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Anne Carson
Students read poetry and a biography of poet Anne Carson as part of a creative writing instructional activity. In this poetry analysis instructional activity, students read about the poet, read her poetry, and analyze a photograph to...
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Aztec History
Students explore facets of Aztec history. In this ancient civilizations lesson, students map landmarks in Mexico, read excerpts from The Sad Night: The Story of an Aztec Victory and a Spanish Loss, by Sally Mathews and design concept...
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Halloween Poems
In this Halloween poetry learning exercise, students read a collection of 9 short poems. Students illustrate each poem to show its meaning.
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Tasmania
In this Tasmania worksheet, students read 3 paragraphs about the island of Tasmania and fill in the blanks to sentences with words in a word bank in the paragraphs. Students fill in 10 words total.
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Healing Fallen Warriors
Students read ancient Greek texts to explore evidence for healing wounds and compare ancient healing practices to those of modern times.
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U.S. History: Our Constitutional Amendments
Eighth graders conduct Internet research about Constitutional Amendments and present oral reports on their findings. Their reports also include visual representations depicting their chosen amendment's focal point. Students discuss the...
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Using Descriptive Language
Students explore the technique of descriptive writing. As a class, they observe a poster and describe it using adjectives. They discuss how descriptive words can be used literally and figuratively in the world of advertising. After...
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Scarecrows
In this language arts worksheet, learners find the answers to questions after reading the short story about scarecrows. The reader must increase reading comprehension.
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Creative Writing/Poetry Lesson Plan
Students complete poetry writing activities and art analysis activities. In this creative writing and art lesson, students analyze a cubist piece by Picasso and discuss abstraction. Students read a poem by Gertrude Stein about Picasso...
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Martin Luther King, Jr. vs. Malcolm X
Eleventh graders compare and contrast the visions of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. In this African-American history lesson, 11th graders read speeches by each of the men and summarize the arguments made by each of them about...
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The Night Before Christmas Crossword
In this literature crossword worksheet, students complete a puzzle based on a classic piece of Christmas literature, The Night Before Christmas. Students read 36 clues and solve the puzzle without a word bank.
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Introducing Sharks
In this shark instructional activity, students read and discussion a selection about sharks. Students complete 10 fill in the missing words and complete a crossword puzzle.
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My Promise
Students define their own civic responsibility and create a PowerPoint presentation about their volunteer efforts. In this civic responsibility activity, students define the word volunteer and read an article about a volunteer in their...
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Features of An Effective Advertisement
In this advertisement instructional activity, students read the features of an effective advertisement before noting whether these feature are include in an ad the are looking at. They look at an advertisement and tell whether it is...
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Meteor, Meteoroid, Meteorite: What's the Difference?
Students explore the difference between a meteor, meteorite and meteoroid. In this space science lesson, students first read information about these space bodies. Students make Comet Cookies and use them to model a meteor shower with a...
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Homonyms - Quiz
In this homonyms instructional activity, middle schoolers choose the correct word from each set of three homonyms in order to complete in each sentence correctly.