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Phantom of Opera

The Phantom of the Opera: Ideas for Research and Discussion

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
You could spend a full day discussing The Phantom of the Opera and not scratch the surface, but a set of lessons about the literary elements and themes of the musical production is a great start. Young thespians build upon the...
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Fostering Creative Writing

For Teachers 5th - 9th
There are many interesting ways to help students develop their creative writing skills through writing prompts and games.
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Color Graphs and Poetry

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore color as they create graphs, write poetry, and examine varied interior designs. They respond to writing prompts describing their favorite color. Students collect data and create a bar graph based on a class survey. They...
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George Washington Carver

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students learn and research the life of George Washington Carver.  In this historical figures lesson, students read a book on George Washington Carver, discuss his character and the challenges he faced in becoming a botanist. ...
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Number the Stars, Lesson 11

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze point of view in the novel Number the Stars. Their writing prompt is how would this chapter(11) be different if Peter were telling the story? Students create a class concept web about pride on the board.
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Get Dramatic: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explain reducing, recycling and reusing. In this science/ arts lesson, students create a commercial and display a backdrop made out of recycled goods. Additionally, students write written responses to writing prompts. 
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Seeing Art in Historical Context: An Activity to Promote Visual Literacy

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students consider works of art in their historical context. In this art in historical context lesson, students are encouraged to think about and record their prior knowledge of the historical period and to make inferences about the...
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Happy Holidays

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create holiday story while working in cooperative learning groups, using Chris Van Allsburg's Polar Express as a writing prompt.
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Writing
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Young Writer's Worksheet- Writing Prompt- Decorating Easter Eggs

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this young writer's workshop worksheet, students write an open response to the prompt, "Edgar liked to decorate eggs. His favorite part was..." They see a picture of an Easter rabbit using various colors to decorate eggs at the top of...
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Writing
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Young Writer's Workshop Writing Prompt Worksheet

For Students 4th - 5th
In this young writer's workshop worksheet, students write a response to the prompt, "Aga Panthis looked at the butterflies and she looked at the flowers. She thought..." They see a picture of a young lady looking at butterflies and...
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Writing
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Writing Bug- Let it Snow- Writing Prompt Worksheet

For Students 5th - 6th
In this writing worksheet, students write an essay that describes what it is like to be in an area of the world where it snows in the winter. They write the essay from the point of view of educating someone who has never seen snow before.
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Writing Sparks- What Bugs You?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this writing prompt worksheet, students write a passage about things that bother them. They give examples and tell while these things are bothersome. They explain what they would do to change these things.
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Dolphin Writing

For Students 4th - 5th
In this writing prompts instructional activity, students write a paper about dolphins based on the information they have learned or already know about dolphins.
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Writing
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Seedfolks Journal Entry Choices

For Students 6th - 8th
Keep your class thinking about Seedfolks after they read each chapter by requiring them to keep a journal about the story. Hand out these journal entry prompts at the beginning of the story so that your learners know what to expect. For...
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The Week That Was

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners complete a weekly writing assignment that documents their writing progress throughout the year. Each week, students write a paragraph in response to a prompt or a synopsis of the week's events.
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Essay Writing

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Are your learners working towards their GED? First they study the GED essay rubric, and then they read a sample essay as a group. After studying the basic elements, they write an essay of their own. After peer editing, they revise their...
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Writing Sentences

For Students 2nd - 4th
Challenge your second graders to use their writing and list-making skills with this straightforward worksheet. Given five sets of three items each (duck, dog, and hen, for example), young writers compose sentences that include lists of...
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Writing
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The Best Advice: Writing Paper

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this writing worksheet, students will write about the best advice they have ever received. There are lines on which students can write and tips for good writing at the bottom.
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Wisconsin: Draw and Write

For Students 1st - 4th
In this Wisconsin draw and write worksheet, students draw a picture related to the state and then write about the state on the lines provided.
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Prewriting

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Get your students writing, clear and organized stories with this PowerPoint. Students are taken through the brainstorming process by using a story web, they fill out what happened, where it happened, who was there, and how they felt....
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My Summer Memory

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this writing worksheet, students will write about a summer memory on the pattern of a clamshell. Students will cut out the clamshell and decorate the outside.
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Washington Writing Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this Washington activity worksheet, students draw a picture of something state-related and then write about the picture that they drew on the lines provided.
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December 15 - Bill of Rights Day

For Students 7th - 8th
In this writing prompt worksheet, students learn that December 15th is known as "Bill of Rights Day." Students research five facts about the Bill of Rights using classroom resources and summarize the facts. Students include why the Bill...
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Writing
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Scary: writing

For Students 5th - 10th
For this writing worksheet, students write a scary story after they read the writing prompt. Students have 3 pages that they can write their story on.

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