create a script for a one minute commercial on how to conserve our reusable energy sources. When the scripts are written, explain to the students that a story board is similar to a cartoon.
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Layered Unit: Macbeth
Eleventh graders take notes from lectures on Shakespearean Theatre, Language; kingship, witchcraft and omens, symbolism. Include your reflections as well as copied information (5 pts. per day, must be present).
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The Pigman
Students engage in a novel study in order to appreciate literature and improve reading skills. The most important skill is reading comprehension and students must practice skills to aid in understanding the text.
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Technology: Narrative Procedure Web Site
Students use Web page templates to publish how-to instructions on the Internet. The Web sites are used as instructional databases for others to view. Students also participate in electronic message boards to post and answer questions...
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Understanding and Using Boolean Operators
Students identify and define Boolean operators. They differentiate between operators and their intended uses. They use the operators AND, OR, NOT, parenthesis, and NEAR in Internet searches and analyze search results. They use...
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When I Publish
For this language arts worksheet, students are led through the writing process and they make notes for each step to describe their own work.
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Verb Tenses Test
In this verb tense learning exercise, students complete a 30 question test that includes making sentence negations by filling in the blank with the proper form of the given word. They fill in blanks using the proper form of the given...
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Verb Tenses
In this verb tenses worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 30 sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. It could be a positive or negative verb phrase.
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Verb Tenses
In this verb tenses practice worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 15 sentences with the correct form of the verb given in parentheses and use an appropriate form of the verbs in parentheses to complete a narrative paragraphs and ...
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Verb Tense Worksheet
In this verb tense worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 15 sentences with the proper form of the given verb. They use the proper verb form to complete the next 5 sentence groups. They write 10 complete sentences using sentence...
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Verb Tenses
In this verb tenses worksheet, students complete 30 sentences by filling in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
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Verb Tense
In this verb tense activity, students fill in the blank to sentences with the correct form of the verb given. Students complete 20 sentences and write 10 of their own.
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Verb Tenses
In this verb forms worksheet, students read 30sentences and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given. Students then use 10 phrases in complete sentences.
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Verb Tenses
In this verb tense activity, students fill in the blanks in 20 examples with the proper form of the given verbs. They write a complete sentence using two clauses whenever possible using the expressions that are given in the last 10...
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Verb Tenses
For this verb forms worksheet, learners fill in the blanks in 30 sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. Students then read 10 phrases or expressions and use each in a complete sentence.
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Verb Tenses
In these verb tenses worksheets, students read the 20 sentences and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given verb. Students then write a complete sentence using the expressions in italics for the 9 examples.
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Verb Tenses
In this verb tenses instructional activity, students fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb and write a complete sentence using the expression in italics. Students complete 30 examples.
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Verb Tenses
In this verb tense worksheet, students fill in blanks with the correct form of verbs given in parentheses, then complete a similar activity with a paragraph.
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Land Ho! Early Exploration and Settlement of the Americas
Students complete a unit to learn about early American exploration. In this Americas exploration lesson, students complete eight lessons of activities to learn about Columbus's discovery of the new world and the early exploration of the...