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Educating the Community

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the effects of invasive and exotic plants. They create posters, webpages and books to educate the community. They present their material in different forums.
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Musical Moments

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers listen to a song in popular culture. Using the lyrics, they identify the theme and share their conclusions with the class. While listening to the song again, they complete a worksheet along with defining new vocabulary...
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Lewis and Clark Encounters with Native Americans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research what the exchange was between the various Native American groups and Lewis and Clark. They are able to write reflections after truly considering the issue with the help of research.
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Contemporary Fairy Tales

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders listen Steven Kellog's, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Raymond Briggs, Jim and the Beanstalk. They use a Venn diagram to compare the two elements of the two stories. They write and publish an original contemporary fairy tale...
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Tasmanian Time Travel

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders perform research using the Internet about the Tasmanian Devil. The project can be presented in a variety of ways. The use of computer software is important for students to know, specifically Hyperstudio.
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The Thrill of Big-Wave Surfing

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students view a PBS Nature program about big-wave surfing and participate in a class discussion about their experiences with surfing, body boarding, or body surfing. Students create a drawing based on a reading and post their art around...
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The Time Machine - Layered Curriculum Study

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete three activities of their choice from a given list surrounding their study of H.G. Wells' novel, The Time Machine. They choose activities from each of the seven learning styles.
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Writing with Style: Six Traits of Good Writers

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders listen as the teacher reads a picture book that emphasized word choice. They discuss words and how word choice impacts a piece of writing. Students view various passages on the overhead, and highlight adjectives and verbs...
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Social Studies: Jeffeerson and the Declaration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate Thomas Jefferson's intentions for the Declaration of Independence. In discussion, they consider what parts of the document are most useful today and to what purposes does it address the most. Finally, students...
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From Object To Story

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils engage in a study that focuses upon the study of artifacts for the purpose of defining the heritage of family. They conduct research using a variety of resources. The information is used in order to create a personal family...
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Find Your Style

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students read a story and demonstrate their fluency and comprehension by retelling it to a partner. In this reading lesson plan, students follow a note taking sheet provided.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words: Image to Narrative

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson, which can be adapted to fit with any picture you choose, works for students of all levels.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Writing an Opinion Based on Facts From a Text

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
Students will plan a paragraph that states their opinion and cites evidence to justify their opinion about an informational text. This lesson uses biographies since students can easily be able to write down factual information from the...
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Nar Text Structure: Story Sequence Organizer [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which learners read a narrative text and complete graphic organizers to sequence the story and finally create an illustrated storyboard. Materials are included.
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Narrative Text Structure: Retell Wheel

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which learners read a narrative text and then turn a question wheel to answer questions about the characters, setting, conflict, and plot. Materials are included.[PDF]
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Narrative Text Structure: Summary Step Up [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
A lesson plan in which students read a narrative text and complete a graphic organizer to show the plot elements of the story. Materials are included.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Using Narrative for Expository Text

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Lesson in which students read various narrative texts which provide a context for them to learn content-area topics. Narratives allow the students to begin to understand expository texts.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Teaching: Prewriting and Planning Personal Narratives

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan focuses on prewriting and planning a personal narrative. The information can be used in all types of writing. It discusses brainstorming ideas, narrowing the focus, and developing the central idea. W.9-10.5 Writing...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Zines for Kids Multigenre Texts About Media Icons

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for nine lessons that ask students to create multigenre zines for popular culture figures that include letter, persuasive, narrative, acrostic poetry, comic, and biography/autobiography writing. To accomplish this,...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Narrative Necklaces and Beyond! [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
For this lesson, learners will create a piece of art that will identify an artist, but is not a standard self-portrait with traditional facial features. It will be a collage incorporating images, colors, symbols, and text to help...
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Narrative Text Structure: Retell a Story [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which young scholars read a narrative text and complete graphic organizers to map the story. Materials are included.
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Narrative Text Structure: Sequence a Story [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which students read a narrative text and write the main events of the story on sentence strips. Materials are included.
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Narrative Text Structure: Retell Ring [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which students read a narrative text and answer questions about the plot. Materials are included.
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Narrative Text Structure: Character Compare [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which young scholars read a narrative text and complete a graphic organizer to compare two characters. Materials are included.

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