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Curated OER

What Animals Eat

For Teachers 1st
First graders organize animals according to what they eat. They compare the teeth of plant eaters and meat eaters.
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Curated OER

The Revolving Door: U.S. Immigration

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students compare current cultural perceptions of the immigrant experience with ones of the past. They will relate current immigration stories as seen in the PBS documentary "The New Americans" to those of the historical past.
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Curated OER

Letters to Home

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders research historical events and everyday life in Texas in 1836-1837. They write a letter using Mr. Mitchell's perspective.
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Curated OER

Blooming Up: Teaching the Art of Questioning

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students, through demonstration and example, write and answer questions at different levels of Bloom's taxonomy.
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Curated OER

Looking through the Sands of Time: 80's Decade

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students view the comic "Time sliders" from the Celebrate the Stamp Unit from the 1980's. They discuss what the comic magazine contains. Students listen to a speaker from the post office discuss how stamps are selected. They use...
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Curated OER

Mississippi Delta Blues Moves: Second in a Series of Three with Barb Hoffman and Steve Hoskins, MGM

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students complete a graphic organizer reviewing Barb Hoffman's prior lesson," Slave Songs (1840-1876)" as well as listen to and discuss Delta Blues music samples. Students research one Delta Blues singer and write a "color coded"...
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Curated OER

Environmental Destruction in Vietnam

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students watch video clip on Environmental Destruction of Vietnam, select and discuss passages from essay, Resuscitation of the Dead Earth, that emphasize destruction to the land, and write essay on whether United States should have been...
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Curated OER

Culture in Atlantic Canada

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders discuss the aspects of culture and what makes them unique. In small groups, 9th graders use digital cameras to take photos. Groups use their pictures to create a PowerPoint presentation storyboard of their culture.
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Curated OER

Remarkable Trees of Virginia

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students draw a picture of their favorite tree from memory, and then add detail as they learn more about leaf characteristics of Virginia trees. They will use their writing skills to nominate one or more of their favorite trees to the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Building Your Bridge Building Basics

For Students 6th - 8th
In this technology worksheet, students examine the basic principles of bridge building design in order to answer the nine questions with the help of the web links on page 2.
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Curated OER

State Similes

For Students 4th - 5th
In this simile worksheet, students think about their state and then write similes to describe it. Students then pick their favorite simile and illustrate it.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Rain Drop Shape Poem

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This lesson plan uses the mentor text by Wendy Cheyette Lewison entitled Raindrop, Plop! This lesson, which has a focus on word choice, engages students in brainstorming descriptive words and phrases about raindrops. At the end of the...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Discovering a Passion for Poetry W/ Langston Hughes

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
After analyzing examples of contemporary youth poetry as well as the poetry of Langston Hughes, students will use the Internet to conduct research on how events in the world have shaped Hughes' work. They will cite specific examples that...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Exploring Mlk's Words Through Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This online lesson attempts to teach students the power of Martin Luther King's words in his "I Have a Dream" speech and others. Students create a diamante poem (seven-line diamond-shaped poem) to analyze and evaluate his words and...
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University of Oregon

Pizzaz, Creative Writing & Storytelling: Diamante Poems

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This PIZZAZ (People Interested in Zippy and ZAny Zcribbling) lesson plan will engage students in writing diamante poems. Examples of diamante poems are provided. A template is also included as a graphic organizing support for students.
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eBook
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Marianne Moore

For Students 9th - 10th
You can rely on this site for biographical and critical views of Marianne Moore (1887-1972 CE) and her work. It includes criticism of a number of poems, a photo gallery, an exhibit and a biography.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Seeing Sense in Photographs & Poems

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson plan, students will consider Seeing Sense in Photographs & Poems. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab. They will learn to support their analyses with detailed description of...
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eBook
Other

Passions in Poetry: George Herbert 1593 1633

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief biography of Herbert is accompanied by the texts of fifteen of his poems. The poems have no commentary with them.
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Graphic
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Diamante Poem

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Use this printable template to teach students how to create a diamante poem.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: Bucket List Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using the song "Live Like You Were Dying" by Tim McGraw from the soundtrack for The Bucket List as a model, students will take a look at their values and the things they would like to accomplish in their lives before they run out of...
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Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: National Poetry Month Activity

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A brief classroom activity lesson for students of all ages in commemoration of National Poetry Month. Includes links and a bibliography. Check out the links to various poetry websites and activities.
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Other

Teengagement: Targeted Intervention: Word Choice Shapes Meaning and Tone

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students interpret how words are used in a literary text and examine how word choice affects meaning and tone. A sample analysis of a poem is presented, terms are defined, and question stems for assessment purposes are...
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Professional Doc
Other

Kindergarten Works: 10 Activities for Describing 3 D Shapes in Kindergarten

For Teachers Pre-K - K Standards
Describing 3D shapes in Pre-K and Kindergarten is now an expectation as it is a key geometry standard. This resource contains 3D shapes activities and resources for practicing this standard. Included are chants, videos, games, poetry,...
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University of Oregon

University of Oregon: Cinquain Poems

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Discover how to write a cinquain poem when you visit this resource. This site features a sample of a cinquain and directions to create your own. Come and check out how much fun poetry can be.

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