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Translation Into Reality
Students read a variety of short stories that focus on teenage protagonists. In groups, they answer comprehension questions and discuss the characters and setting for each story. Individually, they choose one writing assignment to...
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Fairness
Learners distinguish between that which is fair and that which is unfair. They offer solutions as to how to remedy a seemingly unfair situation. They also engage in a role play situation and offer solutions.
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Model UN Simulation on Population Control Policies
Learners participate in a Model UN Simulation Activity in which they take the role of country delegates and NGO representatives in an attempt to develop and debate resolutions that seek to provide remedies to the problems of...
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Repairing Run-On Sentences
In this run-on sentences worksheet, learners complete a ten question multiple choice on-line interactive exercise. Students read a sentence and indicate the correct way to write it without it being a run-on sentence.
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I Am . . .
Eighth graders read Eloise Greenfield's novella, 'Sister'. They write their personal responses quickly, foregoing concern about usage, spelling, and punctuation at this point. They write about their day, or may write about any...
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The Essential Brick
Students examine their position within their school and discuss qualities they need to be productive citizens outside of school. they culminate the unit by writing an autobiography that includes the concepts of responsibility, choice,...
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Seminole Clothing
Students participate in teacher-lead discussion of Seminole patchwork and styles of dress. They practice identifying the patchwork design of the Seminoles and what they mean. They create (and write a description of) a paper doll...
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Purposeful Act of Kindness
Pupils define a community need and explain a purposeful act of kindness. In this community kindness lesson, students identify a community need before making a quilt that depicts acts of kindness that can be extended to remedy that need.
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Circle Art
Pupils investigate two and three dimensional shapes. In this geometry lesson, students write equations of circles and graph them correctly. They create pictures using circles.
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Seminole Housing (Chickees)
Young scholars listen to a story about the Seminole Indian tribes. They participate in a teacher-lead discussion of chickees--Seminole housing. They create a chickee book in which they write a description of their belongings in a chickee.
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Body Invaders: Headaches
Learners create a commercial for a headache treatment. In this headaches instructional activity, students view a video and discuss the types of headaches and their treatments. They write a script for a commercial for a headache treatment.
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It Wasn't a Bullet
Students explore U.S. history by researching disease in class. In this Civil War injury instructional activity, students identify the different causes of death most soldiers faced while fighting in the war. Students role-play and write a...
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Water - Solid and Liquid
First graders conduct a science inquiry by comparing water in its liquid and solid form. The students describe the different stages of water and complete a worksheet answering questions about each form of the water. Teacher assessment...
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Essential Words- Third 100 Essential Words Worksheet
In this literacy and spelling activity, students fill in the missing letter in 100 essential words that are contained in a table. They write the correctly spelled word in a cell next to the word with the missing letter. They complete...
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Essential Words- Unscramble the Second 100 Words
In this language arts worksheet, students analyze 100 "jumbled" words and write them correctly. These are high frequency sight words.
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Fill in the Missing Letter- Fourth 100 Essential Words Worksheet
In this language arts instructional activity, learners fill in the missing letter in 100 commonly used words. Students write the words correctly.
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Unjumble the Fourth 100 Essential Words Worksheet
In this language arts worksheet, students analyze 100 scrambled words. Students write the words correctly on the lines. These are high frequency, common sight words.
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Word Essentials- First 100 Essential Words Worksheet
In this language arts worksheet, students fill in the missing letter to make words in a table of 100 essential words. They write the correct word in the cell next to the one with the missing letter. This worksheet can be used with...
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Unjumble the First 100 Essential Words Worksheet
For this essential words worksheet, students unjumble the first 100 essential words that are found in table on the page. They write the unjumbled word in a cell directly next to the jumbled word.
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Design a Book Cover
Class members take on the role of graphic designer and craft a cover for a book they are reading. Individuals formulate a proposal outlining the images they will use to not only grab the interest of readers, but hint at the mood and...
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How Did We Get Here? Native Americans in the United States
High schoolers imagine what their lives would be like if they had no access to potable water and watch a morning news show about the water situation on a Navajo reservation. Groups investigate the policies that lead to the lack of water...
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Learning Experience Module
Eighth graders examine the effects of the Great Depression on women and children. Students write to President Roosevelt or Eleanor Roosevelt to suggest remedies to their problems.
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Autograph Story
Students write narrative essays about getting a famous person's autograph (a classmate) and then combine their work with pictures to enhance the stories. This technique can be used with any writing project.
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Managing Medical Conditions
Twelfth graders discover more about a medical condition that is of interest to them and write what they have learned about that condition, using the information as a personal resource or to share with others.