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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-Shakespeare and Macbeth: The Story Behind the Play
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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Stereotype Characters Activity
Here is a lesson designed for middle schoolers which helps them recognize stereotypes one way or another against a particular group of people. They also determine what may have motivated the author to use a stereotype in the first place....
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Play With Clay-'ay' Word Family
In this 'ay' word family worksheet, students color a picture, read a sentence and circle correct answers to questions about it and trace and write the word clay.
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"The Lottery," by Shirley Jackson
Middle schoolers who are about to read the chilling tale, The Lottery, do some writing beforehand. They are asked to write how their lives would change if they won a huge lottery jackpot. Then, they read the short story, and will be...
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Whodunit? Creating Mysterious Plays
Students examine mystery plays by reading a number of five-minute mysteries. They write and perform their own plays.
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Letter Writing Accuracy, Air Write
Students work in pairs to play an air writing game. In this air writing lesson plan, students are given a written letter to practice. Students use their finger to write a letter in the air and their partner must try to guess what letter...
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Changing Sentences
Learners examine five pairs of sentences and combine each pair to create compound sentences by using conjunctions. This learning exercise provides excellent practice for young writers regarding writing higher-level sentences.
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New York State Testing Program: English/Language Arts Book 2, Grade 4 2005
In this 4th grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice worksheet, students respond to 2 writing prompt questions.
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English Exercises: Present Simple Tenses
In this online interactive English worksheet, students respond to 29 fill in the blank questions that require them to use forms of "to be" appropriately. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Play's the Thing
Learners study the life and works of William Shakespeare. They investigate the art of playwriting and write a play of their own.
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Using Plays in the Language Class
Students improve their reading and speaking skills. They experiment with language, tone of voice, body language as they write a play. They write a script to a play. They act out roles of the play.
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English Exercises Present Continuous
In this online interactive English worksheet, students respond to 11 fill in the blank and multiple choice questions that require them to use verbs appropriately. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Memory Play in American Drama
Students take a closer look at a memory play. In this American drama lesson, students read Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie and analyze it as a memory play. Students discuss the linear and non-linear aspects of the play prior to...
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The Play's the Thing: The Drama of Cyrano de Bergerac
Students practice dramatic 'living' through various drama activities. In this drama lesson, students define drama, view examples of dramatic elements in Cyrano de Bergerac and Roxanne, define characterization within the dramas, study the...
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The Book Thief: The Power and Influence of Words
To culminate a study of Markus Zusak's The Book Thief, individuals craft a persuasive essay in which they assume the voice of a member of one of the political parties during the early 1920s, and advocate that their party offers the best...
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Relating to Relative Clauses
For this relative clauses practice worksheet, students add the missing words and punctuation to 6 sentences, write 6 relative clauses, and write about 5 people or things in the provided space.
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Consumer Complaint Menu Role-play
In this role play activity, students participate in a role play about a consumer complaint in a restaurant. Students complete 5 steps in the role play.
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William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: Fate Versus Free Will
Students relate legends of lucky objects such as a rabbit's foot and principles of Feng Shui to fate and free will concepts that are expressed in Shakespeare's play, "Julius Casear". In small groups, they redesign the palace of Casear to...
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Writing About Outdoor Activities
Students discuss what they like about parks and make a list of different things they like to do there such as swing, run, play ball, ride a bike, or go on a hike. They discover the locations of some examples of National Parks and that...
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Write Your Own -ee- Poem - -ay Spelling Pattern
In this writing worksheet, students write a poem that uses -ay- words. They write 4 words that rhyme with play, match -ay- words, and use the -ay- words to complete sentences. They write a poem using one or more of the -ay- words on the...
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The "Write Sport"
Fifth graders discuss the history of sports in Iowa. In this sports lesson plan, 5th graders write a friendly sports letter and a how to directional writing. They write five entries in their journal from the point of view of a piece of...
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INTERPRETING A WORK OF ART THROUGH CREATIVE WRITING
Pupils create a story based upon their interpretation of a work of art. The story displays students' knowledge of writing conventions, elements of a short story, literary conflict and use of descriptive text.
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Let's Play: Word Scramble
In this language arts worksheet, students analyze 10 scrambled words; all pertain to playing indoors or outdoors. Students unscramble each word and write it on the line.
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Comprehension Questions for The Best Way to Play
In this comprehension questions for The Best Way to Play worksheet, students read the book, then answer 11 comprehension questions about the story about video games written by Bill Cosby.