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Book: The Southern Colonies: Quest for Prosperity

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students, after reading Chapter 1 in the book, "The Southern Colonies: Quest for Prosperity,"begin to analyze the motivation behind European colonization. They convey the setting of the scene into a writing piece to illustrate the...
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Water: Narrative vs. Expository Texts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A reading of vignettes written by Peace Corps Volunteers serving in Lesotho and Madagascar launches a study of the difference between narrative and expository texts. As final products, young writers craft both a narrative and an...
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Freedom at Antietam

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Explore how the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation affected everyday individuals in the Civil War era. Learners are given the opportunity to read and evaluate primary and secondary source material, and then to compose a writing...
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Citing Sources

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils explore the purpose and requirements for a bibliography. They examine where to find bibliographic information in a variety of print and non-print sources on an assigned topic. Students prepare a bibliography online using a...
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A Day in the life of...

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars read about and study insects--their distinguishing characteristics, habitats, camouflage methods, defense mechanisms, etc. They draw pictures and write a story from the viewpoint of an insect and share their pictures and...
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Bronze Bow

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Explore ancient Rome through reading The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare. Readers activate prior knowledge by examining objects that relate to the story and predict the significance of the items. Their curiosity is aroused through...
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Understanding Short Stories and Their Elements

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students identify short story elements. In this story elements instructional activity, students review vocabulary about the elements of a story and then practice finding the elements in the short story links.
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Story Writng: To Kill a Mockingbird: B1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are given the story To Kill a Mockingbird and a rubric before starting their writing project. They are aware of the guidelines that the teacher is using in order for students to obtain their passing grade.
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A Recipe for Success: Cooking with Your Class

For Teachers 1st - 6th
When you cook with your class, you build community while improving language arts and math skills.
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Life in Korea During World War II: When My Name Was Keoko

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders review facts about roles of Asia and Japan in World War II, read When My Name Was Keoko to familiarize themselves with daily life and historic events during World War II in Korea, and participate in student-led...
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Whales, Whales, Whales!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
The title says it all! Help your pupils learn all about whales. Class members research different species of whales and share the information via video conferences with kids from another school. They conduct research on a selected species...
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Dracula Quiz

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Bram Stoker's Dracula. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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A Triangle Expansion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners review the foil method used to multiply two binomials. In this lesson on evaluating algebraic expressions, students are able to identify the coefficient in an algebraic expression, "act out" the foil method of multiplying...
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Dracula - Essay Questions

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Bram Stoker's Dracula. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Conversation Lesson: Multinationals - Help or Hindrance?

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Students engage in a debate regarding the status of nationals versus multinationals as a way of improving their conversation skills. The format for the debate is imbedded in this plan.
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Narrative vs. Expository Texts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use examples of narrative and expository text to analyze and compare the two styles. Students read articles on life in Lesotho and Madagascar and use graphic organizers and discussion to compare them. Young scholars write...
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Laurence Yep's Dragonwings

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers read independently the novel, "Dragonwings," by Laurence Yep and make connections between a text and the world. They summarize, paraphrase, analyze and evaluate skimming and scanning techniques when reading a novel. Each...
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to an essay question based on Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom of the page.
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No is No, Si is Yes

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders match the body part words in Spanish to a picture. They receive a picture of a human with lines coming from its feet, hands, and arms. Students use a word bank, to write the Spanish word that corresponds to the picture. ...
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The Catcher in the Rye

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders engage in the reading of literature in order to focus upon some of the basic literary elements while examining "The Catcher In The Rye". They use the experience of reading and literary analysis in order to help develop an...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Explaining Social Security with a Metaphor

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about Social Security. Students then respond to 4 short answer questions.
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Peace and Aggression: A Challenge of Our Time

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the arguments for and against the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. In groups, they must assign the Vietnam War a just or unjust war using the techniques used to fight and the reasons used by the government...
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If I Could Talk Like the Animals. . .

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read and discuss a film review of the animated movie Antz and then write a monologue from the perspective of a non-human organism.
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Life Savers?: Exploring Ethical Dilemmas Regarding AIDS Treatment in South Africa

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students participate in a roundtable forum to discuss the notion of defying South African national government policies in order to fight AIDS after reading the online article, "A Bold Move on AIDS in South Africa."

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