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Enchanted Forest Chronicles: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 4th - 7th
The Enchanged Forest Chronicles has become a popular series with young readers. This online interactive quiz tests basic comprehension of the series.
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Facing History and Ourselves

Literature Circles: Preparing for Literature Circles through a Fishbowl Discussion

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the attributes of productive conversations. For this fishbowl discussion lesson, students observe a modeled discussion of a literature circle. Students watch a discussion of "The Bear That Wasn't" and note how...
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Macbeth

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss the changes the characters go through in Shakespeare's play Macbeth. They discuss the themes of the play write an essay comparing current events to the themes of the play.
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Walk Two Moons Chapters 31-32

For Students 6th - 9th
In this Walk Two Moons comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 19 short answer questions covering chapters 31-32 of Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech in order to help them better understand the novel.
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What About Us? Women in the Civil War

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students research the role of women in the Civil War. In this Civil War unit, students research the role women played during the war. This unit includes eight different activities including vocabulary, writing prompts and a literature...
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So You Think You Got A Problem

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students find alternatives to conflicts that they, may confront in their everyday lives Through the use of literature, students are given opportunities to use parallel tasks that will instruct them on how to identify and correct their...
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Story Elements

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use several pieces of literature to identify specific story elements. In this story elements lesson, 6th graders analyze the story element of character, character traits, and setting for the example stories. Students work...
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Nazareth College

Creative Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discuss creative writing—what makes something creative writing? Each learner starts writing a story and after 15 minutes, they pass their story to another who adds to it. After another 15 minutes of writing, the story is passed...
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A Modern Pandora's Box

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research the myth of Pandora's Box. For this mythology lesson, students examine myths and are introduced to the story of Pandora's Box. Students create a modern-day version of Pandora's Box.
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Feeding the World

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students participate in a Socratic discussion about world hunger. In this world hunger lesson, students review the Socratic discussion method and use it to discuss an initiative to reduce world hunger. Students answer discussion...
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Day Six: Bible A Tribute to the One True God - Athens

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students study the Bible to understand the importance of impacting another's life and being able to walk in their shoes. In this Bible study lesson students role play and discuss Acts from the Bible.
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Nursery Rhyme Mania

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students become familiar with many different nursery rhymes. They use nursery rhymes for a variety of creative activities including writing, singing, poetry and acting.
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Legends and Lore

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students begin the lesson plan by responding in their journals regarding questions about their favorite fairy tales. They listen to a folk tale and answer questions based on the folk tale genre and then brainstorm aphorisms that convey...
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She's All Over the Map

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider female authors and their literature. Working in partnerships, they research and map the life and work of a Nobel Prize-winning female author of their choice. Students write individual letters expressing their thoughts...
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Number the Stars Chapter 16

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students consider information about the character Peter, in the book Number the Stars. They discuss the author's use of withholding information about characters in her book. They discuss the issues of theme and climax within the book.
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Number the Stars Chapter 15

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Learners analyze the theme of bravery in the book Number the Stars. They create a list of possible themes in Number the Stars. They review elements of a story, focusing on climax. They debate over the climax of the story.
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Introducing the Olympian Gods

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students compare and contrast characteristics of the Olympians with the character of the One True God.  In this mythology lesson students work in groups and are assigned one god and one myth to compare and contrast to God.
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Using Inspiration Software to Explore Characters In Stories

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars identify characters, their qualities, and examples of their qualities and use Inspiration to organize them in a clear and understandable format. After a lecture/demo, students use the program on the next story by themselves.
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Stories in the Sky

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discover the concept of combining constellations and tall tales. In this tall tale lesson plan, students compare constellations to tale tales. They create their own tall tale and constellation.
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Historical Heroes and Today's Heroes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils identity characteristics of a hero.  In this heroes lesson, students discuss what it means to be a hero and work in small groups to find characteristics of a hero and people they consider heroes.  Pupils choose three...
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Reacting to Literature

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students participate in two activities relating to a book that they have enjoyed and review using BooksLog. They break into groups with one group illustrating an action scene using Sketchy while the other uses PicoMap to create a web...

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