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Working with Questions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore questions in a scientific context. They consider what makes questions testable. After reading short scenarios, students come up with their own testable questions about the reading.
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Storm Seekers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore storms and compare the similarities and differences of hurricanes and tornadoes through the use of a Venn diagram. They conduct interviews as part of their research into the myths and legends of storms.
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African Power Figure Sculptures

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students develop character, write short narrative about how it got its powers, and create a clay figure using modeling and assembling techniques to explore the concepts relating their figure to the African power figures.
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Literature: Isabel Allende

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars watch and respond to a Bill Moyers Now video on the Chilean author, Isabel Allende. They brainstorm a list of recent events that might inspire writers and choose one to write about in poetic, diary, or short story form.
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Poet Naomi Shihab Nye

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and analyze poetry by Naomi Shihab Nye. They define stereotypes, view and discuss a video interview with Nye, present an oral reading of a poem, and write a persuasive letter to an author.
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Tennessee Williams: Exploring the American Dream

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read and analyze selections of Tennessee Williams' work. They write journal responses, conduct Internet research, perform various scenes from one of Williams' dramas, and create a presentation.
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Respecting Nonreligious People

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Help students understand what an atheist is and why it is important or respect their beliefs. Using this non believers lesson, students will learn about people who hold different beliefs are discriminated against by others. They will...
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Myths, Folktales & Fairy Tales

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars relate the myth genre to history and culture.  In this myths lesson, students compare culture in the past and present.  Young scholars answer critical thinking questions  and discuss the unique characteristics of the...
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Aztec Myths 1

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students write a diary entry or a letter from the viewpoint of a character in a myth.  In this Aztec myths lesson, students define myths and read "The Heart of Copil" and "The Eagle of Tenochtitlan" and find the land of the Aztecs on a...
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Back to the Past

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What was the Untied States like in 1938? What were the concerns of Americans in the post World War I era? What were their fears? What were their sources of news and entertainment? To understand the reaction to Orson Welles' radio...
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Jane Eyre - Essay Questions

For Students 10th - 12th
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Bronte's Jane Eyre. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Edgar Allan Poe Quiz: Poetry

For Students 8th - 10th
If you are planning a lesson on Poe's poetry, you may be able to use some of the questions from this online interactive quiz. It covers numerous poems and requires matching the poem with the line of poetry.
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Word Roots NAT, TRACT, SEQU Intermediate Word Search

For Students 7th - 12th
Learners are given a list of 12 vocabulary words containing the roots NAT, TRACT and SEQU which they must find in a 15-by-15 word search in order to complete this activity. Directions, clues, word search, and answer key are all available...
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Agamemnon Questions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on Agamemnon by Aeschylus.
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Dracula Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students follow these lesson plans as they read "Dracula." students read, answer questions and write literature responses throughout the of the book.
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Passionate Pilgrims- Two Poets And A Painter

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners engage in a lesson that looks at the culture of Japan to isolate the practices of painting and writing in several different traditions. They conduct research about the lives of the artists using a variety of resources. The...
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American Transcendentalism and Buddhism:

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study American transcendentalism through readings of Emerson and Thoreau. They make cognitive connections to the similarities to Buddhism in these writings. The connection of the literary movement is explained in the art of the...
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Literature: It's a Mad, Mad Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine how the themes expressed in Macbeth are also applicable to contemporary society. They complete a series of written assignments demonstrating their comprehension of theme, content, and interpretation of the play....
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911 As History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners recognize persuasive techniques, think criticaly about the messages contained in various media, and discuss controversial issues in constructive ways. They analyze the deeper messages contained in children's literature, and...
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CTBS Vocabulary Practice #4

For Students 9th - 10th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students find the synonym and antonyms of sixteen words, complete four sentences with the correct word, and find the correct word for two separate sentences. Questions are multiple choice.
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Shakespeare's Macbeth

For Students 6th - 8th
In this literature worksheet, students find the terms related to Shakespeare and the answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Halloween

For Students 5th - 9th
In this online interactive ESL learning exercise, students respond to 10 fill in the blank questions regarding Halloween. Students check their answers immediately.
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Proofreading Practice

For Students 6th
In this proofreading practice online worksheet, 6th graders retype three passages correcting errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar and usage, with answers available.
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King Arthur

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore literary classics by reading The Legend of King Arthur. In this legendary story lesson, students read the story The Legend of King Arthur and identify the main characters and how they will reenact the story. Students...

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