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National Endowment for the Humanities

The Glass Menagerie: Key Themes

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Using the list of expressionist techniques generated in the first lesson, groups analyze how Williams uses these techniques to develop one of the play's themes. The whole class then shares and discusses the examples they found where...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Montaigne “On Cruelty”: A Close Reading of a Classic Essay

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed Standards
An excerpt from Michel de Montaigne's essay "On Cruelty" provides advanced readers an opportunity to polish their close reading skills. Scholars read the passage twice and then respond to the provided questions.
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K20 LEARN

The Monkey's Paw - Be Careful What You Wish For: Foreshadowing

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
W. W. Jacobs' horror story, "The Monkey's Paw," is used to introduce foreshadowing. As they advance through the story, young readers make predictions about what might happen next and how the story might end. Pairs work through the story...
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Curated OER

Integrating Skills: Authentic Teaching Best Prepares Students for an Authentic Assessment

For Teachers 11th - 12th
What's the best way to learn Spanish? The instruction needs to be authentic and provide more opportunities for real-life Spanish practice. Read this article for some ideas of how you can bring this practice into your classroom or school!
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Curated OER

Pre-AP Strategies for Spanish Literature

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Take a break from vocabulary development and have your Spanish scholars immerse themselves in Spanish culture. What are common Spanish proverbs? In short sessions over the course of a few weeks, the class will learn about different...
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Curated OER

Discovering Cells

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students will learn about the pioneers who discovered the cell and its parts. They will be able to relate advances in microscope technology to the discoveries. Students diagram a time line and answer questions at the end to check for...
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Curated OER

Chain Across the Hudson Lesson Plan A - Locating the Chain

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students read a letter from George Washington requesting them to identify on a map a location that would stop the advance of British warships. They choose a location and justify their choice.
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Curated OER

Intermediate Short Stories - "A New Cat"

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners will read a short story in a basic and advanced version. They then answer 3 comprehension questions and 5 vocabulary questions.
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Curated OER

Intermediate Short Stories - "Making Dinner"

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Primary learners read the basic and advanced version of the story "Making Dinner." They then answer 3 comprehension and 5 vocabulary questions.
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Curated OER

Dream Kitchen

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Advanced ESL students can engage in this lesson designed to practice compiling lists, adding costs, and describing why they chose a particular item. They will choose items from a magazine that they'd like in their dream kitchen. Next,...
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Pimsleur

Food and Drink

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Talk about healthy lifestyle choices... in Italian! Class members categorize food cutouts into a food pyramid and discuss why some items are healthier than others. The plan offers additional vocabulary reinforcement ideas for younger as...
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Curated OER

SWEET DREAMS, MOON BABY

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Study previously-unpublished techniques and also stunning yet surprisingly easy historic techniques in quilting. Advance from simple needleturn applique to antiquarian fancywork with optional stencil-shading applique, inkwork, and...
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Curated OER

Management Considerations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use a glossary of terms and a word search game to learn about mature adults. Thye interpret class rules and advanced organizer for the course. They recognize age-related terms and vocabulary.
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Curated OER

Technology and Oil

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students demonstrate how much our society depends on petroleum products. They show how advances in technology have allowed us to find, obtain, and transport oil more efficiently.
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Curated OER

Molecular Biology and Primate Phylogenetics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pairs of high school biologists compare amino acid differences in the beta hemoglobin of different primates. They use the information collected to construct a phylogenic tree. Follow-up discussion questions are provided. This is a...
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Curated OER

Drama-Dialogue

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Use drama to study and practice dialogue. Creative minds discuss what dialogue tells about a character, and how it can be used to advance the plot. They read a play, think about what they gleaned from dialogue, and record their...
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Curated OER

Reading Skills: Chunking

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Prepare advanced English learners and low-level readers for the reading demands of post-secondary education with skill of chunking. Readers learn to make meaning from phrases rather than individual words, helping them to read more...
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Curated OER

Build Mastery: Main Idea

For Teachers K - 4th
Use a graphic organizer to get readers thinking about main ideas as they record the who, what, where, when, and why of a story. Consider modeling this process completely before kids do this independently. They fill in five boxes charting...
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Anchorage School District

Transition Words Wall Poster

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Vary and bury transitions in an accordion paragraph with the help of a poster that lists common and more advanced transition sets. To provide your students with this instructional aid, first download the template, then enlarge it to...
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Curated OER

Advanced Synonyms and Antonyms - Multiple Choice - Adjectives 3

For Students 4th - 6th
In this grammar activity, students learn the difference between synonyms and antonyms. They then answer 12 multiple choice questions in which they select the best synonym or antonym for a specific word.
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Curated OER

Advanced Paragraph Correction #3

For Students 5th - 7th
In this proofreading activity, students read a paragraph containing several errors. Using multiple choice options, students correct all 8 errors.
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Curated OER

Advanced Paragraph Correction #4

For Students 6th - 8th
In this grammar learning exercise, students read the passage and then answer the questions about errors in the passage. There are 8 questions to answer.
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Curated OER

Advanced Sentence Correction 3

For Students 4th - 6th
In this sentence correction worksheet, students correct the errors in the 6 sentences on this page. They write the new sentence on the blank line provided.
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Curated OER

Advanced Paragraph Correction #6

For Students 4th - 9th
In this paragraph correction worksheet, students read a 7 line passage. Then students respond to 8 multiple choice questions regarding grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors.

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