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The Articles of Confederation

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Have you ever started a project only to realize you need to scrap it and start over? Scholars analyze the issues leading to the fall of the Articles of Confederation. A group investigation into Articles II, III, and VIII unveil the...
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Making an Argument: Effective use of Transition Words

For Teachers 5th - 9th Standards
Work on using transition words in context by prompting elementary and middle schoolers to write their own persuasive essays using transition words. They explore new forms of transition words and examine how they are used in an editorial...
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Choosing Words Carefully

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Use literacy tools to select precise vocabulary. High schoolers respond to discussion questions that require them to consider the denotation and connotation of words. They then read non-fiction passages and identify words in the passages...
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Writing Skills: Fables

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Use fables as a fun way for English Language Learners to gain confidence and fluency in their reading and speaking skills. After reading a fable in class, they retell their story to a group of their peers. When this jigsaw activity is...
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Writing Skills: Statistical Report

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A simple text analysis lesson, language learners transfer, order, and group information so that it is presentable. No apparent link to the five required worksheets.
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Guild v. Google

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students share opinions about what constitutes fair use of copyright materials and participate in a mock trial arguing the case of The Authors Guild v. Google.
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Idiom Quizzes - Legal & Law

For Students 5th - 6th
In this recognizing the meaning and usage of idioms in sentences worksheet, students choose idioms to replace the expressions in parenthesis. Students choose 20 online/interactive answers.
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Workplace Communication from Two Points of View

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the significance of communication in the workplace. In this written communication lesson, students review and discuss the attributes of workplace memos prior to writing their own using the provided checklist.
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All About Me

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine their own personality traits and preferences. They use this information to write an autobiography.
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Quality Control and Quality Assurance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the importance of quality in modern business. They identify the internal and external demands for quality. They work together in groups to role play given scenerios.
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Reading Comprehension- Determining Importance

For Students 5th
In this reading comprehension activity, 5th graders read a short selection entitled, "Modest Requirements." They discuss the important points that are made in a humorous selection about the requirements to be a good babysitter.
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Organizing One’s Thoughts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students take a closer look at the organization of written pieces. In this writing skills lesson plan, students examine transitions, repetition, parallelism, and other organizational patterns in writing. 
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ESL: Expressions II

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL expressions learning exercise, students fill in blanks in everyday expressions, clicking on an "answer" to check 11 total.
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Rebellion, Resolution, Empowerment; Embracing the Challenge to Make a Difference, Past and Present

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study the social, economic, and political environment in Canada before 1837.

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