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Lesson Plan
Harper Collins

The World of Ramona

For Teachers 2nd - 6th Standards
Bring the fun and whimsy of Beverly Cleary into your classroom with a teaching guide created to accompany the Ramona series. The guide offers several ideas for classroom use, including independent reading, reading aloud, and literature...
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eBook
Planet e-Book

David Copperfield

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Don't let the length scare you away. An eBook version of David Copperfield contains all 1,307 pages of the story. This digital version of the classic coming-of-age novel follows the title character from childhood into adulthood, giving...
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Website
University of North Carolina

Speeches

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
A handout on speeches, part of a series on specific writing assignments, helps individuals develop their speech-writing skills. The resource starts with a discussion on audience and purpose and ends with tips to engage the audience.
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Handout
Deer Valley Unified School District

Close Reading: Analyzing Mood and Tone

For Students 9th - 12th
The AP Literature and Composition exam is all about close reading. Test takers are presented with a passage and asked to analyze how an author uses literary devices to create a desired effect. Prepare your students for the exam with a...
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Activity
Poetry4kids

How to Write a Free Verse Poem

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Budding poets compose an original free verse poem. Encouraged to use personification and alliteration, scholars read over three tips and examples then try their hand at drafting a poem of their own style.  
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Yikes! Wow! An Interjection

For Students 7th - 10th
For this grammar worksheet, students learn about interjections. They then use what they learned to answer the 14 interjection questions on the page. The answers are located on the last page of the packet.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Learning About Interjections

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this interjections worksheet, students answer 4 facts about interjections and then write 2 original sentences using an interjection in each one.
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Interactive
Curated OER

English is Confusing (Adjectives Ending in -Ed or -Ing)

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this adjectives ending in -ed or -ing instructional activity, students fill in the blanks to sentences and choose the correct verbs ending in -ing or -ed. Students complete 2 activities.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Really Happened?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders recreate scenes from the theories about the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. In this history and theatre lesson plan, 6th graders review the story of Earhart using a flip chart. Students work on one act plays to depict one...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Westward Expansion: Chief Joseph's Words Of Surrender

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore westward expansion in the United States as it relates to Native Americans and the novel Holes. Students read a passage from Holes and discuss how westward expansion affected the Native Americans. Students compare and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Monster In My Closet

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create closet "monsters" using black and white construction paper, crayons, markers, pencils, and other standard art supplies in this early-elementary classroom Art lesson. The lesson includes a list of suggested books for...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Selection of Mexican Art

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders participate in a supplemental lesson plan designed for McDougal Littell's Text "The Language of Literature". They view Mexican artwork by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera and complete an art viewing guide. Afterwards, they...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

CTBS Reading Practice #4

For Students 7th - 8th
For this reading practice worksheet, students read four different passages and answer nineteen total multiple choice questions related to the plot, meaning, and information from the passage.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Rewriting Bloated Sentences

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive grammar worksheet, learners answer 10 short answer questions regarding inflated sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shadow of the Dragon

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students complete literary analysis and a topic study for Shadow of a Dragon.In this literary analysis lesson, students complete a prewriting about the topics of gangs, Vietnam, and immigrants. Students complete 49 activities related to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduce Vocabulary: I Hate To Be Sick

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Engaged in a read aloud, kids use the story to define new vocabulary words, raising their hands when they hear new words in the story. Additionally, individuals refer to the text to show how the word was used in context. Vocabulary words...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing a Personal Narrative

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
What is the difference between a news story and a personal narrative? This plan has learners write a personal narrative using the topic of service projects in their community. Consider completing a cross-curricular extension by bringing...
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Guam Community College

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Spruce up a class reading of the children's book Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback with this fun series of activities. Starting with a list of reading comprehension questions and key vocabulary to address during a teacher read...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Connotation in Propaganda

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers assess persuasive techniques in propaganda. They identify and critique rhetorical devices in primary source documents (sources are not specified, but links to sites that contain various documents are included). Groups make...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Texture Sculpture

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore a variety of everyday objects and group them according to their textures. They create a clay portrait, learning how to manipulate the material and tools to create different textures.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What is a Haiku? How Do You Write a Haiku?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Haiku poetry is explored in this language arts lesson. Yong readers identify the characteristics of haiku and read several examples. Students make connections between their study of Japan and the poetic form of haiku, and they write...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Connotation, Denotation, Explanation

For Students 5th - 7th
Middle schoolers use this connotation and denotation worksheet to develop vocabulary skills. They take notes on the terms, study examples, and choose from pairs of words to find the more positive or negative word choice, as directed....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dealing With Bullies

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students recognize bullying behavior. They learn strategies for dealing with bullying behavior
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe as a Bibliotherapy Technique for Foster Children

For Teachers 9th - 11th
As the title suggests, this instructional activity is designed for a foster care therapy group. C.S. Lewis' novel provides children an opportunity to discuss life issues vicariously through fictional characters. However, the discussion...

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