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Fantastic Journeys
In this activity, students will design a theme park attraction based on a fantastic journey from literature, film, or their own imaginations.
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Mythopoly: Where in the World Is Odysseus?
Young scholars study Greek mythology. Among other activities, they evaluate a work of art and discuss the influence, significance, and history as it pertains to mythology. As a culminating activity they create a board game that shows...
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All Quiet on the Western Front Summary
Why should high schoolers bother to read All Quiet on the Western Front? Give them this short synopsis to introduce them to the story. There's also a short section encouraging readers to ponder why they're being asked to read this story.
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WWII Economics
Students simulate a classroom rationing program resembling an environment similar to the coupon/stamp rations conducted during WWII. The simulation last 3 days resulting in an observable outcome in relationship to the coupon rationing...
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A Prelude To Beowulf
Students study the literature and literary techniques of the early Middle Ages, thus preparing students to read Beowulf with an appreciation for its artistry and beauty. Students solve online riddles, write riddles and study Anglo-Saxon...
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Insects: Bugs, Science, Entomology
In this lesson, insects are explored through reading of children's literature, classifying insects versus non-insects, drawing and painting various insects, and learning how to clap to certain rhythms while reciting insect names.
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Alaska's Cultures: The View from Inside: Traditional Cultural Literature
Students read and discuss Alaskan Native stories and legends. They share summaries and questions from the reading.
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Fantastic Journeys
Students design a theme park attraction based on a fantastic journey from literature, film, or their own imaginations. They plan a multi-million dollar attraction based on a fantastic voyage from popular culture entertainment.
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Troilus and Cressida Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Wide Sargasso Sea Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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All the Pretty Horses Review Quiz
For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Cormac McCarthy's All the Pretty Horses. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Glass Menagerie Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, high schoolers respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Like Water for Chocolate
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The King Must Die
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Mary Renault's The King Must Die. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Crime and Punishment Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Lesson Plan for Day Five Part One of Unit on Bless Me, Ultima
Tenth graders participate in literature circles to discuss the novel, Bless Me, Ultima. They formulate questions based on their reading and answer them in small discussion groups.
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Part One of Unit on Bless Me, Ultima
Tenth graders read and analyze the first two chapters of the novel, 'Bless Me, Ultima.' They respond to a partners journal entry, discuss the two major landscapes in the novel, and create a drawing/interpretation of what these landscapes...
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What is cooperative negotiation?
Tenth graders differentiate between positions, interests, and values. In this current events lesson, 10th graders analyze, in a response to literature, the failure of a fictional negotiation. Students demonstrate the ability to use...
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Animal Farm - The Rest of the Story
Students participate in a reader's theater using farm animals in the novella Animal Farm. In this Animal Farm lesson plan, students evaluate interpretations using the text, personal experience, and historical events.
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Great Books: Kafka's Metamorphosis
Students discuss the central image of Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis and use a strong symbol in a piece of writing. For this Metamorphosis lesson, students focus on the central image of the novel in a class discussion. Students create a...
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A Doll’s House Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Franny and Zooey Review Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Salinger's Franny and Zooey. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Longfellow Amongst His Contemporaries: the Ship of State Dbq
Young scholars evaluate the ship of state metaphor in relation to the historical events in America from the Revolutionary War to the Civil War. They synthesize ideas presented in ten different primary source documents and compose an...