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Literary Criticism
Students evaluate and debate whether movies, television shows, and other mass media cause violent behavior in students and whether books are the same as or different from these other media in their potential for causing violent behavior...
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Making and Breaking the Grid
Students examine the grid in terms of a method of organization in our society as well as graphic design. In this "Making and Breaking the Grid" lesson, students design solutions to common problems and draw conclusions about patterns and...
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Core Book Guide for The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss
Students read and discuss The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss.
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Living History- An Intergenerational Philanthropy
Students gather information from a senior friend to write a biography. In this living history books lesson, students organize information to complete a book about their senior friend. Detailed teacher instructions for completing the book...
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Literature Circles in Action
Students form cooperative groups to read, discuss, and respond to a novel. They select a novel from offered choices or by criteria given by teacher and complete a culminating project on the novel from such choices as: creating a...
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"Lolita" Book Quiz
In this Lolita quiz worksheet, high schoolers take a seven question online quiz about the book. Page has multiple ads and links to answers, additional resources and Facebook.
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"Love Story" Book Quiz
In this Love Story quiz instructional activity, students take a seven question online quiz about the book. Page has multiple ads and links to answers, additional resources and Facebook.
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"Pilgrim's Inn" Book Quiz
In this Pilgrim's Inn quiz worksheet, learners take a seven question online quiz about the book. Page has multiple ads and links to answers, additional resources and Facebook.
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"Princess Daisy" Book Quiz
In this Princess Daisy quiz worksheet, students take a seven question online quiz about the book. Page has multiple ads and links to answers, additional resources and Facebook.
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"London Bridges" Book Quiz
In this London Bridges quiz learning exercise, students take a seven question online quiz about the book. Page has multiple ads and links to answers, additional resources and Facebook.
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"Memories of Midnight" Book Quiz
In this Memories of Midnight quiz worksheet, students take a seven question online quiz about the book. Page has multiple ads and links to answers, additional resources and Facebook.
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Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell Author Study
Young scholars complete various activities based on books by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell. In this author study lesson, students are introduced to a number of books written by Curtis and Cornell, then complete worksheets by finding...
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The Water Cycle
Second graders use the program HyperStudio to draw and describe the water cycle. In this science and technology lesson plan, 2nd graders will first become familiar with the water cycle by exploring books and websites in the classroom....
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The Frontier
Students, given certain background information, list hardships that Laura Ingalls Wilder and other people that lived during the same time period went through. They interview someone who grew up in a different era than them.
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Relative Pronouns in Spanish
After reading up on relative pronouns and antecedents, Spanish learners can use the menu to navigate the material on the webpage. Each pronoun is paired with an explanation and examples. Within the provided presentation, you will find...
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Word Purpose
Third graders chunk text while reading it. In this language arts lesson plan, 3rd graders determine the author's purpose for calling certain things the names they are called like spuds for potatoes. Students discuss how words affect the...
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Poetry
Tenth graders write a poem. In this poetry instructional activity, 10th graders read the poem The Road Not Taken written by Robert Frost, answer discussion questions, add new stanzas to the poem and share them with the class.
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Anatomy of a Book
Learners reference books to become familiar with locating information necessary for citing resources in a research paper. In this technical writing lesson students work in groups to find the answers to prepared questions.
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In the Shadow of the Mountain by Helen Naylor
In this comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 44 matching, true/false, fill in the blank, and short answer questions before reading, while reading, and after reading In the Shadow of the Mountain by Helen Naylor in order to...
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Farm Animals ABC Book
Students read and examine various books and websites on farm animals and farm life, then create a class farm ABC book. Each student is responsible for one page in the book.
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Let's Go Shopping
Students explore how to become better observers, demonstrate point of view as a literary and human function, and learn an important lesson plan about how to explain differing perspectives in the same situation.
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The Literature of Upheaval
In groups, 8th graders read different documents and answer questions on the Civil War period. Students read documents by Thoreau, Stowe and Frederick Douglas.
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Making Handbound Books
Students make handbound books. In this book making lesson, students make handbound books by following the 7 steps. Students may use the books for a variety of subjects.
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Author Activities
In this author activity worksheet, students read a variety of books and discuss ideas that go along with the themes of the books. Students read Ruby Rogers books, Stink books, and also Troll Trouble books. After reading the books the...