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World Literature-Teaching Asian, African & Latin American Authors
World Literature lesson plans for high school students can lead to a greater cultural awareness and appreciation of literature.
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George Gershwin
Students explore the life and accomplishments of George Gershwin. They listen to Latin rhythms and practice the rhythmic parts. Students identify Latin instruments George Gershwin added to the orchestra. After practice, they perform a...
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WW #1 Word Search Puzzle
In this language arts worksheet, students examine 9 words in a word bank that appear to be either Latin roots or translations of Latin roots. Students find these in a word search puzzle. It is unclear what WW#1 means; this puzzle has...
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Elements
In this elements worksheet, students are given ten elements, their Latin, Greek or Egyptian root, the meaning of the root and the element's symbol.
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Esperanza Rising
Sixth graders explore equality by reading a story with their classmates. In this discrimination instructional activity, 6th graders read the story Esperanza Rising and discuss the tensions between Latin America and the United States....
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Word Roots 3 jur, cern, leg Beginner Puzzle 1
Four brief word puzzles are given to challenge your class in this worksheet. The roots jur and jus are written with spaces for other letters, and clues are provided for learners to complete the word. Quiz your scholars with this resource.
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Tuck Everlasting
Clearly written as an assignment for a higher-level education class, this formal lesson plan contains some fun and well-researched strategies for teaching the novel Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. Among the best ideas...
Cuba Student Learning Outcomes (2016)
Summary of course, Cuba: War and Peace. Students (8-12+) will understand the key geopolitical, historical, social and internal dynamics of U.S-Cuba relations, 1895-present. Learners evaluate the role of geography, imperialism,...
Cuba Lecture II: 1952 to 2015 (2016)
Cuba: War and Peace, Unit II Powerpoint informs of the key geopolitical, historical, social and internal dynamics of U.S-Cuba relations, 1935-2015. Students consider the causes and consequences of the Cuban Revolution, including...
Cuba War and Peace: Essential Questions (2016)
Students (grades 8-12+) will understand the key geopolitical, historical, social and internal dynamics of U.S-Cuba relations, 1895-present. Learners evaluate the role of geography, imperialism, slavery, island ethnicity,...
Cuba War and Peace: Lecture II 1952 to 2015
Students consider the causes and consequences of the Cuban Revolution, including the Batista regime, independence movements of Latin America and Cold War geopolitics. Particular attention is paid to the Eisenhower, Castro, Khrushchev and...
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Amate Bark Paintings/Folk Arts of Latin America
Students explore the history of bark paintings in South America and produce their own version of these paintings.
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Word Roots 1 dict, vent, duct Advanced Level Synonym or Antonym Word Puzzle
Play a bit of a matching game with the words addicted, intervene, abdicate, circumvent, seductive, and conducive. Using the provided word list, select a synonym and an antonym for each vocabulary word. Quiz your class or use this as a...
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Word Roots 3 cern, jur, leg Advanced Level Synonym or Antonym Word Puzzle
Does your class know the meaning of abjure, perjury, certify, discriminate, illegitimate, and relegate? Find out by assigning this exercise, where learners choose both a synonym and an antonym from a word list to go along with each...
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Changing Times, Changing Styles: New Japanese Literary Styles of the Late Nineteenth Century
Focusing on Doppo's "Unforgettable People" and late nineteenth century Japanese literature, this resource also leads to discussions of form being dictated by content. Explore the development of new literary styles first-hand by...
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Plant Biology
Young biologists discuss the reasons behind the current use of the plant identification system. They get into groups and identify the characteristics of each species of plant which is described. The keys needed for groups to make...
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Parsing Worksheet for The Death of Laocoon
Latin learners will complete this parsing worksheet for The Death of Laocoon. With the word provided on the left, learners will identify the part of speech, the word it derives from, and other basic information to demonstrate...
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Scanning Worksheet-Catullus 58
Your advanced Latin learners mark the metrical pattern in Catullus 58, a poem written by Catullus concerning his love and hatred of Lesbia. Spend time translating the poem so your learners have a complete understanding of the passage.
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Affix This
Wait, what am I supposed to affix? Explore the concept of roots/affixes with your class. They use discussion questions to discover the meaning and usage of specific roots and affixes. They watch a video explaining Latin and Greek roots...
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Spanish-English Cognates in the ELL Classroom: Friends or Foes?
Define the meaning of a cognate and use the concept to help Spanish-speaking ELLs connect their first language to English. Middle schoolers explore Latin roots to find cognates in both languages. They relate the Spanish and English word...
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Genre Lesson: Biography/Autobiography
Practice distinguishing biography from autobiography through point of view. Tell a brief story of your morning. Have a class member retell the story to you (using second person). And have another retell the story to the class (using...
National Institute of Open Schooling
Solutions
Aqua regia, or royal water in Latin, is a solvent that can dissolve solid gold and platinum into a solution. Activity nine in a series of 36 allows classes to learn, through readings and answering questions, what a solution is and the...
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Who Are Latinos?
What does it mean to be Latino? With an eye-opening lesson plan, pupils discover what it means to be Latino in the United States. They participate in classroom discussions, use graphic organizers, and watch a short video to help...
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Values and Images Reflected in TV Commercials
Learners view commercials from American and Latin American cultures and discuss the values and selling strategies used in each commercial.
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