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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Words in Context: Pun Fun [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards

A lesson plan in which students choose three selections of interesting word play in a text and then work with a partner to discuss their choices. Materials are included.

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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Case Against "Good" and "Bad"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

Don't take the easy route! Instead, use this little trick to improve your writing -- let go of the words "good" and "bad," and push yourself to illustrate, elucidate, and illuminate your world with language. Free registration is required...

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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Literary Elements and Techniques: Tone and Mood

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

Explore the difference between tone and mood in this animated video [2:28] from WNET through definitions and examples from poetry and prose. Discussion questions below help students to further apply their understanding before analyzing a...

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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 3: A Log's Life

For Teachers 3rd Standards

Third graders learn about the interdependence of animals and trees in nature and the cycles of growth and decay. Students also learn about the importance of preserving balance in nature and what happens when we upset that balance. While...

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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: The Joy Luck Club: Character's Perspective

For Students 9th

Read part one, chapter four from The Joy Luck Club and examine how the author uses words and phrases to create Ying Ying's perspective.

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Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Language: Vocabulary Acquisition: Shades of Meaning: Verbs [Pdf]

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards

Students learn about the differences among action verbs with similar meanings by acting them out with classmates in this fun verb game.

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Scholastic

Scholastic: American Dream: I Have a Dream

For Teachers 9th - 10th

Use Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech to talk about the American Dream, word choice, and persuasion.

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Writing Fix

Writing Fix:a Right Brained Writing Prompt: Serendipitous Alliteration: Letter S

For Students 1st - 8th Standards

Students use the alliteration generator to spark an idea for an alliterative narrative using the letter "S" and focusing on word choice and playing with words. An online page and a word choice checklist are provided for students to type...

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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A 6 Trait Writing Lesson: Emotional Recipe Write Ups

For Teachers 1st - 9th Standards

The writer studies the format of well-written recipes, paying particular attention to the type of verbs used in the paragraph of instructions which always follow the list of needed ingredients. Next, the writer thinks up a story or...

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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Revision of Word Choice [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 9th Standards

Helping students revise their rough drafts can be a difficult process. Make it a little easier with this 3-step lesson regarding revision of word choice.

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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Haiku Variation [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards

Tired of 17 syllables? Try a poem with 17 words instead with this variation on a haiku. Examples are provided. [PDF]

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TESL Journal

Activities for Esl Students: Grammar Quizzes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

This site from The Internet TESL Journal is developed for students for whom English is a Second Language (ESL). This is packed full of helpful quizzes covering all aspects of English grammar, from articles to sentence structure to word...

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