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Drill - Sentences with 'do'

For Students 8th - 10th
In this grammar worksheet, students rewrite fifteen sentences using the action verb be. Students study the example given for each category of sentences.
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students practice their writing skills. In 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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A New Ending for Of Mice and Men

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students rewrite the ending of Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.  In this Of Mice and Men instructional activity, students enter a fictitious contest in which they compose a new ending for Of Mice and Men in which Lennie is not killed. ...
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Extreme Work Makeover

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students revise paragraphs for effective word choice.  In this effective word choice lesson, students analyze a paragraph for purpose, audience, development, and conventions.  Students identify commonly overused words and rewrite a...
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Drill with Modals

For Students 8th - 10th
In this grammar worksheet, students rewrite each sentence with a different helping/linking verb modal. Students follow the example given on the worksheet.
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Poetry And Freedom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and write poetry that reflects true self expression. They use the published poetry as a springboard instead of a formula to write from the heart.
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Alfie's Bad Week - Past Simple Verbs

For Students 9th - 10th
For this ELL grammar worksheet, students work with the past simple negative verb forms. They rewrite a to do list using the new verbs and compare the lists verbally with a partner. They complete 8 fill in the blank answers.
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Grammar Mistakes Quiz

For Students 5th - 12th
In this proofreading skills instructional activity, students examine 20 sentences and rewrite each of them correctly. Students also write 4 original sentences.
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Looking and Learning in the Art Museum

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Pupils analyze art in a museum and write an essay about the responsibilities of museum professionals. In this museum and art lesson, pupils identify the roles of an art museum. Pupils evaluate the ability of a museum to fulfill its own...
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Fragments Exercise

For Students 7th - 9th
In this grammar worksheet, students read, locate and rewrite and fragments they find in fifteen sentences. Students check to make sure each one is grammatically correct.
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Sentence Fragments: Exercise 2; Proofreading

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this grammar instructional activity, students proofread 5 short paragraphs while looking for sentence fragments. They use the space below the paragraphs to rewrite them with the revisions.
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Reduction of Adverbs Clauses of Reason and Contrast: Worksheet #2

For Students 7th - 9th
In this grammar instructional activity, students learn about reducing adverb clauses to adverbial phrases. They then rewrite 3 sentences on their own using the information they learned.
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Jabberwocky Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students complete a review of the parts of speech using a jabberwocky poem format. In this parts of speech and poetry instructional activity, students read a jabberwocky poem and identify parts of speech in the poem. Students list...
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Dorothea Lange and the Relocation of Japaneses Americans

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Young scholars analyze Dorothea Lange's photographs about Japanese American relocation. In this art and history lesson, students analyze a photograph about the relocation of Japanese Americans. Young scholars discuss the impact of...
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Descriptive Words

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students use descriptive words in writing. In this descriptive words lesson, students learn to show instead of tell. Students enter into a discussion of adjectives and adverbs, then add descriptive words to sentences to make vivid word...
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HOT TOPICS OF THE MISSISSIPPI

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use a five-step process to write a persuasive essay about an issue that is related to the Mississippi River. Students build an argument based on prior knowledge and information from a variety of sources. Students base their...
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Feature Stories

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars are taught the basics of writing a feature story. They choose a topic for research. Students use the library and internet research skills to investigate their topic. They proofread their own writing or the writing of...
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Descriptive Words

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore descriptive words. In this writing lesson, students practice using descriptive words that show instead of tell. Students complete a worksheet that requires them to rewrite the sentences using more descriptive words. 
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Denial on Trial

For Teachers 6th - 12th
What is the "Faurisson Affair”? What is “Holocaust Revisionism”? What does freedom of speech entail? Do revisionists have a right to voice their ideas? Such questions are at the heart of a richly detailed, thought provoking lesson...
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The People's Design Award

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students analyze, critique, and evaluate information from various sources and learn about the design process. In this design lesson, students critique work submitted to People's Design Award and create a design of their own to present to...
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Japanese Poetry: Tanka? You're Welcome!

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students analyze Japanese tanka poetry. In this Japanese poetry lesson, students identify analyze the structure of tanka poetry. Students complete the activities at the given links for the lesson and compose two tanka poems.
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Acting Like a Bunch of Animals: Fables and Human

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
The video "The Tales of Aesop" traces for viewers the history of fables and identifies their characteristics. The class then goes to the web site "The Fisherman and the Little Fish" where they examine the classic and a modern version of...
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Industrial Waste Management / Enforcement

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the role of industrial waste enforcement units in the wastewater treatment process. They demonstrate active listening skills and produce a formal letter of thanks that addresses 3 points of information gained from the...