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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Character's Decalogue Using "Because of Winn Dixie"

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read the book Because of Winn Dixie and then create a personal decalogue, which is a list of 10 personal beliefs. In this decalogue lesson plan, students then write a decalogue of a fictional character and write a story based on...
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Activity
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Poetry of Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Toronto provides the full text of 14 of Ambrose Bierce poems. Also included are brief notes on his life and works.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Character's Decalogue [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan students will write a personal decalogue for themselves, create a decalogue for an imaginary character and then, in the spirit of Because of Winn Dixie By Kate DiCamillo, they will write a short story where two...
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Left Brained Writing Prompt: An Original & Personal Decalogue

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this activity students create a list of ten personal thoughts about one topic. First, create your list's title; it should have the word I or my somewhere in the title to show that it's a personal list. Then create ten items that fit...