National First Ladies' Library
We're off to see the Wizard!
Students explore the process of play and movie making from books. They study the basic elements of drama and write and produce a play based on a chosen theme. Students explain the basic elements of a play by looking at "The Wonderful...
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Arts of the Gilded Age
Learners study the art forms of the Gilded Age. In this integrated arts lesson, students research the art, music, dance, and drama of the historical era and then create their own personal projects that exemplify the time period.
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Ready, Set, Action!
Fifth graders explore sequential dramatization through children's literature. In this drama lesson, 5th graders act out and record scenes using digital and video cameras. Students create a digital poster using pictures from their scenes.
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The Oedipus Plays by Sophocles: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Sophocles's The Oedipus Plays. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Seagull by Anton Chekhov: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, learners respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Anton Chekhov's The Seagull. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. Students may check some of their answers online.
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A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Antigone by Jean Anouilh: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Jean Anouih's Antigone. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Arcadia by Tom Stoppard: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Bacchae by Euripides: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Euripides's "The Bacchae." Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Clouds by Aristophanes: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Aristohanes's The Clouds. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Electra by Sophocles: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature instructional activity, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Sophocles's "Electra." Students may check some of their answers online.
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Endgame by Samuel Beckett: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Samuel Beckett's Endgame. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Fences by August Wilson: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 11 short answer and essay questions about August Wilson's Fences. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Inherit the Wind by jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee
In this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Inherit the Wind. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Libation Bearers by Aeschylus: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Aeschylus's The Libation Bearers. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Family Traditions
Students research their family traditions. They select a tradition that has meaning to them and write about the traditions. They retell the story to a partner and add details. They write a draft of their story to a partner and...
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Julius Caesar: The Power of Persuasion
"Friend, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears..." Those words begin one of the most persuasive speeches in literature. Explore the elements of persuasion in a series of lessons related to William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. In addition...
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Eloquent Speech
Second graders discover that oral and written communication can be improved, and made to sound more eloquent, when the following questions are addressed; Who? What? Where? When? Why? students use word processing to copy a poem using clip...
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The Starry Night Time and Day Time
Second graders complete a unit of lessons on the solar system. They complete various art projects inspired by Van Gogh's 'Starry Night,' create a moon phases book, create a moon phase wind chime, develop a timeline of space exploration,...
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Language Arts Written Drama Project: Creationism
Students create and perform science fiction drams based upon their knowledge of the solar system. In this solar system lesson students work in cooperative groups to create a short play and will also score the play.
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Science Writing for the Masses: a Primer
Students demonstrate a basic understanding of the molecular basis of heredity. They discuss the chemical and structural properties of DNA and explain how genetic information is encoded in genes, replicated, transcribed and translated...