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"I Have a Dream"

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students identify the main points and unique qualities of the "I Have a Dream" speech and write their own speech.  In this "I Have a Dream" lesson plan, students read the speech and discuss why the speech was written and the historical...
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Comma Exercise

For Students 5th - 9th
In this comma exercise worksheet, students must proofread and edit 10 sentences inserting commas where necessary.
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students practice their writing skills. For this writing perspective lesson, students review The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and consider the points of view of the main characters. Students write descriptions of a modern-day event and...
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Our Eye in the Sky: The TIROS Weather Satellite

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the political context of the creation of a weather satellite. In this technology and society lesson, students explore the historical, technological, and political context of the TIROS weather satellite. They write a...
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ESL Holiday Lessons: Elimination of Violence Against Women

For Students 6th - 10th
In this language skills worksheet, students read an article about Elimination of Violence Against Women. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word ...
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ESL Holiday Lessons: International Museum Day

For Students 6th - 11th
In this language skills worksheet, students read an article on International Museum Day. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble ...
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ESL Holiday Lessons: Valentine's Day

For Students 7th - 11th
In this language skills worksheet, students read an article about Valentine's Day. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble questions, 30 short answer...
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Explore, Analyze and Imagine: The Importance of Body Language

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students develop characters and role-play. In this character portrayal instructional activity, students analyze the importance of body language, develop a character to portray and interview another students character.
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Movie Music

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars discover film making by participating in a music performance.  For this performance arts lesson, students perform music and physical acting to convey an already written script for their peers.  Young scholars collaborate...
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Present Tense Exercise 18

For Students 7th - 9th
In this present progressive tense worksheet, students fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in the present progressive tense.  Students complete 10 sentences.
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And You Don't Stop - 30 Years of Hip-Hop

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discuss the role of the rapper in Hip Hop music and how the rapper promoted their group's DJ. They compose a short rap about a fellow student highlighting that student's accomplishments and good traits.
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Sentences- Parallel Structure and Paired Conjunctions

For Students 7th - 9th
In this sentence worksheet, students complete the first 10 sentences using a parallel structure format. They complete the last 6 sentences using paired conjunctions.
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Every Object Tells a Story

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read the story behind objects in the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and create a story about an object in the exhibit. In this design lesson, students explore the "Design for the Other 90%" exhibition and create a...
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A Never-Before-Seen Creature

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students construct a never-before-seen creature in part of an analysis of societal injustices and discrimination. In this societal issues lesson, students create a creature called a Man-Droid as a study about the differences among...
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Introduction to the Writing Process: Character Description Essays

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students analyze and evaluate an essay and write a character description.  In this character description lesson, students read and analyze an essay in a teacher-led lecture.  Students  brainstorm then write a well-developed essay...
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Adjectives in Dialogue

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders use adjectives to depict setting and reveal character and incorporate adjectives into dialogue appropriate for setting.
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Writing a Commercial

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students create a product and write a commercial to sell the product. They discuss the differences between ads for television and radio and ads for print. They discuss the persuasion techniques used by ad writers.
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Henry Luce: Turn Me Luce

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the life of Henry Luce, Time Magazine's founder, and examine the impact his magazine has had on the way American's see the world. They create a photo-essay, magazine or video to present their research.
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Disco - Voices of a New Generation

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students analyze lyrics of selected Disco songs for content, theme and vocabulary. They write an extended response citing specific lyrics in response to three general themes.
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Storytellers: Coldplay

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discover the importance of lyrics in the successful combination of music and words in the process of composing a song. They discuss how emotion-based lyrics influence the creative aspects in composing a song.
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25 Greatest Protest Songs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze the lyrics of protest songs as a catalyst for social change. They discuss the influence of music on behavior and explain the use of music as historical record.
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ABBA - Lesson 2

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students identify and notate the musical device known as a "hook". They notate and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns in the ABBA song "Mamma Mia".
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VH1 Storytellers for Save the Music Starring Billy Joel

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use a Billy Joel song to write a scenerio about it.
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VH1 Presents the 1980s - Lesson 3

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify different genres of music popular in the 1980s. They study musicians of the 1980s examples of the songs that they made popular. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to categorize the music.

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