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What's So Nice About Fairy Tales?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders modernize a fairy tale, then compare their version with he original version and determine whether or not they've changed the author's original intent.
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"Et tu, Brute?" - The Characters, Conflict and Historical context of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

For Teachers 6th
Students analyze the Shakespearian play, "Julius Caesar" in this seven lesson unit. Through readings, hands-on projects, and the study of plot development, comparisons are made to the movie and the historical records available.
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Declaration of Independence

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze a copy of the Declaration of Independence to discover how it was adopted, approved, and signed. The tone and style of the document are analyzed for intention through an exploration its the language and vocabulary.
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Yorktown and Treaty of Paris

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discuss the importance of battles fought during the Revolutionary War. They summarize the events, people, and strategies of significance in the Battle of Yorktown. They identify the significance of the the adoption of...
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Getting Ready to Become an Adult - Part One

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read the book Ta-Na-e-ka and identify the elements of plot in the story. In this plot lesson plan, students also create a journal response to the story.
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Learning Plot

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders identify certain literary elements such as conflict, and exposition within the text of a variety of studenT books. Aspects of literary elements such as theme, and allusion are explored in this lesson.
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The Higher Power of Lucky

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students complete activities using the book The Higher Power of Lucky. In this literature activity, students read the story and identify the parts of the story. They create a wind chime like that found in the book. 
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Retelling Nursery Rhymes

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore language arts by reciting a famous nursery rhyme to their classroom. In this oral storytelling lesson, 4th graders read the story "The Three Little Pigs" and identify the characters, setting and story. Students...
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Agriculture in the Desert

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore human migration. In this human migration lesson, students investigate multiple factors contributing to the growth of major Arizona cities.  Students discover the processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement.
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Six Blind Men and the Elephant: perception

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read the book Six Blind Men and the Elephant, and discuss what perception is and what it can mean when you cannot really see. In this perception lesson plan, studetns participate in a skit and watch a video.
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This Land Is My Land

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore their impressions of African history, focusing on black/white relations. They examine the impact of the recent election on Zimbabwean politics by reading and discussing the article "Vote in Zimbabwe Shows Opposition...
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Reporting on WWII in Alaska

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explain the people and the political, geographic, economic, cultural, social, and environmental events that have shaped the history of the state, the United States, and the world.
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Break Down

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders apply their understanding of the elements of plot structure and conflict to cooperatively create storyboards and speak effectively as they present their products. They create storyboards for some of the classic Disney...
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Character and Plot Development Through Comics

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to character, plot development, point of view, and tone through the use of comic strips. They, in pairs, identify these four attributes in the comic strip and present their findings to the class.
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Identifying Science Fiction

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss works of science fiction that they read, highlight aspects that made each a part of science fiction genre, identify formal literary elements, and discuss ways each can be developed through science fiction.
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Future Time with "will"

For Students 4th - 6th
In this future time with "will" worksheet, students identify word meanings in a word bank and use them to complete future tense sentences. Students fill in the blank for six sentences.
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The Solar System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the solar space program and research what options are the most viable.  In this solar system instructional activity students view a video on the solar system, research the Internet and make recommendations. 
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Stages of Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the eight stages of human development.  In this stages of life lesson students discuss as a class the stages and complete an activity. 
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Future Time With "Will"

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this expressing future time worksheet, students complete 10 sentences with a word from the word bank. All sentences express future time with the word "will" and a verb.
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Carter’s Approach to Facing the Energy Crisis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine President Carter's stance on the energy crisis of the 1970s. In this energy crisis lesson, students analyze primary sources that feature the crisis during Carter's term. Students script and...
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Redesigning the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers redesign the classroom space. In this geometry lesson, students part take in making classroom rules and assigning value to the space in the classroom. They investigate measuring and problem solving in this lesson.
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What is cooperative negotiation?

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders differentiate between positions, interests, and values.  In this current events lesson, 10th graders analyze, in a response to literature, the failure of a fictional negotiation.  Students demonstrate the ability...
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Social Activism In The United States

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore justice issues. In this social activism lesson, students watch "Social Activism in the United States," and then locate newspaper articles from the 1960's and 1970's about events during the era.
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Anna Karenina Questions

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension activity, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions based on Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.

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