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Year of the Impossible Goodbyes by Sook Nyul Choi

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners analyze Korean culture from their literature piece. They investigate the theme of oppression by an occupying army. Students encounter courage, resistance movements and explore the underground railroads.
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Give Credit to Sources

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice referencing material. For this giving credit to sources lesson, 3rd graders explore ownership of words and images by drawing and labeling a picture then problem solving how to identify the author. 
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Exploring the Neighborhood -- Literature Jigsaw

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students compare and contrast domesticated animals and wild animals. They identify plants and animals that have adapted to different habitats. They discover it is everyone's responsibility to protect the environment.
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Cashton Community Quilters

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create and construct a fabric quilt symbolizing the heritage of the Wisconsin community of Cashton. They research Wisconsin historical symbols and use math skills to calculate the number and sizes of the quilt squares. ...
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Personality Poems

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a bio-poem for themselves or characters in stories they have read. They explore common character traits.
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Wild Animal Science

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students discover how environmental factors impact the survival of a population. For this landscape design lesson, students create a new animal and discuss the relationship between the animal and its environment before creating a habitat...
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Eloquent Speech

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discover that oral and written communication can be improved, and made to sound more eloquent, when the following questions are addressed; Who? What? Where? When? Why? students use word processing to copy a poem using clip...
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Charity in the Bible (Private-Religious)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students research the tzedakah model as they read and discuss the book of Ruth in the Bible and consider the charitable acts of Boaz. Students also discuss...
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Orange County Department of Education

Katie's Trunk

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read the story of "Katie's Trunk". They identify the traits of integrity and fairness in the characters John Warren and Katie. Students explore how people can experience the same event but interpret it differently. They...
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Why is Reading Important?

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders discuss why reading is an important skill for them to use in their lives. In groups, they examine the problems someone might have out in the world if they are illiterate. They practice reading in ways that it makes it fun...
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Beyond Louisiana

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the challenges that faced United States as a new nation.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders study the chronology of events leading up to the expedition of Lewis and Clark.  Students organize...
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Using Scholastic News to Introduce the Net

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders log on to the net, type in the address for Scholastic and browse the subjects for the week. They select one area of interest and generate five interesting facts about the article.
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Memories

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders collect artifacts of their fifth grade school year and make a technology based Memory Book.
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Independent - To Be or Not Top Be - Day 2, Lesson C: Freedom of Speech

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the following questions: What is it? What is it like? What is an example?
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Growing Pains of the Yearling

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
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Language Arts: Survival Diaries

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are able to compose a dialectical journal entry which analyzes information presented in a text. They are able to compose a creative journal entry which develops characters, presents events in logical order, and includes sensory...
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Author, Author!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders, in groups, select and research a favorite studenT author or illustrator. They answer questions about the author, conduct research and prepare a PowerPoint presentation with their findings.
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K Is for Keelboat

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the significance of the keelboat in the Lewis and Clark expedition. They define the key themes of the expedition and classify them in prescribed format, an ABC book.
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When Worlds Collide

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research on a focused topic. They gather information from a range of sources and orally cit it in a presentation. Students connect information acquired in previous lessons with research on the assigned topic. They research...
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Earth Day

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders utilize technology to access, analyze, interpret and communicate information about Earth Day.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Introducing the Essay: Twain, Douglass and American Non Fiction

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan serves as an introduction to American literary non-fiction writing and focuses primarily on teaching some basic approaches to recognizing rhetorical strategies adopted for persuasive effect in essays and non-fiction. The...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Diagram It! Identifying, Comparing & Writing About Non Fiction

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Introduce your learners to the different types of non-fiction such as biographies, biographies, and informative books. Students will use graphic organizers, peer interaction, and hands-on experiences to further understanding of this lesson.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Bats, Friend or Foe. An Argument Writing Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
Young scholars will state an argument with evidence, for or against, bats being removed from their environment by writing a letter to the editor and citing evidence for your claim.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: General Writing Resources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This helpful resource details the process of writing, including how to plan, write, and revise. Content also includes the different types or genres of writing, and exercises in grammar and mechanics.

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