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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mining For Descriptive Gold

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students describe places using language that is as vivid as possible. They will examine the writer's craft in describing a place by reading and discussing "Resurrecting the Miner's World." They will then revise their descriptive pieces...
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Unit Plan
E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: The Count of Monte Cristo

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this learning module, students will engage in a deep study of Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo. Worksheets, a test, and a map project are provided to reinforce comprehension of The Count of Monte Cristo.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

For Students 9th - 10th
Selected (11) reading passages (grades 8-11) to pair with "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver. This story follows the wife and four daughters of a Baptist preacher who moves them to the Belgian Congo in 1959, setting the...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

For Students 9th - 10th
Selected (6) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with the novella "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway. This novella tells the story of Santiago, an old fisherman who struggles to reel in a giant marlin far off the coast of...