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Alternative Assessments for Novel Units
Students can be assessed on novel units using alternative/performance assessments.
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Genetic Engineering
Keep your students up-to-date on the growing field of genetic engineering with these lesson plans.
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Fantastic Journeys
In this activity, students will design a theme park attraction based on a fantastic journey from literature, film, or their own imaginations.
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Fantastic Journeys
Students design a theme park attraction based on a fantastic journey from literature, film, or their own imaginations. They plan a multi-million dollar attraction based on a fantastic voyage from popular culture entertainment.
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Fizzwiggling First Lines Quiz!
In this first lines worksheet, students participate in matching fifteen book titles written by Roald Dahl to their fifteen opening lines by drawing a line from one to the other.
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Research - Roald Dahl
Students listen to one of Dahl's poems or complete one of his books. They then research using the official Roald Dahl website and navigate some of the areas to familiarize themselves with some of the content to enable them to answer...
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"Esio Trot" by Roald Dahl
Students read Roald Dahl's Esio Trot and complete vocabulary and reading activities. In this reading and vocabulary lesson plan, students review vocabulary for the activity and listen to the story. Students discuss the story elements and...
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Creating Suspense
Fifth graders practice creating suspense in writing. In this narrative lesson, 5th graders read stories that create suspense through the use of cliff- hangers. They use cliff-hangers in their own writing.
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Independent Investigation
Students classify objects. For this math lesson, students sort and classify objects based on their characteristics. Students identify characteristics of objects.
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Writing Fix: You're on a Gigantic Roll
In this lesson plan the writer will imagine and compose a descriptive paragraph that focuses on a gigantic object moving through a specific setting and leaving destruction in its wake, modeled after the book James and the Giant Peach by...
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Penguin Books: Roald Dahl
Brief biographical profile and extensive interview of Roald Dahl as well as interviews of others who knew the author. Some of his most famous books include James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Roald Dahl Fans
Roalddahlfans.com: Roald Dahl Fans Website
This fan site for Roald Dahl (1916-1990 CE) contains numerous resources such as an in-depth biography on Dahl, lesson plans, games, information on his work, and much more.
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Writing fix.com: You're on a Gigantic Roll
Front cover of the book James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Roald Dahl
This biography on author Roald Dahl (1916-1990 CE) provides information about his literary career and personal life. It comments on his often-used taste for cruelty, rudeness to adults, and comic grotesque themes used in his books by...
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The Official Roald Dahl Website
Select a tour guide to show you through the Official Roald Dahl Website. Miss Honey or Mr. Willy Wonka can lead you through Roald Dahl's books, biography and the Roald Dahl Club.
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Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: Roald Dahl
On this site, students learn about Roald Dahl's biography. Read all about the author of children's books such as James and the Giant Peach.
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Read Write Think: Get the Reel Scoop: Comparing Books to Movies
Young scholars compare a book to its film adaptation, and then perform readers theater of a scene from the book that they feel was not well represented in the movie version.
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