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The Influence of Advertising

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students analyze advertisements and develop guidelines for viewing advertising. In this advertising lesson, students discuss print ads, TV commercials, and other examples of ads. Students survey their friends or relatives about their...
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Media Bias

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students analyze mass media to analyze media bias. In this media bias lesson, students read example situations and definitions about media bias. Students read and discuss how to be aware of media bias.
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Personal Stories and Primary Sources: Conversations with Elders

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students learn from their elders. In this oral and social histories lesson, students analyze primary sources to develop an understanding of the America in which their grandparents grew up. Students conduct interviews with elders in...
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Foundation work for writing

For Students 6th - 10th
In this writing worksheet, students read and practice the correct steps on how to write a good report. Students read a total of eight steps.
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Love and Loss

For Students 6th - 10th
In this love and loss activity, students choose the correct word to complete the sentences about loving and losing in love. Students complete 7 multiple choice questions.
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Teenagers and cleaning

For Students 5th - 10th
For this teenagers and cleaning worksheet, students choose the correct word to complete the sentences about teenagers and cleaning. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.
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Phonics

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars complete online phonics activities. In this phonics lesson, students view online clips about using 'oa' words. Young scholars make their own Phonics Finder badge and wear it to play the first and end sounds worksheet....
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Point of View and Mentor Relationships

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders  analyze the role of mentors, point of view, and prejudice using the texts of To Kill a Mockingbird and Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. For this literature analysis lesson, 10th graders review Scout's...
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Exploring Prejudice and Text-to-Text Relationships

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders use the novel To Kill a Mockingbird to analyze relationships in society. In this literature analysis lesson, 10th graders participate in a shoe activity where they bring in one shoe belonging to someone they know and a...
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Propaganda/Stereotypes Used in the Media

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners write a character sketch on a television character who they feel is a stereotype.  In this propaganda/stereotype lesson, students discuss the definition of the terms and ways that the media uses both.  Learners relate...
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Guidelines for Recognizing Persuasiveness, Propaganda, and Stereotypes

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars investigate advertisements for examples of persuasiveness, propaganda, and stereotypes.  In this persuasion lesson, students find examples of advertisements that are unusual or common.  Young scholars discuss...
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The Body of Christ

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders consider their own unique talents. In this church body lesson, 7th graders identify their personal contributions to the Body of Christ. Students create a collage and work with partners in a trust building exercise.
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Nutrition (Weight Management)

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore nutrition and the effect it has by participating in class discussions.  In this diet and exercise lesson, 7th graders analyze print advertisements and discuss how unrealistic their expectations are and how...
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Add Me!

For Students 4th - 6th
In this present tense worksheet, learners fill in the blanks to sentences and write the name of the tense that the sentence is in. Students complete 35 questions total.
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Advanced Vocabulary

For Students 4th - 6th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students complete sentences with the best vocabulary words, prepositions, and expressions. Students complete 3 activities.
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The War of the Worlds

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the concept of media based on literature. In this War of the Worlds instructional activity, students read the novel The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells and listen to the 1938 radio broadcast adaptation by Orson Welles....
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Past Simple or Past Continuous

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this past simple and past continuous worksheet, students put the verbs in the brackets in sentences in the correct tense. Students complete 2 activities.
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Word Formation

For Students 4th - 6th
For this word formation worksheet, students choose the kind of words that the bold words are and fill in the blanks with words derived from other words. Students complete 35 problems.
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Newspaper Passive Texts

For Students 4th - 8th
In this passive texts worksheet, learners read newspaper articles and put them into the passive form. Students put 4 articles into the passive form.
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During Reading Strategies (Visualization)

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students develop and apply strategies using visualization. In this reading lesson, students listen to sounds and draw images that depict the audio recordings. Students then apply this visualization strategy to nonfiction material...
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Ad Awareness from Admongo.gov

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore mass media by completing worksheets in class. In this consumerism lesson, students discuss the meaning behind advertisements and how they are used in television, the Internet and print. Students analyze a group of ads in...
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All the King's Men: Themes Quiz

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 multiple choice questions based on the themes of All the King's Men. Students may submit their answers to be scored on this timed quiz.
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Fugitive Slaves and the Underground Railroad

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders consider the impact of the Underground Railroad. In this slavery activity, 11th graders examine primary documents as they conduct independent research to explore the role of the Underground Railroad during the fight for...
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Piecing Together the Story of Glenn Cunningham: A Kansas Champion

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students use primary and secondary sources to conduct research about Glenn Cunningham. For this Glenn Cunningham lesson plan, students tell why he was a hero, and tell facts from what they learned.