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Coming to America

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine the various cultures of the immigrants who came to America. Using the internet, they research various ethnic and cultural groups within the United States. They identify the reasons why people immigrated to the U.S. and...
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The Odyssey Plan

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders read and analyze The Odyssey. They apply note-taking skills to identify enemy, type of enemy, and traits demonstrated throughout the book. Students create a storyboard that illustrates the selected episode from the book...
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Developing Fluency

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students get in the habit of writing. They gain confidence in their ability to write and their development as a writer (padding a portfolio). They demystify the MN Basic Standards Writing Test.
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Ohio Bicentennial

For Teachers 1st
First graders research the history of Ohio and the Ohio Bicentennial. They conduct research using a variety of resources, and participate in class discussions about Ohio. Using Kid Pix computer software they write one fact and create a...
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Personal Decision Making

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a powerpoint presentation documenting a decision they must make regarding Japanese internment during World War II. Working in groups, students are given scenario regarding internment. Using various resources, including...
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East Asia: Current Events

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders read and evaluate current events of East Asia. They select an article, read and summarize the article and identify the key people, places, dates, and events in the article. As they summarize, they write a personal...
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Reading/English Language Arts/ Instructional Strategies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are given a line drawing that only that students sees. They are asked to describe the drawings to the reset of the class to see if they can draw it as the teacher describes it. Students work with a partner, and they are given a...
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Cornell Notes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the introduction of The Cornell Notetaking System and the emphasis is upon the active learning that is involved. They discuss and demonstrate the six steps of taking Cornell Notes.
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Applied Skills Assessment

For Teachers 4th
In this skills worksheet, 4th graders answer 48 questions from the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress in Language Arts and Mathematics.
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Peer Review of My School and Community Activities

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders complete activities to explore life goals. In this career goals activity, 12th graders write a list of their community activities and write a statement of their life goals. Students discuss their life goals with a peer.
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Christmas Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore writing using literary terms. In this Christmas poetry lesson, students write a poem about a Christmas tree or a snowman using at least one example of each: metaphor, simile, and personification.  
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Word Order Scrambled Sentences

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this scrambled sentences worksheet, students make sentences using all words in a given set. Page has several links to additional activities and answers. 
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Effective Letter Writing

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore letter writing.  In this persuasive writing instructional activity, students write a letter to a local organization based on a topic of their choice.  Students employ the correct letter writing procedure as outlined in...
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Reporting Live From...

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars examine the many disasters in West Virginia. In this US history lesson, students write about and give an oral presentation of one of the disasters as if they were reporters.
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Alice in Wonderland

For Students 5th
In this listening instructional activity, 5th graders listen to the first chapter of Alice in Wonderland and respond to the corresponding questions. Students answer 35 multiple choice questions choosing the correct answer from the drop...
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Spelling List 3: Sight Words, "-aw" Pattern, and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling worksheet, learners copy 16 words 2 times each. Words are either sight words, academic vocabulary or have the -aw pattern. 
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The Polar Express Writing Report

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this grade 2 writing prompt worksheet, students are give a writing prompt from the book The Polar Express about using their senses to write about going on a trip around the world with Santa Claus. Pages include a rubric and teacher...
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The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation: Capitalization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation contains 12 capitalization rules with a link to exercises and a test.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Quiz in Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this interactive grammar quiz, students are asked to read a paragraph and insert the correct punctuation, capitalization, and corrected spellings. When finished, they click on "Grammar's Version" for the corrected paragraph with...
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Tameri: Guide for Writers: Punctuation Rules

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
This site provides the punctuation rules.
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Quia

Quia: Capitalization: Rags to Riches

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
This is a capitalization and punctuation game for early readers. Students win gold stars for selecting the correct answers. The game is available in Java or HTML versions.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Quiz in Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
It this interactive punctuation quiz, students read sentences or passages and insert the necessary punctuation and capitalization. After each answer, students select "Grammar's Version" to reveal the corrected passage and an explanation....
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: 13.1: Common Errors in Grammar and Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explanations and examples that teach how to identify and correct errors in subject/verb agreement, comma splices, sentence fragments, capitalization of titles and...
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Harvard University

Harvard Writing Center: Tips on Grammar, Punctuation and Style

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Rather than lists of rules, this site provides practical advice on the use of commas, semicolons, dashes, hyphens, abbreviations, acronyms, split infinitives, "this," "that," italics, and underlining. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.2

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