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Article
Read Works

Read Works: Passages: "The Rise of Oxygen in the Earth's Atmosphere"

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The article "The Rise of Oxygen in the Earth's Atmosphere" from the American Museum of Natural History focuses on when the rise of oxygen in the earth's atmosphere began. A Step Read, a question set,...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Using a Predictable Text to Teach High Frequency Words

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Using "Have You Seen My Cat?" students will learn to recognize high-frequency words. There are supplementary materials provided, as well as several links to useful websites.
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Handout
Other

A Word a Day: Theme List

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
If you need to develop your own practice spelling list, visit the "Word--a--Day" archives (back to 1996) to find interesting vocabulary/spelling words based on weekly themes such as "Words about Marriage," "Words about Laughing," and...
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Professional Doc
International Reading Association

Reading Online: Teaching Vocabulary to Adolescents to Improve Comprehension

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
An article highlighting the improvements of middle and high school students' reading comprehension through a sixteen-week program. Includes introduction, overview of the intervention, course structure, sample activities, assessments, and...
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Website
Other

Es Lnotes: English Learner Movie Guides

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed overviews of popular movies written especially for English language learners by an ESL instructor. Each guide includes a plot summary, descriptions of major characters, and an extensive glossary of words and expressions used in...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Polishing Tone, Style, and Vocabulary (English Iii Research)

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will learn revision strategies you can use to polish your research paper's style, tone, and vocabulary. W.11-12.1d Tone/Style
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Polishing Tone, Style, and Vocabulary in Your Essay

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn revision strategies you can use to polish your essay's style, tone, and vocabulary. W.11-12.1d Tone/Style, W.11-12.1e Tone/Style
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Handout
Emory University

Globalization Website: Globalization Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This website is a glossary of words and phrases used in explaining the globalization of economies, politics, human rights, and world culture.
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eBook
Other

Brentville District High School: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act Iv [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The teacher edition of a textbook chapter on Act 4 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Students will analyze the plot, make and verify predictions, and analyze characters. Includes explanations of vocabulary with accompanying text from the...
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Interactive
Learning Games For Kids

Learning Games for Kids: Silly Bulls: Vocabulary Syllables for Primary Math

For Students 4th
Practice syllables with this online game. After the word is read, choose the correct box based on the number of syllables you hear. When you choose correctly, you will see the word broken down into syllables and hear it used in a sentence.
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Interactive
Vocabulary Spelling City

Vocabulary Spelling City: Silly Bulls: K 2 Animals

For Students 1st Standards
Practice syllables with this online game. After the word is read, choose the correct box based on the number of syllables you hear. When you choose correctly, you will see the word broken down into syllables and hear it used in a sentence.
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Interactive
Vocabulary Spelling City

Vocabulary Spelling City: Silly Bulls: 2nd 3rd Grade Syllables

For Students 3rd Standards
Practice syllables with this online game. After the word is read, choose the correct box based on the number of syllables you hear. When you choose correctly, you will see the word broken down into syllables and hear it used in a sentence.
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Activity
BusinessSpanish.com

Business spanish.com: Colors/colores

For Students Pre-K - 1st
From primary to secondary, this site has great colors that are translated from Spanish to English. You can also hear the pronunciation by clicking on the color you want to hear. Bilingual.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Cognates (English Iii Reading)

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
In this lesson you'll learn about different types of cognates, words that sound or look alike from one language to the next. You'll learn how leveraging cognate knowledge helps you figure out unfamiliar words in English. When you combine...
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Article
International Reading Association

Using Bilingual Books in Esl and Mainstreamed Classrooms

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The authors explain strategies for using bilingual books to foster literacy development with ESL learners. They argue that the presence of books in other languages in the classroom library sends a clear message about the value of...
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Article
International Reading Association

Using Bilingual Books in Esl and Mainstreamed Classrooms

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The authors explain strategies for using bilingual books to foster literacy development with ESL learners. They argue that the presence of books in other languages in the classroom library sends a clear message about the value of...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Passages: "First Day Folly"

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The passage "First Day Folly" focuses on a pre-teen who is nervous about the first day of middle school. It is followed by a comprehension question set and answer key and a vocabulary worksheet for the...
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: English 4; Order and Chaos

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module asking students to analyze different types of texts, use literary terms, write a persuasive essay, and practice grammar and vocabulary skills all within themes related to order and chaos or war and peace.
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: English 4; Order and Chaos

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module asking students to analyze different types of texts, use literary terms, write a persuasive essay, and practice grammar and vocabulary skills all within themes related to order and chaos or war and peace.
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: English 4; Utopia

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module asking students to analyze different types of texts, connect literature to events and experiences, use various writing skills, deconstruct media, practice grammar and vocabulary skills, and analyze point of view,...
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Activity
Curated OER

Study Guide for the Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A well-written study guide for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Includes a profile of William Shakespeare and background information about the play and its historical context. There are synopses of each act, discussions of literary devices,...
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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Activity: Picture Scavenger Hunt: Word Girl

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this WordGirl lesson plan, turn on the detective spirit in your students when they must find images in magazines that match the word captions they've been given.
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Website
Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Intermediate Level

For Students 9th - 10th
Improve English language proficiency at this comprehensive ELL (English Language Learner) site for Spanish-speaking students. It is subdivided into eight areas of language development: vocabulary, grammar, listening comprehension,...
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Unit Plan
Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Beginning Level

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Improve English language proficiency at this comprehensive ELL (English Language Learner) site for Spanish speaking students. This section is subdivided into eight areas of language development: vocabulary, grammar, listening...