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Of Mice and Men

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders successfully create a newspaper that reflects the Great Depression Era using texts and clues from the literary work Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and Something Permanent by Cynthia Rylant and Walker Evans.
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Analysis of Character in a Short Story

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine a character from the short story, John Steinbeck's, "Flight." students respond to questions about the story and illustrate the character's journey.
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Of Mice and Men: Character Chart

For Teachers 9th - 11th
For this character analysis worksheet, pupils complete a graphic organizer on the main characters in the story Of Mice and Men. Students describe physical appearance and personality/behavior.
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Of Mice and Men: KWHL

For Students 8th - 9th
Introduce your readers to the KWHL chart, similar to a KWL chart, only there's an extra column for the how. This graphic organizer was designed as a prereading activity, but you'll have to model how to complete it in a meaningful way...
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Setting in To Kill a Mockingbird

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Can you understand more about how a person acts by learning about how that person lives? An interactive resource explores the setting of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird with several slides discussing the location, social conditions,...
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Literary Genres in “Moby-Dick”

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Moby Dick is more than a whale of a tale narrated by Ishmael. A lesson studying Herman Melville's classic novel asks readers to examine the different genres the author weaves into his story. Instructors model how to conduct a stylistic...
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Point of View Practice: Narrative Perspective

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Excerpts from ten texts (There's something for everyone from Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath to Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens, and more!) provide the springboard for an examination of point of view. For each short excerpt,...
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Of Mice and Men: Persuasive Paper

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Pupils write a four paragraph persuasive paper on Of Mice and Men. In this Of Mice and Men lesson, students take a position on whether or not George should have killed Lennie. Pupils are given a paragraph-by-paragraph guide to assist...
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Of Mice and Men: Viewing Guide

For Teachers 8th - 12th
In this Of Mice and Men viewing guide worksheet, young scholars study movie terminology as they read brief descriptions and respond to 26 short answer questions as the watch the film based on Steinbeck's novel.
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Jigsaw Project-of Mice And Men

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research one of the aspects of the novel Of Mice and Men. They write 5-sentences that they think are most interesting or important about their topic. They include a photograph with a caption from one of the given sites or again.
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Comparison Contrast Essay

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students compare and contrast the experience of the migrant worker as depicted in The Grapes of Wrath with the experiences of migrant children as depicted in the narratives and poems provided.
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Reading and Study Guide: Of Mice and Men Chapter 2

For Students 8th - 11th
In this reading and study guide activity, students define vocabulary and literary terms found in Of Mice and Men. Students must also find examples of literary term usage, answer comprehension questions and write a short essay based on...
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Character Chart: Of Mice and Men

For Students 7th - 9th
In this character chart activity, students examine the characters depicted in the novel Of Mice and Men. Students examine the characters physical appearance, personality and behavior.
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The Grapes of Wrath: A Hooverville in Ancaster

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this novel analysis worksheet, students complete a 'homeless' enactment to further analyze the novel, The Grapes of Wrath. Students devise, present, and debate at the community meeting the position of the homelessness problem.
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Coming of Age Readings: Experiences in Korea and by Asians in America

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Bring multi-cultural experiences and literature into your language arts class with this lesson. Here, young readers explore the points of view of first and second-generation Asian immigrants with a list of various fiction and nonfiction...
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Improving Descriptive Writing: Painting an Original Picture

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Descriptive writing is rich in sensory appeals and paints pictures in the minds of readers. Show young writers how to use an on-line thesaurus and a cliché website to create fresh, descriptive writing. The presentation ends with an...
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Up Close: Ella Fitzgerald

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
A reading of Tanya Lee Stones' biography of Ella Fitzgerald lets middle schoolers get up close and personal with the First Lady of Jazz. Stone recounts details of Fitzgerald's life from her early days through her experiences as a teenage...
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Figuring Somepin 'Bout the Great Depression

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students conduct research from primary and secondary resources in order to help with comprehension of the time period of The Great Depression in American History. The examination of literature is also used in this instructional activity.
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Route 66 Vocabulary

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Route 66 worksheet, students match vocabulary words about Route 66 to their descriptions. Students match 10 vocabulary words.
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Route 66 Challenge

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this Route 66 activity worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions that require them to exhibit the knowledge they have about the American highway.
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Vocabulary 8

For Teachers 8th - 12th
  Students define vocabulary words from the, The Pearl.  In this vocabulary lesson, students discuss their vocabulary words and create sentences for them.  Students also complete a worksheet with the most important vocabulary words from...
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As I Lay Dying

For Students 7th - 10th
As I Lay Dying is an American heavy metal band. During your music unit about heavy metal, you can use this 10-question quiz. It includes 10 multiple-choice questions to test your class on the popular band.
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The Grapes of Wrath

For Teachers 7th - 9th
"The Grapes of Wrath" is a great novel that can be taught in conjunction with history and other cross-curricular lessons.
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Fourth Grade Language: Research Process

For Teachers 4th
In this review of fourth grade resource usage worksheet students answer questions about guide words, library database, resources for specific information, parts of a book, and dictionary usage. Students answer 10 questions.

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