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The Pearl and the Concept of Wealth
What is the true meaning of wealth? Guide your class through this question in a SMART board activity (provided), which addresses a concept development model. The lesson could be used before you begin The Pearl by John Steinbeck, or...
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Ancient China
Unveil the mysteries of ancient China in this presentation, which includes photographs of historic relics from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. Slides detail the Hsia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties; especially helpful is the final slide, which...
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Teachers who are about to read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer with their class may want to check out this PowerPoint. It goes through all of the literary elements present in the book: Characters, Setting, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax,...
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Similes and Metaphors
Reward your class with tasty treats while teaching them about simile and metaphor. After a teacher demo and explanation of simile and metaphor, pupils read books, looking for examples of these literary devices and copying them down....
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Who am I? - Egyptian Contributions
Each of the three questions on this activity include a clue to the answer. Seventh graders will read a each clue, tell what or who the clue was referring to, and then provide evidence from their readings. This is a great way to build...
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Why did the Aztec and Inca civilizations disappear?
Middle schoolers can analyze primary source documents to answer the question, "Why did the Aztec and Inca civilizations disappear?" They will read the provided excerpts then answer 11 different questions to uncover the ultimate answer.
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Calculate Percentages
Sixth and seventh graders study the concept of finding the percent of a number. They calculate the percent of any given number. Pupils describe ways to use calculating percents in their daily life, and change percents into decimals,...
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Idiom Dictionary
Clear up some common idioms for your English learners (or any other class) with this presentation. Expressions such as "Go fly a kite" and "He kicked the bucket" are coupled with pictures, some of which are unclear and could be confusing...
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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
Clarify the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs and when to use lay versus lie. Various examples are given before writers practice underlining verbs, circling the object of each verb, and filling in sentences with either...
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A Christmas Carol Quiz
"God bless us...every one!" The touching tale of A Christmas Carol is the subject of this quiz. Ten mostly multiple-choice questions are structured as fairly simple reading comprehension.
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A Christmas Carol Quiz
The classic story A Christmas Carol is the focus of these ten multiple-choice questions in this quiz. It addresses numbers and names of characters, as well as a staged version of the story.
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Do You Know Gone With the Wind?
A story that captured the entire nation's imagination, Gone With the Wind portrays the struggle of the Civil War from the perspective of the South. Do you remember some of the details? Test your understanding and that of your pupils with...
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The Call Of The Wild - Jack London Quiz
Who's Buck? Give your pupils this short quiz to test reading comprehension, or choose specific questions from the document to include in a more comprehensive unit test.
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Jack London - The Call of the Wild
A tale of adventure and woe, The Call of the Wild tends to be very memorable. How much do you remember? A lot of summary is included in the questions for this quiz that focus on characters from the novel.
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"he Call of the Wild - Do You Hear It? Quiz
You may want to recommend that your class check out this online quiz on Call of the Wild as a means of self-assessing basic reading comprehension; however, it lacks the rigor necessary for a worthy assignment.
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Bonus Reinforcement System
While this resource is specific to one autistic learner, it may serve to assist you with developing a similar behavior modification system in your class. The resource includes a full rationale for the use of the system and the printable...
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Research and Documentation
Did you just assign a research project to your high school class? Begin the research process with this presentation. Give your class ideas about where to find information, how to evaluate sources, and how to properly cite them. The...
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Bycatch
Bycatch is the unwanted and discarded marine life caught during commercial fishing. Young marine scientists review bycatch litigation and analyze graphs of bycatch data and answer questions about it. This raises awareness while...
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Fill-In | Space Tourism
Fill in the blanks, that's what young readers of this New York Times article are going to do. They read an article relating interesting facts about space tourism, then fill in 20 blanks. A copy of the article and a word list is included.
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Native American Vocabulary Quiz
Learning about Native American culture? Consider using this matching exercise either as a quiz (as it's labelled) or simply independent practice. Kids recall the meanings of 11 vocabulary words: compromise, wampum, ceremony, hogan,...
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Native American Vocabulary
If your class is learning about Native American culture or life, a vocabulary sheet might come in handy. There are 12 terms, each with a full definition included. Terms include buffalo, tepee, hogan, wampum, prairie, tribe, myth,...
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Change Adjectives into Adverbs
What do you need to turn an adjective into an adverb? Sometimes you need an -ly, but there are other endings. Ask your learners to change the endings of 29 adjectives in order to transform them into adverbs and complete the provided...
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Cloze Reading: The House on Mango Street
An advocate of cloze reading? “Marin”, a chapter from Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street, is used as the basis of a cloze reading exercise. An answer sheet is provided.
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So B. It
Looking for supporting materials for a study of So B. It by Sarah Weeks? This resource includes a summary of the book, questions to answer and discuss, a journal starter, a list of related activities, a list of similar books, and links...