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Class in the Media: Writing a Television Show

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students look at popular media presentations to determine what type of messages they convey about class and class-linked behavior. They listen to contemporary music to explore how the songs touch upon social class issues. They read...
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Four Contemporary Mexican and Chicano Plays-An Analysis

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars read use their five senses to discover Chicano plays.
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Music and Emotions

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine how certain types of music can evoke emotions and mental images. They fold a piece of paper into four equal sections, and create a picture of what they are visualizing in each section while listening to four...
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Introduction to melodrama

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students, in groups, read a melodrama and rehearse their scenes to perform in front of the rest of the class.
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Sunflowers a la VanGogh

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders view two VanGogh Sunflower reproductions, analyze differences in color and background between two, identify parts of sunflower, including stem and petals, and paint their own sunflowers using tempera paint.
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Remember

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders mention any recent racism or discrimination they have seen placed on an ethnic group other than their own. After reading an autobiography, they read and write poems based on past events in the Hispanic culture. They are...
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The American

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in the study of "The American" by Henry James. They read the novel and watch the film to create the context for a variety of activities. Students conduct research about the novel and the author using different resources.
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"West Side Story"

For Students 5th - 6th
In this music history worksheet, students discover the musical "West Side Story" by first reading a summary of the plot. Students answer 5 questions about the story line. Students then read and analyze the lyrics to "America" and discuss...
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Find a Small Word Inside a Bigger Word 1

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this words activity, students find a small word inside a bigger word. Students find 20 small words inside 20 bigger words.
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Prepositions: From and Of

For Students 5th
In this preposition worksheet, 5th graders focus on the usage of "from" and "of." Students complete 34 fill in the blank questions writing the correct preposition where appropriate.
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Time Mistakes Exercise

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this time worksheet, students correct the mistake in the sentences about time. Students correct the mistakes for 10 sentences by rewriting them.
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Bloody Business

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars research word frequencies in Macbeth and create a frozen picture inspired by a word.  In this Macbeth lesson, students view Blood Will Have Blood and discuss the dual meaning of the word "blood."  Young scholars...
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Gerunds and Infinitives

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this gerunds and infinitives worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with gerunds and infinitives based on the sentence before them. Students complete 20 sentences.
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Unvoiced and Voiced /th/ Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this th word worksheet, students write the part of speech and voiced or unvoiced choice for words containing th. Students do this for 18 words.
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...But What Does It Mean? Symbolism in Artwork

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Young scholars analyze the symbolism in the portrait The Artist in His Museum. In this symbolism lesson plan, students analyze the portrait and then create their own portrait containing symbolism.
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words - The Caldecott Award

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students engage in a variety of activities as they study illustrators, how illustrations enhance a studenT book, and the Caldecott Award. They write a report about their favorite illustrator.
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Families and neighborhoods

For Teachers K
Students create their house to add to a class "neighborhood". For this lesson on family and community, students read the book Family by Todd Parr and discuss how all families and houses are different. Then, students create their own...
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Create An Ending

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a new ending for a familiar story that stand alone with a clear beginning, middle and end. As a class, students review a familiar text focusing on plot and character development. In small groups, students work...
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The Artistic Practice of Collecting

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Learners view Andy Warhol's Practice of Collecting. They receive a copy of "Artists who collect Andy Warhol Time Capsules." Students view reproductions of Andy Warhol's work. They use the internet and explore Time Capsule 21. They find...
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Flamenco And Its Origins

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss the role Islamic culture had on the development of Flamenco music in this General Music activity for the middle-level classroom. Resource links are provided. The activity emphasizes the creation of group posters.
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Folktales around the World (Middle, Reading/Writing)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students analyze, synthesize, and use the elements of various US cultural folk tales to describe the elements of fiction in general and in folk tales specifically.
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Study Guide for Lelavision's Physical Music

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students complete activities for physical music analysis. In this physical music lesson, students read the biography for Lelavision musical sculptures, complete a sound and motion activity, and a making music activity. Students also...
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Teaching Acting Technique and Building a Character Through Cinema

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students review the style techniques related to the American Method Acting and practice using them in groups. Using various scenes from films, they try to recreate the scene using props. In groups, they discover the proper way to get...
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Dramatizing Fables

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars familiarize themselves with fables by listening to several of them. They define fables. They identify the moral of a specific fable. They identify characters, plot and sequence of events. They create a mask of a character...

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