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The Great Gatsby

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders investigate the concept of the American Dream. They use the novel "The Great Gatsby" as an example from literature. Students brainstorm in order to define the American Dream.
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Multi-Media Hero Analysis

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students consider how the attributes of heroes have evolved. In this character traits lesson, students define heroism in their culture and research the epic heroes of literature. Students select heroes to write about and share their...
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Foundations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the history of literature in America by looking at the types of genres first read in the United States. They look at the foundations of how the original colonists had the intention of transmitting religious and moral...
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You Can Judge a Book By Its Cover

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the purpose for reading a piece of literature. In this reading lesson plan, 5th graders view the cover of a book and then predict the order of details from the book.  Students listen to the piece of literature and...
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Family Album: ESL, Social Studies, Art, Bookmaking, Literacy

For Teachers K
Students construct a personalized book with their own family members to practice family vocabulary and literacy in English. This activity would benefit any kindergartener; but is especially aimed at the English Learner.
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Academy Awards for Books

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students are exposed to literature and create an Academy award for their piece of literature. They play an author or a character and present themselves, a category, and each of the nominees in that category to gain awareness of...
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Literature Circles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers complete the reading of an age appropriate piece of literature. They think critically about their reading and discuss it with a group of peers. Students make connections among their reading, their own lives, and the...
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The Eighty Yard Run

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and explore the themes of the book The Eighty Yard Run. In this literature lesson, students discuss their observations and predictions. Students develop their own story which is similar to that of The Eighty Yard Run.
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Literary Bash

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Young scholars 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...
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Harriet The Spy

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the style of diary writing as its own genre of literature. They read Harriet The Spy in order to have a text for this literature study. Students use the skill of prediction to preview the story, and then...
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge LP

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a reading of literature with the intention of working on the reading comprehension skill of identifying the plot of a story. They conduct independent reading looking for the plot and fill in the graphic organizer for...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the book A Midsummer Night's Dream. For this literature lesson, students identify main characters and vocabulary words from the text. Students participate in a book discussion group.
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A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students examine historical photographs and discuss what the photograph reveals and how they can contribute to writing. In this response to literature  students choose a photograph and develop a paragraph around it.
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Halloween Literature Unit: Arthur’s Halloween

For Teachers K
Students read the story "Arthur's Halloween" and discuss how they have helped someone. In this "Arthur's Halloween lesson plan, students play a game that strengthens their listening skills. Students participate in identifying individual...
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"i Have a Dream" As a Work of Literature

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and analyze Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. They answer discussion questions, and write and compose a speech that addresses an injustice in society.
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Writing Traits Instruction

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students assess and critique a wide variety of writing samples for each of the traits of writing strands from literature, composition writing, reading and assessment tools. They create and design a descriptive definition piece of writing...
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Literature Circles

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students respond aesthetically to a piece of text. They give book talks about a picture book their small group read and rate it. Each student has a different job in the literature cirlce during the discussions. Finally, the students...
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Database Lesson Plan

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students add themselves in to a story. In this literature lesson, students listen to the story Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard and James Marshall. They pull out certain words in the story and add their own to create a new version. 
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Literature Circles

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work in groups in order to motivate one another to develop reading comprehension and literacy skills. The skills are built through the sharing of fine literature. They maintain a reading log to keep accountable for the...
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Greek Mythology

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the concept of Greek Mythology and conduct research using a variety of resources. They read literature pieces and then write responses to the readings. Students also view a video in order to create the context...
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Literary Element: Point of View

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this literacy worksheet, young scholars focus upon the element of literature know as the point of view. They use the story and discuss the first and third person context.
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From Fact To Fiction: Moby Dick

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine what makes a tragic hero and whether Captain Ahab fits the criteria.  In this literature lesson plan, engage in group discussions and examine Captain Ahab from the novel Moby Dick. They will then engage in a debate and...
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Alice In Wonderland

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast surrealist paintings to Alice in Wonderland.  For this literature lesson, students examine surrealism paintings and apply those principles to Alice in Wonderland.  They explore how the artists and author use...
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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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