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Appreciating the Language and Interpreting the Meaning of Hamlet's Soliloquy
Learners analyze Hamlet's soliloquy, "To be or not to be." In this Hamlet lesson plan, students define unfamiliar words in the soliloquy and interpret the lines. Learners then read the lines aloud and identify descriptive...
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Reading the French Newspaper Le Figaro
Students guess the meanings of many unfamiliar French words because of their similarity to English words. They read an article from Le Figaro or another French-language newspaper with cognates underlined to guess the meanings.
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What's in a name?
Young scholars learn the history of their name, and create a biopoem. Students learn the pronunciation of native language names, cultural identify and pride in home language and culture.
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Coming to America
Students read one book together about the immigrant experience. Teacher asks students to identify some of the themes around immigration contained in the book (example: prejudice).