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Poetry Interpretation and Figurative Language

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discover how figurative language is used in poetry. They read selected poems and identify the figurative language with handouts and worksheets included in the lesson. They write poems of their own using figurative language.
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Legends of the Fifth

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discover the difference between myths, legends, and folk tales. They summarize legends. They work together to dramatize legends and then create their own legend using the writing process. Handouts and worksheets are included.
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Building a Literature Pyramid

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students create a literature pyramid. They review and discuss their assessment task and rubric and select the literature for their pyramid. They read the literary selection and complete a pyramid sheet for one of the four literary...
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Poetry for Kids

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders be immersed indirect experiences which are opportunities for students to reflect, look back, debrief or abstract from their experiences what they have felt, and thought, and studied.
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Animals Of The Forest

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct research into the words found to relate to the forests of Wisconsin. They write the words in complete sentences in the correct context. With the writing also includes the oral practice. Students also create their own...
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Putting It Together

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read aloud the book "Courage" by Bernard Waber and discuss the examples that compromise the defintion of courage. They describe another word such as joy and work with a partner or group to brainstorm and write sentences of...
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Study Guide for Saki's "The Interlopers"

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this comprehension check worksheet, students define 6 vocabulary words, define 9 literary terms, respond to 8 short answer questions, and complete a graphic organizer pertaining to "The Interlopers" by Saki in order to help them...
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Connecting Poetry with Philanthropy

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students use their knowledge of philanthropy and poetic conventions to write original poetry about philanthropic giving. In this philanthropy lesson, students write poetry based on philanthropy using poetic conventions. Students...
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Word Art with King's Words

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate equality and racism by creating a word art project.  In this civil rights lesson, students discover the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and create a word art project using the Internet site Wordle Web.  Students...
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I Have A Dream

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create a reader response essay as they react to the I Have A Dream speech made by Martin Luther King. In this Martin Luther King lesson plan, students read the speech, fill out a Civil Rights movement sheet, have discussions,...
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Stone Fox Chapter 10

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this comprehension worksheet, learners read chapter 10 of Stone Fox and complete multiple choice questions. Students complete 5 questions.  
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Painless Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students choose two poems they like and share them with the class. Then they write their own poems using various forms.
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Chapters 29, 30

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students complete literary analysis activities for the Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this novel analysis activity, students read chapters 29 and 30 of the novel and complete chapter quizzes. Students write...
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Imagery and Emily Dickinson

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore imagery, particularly in relation to figurative language.
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Bringing the Line to Life

For Teachers 3rd - 11th
Students use different types and lengths of sentences. They write with an insight of the stylistic aspects of composition. Students use precise language including adjectives, adverbs, action verbs and specific details that convey the...
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Connecting Poetry with Philanthropy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the different types of poetic conventions. They write a poem about philanthropy using these conventions. They illustrate their poem with artwork of their choice.
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Modern American Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify different types of literary terms in poems. They read different poems and create a packet summarizing them. They write a poem of their own and a biography of one of their favorite poets.
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Portraits of Power-A Set of 6 Activities

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners describe visual techniques used by artists to convey a sense of power and importance.
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Fifth Grade Literature: January

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine and analyze various poems by Edward Hersey Richards, Robert Frost, and Emily Dickinson. They explore similes, and write journal entry responses.
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Safe from the Storm

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read the poem "Snowbound" after brainstorming what a place of refuge is and why it's needed. They, in pairs, meet and write a list of ten attributes that describe a refuge. They write a paragraph describing the look, feel,...
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A Courtin' We Will Go

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate dialect in poetry as an indication of a people's culture in literature. They write a poem about dating in this era.
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Deciphering the Mechanics of Poetry

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders read and listen to various types of poetry. They analyze the meaning of the poems by examining the use of poetic devices, voice and author's intention.
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Found Poetry with Primary Sources: The Great Depression

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read a sample found poem and create one together as a class. In this Great Depression lesson, students select a topic, such as miners, and read primary source documents related to the topic. Students select one narrative as the...
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Read Works: 4th Grade Lesson: Similes and Metaphors

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan in which students use the book Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes edited by David Roessel and Arnold Rampersad to learn to identify and understand the use of simile and metaphor in...

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