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Clark County School District

Owl Moon by Jane Yolen

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A thorough lesson plan takes your first grade class through Jane Yolen's beautiful Owl Moon. It crafts the unit with clear objectives, high-level guiding questions, cloze activities and sentence frames, and extension activities at the...
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Curated OER

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

For Teachers 8th - 9th Standards
"It is my lady, O, It is my Love!" Provide class members an opportunity to develop their skills reading difficult text with an exercise that focuses on the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet (Act II, scene ii). Using the provided...
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National Geographic

Rivers and the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Damming rivers has been a case of necessity versus negative environmental impact since the process began. Kids take on the role of a stakeholder in the proposed damming of the Danube River. They begin by reading arguments for and against...
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English Lesson Plans for Grade 12

For Teachers 12th
HIgh schoolers respond to a persuasive article on using animal research. In this english lesson, writers listen to a conversation, and discuss the point of arguments. They write a critique on a certain film and share it with their...
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PBS

Climate Change as a Scientific Theory

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Get your class thinking about climate change as a scientific theory. Guided by a handout, emerging earth scientists read articles and take notes about glaciers and sea ice. To conclude, they write an evaluation of the evidence for...
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Unit Plan
New York City Department of Education

What Did I Do to Be so Black and Blue: How Did Jazz Influence Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
How did jazz influence Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man? Class members read some of Ellison's non-fiction writings about blues and jazz, listen to records, watch videos, and engage in student-centered discussions. They then produce podcasts...
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Curated OER

Magazine Production

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Analyze magazines as a class, looking carefully for the target audience, advertisements, and topics presented. Small groups then work as a publication team and receive a magazine that they have to "sell." Each individual has a different...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

“House by the Railroad”: A Painting and a Poem for the Common Core

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Introduce your class to ekphrastic poetry with an exercise that asks them to examine Edward Hooper's painting House by the Railroad and Edward Hirsch's poem "Edward Hopper and the House By the Railroad." After a close reading of the two...
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Core Knowledge Foundation

Kindergarten Skills Unit 6

For Teachers K Standards
Throughout 15 lessons, scholars explore four and five-sound and rhyming words, closely examining initial and final consonant sounds, and begin reading the text independently. Each lesson follows a similar routine; an introduction to...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Courage “In the Time of the Butterflies”: A Common Core Exemplar

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The courage of Las Mariposas, the Mirabal sisters, is the focus of a series of activities designed to accompany a reading of In the Time of the Butterflies that ask readers to consider what it means to be courageous. Beautifully crafted...
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PPT
Curated OER

Historical Fiction: Island of the Blue Dolphins

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O'Dell's classic tale of Karana, a young girl stranded on an island off the California coast, is the focus of a 16-slide presentation that includes a list of vocabulary words, guided reading questions,...
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The Bus Ride Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars examine and respond to the text, The Bus Ride. In this African-American literature lesson, students explore pre-reading questions that focus on fairness of laws. Young scholars read the text based on Rosa Parks and answer...
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K12 Reader

Food Is Our Fuel

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
After studying a short article about how living things fuel their growth, readers respond to a series of comprehension questions based on the article.
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Curated OER

Daniel's Story Study Guide

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the plight of Jews during the Holocaust. For this World War II lesson, students read Daniel's Story by Carol Matas and complete the provided comprehension, characterization, and vocabulary activities.
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Abuela's Weave Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read and response to the book, Abuela's Weave. In this African-American literature lesson, students discuss pre-reading questions, that focus on family traditions and make predictions about the text. Students read the text and...
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Curated OER

The Active Learner: "Dia's Story Cloth" Literature Guide

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discuss pre-reading focus questions and complete a KWL chart. In this language arts lesson, students mark passages or words they are unsure of with post-it notes to discuss later and answer comprehension questions after reading....
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Curated OER

A Separate Peace: Chapter 2 Reading and Study Guide

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this reading and study guide worksheet, students define 4 vocabulary words, define 3 literary terms, and respond to 17 short answer questions pertaining to chapter 2 of John Knowles's A Separate Peace.
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Curated OER

Julius Caesar: Act III Reading and Study Guide

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this reading and study guide worksheet, students define 3 vocabulary words, define 4 literary terms, and respond to 21 short answer questions pertaining to Act III of "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Worksheet 6: Reading: Job Opening -- Assistant Tour Guide

For Students 1st - 6th
As a creative way to have students practice vocabulary and reading skills, they can participate in this job advertisement activity. Students use a fill-in-the-blank format to answer 6 questions relating to an advertisement. At the bottom...
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Reading and Study Guide: Julius Caesar Act I

For Students 9th - 12th
In this reading and study guide high schoolers define vocabulary and literary terms from Act I of Julius Caesar. Students give examples of literary terms found in the reading and answer comprehension questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading Study Guide: Julius Caesar Act III

For Students 9th - 12th
In this reading and study guide students define vocabulary and literary terms found in Act III of Julius Caesar. Students cite examples of literary terms and answer comprehension questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading and Study Guide: Julius Caesar Act II

For Students 9th - 12th
In this reading and study guide high schoolers define vocabulary and literary terms found in Act II of Julius Caesar. Students also answer comprehension questions and find examples of literary terms in the reading.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading and Study Guide: Julius Caesar Act IV

For Students 9th - 12th
In this reading and study guide students define vocabulary and literary terms from Act IV of Julius Caesar. Students also answer comprehension questions based on the reading.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading and Study Guide: Lord of the Flies Chapter 4

For Students 9th - 12th
In this reading and study guide students define vocabulary and literary terms for chapter 4 of Lord of the Flies. Students answer comprehension questions based on the reading.

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