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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Voice Building Poetry Lesson: Comparison & Contrast Poems

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson plan, students examine multiple mentor texts to help drive them toward the final persuasive writing assignment: comparison and contrast poems written from a parent and a child's perspective. A short story, two poems, and a...
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Up Word: The First Book of Urizen

For Students 9th - 10th
A verse-by-verse version of William Blake's (1757-1827 CE) First Book of Urizen is offered here at up Word. A lot of clicking, as each verse is a separate page. Not illustrated.
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Fu Jen Univ.: Poetic Elements: Denotation and Connotation: Figures of Speech

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site gives short definitions of the terms denotation and connotation. Also gives definitions for many figures of speech. Finally, includes discussion and study questions for a few poems at the bottom of the page. L.11-12.5b Nuance
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Poetry and Music Fun With Chris Daughtry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This language arts instructional activity grabs students' attention by incorporating a popular musician. The lyrics to "Over You" include vivid language that makes identifying figures of speech intriguing. The students will identify...
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Tooter4kids: Light and Color

For Students Pre-K - 1st
You'll find a wealth of resources at this site dedicated to color! Easy-to-read discussions can be found on topics ranging from the science of light to complementary colors and the color wheel. All special terms are highlighted and...
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Columbia University

Asia for Educators: What Is a Waka?

For Students 9th - 10th
This large, wonderful site includes so much information on Asia that it is hard to showcase each element. It is easiest to enter Waka into the keyword box in order to access all the provided information. You will find an essay that...
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: 103 Things to Do Before/during/after Reading

For Students K - 1st Standards
The highly-respected Reading Rockets program offers both teachers and students a toolkit of ways to connect more actively with the materials they read. Some of these techniques are specifically for fiction-reading, others are designed...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Poetry Diamond

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces the diamante poem, gives the elements and provides examples.
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Differentiated Reading Instruction Worksheets, Activities

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A collection of differentiated reading activities are provided in this collection. Worksheets for the following reading topics are included: climax, story structure, elements of a story; fact and opinion; summarizing, narrative sequence;...
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Washington State University

Washington State University: American Authors: Common Questions on Dickinson

For Students 9th - 10th
At this website, find responses to several questions concerning the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Learn about Dickinson's use of meter, her use of hymns, and about questions, one should consider while reading Dickinson.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Producing Poetic Podcasts (Hey, That's Alliteration!)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this culminating instructional activity for a poetry unit, learners will create a video podcast that summarizes a specific poem, analyzes the poet's use of literary elements, and infers the meaning of the poem (theme). The podcast...
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Dash, Parentheses, Bracket, Ellipsis, and Slash

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains information on the correct use of the following types of punctuation: dash, parentheses, bracket, ellipsis, and slash. Examples are provided for each of the uses discussed.
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Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Albright Knox Art Gallery: Kinetic Art Mobiles

For Teachers K - 1st
Alexander Calder invented two new kinds of sculpture: mobiles and stabiles. In The Cone, he combines elements of each-a stabile, or non-moving sculpture, connected to a mobile, or moving sculpture. In this instructional activity,...
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The Confederation Poets: Charles G. D. Roberts (1860 1943)

For Students 9th - 10th
A great site on Confederation poet, Charles G. D. Roberts. Contains criticism ("Charles G. D. Roberts and William Wilfred Campbell as Canadian Tour Guides" and "Symboliste Elements in the Early Short Stories of Gilbert Parker, Charles...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Becoming Visible: N. Scott Momaday

For Students 9th - 10th
Relying on many elements, including traditional Native American and European American traditions, this biography features the rich literary contributions of N. Scott Momaday. See "N.Scott Momaday Activities" for more resources.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Paradox (English Iii Reading)

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Source: Paradoxes, James Guppy, Flickr Paradox is a type of figurative language that A Handbook to Literature defines as "a statement that while seemingly contradictory or absurd may actually be well-founded or true." You will find...
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The Confederation Poets: Duncan Campbell Scott (1862 1947)

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice collection of primary texts by Confederation poet Duncan Campbell Scott accompanied by criticism: "A Deep Influx of Spirit: Maurice Maeterlinck and Duncan Campbell Scott" and "Symboliste Elements in the Early Short Stories of...
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: u.s. History/literature Lesson Plan: Cowboys

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Here is a lesson plan on cowboys and cowboy literature. Young scholars are asked to dissect an old cowboy song and point out the elements of old Western dialect. Also, students are asked to get into small groups and point out...
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Marble Plaque With Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
This marble plaque is inscribed with four lines of praise poetry in Naskh script. It appears that this plaque may immortalize a person who has done good deeds for an organization.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Reader Response in Hypertext: Making Personal Connections

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students write a narrative of place, a character sketch, an extended metaphor poem and a persuasive essay then link all four texts to quotations they have selected from a novel.
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Cummings Study Guides: How Shakespeare Prepared Manuscripts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn many of the elements which Shakespeare used, or took into consideration, as he wrote the original manuscripts of his plays. How did he shape the English language with new words, how did he evoke settings when plays used few or no...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Selecting Topics for Literary Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A series of three PDF documents providing definitions of commonly used terms when preparing to write a literary analysis, explaining how to comment on a literary text, and demonstrating the process of analyzing the literary text "Hills...
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Washington State University

Washington State University: American Authors: Notes on Anne Bradstreet

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn interesting facts about Anne Bradstreet (c. 1612-1672 CE) and her writing. The notes provide good background information to accompany reading and studying of her works.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Dr. Seuss Lesson Plans

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
What is your favorite Dr. Seuss story? Web English Teacher may be offering you resources to teach it right here! Also contains links to biographical information.

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