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Identifying Types of Native American Stories

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students read Native American stories and record information on forms about them. They identify the type of story, its significance, and purpose. Students determine what the readers/listeners should learn from the stories.
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"Intelligent Design" and Ohio's Science Curriculum

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the debate between intelligent design and Darwinism. They research both topics by accessing primary sources. Students interview school administrators to determine what its science curriculum is and the timeline for...
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Crater Creation

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the Oregon state quarter and discuss how Crater Lake was formed-geologically and according to Native American legend. They practice making predictions and identifying the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
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MONSTERS AND MYTHS: SCRIPTS /SCULPTS

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders are introduced to myths formed by many cultures as a unique genre of literature. They use critical thinking skills to compare and contrast mythic tales, compare versions of the same story, and respond to literature in...
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Greek Mythology: Cultures and Art

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine literary arts. In this Greek mythology lessons, students read Greek myths and select characters from the myths to study. Students create watercolor illustrations of the characters, write short stories about the...
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Creating an Original Opera

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research the lyrical and dramatic structure of opera through Internet sources and audio examples, cooperatively discuss elements of opera stories vs. their own lives and create one-act opera based on their own life experiences.
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Creative Writing Lesson Plan: Combination Creature

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students navigate through an online interactive virtual zoo to create imaginary animals by combining different parts of real animals. They write a short story about their combination creature.
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Book Swap

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students explore the publishing roles of author and illustrator. Stories are written and the illustration done by other students. Answers to several questions act as a motivating force for the creation of the stories.
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Activity Plan 3-4: Dreamy Rhymes

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students write a story about an animal using rhyme. In this literacy lesson plan, the teacher shares different versions of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" with the class and that becomes the basis for the creation of a picture and story for...
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Barney Bear Gets Dressed

For Teachers K
Students identify colors and use descriptive words to create a book about a bear. For this lesson on using descriptive language, students listen to a story and help the teacher explain what happened. Students then participate in...
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Behind the Cover

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students develop questions they would have liked to ask an author about their written works. They read an article about their forefathers and research a back story to a written work of their choice. They create posters to illustrate the...
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Hidden Children and the Holocaust: A Lesson and Pledge for Action

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students read various personal accounts of children during the Holocaust. Using special identification cards, they relate the Holocaust to historical events in their lifetimes. Examining primary source documents, they describe how they...
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May the Force Be With(in) You

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the characterization of heroes and their representation of the values and beliefs of the society in which they are created. They first examine the creation of the 'Star Wars' heroes and plots, and then develop their own...
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Land, Liberty and the Struggle for the American Dream

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate equality by reading a historical fiction book in class.  In this civil rights lesson, students read the story Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry with their classmates and define the Jim Crow Laws that kept blacks...
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Joseph Andrews - Essay Questions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 16 short answer and essay questions about Fielding's Joseph Andrews. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the stories at the bottom of the page.
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Native American Legends, Folk Stories and Tales

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers write an Indian tale explaining a natural event, an animal characteristic,
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Piecing Together the Story of Glenn Cunningham: A Kansas Champion

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students use primary and secondary sources to conduct research about Glenn Cunningham. In this Glenn Cunningham lesson plan, students tell why he was a hero, and tell facts from what they learned.
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The Telling: A Thanksgiving Story

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
students use literature to compare and contrast different points of view on the first Thanksgiving.
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Centennial: Have I Got a Story for You

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify the clues that folklore provides about Utah's past, and create a piece of folklore for a place or event in or near their community.
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Techno Book

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore language arts by utilizing educational software. In this storytelling activity, 1st graders utilize Microsoft Word to create their own children's story incorporating images as well. Students proofread their creation...
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Writing Myths

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read and write myths. In this world mythology instructional activity, students read and analyze myths from various cultures and then recognize their attributes as they write their own myths that explain natural phenomena.
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A World of Myths

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and write myths. In this world mythology lesson, students read and analyze myths from various cultures and then recognize their attributes as they write their own myths to explain natural phenomena.
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Elements of Myth

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read and act out myths. In this world mythology lesson, students read and analyze myths from various cultures and then recognize their attributes as they prepare presentations of myths that explain natural phenomena.
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A Modern Pandora's Box

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research the myth of Pandora's Box. In this mythology lesson plan, students examine myths and are introduced to the story of Pandora's Box. Students create a modern-day version of Pandora's Box.