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Character Worksheet Two
In this character activity, students answer questions about themselves and about their motivators and external characteristics. Students answer 22 questions.
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Now You're Speaking My Language; Deciphering the Symbols of Early Civilizations
Young scholars explore early attempts at written language. In this early civilizations lesson, students investigate first attempts at written communication. Among the civilizations covered are Mayan, Greek, and Egyptian.
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Microsoft Publisher Country Brochure
Students explore geographic information. In this geography and technology lesson, students choose a county and answer related questions on a Webquest. Students create a word web and design a country brochure.
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I Have A Dream
Students create a reader response essay as they react to the I Have A Dream speech made by Martin Luther King. For this Martin Luther King lesson plan, students read the speech, fill out a Civil Rights movement sheet, have discussions,...
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Readers Theater
Students perform a reader's theater based on the Civil War. In this dramatic arts history lesson plan, students review the purpose of reader's theater and are given a script to read. The script can be based on an important Civil War...
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Express Yourself
Students practice reading orally with expression. Students are divided into pairs and receive the book "The Big Wide Mouthed Frog." The partners take turns reading the book with a lot of expression. The students rate each others'...
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Language for Sale
Sixth graders think about writing terminology as they rewrite a catalogue descriptioin of an item for sale.
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Black Bayou Lake Short Story
Tenth graders use Microsoft Word to create an original short story. The setting must be Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The characters must be animals found at Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The story must contain...
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Express Yourself
Young scholars practice reading with expression and improved fluency. After discussing how reading with fluency and expression can enhance the text, students listen as their partner reads a story with expression. Individual young...
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"I Will Read (Do you hear me? I mean it!) With Expression"
Students, who are fluent readers, practice reading with expression after listening while the teachers models good reading. They respond to teacher directions to show a specified expression. Reading with a partner, they practice adding...
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You've Got to Express Yourself!
Young scholars listen as a sample paragraph is read twice; first without expression, and the second time with lots of expression and discuss which they liked best. They brainstorm reasons why reading with expression is important listing...
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Express Yourself
Students listen the the phrase, "have a good day" spoken once with a happy expression and once with no expression and decide which one convinced them that the speaker wanted them to have a good day. They read, "Twinkle, Twinkle Little...
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Expression, Expression, Expression
Students read orally with expression in this lesson plan. They read sentences stressing different emotions with appropriate expression. The teacher models expressive vs. non-expressive reading, and they practice with a partner. Their...
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Spectacular Speeches
For this language arts worksheet, students answer the 6 questions with the help of the Internet websites with the focus upon famous speeches.
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Body and Media Introduction
Students discuss body image as a group. They discover how the media affects how one sees their body. They analyze different media messages about this topic.
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Figurative Language at Black Bayou Lake
Students visit the Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge. They take digital pictures and make notes with information about the scenic life. Back in the classroom, they use the digital pictures to complete a figurative language...
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If You're Happy And You Know It, Show Us With Expression
Student practice reading fluently and expressively through the use of various strategies. After reviewing good reader strategies, 3rd graders read a story with expression to their partner. They complete an evaluation of each other's...
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Excellent Expression
Students practice reading more fluently with expression and enthusiasm by reading aloud to help them realize how much more exciting and inviting stories can be when read with expression. They encounter the book, "Alexander and the...
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Express Yourself
Students practice reading with expression and improved fluency. After discussing how reading with fluency and expression can enhance the text, students listen as their partner reads a story with expression. Individual students read...
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I Can Read With Expression
Students practice reading fluently and expressively through the use of various strategies. After reviewing chunking, decoding, and rereading, students complete an initial read of a novel text. They create a deck of expression cards to...
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Exeter Model
Eighth graders analyze what makes poetry reading interesting to an audience. They read five short poems. Student free write their interpretations of those five poems. With the help of one line from their free writing, 8th graders start...
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Helping Children Read
Middle schoolers read books with younger children, incorporating context clues and vocabulary aids as reading strategies to help the younger children learn to read. They discuss the concept of community capital and how this activity...
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The Other Tall Tales
Students research many different tall tales. They retell the tale in their own words and create an orginal tale of their own. They share their tall with the class along with illustrations.
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