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It's on the Cards!

For Students 7th - 9th
In this idioms learning exercise, students, with a partner complete a variety of activities associated with idioms about cards and their many meanings in life.
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Missing

For Students 7th - 8th
In this missing worksheet, students, with a partner, complete a variety of activities associated with terms and phrases having to do with the term missing.
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Inquiring Minds Want to Know

For Teachers 1st
First graders write probing questions and select an interviewee from a given list. They meet with the person, ask questions and take a picture of the person being interviewed. They write an article or draw a picture of the person's answers.
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Rhythm and Rhyme

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students, after talking about form, create a more focused learning space with a collective purpose.
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The Inanimate Speaks: An Exercise In Metaphor

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read the poem "Second-Hand Coat" and then discuss objects as a metaphor.
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Conducting Research

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders write research reports about trains. They focus on mechanical features of trains.
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Japan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read the literature of The Talisman in order to make cultural connections and investigate the concept of irony and how it is used in this Japanese text. They also discuss the issue of conformity and its relationship to the story.
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Do You Have a GSOH?

For Students 7th - 9th
In this humor worksheet, students, with a partner, read and discuss thirteen questions associated with having a good sense of humor and making fun of others.
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Revising Draft Letters to a Publisher about an Athlete’s Legacy: Using Critique and Feedback, Part II

For Teachers 5th Standards
Let's get opinionated. Scholars participate in a peer critique and revision process using a fun activity called a Four Corners strategy. After incorporating classmates' feedback, individuals share their final drafts of their opinion...
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Revising Draft Letters to a Publisher about an Athlete’s Legacy: Critique and Feedback, Part I

For Teachers 5th Standards
Pick a corner, any corner! Pupils use the Four Corners strategy and Peer Critique protocol to assess one another's draft letters to a publisher about an athlete's legacy. Scholars then use peer feedback to revise their letters.
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Author’s Read: Final Performance Task

For Teachers 5th Standards
Scholars submit their final performance task, a letter to a publisher about an athlete's legacy. As a culminating activity, they share their work with classmates in small groups. 
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Teaching the Holy Grail of ESL: Accent Reduction

For Teachers 8th - 12th
The difficulties a teacher and student may face as a result of an accent, and the methodologies to change it.
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Peer Critique and Revision: Storyboard, Sections 1-4

For Teachers 5th Standards
Teamwork makes the dream work. Pupils participate in a peer critique process, using forms to offer constructive advice about each other's storyboards. Next, scholars revise their storyboards based on the feedback, and then share their...
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Creating a Graphic Novelette and Peer Critique: Section 1

For Teachers 5th Standards
Help the class put a plan in place. With the detailed resource, pupils plan the first section of their graphic novelettes about an invention, creating and labeling their pages. Next, they work with partners to give and receive feedback...
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Final Performance Task: Critique and Revision, Part I

For Teachers 5th Standards
Let's work together! Scholars engage in the peer editing protocol, giving and receiving feedback on their draft opinion speeches. They then use classmates' feedback to begin working on their revisions. 
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From Quotation to Interpretation in Informational Texts

For Teachers 4th - 8th
How to ignite thoughtful written responses with the words of philosophers, artists, and current events.
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Exploring the Eras of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders utilize many sources (books, computer, magazines, etc...) to research the eras of the Emancipation Proclamation and Civil Rights Movement and create a T-Chart comparison.
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On The Farm

For Teachers K
Students identify animals found on farms. They create a farm picture using KidPix Software. They can combine their pictures to create a class book on farm animals. They can use graphic pictures from clipart to decorate the cover of the...
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The Preterite

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils practice one of the past tenses in Spanish called the preterite after the teacher presents the provided Power Point presentation.
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The Imperfect

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice the concept of the other past tense, the imperfect via the provided worksheet and the suggested web site.
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That was Then, This is Now-House and Home

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders discover the appreciation of the importance of visuals in exploring different aspects of society past and present. They collaborate on comparing and contrasting information. Students look at what life was like during the...
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The American Dream

For Teachers Higher Ed
Pupils are given the opportunity to interact with college students and or co-workers, and explore, single-handedly, the different ideals, goals, dreams, and views regarding the American Dream. They interview three people-Any citizen -...
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United States Holidays and Customs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils identify and describe the importance of U.S. holidays and social customs. In groups, Students write a detailed description of a U.S. holiday and how it is celebrated. Descriptions are presented to the class. This lesson plan is...
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Monumental Conclusions

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create a PowerPoint presentation comparing a "Grabless Conclusion" to a "Monumental Conclusion", using picture books.