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The Relatedness of Languages
Students use Internet and library resources to select and examine the origins of phrases or words, particularly words that have origins in other languages.
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"Words, words, words"
Students discuss words that represent the "big ideas" in Othello and that recur throughout the play. They will be assigned words to track throughout the text, recording which character says the word and in what context.
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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Idioms
In this complete the sentences activity, students choose the appropriate word or words to go in the blank. Students complete this for 10 sentences.
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Communicating With Health Professionals
Students role play a visit to the doctor's office to practice communicating their symptoms to a health professional. They view an internet example of a patient discussing a medical issue with a doctor and then pair up to share...
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Giving and Taking Directions
Students identify the difference between commands and a declarative sentence. They complete a diagram with verbs, prepositions and numbers. They follow directions using a map and give directions to another location.
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Giving and Taking Directions (Middle School)
Students describe the difference between a declarative sentence and a command. They complete a diagram verbs, prepositions and numbers. They follow directions on a map and create directions of their own to another location.
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Literacy Map Activity
Students write directions using maps and ad, they define driving directions and convert cardinal numbers to there ordinals. They write directions which are given orally in these multi-level literacy activities.
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Finding Self-Reliance
Fourth graders relate what is read to their own experiences and feelings and use active listening to respond to other students' comments. After a lecture/demo, 4th graders utilize an Active Listening Chart imbedded in this plan to gain...
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Marriage of Visual and Thematic Aspects of Herbert's Poetry
Eighth graders describe the relationship between the visual aspects of "Easter Wings" and the poem's subject, and theorize about the poet George Herbert's motivations in constructing the poem this way. They demonstrate their ability to...
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ESOL Basic numbers and SHapes
Students review then recognize the letters A-Z both uppercase and lowercase and the numbers 0-100. They practice letters orally then play a letter writing game and number game as a class.
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Marriage of Visual and Thematic Aspects of Herbert's Poetry
Eighth graders study the visual aspects of poetry and write a poem using the white space to form a poem into the shape of a plus sign.
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Puzzles And Brain Teasers-- Rewriting a Poem
In this writing worksheet, students read a poem that seems absurd because the lines are not written with proper punctuation or verse spacing. Students rewrite the poem so it makes sense, changing only the punctuation and format on the page.
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Amnesty:More Than A Word
Students examine two advertisements, both of which claimed a 2007 immigration reform bill would provide "amnesty" to illegal immigrants. They research a bill and check the accuracy of advertising claims. Afterward, they write their own,...
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Grammar, Vocabulary and Idioms: Mixed Levels
In this ESL worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive exercise about grammar, idioms and vocabulary.
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Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs
In this verbs instructional activity, students complete a ten question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about completing sentences with phrasal verbs.
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What is a Museum? The Musee' d'Orsay
Students read paragraphs and study pictures to learn about museums and in particular the Musee' d'Orsay. In this museum study lesson, students study the range of activities found in a museum and the characteristics common to all museums....
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Boundaries
Students are introduced to the term of mental mapping. Individually, they develop their own mental map of Washington state and discuss as a class what makes a boundary. They draw their mental map on paper and compare it with their...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Safety and Security
Students, after reviewing and drilling on a unique vocabulary list of terms, analyze the proper procedures for fire, crime or medical emergencies. They examine how to stay calm and collected during such emergencies and why its important...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Concepts of Time and Money
Students identify different denominations of United States currency and symbols associated with money and reading prices. In addition, in pairs they identify examples of currency from newspapers and magazines.
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Level 2--Health and Nutrition
Students, while reviewing the vocabulary list on the board, identify basic personal hygiene products/practices along with daily grooming routines. They discuss the importance of these routines socially and health wise on a daily basis.
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ESOL: Effective Telephone Communication
Pupils study ways to communicate via a telephone. They discuss and define what an emergency is and how to use 911 for emergency situations. They role-play conversations subsituting various emergency situations and take turns playing each...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Literacy Foundations--LCP A
Students, after reviewing an extensive list of vocabulary terms, examine the proper ways to give accurate personal information orally and in writing. In addition, they practice writing with possessive adjectives.
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ESOL Personal Information
Students view different vocabulary cards with personal information words. They match pairs of cards with personal information vocabulary. They complete an information form and read their information to the class.
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Skills Necessary to Listen, Speak, Read and Write Effectively
Students, referring to the alphabet and numbers, practice stating, reading and writing letters and numbers. As they write each letter and number they say each one as well. They find examples of each one in a newspaper or magazine ad.