Alabama Department of Archives and History
A College Student's Perspective on WWI
Some things remain the same, such as the world being on the brink of war, or college attendees writing home requesting money. As part of their research into events that led up to President Wilson's declaration of war on Germany, class...
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Environmentally Friendly
What can your pupils do to promote better conditions for wildlife? After researching issues around wildlife management, class members use the Internet to locate three different organizations devoted to protecting wildlife. They then...
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Whirl Your Word Wheelie Lesson Plan
Have your class create a word recognition wheelie. They choose a letter, and brainstorm several words that begin with that letter. They make a wheelie by writing the words and drawing pictures on a circular piece of cardboard which is...
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I Want This Job Because...
High schoolers discuss applying for job, write letters of interest, and share them with classmates.
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Expressions of Belief: Easter
In this Easter worksheet, students write a poem, make a collage, and discuss what Easter is about. Students complete 3 tasks total.
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Cross Out Paragraph Puzzle One: To Keep it Secret
Slightly confusing upon first glance, this lesson is actually a neat idea! Present your learners with a series of sentences (at the top of the page), and have them follow the directions to cross out adverbs, verbs in the past tense, etc....
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Writing for Different Audiences: A Discussion of Cover Letters And Resumes
Students examine the process of writing a resume. They identify examples of casual and formal language, read an article on writing resumes, discuss key questions, write a resume, and discuss and edit another student's resume.
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Write for Change
Students discuss and list injustices experienced in the novel "Hoot". They review the different ways letter writing was a part of the novel "Hoot". They choose one issue that is of concern to them and state their viewpoint on the issue....
Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation
Exclusion "Act"ivity
Two simulations highlight the feelings individuals experienced when immigrating to Angel Island. During the first simulation, scholars listen to and answer questions, divided based on their answers. The second simulation pins learners as...
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Putting Writing Skills To Work
Tenth graders reinforce their knowledge of the format and elements of business letters by writing a request letter. A review of effective letter writing is provided prior to an independent assignment. This helps with scaffolding the...
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Narrative Literature Response Letters
Third graders write endings to a story that has already been written. They offer alternative endings in their version. The instructional activity includes a rubric that is to be given to the students in order that they know the...
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Up Close With The Author
Students listen to the teacher read a book entitled, Hoot by Carl Hiaasen. In groups, students create KWL charts concerning the book, the author, and the author's writing style. In groups, students research topics about the book and its...
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Why Thank You!
Fifth graders listen to a read aloud of Patricia Polacco's, Thank You, Mr. Falker! students examine the use of voice in the book, discuss the writing and theme ideas. They write a thank you not to their hero.
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Cursive Handwriting: P
In this cursive handwriting practice learning exercise, students use the space provided to practice writing uppercase and lowercase Ps. Students also draw objects that begin with the letter and label them.
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Cursive Handwriting: O
In this cursive handwriting practice worksheet, students use the space provided to practice writing uppercase and lowercase Os. Students also draw objects that begin with the letter and label them.
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Cursive Handwriting: T
In this cursive handwriting practice worksheet, learners use the space provided to practice writing uppercase and lowercase Ts. Students also draw objects that begin with the letter and label them.
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Cursive Handwriting: I
In this cursive handwriting practice worksheet, students use the space provided to practice writing uppercase and lowercase Is. Students also draw objects that begin with the letter and label them.
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Cursive Handwriting: G
In this cursive handwriting practice worksheet, students use the space provided to practice writing uppercase and lowercase Gs. Students also draw objects that begin with the letter and label them.
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Cursive Handwriting: H
In this cursive handwriting practice worksheet, students use the space provided to practice writing uppercase and lowercase Hs. Students also draw objects that begin with the letter and label them.
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Cursive Handwriting: F
In this cursive handwriting practice activity, students use the space provided to practice writing uppercase and lowercase Fs. Students also draw objects that begin with the letter and label them.
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Cursive Handwriting: J
In this cursive handwriting practice worksheet, learners use the space provided to practice writing uppercase and lowercase Js. Students also draw objects that begin with the letter and label them.
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Cursive Handwriting: K
In this cursive handwriting practice worksheet, students use the space provided to practice writing uppercase and lowercase Ks. Students also draw objects that begin with the letter and label them.
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Cursive Handwriting: E
In this cursive handwriting practice activity, students write uppercase and lowercase Es. Students also draw items that begin with the letter E and label them in cursive handwriting.