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Practical Criticism
As an introduction to literary criticism, class members recreate I.A. Richards' close reading experiment. Individuals select a poem, paraphrase the story, focus on the imagery used, consider what the imagery adds to the tale, and...
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Researching African Americans Who Made a Difference
Celebrate Black History Month with this lesson, in which middle schoolers create an essay about a famous African-American. Writers conduct research online, take notes to write an essay in proper format, and use ideas, text, and graphics...
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Paradise Lost: Bloom’s Taxonomy of Thinking Processes
Chapter II of John Milton's Paradise Lost provides the text for a series of comprehension questions crafted using Bloom's Taxonomy.
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What Makes a Gas, a Greenhouse Gas?—The Carbon Dioxide Dance
Investigate a heated topic in environmental science. Scholars team up to play the parts of gas molecules in the atmosphere. As the teacher moves about, acting as the electromagnetic wave, learners react as their molecules would to the...
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Description Words
In this descriptive words instructional activity, students identify each picture. Students then write three descriptive words that describe the toys in each picture.
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The Sky and the Dichotomous Key
Students use a dichotomous key to distinguish between different types of clouds
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The "Write" Stuff: Strategies and Conventions for Expository Writing
Students develop their expository writing skills while integrating various other subjects. In this writing skills lesson, students complete 4 multiple activity lessons to improve their expository writing skills.
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Charting the Course
Learners list and describe the characteristics of a good citizen relative to democracy. They see that philanthropy is part of good citizenship and exemplify philanthropy through random acts of kindness. Each group will be responsible for...
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Charting the Course
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this citizenship lesson plan, students collaborate to compile a list of the top ten traits of good citizens. Students then discuss random acts of kindness and create a plan to share...
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Using PowerPoint in the Classroom
Young scholars acquaint themselves with Microsoft PowerPoint. They describe the basic features with the program and choose a presentation style. They create their own short slide show.
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Problem and Solution: By Jove, I Think You've Got It
Through grand conversation, help scholars identify issues that harm the Earth and find solutions on how to solve them. After voting—on what your class deems the most important problem—stretch writing muscles with a problem-solution...
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Math Maven's Mysteries
In these math word problem worksheets, students help solve the mystery about 'The Case of the Shifting Shapes.' Students solve the problem by completing a rectangle area problem and also determine where Rex Tangle will appear next.
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Hawthorne: Author and Narrator
Students examine the difference between a narrator and author. They read Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, 'The Scarlet Letter,' write a description of the narrator, and research how Hawthorne was impacted by the politics of the time.
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Tom Sawyer
This lesson plan kicks off with a PowerPoint presentation on Mark Twain. Learners examine the dialect, slang, viewpoint and setting. Then use e-mail to address three topics utilizing comprehension, synthesis, and evaluation skills.
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Clause Types Recognition Practice
In this clauses worksheet, students read the examples and learn the difference between independent or main clauses and dependent or subordinate clauses. Students write down both kinds of clauses in ten sentences.
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Harmony Day - Listen In
Here is a great idea for building cultural awareness and good listening skills. The lesson plan suggests having a guest speaker come to the classroom to share his/her experiences. Prior to the visit, the class will generate a list of...
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Should Populations in an Ecosystem be Restricted?
Fourth graders experiment to determine how overpopulation effects ecosystems specifically plants. In this ecosystem instructional activity, 4th graders conduct an ecosystems experiment after listening to Claire Daniel's, Ecosystems. They...
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Back to School Crossword
In this language arts worksheet, learners read 43 clues pertaining to school and fit the answers into a crossword puzzle. There is no word bank.
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Similar Triangles and Proportions
Pupils investigate similar triangles and proportions as they make conjectures about the length of sides of similar triangles. For this lesson plan, have your class construct similar triangles using Cabri Jr so that they share a common...
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Betweenness and the Sum of Parts
High schoolers differentiate lines and angles using betweenness in this geometry instructional activity. They differentiate angles and lines using Cabri Jr. and analyze the data and make conjecture.
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Halogens
Students identify the elements that belong to the halogen family on the periodic table. In this chemistry instructional activity, students describe the common characteristics of elements in this group. They research about hydrochloric...
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Temas contraversiales del mundo hispanohablante:Controversial Themes of the Hispanic World
Eleventh graders brainstorm controversial themes of Spanish-speaking countries. They read articles written in Spanish. They discuss the articles, practicing their Spanish speaking skills. Students conduct research and design a...
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Observing Weather
Students investigate the weather by reading children stories. For this weather observation lesson, students read Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and several other stories about weather before they create a KWL chart....
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Identifying My Spider
Third graders navigate the Internet and research spiders. In this spider lesson plan, 3rd graders view photos of spiders and use their characteristics to determine the variety of spider. Students complete a spider data sheet.
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