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Curated OER

Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-Shakespeare and Macbeth: The Story Behind the Play

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students read Shakespeare and Macbeth: The Story Behind the Play by Stewart Ross. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the play and Shakespearian culture. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing,...
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Curated OER

Why Not Visit My Country?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research a country using the Travel Languages Web site. Using MS Publisher, they create a travel flyer about the country. Using Inspiration, they develop a concept map of what they learned about their country.
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Curated OER

Lizards

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders recall lizards from the text and report their important traits. The teacher adds the information to the map. They watch the map expand while it organizes all of the lizards and their characteristics.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math: Perimeter, Area, and Volume

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discover how to compute the perimeter, area, and volume of different objects. With partners, they find and calculate the perimeter , area, and volume of 10 items each and exchange information. Students compile their...
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Curated OER

Context is Everything: Grammar Lessons

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Teaching students about grammar using popular, and well written, literature can be the best solution to a tricky topic.
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Curated OER

Earth Day

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders utilize technology to access, analyze, interpret and communicate information about Earth Day.
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Curated OER

A Magic Flower of Wishes

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students discuss which values are most important to them and their families. They read poetry and fairy tales to find a story that has the same value they find most important. They create a presentation and share it with the class.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Lit Library: "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Great study guide for Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich," complete with pre-reading material (author biography, vocabulary words, novel introduction), reading questions, brainstorming and charting...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: The Great Gatsby: Gatsby Vocabulary

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the vocabulary used in the novel The Great Gatsby. It features a link to a vocabulary list and definitions from the novel and a crossword puzzle using words from the list.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Focusing Reader Response Through Vocabulary Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan enables students to compile a list of vocabulary words in association with a recently read novel. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, downloadable resources, an interactive tool, and more.
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Unit Plan
McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Nectar in a Sieve" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore Kamala Markandaya's "Nectar in a Sieve" with the help of a vocabulary lists, pre-reading questions and activities, brainstorming ideas, and thought-provoking discussion and writing prompts. After reading the novel, draw...
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Study Guide
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Word Lists From 17 Novels and Plays: Fill in the Blank Puzzles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page offers links to word lists and fill-in-the-blank word puzzles for seventeen novels and plays.
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Virtual Salt

Visual Salt: Elements of the Gothic Novel

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a listing and description of the typical elements usually found in gothic novels. It also provides a list of example vocabulary typically found in gothic novels.
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Vocabulary.com

Vocabulary.com: Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" Chapters 11 20

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a series of vocabulary words as they appear in Harper Lee's classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Study Guide
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: The House on Mango Street Wordlist & a Vocabulary Puzzle

For Students 9th - 10th
This page offers a The House on Mango Street wordlist and a fill-in-the-blank vocabulary puzzle.
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Study Guide
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Pride and Prejudice Wordlist and Fill in the Blank Puzzle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This page offers a Pride and Prejudice wordlist by chapters and a fill-in-the-blank puzzle.
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Study Guide
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Book Summary for a Separate Peace

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This page offers an alphabetic wordlist and a fill-in-the-blank word puzzle for A Separate Peace.
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Study Guide
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: The Scarlet Letter Wordlist and Fill in the Blank Puzzle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This page offers a The Scarlet Letter wordlist and a fill-in-the-blank puzzle.
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Study Guide
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Book Summary for Fahrenheit 451

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a booklist with words in order of appearance and an interactive fill-in-the-blank puzzle for Fahrenheit 451.
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Study Guide
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Book Summary for the Great Gatsby

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This page offers wordlists (alphabetic and in order of appearance) and a fill-in-the-bank puzzle for The Great Gatsby.
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Study Guide
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Book Summary for Lord of the Flies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a chapter-by-chapter wordlist and a fill-in-the-blank puzzle for Lord of the Flies.
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Study Guide
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Book Summary for of Mice and Men

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a wordlist (in order of appearance with page numbers) and a fill-in-the-blanks word puzzle for Of Mice and Men.
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Study Guide
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Book Summary for the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This page offers wordlists (alphabetic, order of appearance, and by parts of speech) and a fill-in-the-blanks word puzzle for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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Study Guide
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Book Summary for Call of the Wild

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a wordlist (in order of appearance by chapters) and a fill-in-the-blanks puzzle for Call of the Wild.