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A Look at Geography
Students discover geographical places and terms in another language. In this geographical identification lesson, students utilize their geographical vocabulary to describe to other classmates where they would like to go or where...
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Let's Read the Newspaper
Students investigate the format of a typical newspaper. In this journalism instructional activity, students read a newspaper from a target language and discover the vocabulary associated with the news. Students work together...
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Developing Awareness: An Intercultural Communication Lesson Plan
Students, divided into two groups, are put into a new culture, where they must create their own body language for greetings, etc. They learn aspects of other cultures such as body language, discourse patterns, male and female roles.
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Adjectives; Adjective Order in English-4
In this foreign language worksheet, learners look for the most natural sounding choice from three options to complete the ten given sentences. Each option contains an adjective phrase with the words mixed into various orders.
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Storytelling In America
Students discuss how Washington Irving is considered an important 19th century-American storyteller. They create their own version of a passage from 'The Legend' after listening to the story.
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A Courtly Love Poem
Pupils engage in a writing assignment to produce a thirteenth century Italian Courtly Poem. They imitate the literary patterns of writing to produce a unique poem using a model for example. Students review the basic terminology for...
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VH1 Driven: Shakira, Lesson 2
Students watch a video about the life of Latin singer/pop star, Shakira. They research various foreign music styles and discuss how they influence American pop music today.
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An Exploratory Approach to the Teaching of French in the Middle School
Middle schoolers review the most recent vocabulary list of French words. Using literature by Victor Hugo and Guy de Maupassant, they discover the history and culture of France. Using a map and the text, they locate the cities and...
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The German Occupation of the Rhineland
Students discover the history of WWII by investigating the Nazis. In this World History lesson, students identify the Rhineland, the Treaty of Versailles, and how Nazis broke the agreement. Students read transcripts of secret...
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The American Mosaic
Students discuss what it would be like to be new to a town. They are then asked questions related to the immigrants coming to America. Extensions of this lesson are available.
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Overcoming the Fear of "Unknown" Vocabulary
Students practice different techniques to become a better reader. They practice using new vocabulary and are encouraged not to be afraid of learning new things. They answer questions about flyers to end the lesson.