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\n2020 Election Lesson Plans\n

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\nWith all the hyperbole of an election year, it can be difficult to find the facts, just the facts about candidates, issues, and ballot measures. Young political scientists, with the help of 21 resources from a nonpartisan, information...\n
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\nSame Setting, Different Moods: Voice and Word Choice Using Lord of the Flies\n

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\nWhether it's dark, delightful, or somber, set the mood with William Golding's Lord of the Flies. High-schoolers practice descriptive writing by creating the appropriate mood for an original scene, starring one of the book's main...\n
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\nFigurative Language and Word Choice: A Closer Look at Bud, Not Buddy (Chapter 2)\n

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\nThe difference between an average and an unforgettable writing can lie in the author's word choice. The figurative language in Chapter 2 of Christopher Paul Curtis's Newbery Medal Winner, Bud, Not Buddy, is the focus of a series of...\n
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\nShakespeare and Poe Teach Six-Trait Writing\n

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\nA Six-Trait Writing instructional activity helps your middle schoolers liven up their word choice and shows them how to evaluate their own writing. Class members take a close look at the language used in poems by Shakespeare, Kipling,...\n
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\nWord Choice\n

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\nWords matter, particularly in academic writing. Issues such as vague language, wordiness, and cliches make it difficult to get a point across. Part of a larger series to improve writing skills, the handout on word choice shows writers...\n
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\nAnalyzing Word Choice: Understanding Working Conditions in the Mills\n

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\nRavenous or hungry, happy or ecstatic—why does word choice matter? Scholars continue to analyze working conditions in the mill and how the conditions affect the protagonist of Katherine Paterson's novel, Lyddie. They engage in a close...\n
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\nStrong Descriptive Writing: James and the Giant Peach\n

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\nSupport your writers! Clear procedures and appropriate support make this a superb resource for elementary writing instruction. Ready your class to compose original descriptive paragraphs inspired by the episode in Roald Dahl's James and...\n
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\nWriting About Talking\n

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\nThe story of King Arthur is a fascinating one, and this retold excerpt offers an excellent example of narrative word choice in a dialogue. Learners read the text and examine the way the author uses synonyms for said. They write down...\n
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\nConnotation: Three Lessons for Effective Word Choice\n

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\nOver the course of three days, middle schoolers explore the concept of connotation. They differentiate between the connotative and denotative meanings of sports team names, develop their own team names, logos, and text, and revise a news...\n
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\nWriting about a Meal\n

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\nYou don't need to be a food critic to describe your meal accurately! A series of activities introduce learners to vivid adjectives when writing about the taste, smell, and feel of food. After working with word choice, parts of a...\n
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\nWord Choice: Descriptive Verbs\n

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\nIn this word choice worksheet, learners will read a 5 paragraph essay about an igloo hotel. Then students will replace 10 verbs with more descriptive verbs. Next, learners will use strong verbs from a word bank to complete 14 sentences...\n
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\nEnd of Unit Assessment: How Word Choice Contributes to Tone and Meaning\n

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\nIt's finally time for pupils to show what they know! Scholars finalize the unit with an end-of-unit assessment. They use the book Inside Out & Back Again and the \"Forgotten Ship\" transcript to examine word choice, tone, and...\n
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\nThe Tell-Tale Hearts of Writers\n

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\nKnock, knock, knock...Creep out your class with a critical thinking lesson focused on word relationships in Edgar Allen Poe's \"The Tell-Tale Heart.\" They investigate  the relationship between word choice, mood, and interpretation of...\n
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\nProtest Letter\n

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\nWhat a fantastic resource to guide youngsters in persuasive letter writing. They read a brief letter to the editor and answer question about the author's purpose, word choice, and structure. Next, scholars draft their own letter by...\n
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\nRemembrance of Things Past\n

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\nEngage critical and social thinking by exploring the value of language and word choice. The class considers the article \"The Silence of the Historic Present\" and analyzes several presidential speeches. They engage in class...\n
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\nHow can word choice affect a political speech? Middle and high schoolers examine the text of the 1999 State of the Union Address, and then determine how newspaper articles and television reports describe and analyze the event. Use this...\n
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\nWho Could Have Been Who\n

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\nCan word choice affect a candidate's likeability? Use a New York Times lesson to explore how a presidential candidate's likeability factor can fluctuate in public opinion polls. Young readers choose a presidential election from...\n
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\nIs Perception Reality? Writing Paradoxes in Poetry\n

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\nExplore the paradox of the universe - or, at least, of popular music - with this lesson. Using the songs \"Inaudible Melodies\" by Jack Johnson and \"She\" by Green Day, your class will complete a graphic organizer to help them understand...\n
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\nAlthough this presentation does not have a clear purpose, it could be used as a reading, vocabulary, or poetry exploration. The presentation focuses on three poems, one of them by Edgar Allan Poe. Furthermore, it could be used as a...\n
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\nLanguage Arts, Word Choice\n

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\nThird graders practice replacing words in a sentence to make it more interesting. In this word choice lesson, 3rd graders listen to the story The Hard-Times Jar by Ethel Smothers and discuss the author's word choice. Students then...\n
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\n\"Knot\" the Whole Truth: Writing a Modern-Day Story with a Tall Tale's Voice\n

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\nBeyond Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, tall tales can be a great way to teach young writers about word choice and voice in their writing. Using Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee  and the Six-Trait Writing process, they begin to write...\n
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\nJeffrey and Sloth: Six Traits of Writing\n

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\nUse drawings as inspiration. Have learners doodle for 10 minutes before beginning the lesson. Then, have them use their doodles to inspire a story. Several writing activities are included here to play with writing. One of my favorites...\n
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\nWord Choice: Using Academic Vocabulary to Apply for a Colonial Trade Job\n

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\nScholars reflect upon colonial jobs such as a blacksmith, cooper, shoemaker, etc. Together, the class writes a job application as a practice for working independently. Learners employ their experience in writing a job application for a...\n
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