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American Literature and the Civil War
Middle schoolers prepare for and respond to literature selections. This package includes fourteen lessons from the American Literature, The Civil War and Its Aftermath: 1845-1880 series, each covering a different reading selection....
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American Literature Unit Two
Students prepare for and respond to literature selections. This package includes nineteen lessons from the American Literature, A New Nation: 1750-1850 series, each covering a different reading selection. Pre-reading and response...
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American Literature, The Earliest Days
Students prepare for and respond to literature selections. This package includes eleven lessons from the American Literature, The Earliest Days: Prehistory to 1750 each covering a different reading selection. Pre-reading and response...
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World Literature From Africa
Students prepare for and respond to literature selections. This package includes twenty-four lessons from the World Literature series, each covering a different reading selection from Africa. Pre-reading and response activities are...
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Responding To Literature
Students prepare for and respond to literature selections. This package includes nineteen lessons, each covering a different reading selection. Pre-reading and response activities are included for each lesson as well as extension and...
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The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner
Learners read and analyze a poem about a speaker's posthumous view of war, assess the purpose of an author's note and evaluate the effect of the point of view on the reader's response. They work in groups to discuss and analyze the poem.
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Glencoe Literature Themes: Legends
Students prepare for and respond to literature selections. This package includes five lessons from the Glencoe Literature series, each covering a different reading selection. Pre-reading and response activities are included for each...
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Making Inferences about a Llano River Rancheria
Seventh graders study the Indian groups who lived 1,000 years ago on the Llano River. They use paintings and photographs of tools and other artifacts to make inferences and conclusions about how the Indians lived.
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Present Perfect Simple or Continuous
Students discuss and analyze the differences between the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous forms from a clear context and develop the skill of noticing word stress, weak forms of auxiliaries.
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Making Inferences About a Llano River Rancheria
Seventh graders research the Indian groups that lived 1,000 years ago on the Llano River. They analyze paintings and photographs of tools and artifacts, develop inferences and conclusions about how the Indians lived, and present the...
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Study Spanish: Negation
Excellent lesson on negation in Spanish. A list of affirmative words with their negative counterparts is presented. Examples of negative sentences enhance the explanation. A short test at the end of the lesson tests the student's mastery...
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Study Spanish: Plural Forms of Nouns
Thorough explanation of how to make nouns plural in Spanish. Ample examples demonstrate this concept. A short test at the end of the instructional activity tests the student's mastery of this grammar principle.
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Study Spanish: Gender of Nouns Part Ii
Outstanding lesson that presents most of the word endings that determine gender. It also considers common exceptions to the rule. Without a doubt, this lesson shines above all others in teaching students how to determine the gender of a...
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Study Spanish: Direct Object Pronouns Part Ii
This site has an introduction to the concept of direct objects and their pronouns, that focuses on their use in affirmative and negative sentences. Ample examples illustrate the formation and placement of direct object pronouns. Students...
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Study Spanish: Direct Object Pronouns Part Iii
This site has an introduction to the concept of direct objects and their pronouns, that focuses on their use in sentences with verb infinitives. Ample examples illustrate the formation and placement of direct object pronouns. Students...
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Study Spanish: Indirect Object Pronouns Part Ii
This website is a instructional activity on indirect objects and their pronouns. Good explanation of their use in negative sentences. Ample examples illustrate the formation and placement of indirect object pronouns. Students may check...
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Study Spanish: Indirect Object Pronouns Part Iii
Online lesson on indirect objects and their pronouns. Good explanation of their use in sentences that include verb infinitives. Ample examples illustrate the formation and placement of indirect object pronouns. Students may check their...
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Study Spanish: Adjectives Part I
This first lesson on Spanish adjectives explains the concept of adjectives and introduces noun-adjective agreement for adjectives that end in "o", "e", or a consonant. The explanation is thorough and easy to understand, with ample...