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Reading Fiction

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Explore how a writer's choice of words can convey meaning to the reader. Learners read selections and write questions about the content. Each question is answered by two groups of students and the differences in interpretations are...
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Hispanic and English Literature

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders listen to a brief history instructional activity about the 40's and 50's mid-West America and the Migrant workers that worked the fields. Next, learners will read a short story written by Tomas Rivera (both in Spanish...
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Homecoming Quiz

For Students 7th - 12th
Learners respond to 25 multiple choice questions about the Cynthia Voigt novel, Homecoming. Quizes can be submitted for grading or printed for as a hardcopy for use in classrooms with out computer access.
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Transcendentalism and Romanticism in American Literature

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
How do transcendentalists believe you must learn about the world? Use this PowerPoint to define transcendentalism and explain reason and intuition. Social, political, and philosophical influences of this time are introduced, and a few...
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English/Language Arts Methods Project

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students design a webquest requiring higher order thinking and providing students with opportunities to reflect on their learning. They include an assessment tool to evaluate the process and product.
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English Literature Authors and Their Works

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars explore English literature authors. In this authors lesson, students review English literature authors and the their main works. Young scholars complete a worksheet matching authors to their works.
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Art and Visual Aids in Literature Classes

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Incorporating visual art into your literature lessons will "add color" to your program.
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Lesson Planet Article
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Literature of the Ancient World

For Teachers 6th - 9th
The literature of the ancient world can provide a motivating way for students to explore history.
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Cowboys

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars analyze cowboy literature. In this United States history and literacy lesson, students listen to a variety of cowboy songs and poetry, view the video "Rediscovering America: The Real American Cowboy," and view related...
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"Sadako And The Thousand Paper Cranes" Literature Study

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students learn about the legacy of Sadako Sasaki, the atomic bomb, and history through a nonfiction literature study.
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Short Story Group PowerPoint Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students choose a short story from the class literature book. They find information about the author. They read the short story from the literature textbook. They create a PowerPoint to retell the short story.
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Literature Response Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Literature responses are a meaningful way to strengthen student comprehension.
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Freak the Mighty, Chapter 2

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literature response worksheet, students complete all or some of the 6 comprehension activities related to Chapter 2 of Freak the Mighty.
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Multimedia in the Language Arts Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Multimedia lesson plans are a way for students to explore language arts in a creative way.
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Aesop's Fables: Unity

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts and literature worksheet, students read 3 separate Aesop's fables that all have the theme of unity. Students then complete 5 pages of essay questions, short answer, detail checking, higher meaning reflections and...
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Literary Bash

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Students create a Halloween party or event based on a piece of literature they're reading during the season. This allows the students to plan a celebration and discuss a unique title for their themed celebration along with theme-related...
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Exploring American Tall Tales

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners explore elements of American folktales and tall tales. In this literature instructional activity, students read examples of American folktales and tall tales and prepare a monologue or news report to present to the class based...
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Rock Art Around the World

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars analyze rock art. In this rock art lesson, students research cultures that created rock art, analyze their art pieces, and compose essays regarding their findings.
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Literature-based Skill Building: Harry Potter And the Sorcerer's Stone Comprehension Exercises

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students complete a variety of language arts based activities based on the book "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling. After reading each chapter, they complete worksheets related to multiple meanings, character...
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Vocab. unit #1 Content Words-Literature

For Students 9th - 12th
In this literature worksheet, high schoolers find the terms that are related to identifying different types of genres. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Literature-based Skill Building: Holes by Louis Sachar

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literature response worksheet, learners answer 7 essay questions about Chapter 11 of the book called Holes by Louis Sachar.
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Literature-based Skill Building: Holes by Louis Sachar: Chapter 12

For Students 4th - 6th
In this literature response worksheet, students illustrate a scene and write about two quotations in Chapter 12 of Holes by Louis Sachar.
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Literature-based Skill Building: Holes by Louis Sachar Chapter 14

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literature response instructional activity, students answer 20 short essay questions about Chapter 14 of the book called Holes by Louis Sachar.
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Literature-based Skill Building: Holes by Louis Sachar

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literature comprehension worksheet, students answer 5 short essay questions about the theme of perseverance in Chapters 15 and 16 of Holes by Louis Sachar. Note: One of the questions has a word spelled wrong.

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