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Modernism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a study of the literature of modernism in America. They conduct research and read different texts for clarification of the genre style. Students discuss the background influences of culture that shaped modernism.
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Romanticism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a study of Romanticism in an attempt to build a context for how it was used. They write a 5 paragraph essay using literary devices they are familiar with. They should go back and edit their work before accepting it as...
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge LP

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers engage in a reading of literature with the intention of working on the reading comprehension skill of identifying the plot of a story. They conduct independent reading looking for the plot and fill in the graphic organizer...
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Irony At Owl Creek

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in study of literature in order to identify the use of irony in the context of reading two stories. They are compared and contrasted and the irony is exposed. The activities include the answering of several key questions.
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Darwin's Finches

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders engage in a study of the Theory Of Evolution with the use of Darwin's finches as examples while making a connection to adaptive radiation. They use class discussion in order to further the instructional activity and focus...
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Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars engage in a study of the Pythagorean Theorem to classify the hypotenuse of a triangle. The teacher uses examples from the lesson plan to aid students in comprehension of solving problems that involve problem solving. They...
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Sentence Fragments

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students engage in a lesson in order to identify sentence fragments and define why they are different than a complete sentence. Students examine sentences in order to differentiate between a noun and a subject. They also identify the...
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Setting And Plot

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students engage in study of plot and setting with the reading of many familiar texts. They identify the plot and setting with the help of a worksheet. The teacher works with the class for scaffolding and helps them to recognize the...
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Subject Verb Agreement

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders engage in a lesson that investigates the concept of identifying prepositions and their coinciding phrases. They also develop the skill of connecting the right form of a verb with its subject. Then students take a quiz...
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Rhyme In Time

For Teachers All
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of rhyming and recognize them in different pieces of literature that includes songs, speech, and poetry. They also listen to music to make an auditory connection to the concept.
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"Tongue Tangle"

For Teachers 1st
First graders engage in a study of phonics that focuses on the beginning sounds with an emphasis upon varying types of genres that includes songs, speech, and poetry. They recognize the beginning sounds of words and make physical...
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Earth Science: In Depth Look at Earthquakes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in an interactive Internet activity covering the reasons and results of earthquakes. After reading eyewitness accounts and viewing animations, they use seismograms to measure and locate the epicenters. In an ongoing...
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The American

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in the study of "The American" by Henry James. They read the novel and watch the film to create the context for a variety of activities. Students conduct research about the novel and the author using different resources.
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Can You Walk a Mile With My Foot?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars engage in a lesson that is concerned with the measurement of a foot as a customary unit. They take part in a series of activities to help them acquire skills of using a foot to compare other units of measurement. The...
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Learning Your Chosen Mode Of Transportation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a activity that is intended for them to practice riding the bus. They are guided through each step in the classroom and some may need to be taken on a field trip to practice riding the bus one time. Students reflect...
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Applications Of Rational Functions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that is about relational functions with the application of methods to real life problem situations. They use the examples found in the lesson for the purpose of practice during guided instruction. Students can...
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The Future of Social Studies Education

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners work in groups of four and complete a roster of their names and personal information and to complete a release form that allows their pictures to be placed online. They then engage in classroom activities while being...
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Unit Planning For Social Studies

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the skill of unit planning. They practice developing multiple lesson plans based upon one unifying theme that becomes the unit. They practice a Jeopardy Game lesson plan to model the...
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Incorporating Literature into Social Studies Teaching and Learning

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students engage in a study of incorporating literature into the Social Studies classroom. They review a variety of literature sources and then create a bulletin board with the information. Then students practice using the Reader's...
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Researching Ancient Greece

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders engage in a lesson that is concerned with the civilization of Ancient Greece. They conduct research using a variety of resources and use the information to construct an organized computer generated document for class...
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Factoring

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High Schoolers engage in a study of quadratic functions and focus upon the finding of equivalence and its connection between functions. They also practice factoring using the FOIL method while manipulating the equation. The lesson plan...
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Find Minimum and Maximum

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners engage in a instructional activity about finding the values of different graphs written in the vertex form. They rewrite each quadratic equation in vertex form while graphing the equation with the visual display of a parabola...
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Quadratic Function Graph

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Learnerss engage in a study of quadratic functions and how the coefficient of x^2 has on the graph of it. They study the quadratic function for review with the help of index cards. The lesson includes a resource link to align the it with...
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Using Symmetry to Find the Vertex of a Parabola

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners engage in a lesson that is about finding the vertex of a parabola while using symmetry. They use the symmetry to find out where the two lines meet. The line is displayed with the help of a graphing calculator. The lesson...