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Brentville District High School: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act Iv [Pdf]
The teacher edition of a textbook chapter on Act 4 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Students will analyze the plot, make and verify predictions, and analyze characters. Includes explanations of vocabulary with accompanying text from the...
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Read Works: The Boy and a Wish
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a baby who was born different and a wish that should not have been granted. Questions at various points throughout the text help students build skills in making predictions.
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Read Works: Predicting the Future
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a futurist named Garry Golden and his predictions about transportation in the future. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Hide and Seek
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text that asks the reader to make predictions about a girl who is babysitting her twin cousins. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Place in Space
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text that asks the reader to make predictions about a girl named Eva who is lifting off on a space ship. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Noaa: Pmel: El Nino Theme Page
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors this El Nino and La Nina resource site that features current and historic information about these weather systems with diagrams.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Two Bad Ants Realism vs. Fiction Writing
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart was designed to accompany Scott Foresman Reading- 3rd grade- Unit 6- Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg. It covers a variety of reading strategies, including making predictions, context...
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Bibliomancy
This is a glossary entry for the term "Bibliomancy" meaning a "prediction based on a Bible verse or literary passage chosen at random."
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Read Works: The Sandwich Thief
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text that asks the reader to make predictions about a boy named Mike who decided to make himself a sandwich. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Escape From Kiev
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text that asks the reader to make predictions throughout an interview between a Jewish survivor of the invasion of Kiev and his granddaughter. A question sheet is available to help students...
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Read Works: The Two Best Cakes
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text that asks the reader to make predictions about two cake bakers who both want to be the best. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: A Duck Out of Water
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text that asks the reader to make predictions about a girl who is invited to a new friend's birthday party. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Magician
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text that asks the reader to make predictions about a boy named Simon who got a magic kit for his birthday. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Taste This
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text that asks the reader to make predictions about a boy trying to decide what he would like to be when he grows up. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Read Works: Catch That Ball
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text that asks the reader to make predictions about a girl who made a beautiful sandcastle and two boys playing football nearby. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in...
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Read Works: Fourth Grade: Two Lesson Unit: Setting
[Free Registration/Login Required] A two-lesson unit on setting where students use book The Three Brothers: A German Folktale by Carolyn Croll to show how the setting effects the plot of a story, and the book Even More Short and Shivery:...
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Read Works: The Boy and a Wish
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy who was born with a physical deformity and was then turned invisible. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Teach Engineering: Engineering Out of Harry Situations
Under the "The Science Behind Harry Potter" theme, a succession of diverse complex scientific topics are presented to students through direct immersive interaction. Student interest is piqued by the incorporation of popular culture into...
PBS
Pbs: Multiple Methods of Reading Instruction
This article surveys three strategies to incorporate into classroom repertoire. They include guided reading, choral reading, and readers' theater.
Scholastic
Scholastic: A Not So Glorious Victory
After reading "A Not-So-Glorious," Victory, which is included on this page, have your students practice identifying cause and effect using the printable worksheet.
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Literature Circles: Lesson Plans and More
What are the major roles in literature circles? Check out this site to learn more about the individual roles needed to form a literature circle. Includes links to various reading handouts and lessons.