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A Movie in Your Mind: Persuasive Text

For Teachers Pre-K - 9th
Students listen to a broadcast of War of the Worlds and illustrate what they hear. In this persuasive text lesson students prepare for making a movie poster intended to persuade a director to make a film based on a short story.
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Grammarcise

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners conceptualized, planned story sequences, shot slides, and recorded narration for a slide/tape presentation on the eight parts of speech. They demonstrate the grammatical element and then include it in a sentence in each slide...
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Act It Out!

For Teachers 8th - 11th
An effective way to demonstrate understanding is by synthesizing one's own work. Use a creative lesson designed for a unit on Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun for small groups to show what they know about the play, its themes and...
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Lincoln's Legend and Legacy

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students evaluate Lincoln's impact on American History. In this Civil War activity, students view a film clip of writings about Lincoln. Students take notes and compare how the writings define his legacy. Students write their own poem or...
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Mixed Prepositions 19

For Students 5th - 8th
In this mixed prepositions lesson, students consider choices of prepositions from a drop-down list in order to complete the sentences in a paragraph. 
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SAVE OUR EARTH

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research current environmental problems in order to develop and deliver an oral presentation. The presentation persuades the audience to act on the student's point of view on the issue.
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Shipwreck Mystery

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students draw inferences about a shipwreck.  In this marine archaeologist lesson, students examine historical and archaeological data to draw inferences about the age and identity of shipwrecks.
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Participating in Democracy

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students analyze film clips in class. In this democracy lesson, students identify the differences between civil liberties, democracy and freedom. Students view a video regarding Japanese internment and answer study questions as well as...
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Demonstration Speech: How to Prepare to Give a Demonstration

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Your class can practice public speaking by demonstrating an original recipe or how-to project. They must include images and speak for at least five to ten minutes. This is a very well outlined lesson that will be comprehensive for you...
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Media Awareness: Helping a Product Cross the Finish Line

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students develop critical thinking skills to understand and create advertisements.  In this journalism lesson, students analyze the elements necessary for effective advertisements and work in cooperative groups to create and present...
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Salinger and the Vocabulary of the Vernacular

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss the use of slang expressions in literature.  In this literary analysis activity, students examine the use of slang words and expressions in the popular novel Catcher in the Rye.  Students research the various slang terms...
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Can You Hear Me Now?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students demonstrate their ability to give and follow verbal directions. They explain steps to guide another student to reproduce a drawing, and evaluate their partner's articulation abilities.
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Stories Behind Pacific Northwest First Nations' Images

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate Canadian culture by examining mascots of the 2010 Olympics.  In this Canadian history instructional activity, students read a Vancouver Olympics guide to identify three Canadian mascots and their importance to the...
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Building Staircases: Understanding Slope

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students recognize the importance of slope. They use blocks to model the slope of a line and calculate the slope of a line on a coordinate grid. Afterward, they describe objects they encounter in their everyday lives that have slopes.
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Telling Our Story

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students develop a presentation. In this service lesson, students respond to how they felt participating in a service project and brainstorm ways they can continue to serve. Students create a class presentation that demonstrates what...
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Parts of Speech: Active Verbs

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students use White Fang to help them study active verbs. In this grammar lesson, students define active verbs and find examples in the the novel White Fang. Students then use ProQuest to research a place they'd like to visit. Students...
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Fool Proof Printmaking

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students explore historical technology by participating in a printing activity. In this printing block lesson, students identify how mass papers were printed in the past by using blocks repeatedly. Students create their own printing...
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Academy Awards for Books

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students are exposed to literature and create an Academy award for their piece of literature. They play an author or a character and present themselves, a category, and each of the nominees in that category to gain awareness of...
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Dancing Hands, Abstract Drawings

For Teachers K - 8th
Students discover African musical rhythms by performing Ancestral Spirit Dances.  In this musical lesson, students research Willis "Bing" Davis and the abstract work he created.  Students listen to Yoruba drum music and experiment...
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Grammar Review Project

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students design an review and design an assessment for a grammar and usage unit.
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Two Letters, One Sound

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders spell double-letter words.  In this spelling instructional activity, 8th graders practice pronouncing words that contain double consonants.  Students examine words with one or more sets of double letters, and discuss the...
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Persuasive Text: Vocabulary Charades

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students play charades to act out vocabulary words that have recently been introduced in class.  In this vocabulary instructional activity students may work in groups or in pairs.
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Chivalry

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore manners by writing short stories. In this chivalry code lesson, 8th graders identify the traits of chivalry and explore the history of chivalry in England. Students complete a chivalry worksheet and write a...
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Leadership: Communicating With Your Peers

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars explore communication by using non-verbal cues. In this body language lesson, students utilize blindfolds to communicate with classmates through words only, then use only physical actions to communicate and compare the...

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