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Gift of the Magi Lesson Plan 3

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the literary concept of theme through the The Gift of the Magi. Starting with a class discussion, the concept of theme is explored through examples from famous stories and movies. Next, the class analyzes the possible themes of...
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Essay Writing: Components of an Essay

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The multi-paragraph essay is the subject of a presentation designed for high schoolers. Color codes are used to highlight for viewers the different elements found in each paragraph. Unlike some presentations, the same essay is used...
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Other Interrogative Words

For Students 7th
Review how to use interrogative words correctly in sentences. Middle schoolers read a short section of instructions and examples, and ask a question about the underlined words in seven sentences. Answers are provided at the bottom of the...
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Organizer
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Troublesome Word Pairs

For Students 6th - 10th
This activity helps to understand when to use commonly confused words. It includes definitions, writing exercises, and questions that require paraphrasing the meaning of sentences. A good exercise for middle schoolers, or review for high...
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Farmers - Caretakers of the Land

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore resource management, specifically farming. After reviewing vocabulary words, groups of students explore what is conserved by each practice. They compare and contrast responses. Students describe farming procedures which...
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Animal Language Play

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Review animal behavior and forms of language. Types of communication are listed along with their messages. The majority of slides consist of humorous internet images (i.e. "I Can Has Cheezburger" cats).
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The Days of Jane Eyre's Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch the movie Jane Eyre and complete a viewing log. They take a test on their findings.
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Critic's Corner

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students role-play the role of book critics in their classroom. Individually, they write an evaluation on each book they reading along with a book review. In groups, they examine a variety of professional book reviews and share their...
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Grade 3 Language Review

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this language practice worksheet, students correct sentences, find subjects, pronouns and verbs.  A web site reference for additional activities is given.
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Making a Movie in our Mind

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in visualization exercises to create mental pictures as they read. They discuss silent reading techniques, and observe the teacher modeling how to visualize the beginning of the book Pippi Longstocking. In pairs they...
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Verb Review 1, 2, 3 and 4 (Present/Past/Future)

For Students 5th - 7th
In this verb worksheet, students complete the dialogues by conjugating the verbs in the parenthesis to make the statements grammatically correct. There are 50 verbs to conjugate.
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Verb Review 1: Present/Past

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this verb tense worksheet, learners fill in blanks using the correct form of verbs in parentheses to complete a total of 10 sentences, then complete the same activity for short paragraphs.
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Verb Review (Present/Past)

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this verb usage worksheet, students practice using verbs in the present and past forms. Students complete the sentences by placing the correct form of the verb provided in the blank. There are forty-one blanks in all.
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Verb Review 1 (Present/Past)

For Students 4th - 6th
In this verbs practice worksheet, students respond to 40 fill in the blank questions that require them to use the appropriate forms of present and past tense verbs.
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A Comparison of the Play and Movie "Inherit the Wind"

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read the play "Inherit the Wind" about the Scopes "Monkey" Trial. In groups, they choose their favorite scene and create a diorama dipicting the scene as they see it. They watch a recording of the play and compare it to their...
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Worksheet 11 Vocabulary Review: Making Comparisons

For Students 4th - 5th
In this completing sentences worksheet, students read ten sentences with a missing word. From four choices, students check all possible completions.
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Worksheet 6: Vocabulary Review

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this vocabulary and reading skills worksheet, learners respond to 10 multiple choice questions that require them to find synonyms.
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All Clause Review

For Students 5th - 8th
In this guessing game worksheet, students practice their use of clauses as they write 9 sentences that begin with, "I'm thinking of...".
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ESL-Simple Past and Progressive Review

For Students 6th - 8th
In this ESL tense worksheet, students write the past tense of a set of present tense phrases, then do the same for a set of positive to negative phrases.
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Decoding the Dystopian Characteristics of Macintosh’s “1984” Commercial

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Known as one of the most iconic advertisements of the 20th century, Macintosh's "1984" commercial has become more of a social statement. Present the ad to a new audience of viewers with a lesson focused on identifying dystopian...
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Arthur and the Invisibles

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this movie worksheet, students create an illustration related to the film Arthur and the Invisibles. Students include diagrams of the Invisibles' amazing inventions.
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Personal Learning Project

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Learners watch the movie "Cool Runnings", they identify and categorze examples of dreams and examples of goals reflected in the movie. They work in small groups and discuss the movie to begin to generate the concepts behind the terms...
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Golden Globe as Gauge

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss the significance of the Golden Globes and other awards as indicators of the current cultural and political climate. After reading an article, they identify the nominees for the 2006 Golden Globe awards. Using the...
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On the Oregon Trail

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners work with primary documents and latter-day photographs to recapture the experience of traveling on the Oregon Trail. Working in groups, they write a scene for the movie that is historically accurate and based on the kinds of...

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