This site, created by Deidre Johnson, provides information on series reading about girls in the 19th century. You can find information about noted authors of these series, such as Jacob Abbott and Sophie May, and many selections from 19th century series books. A very interesting site.
In this lesson children will listen as the teacher reads Chrysanthemum. Afterwards have a discussion about the story with a focus on the length of Chrysanthemum's name. Have the children compare the lengths of their own names using letter tiles, grid paper, and a class graph.
In this lesson students will listen and match sounds ... either rhyming sounds, beginning sounds, ending sounds or vowel sounds.
While reading the story "Seven Fat Cats", students will listen and match the sounds (rhyming, beginning, ending, and vowel.)
"High-Rise" is the final book in a quartet of novels by J.G. Ballard. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
'The Waste Land' is a long poem by the American writer T.S Eliot. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
'Their Lonely Betters' is a short, four-stanza lyric poem by W.H. Auden. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
Written by Caryl Churchill in 1982, "Top Girls" was one of the first plays to engage directly with Thatcherism. Read an overview of "Top Girls" and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and videos.
Learn to write a narrative essay by identifying the differences between descriptive and narrative essays, knowing the difference between autobiographical and biographical narratives, recognizing the structure of narratives, and identifying and stressing the importance of personal growth in a narrative essay.
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Discover these exciting 25 activities that develop reading and writing skills while having fun. The activities are split for two different age groups.
The focus of this lesson is to provide an opportunity for children to develop oral language skills and to record their oral language to share with others.
Learn to write an expository essay by providing evidence that supports a thesis, articulating concepts and information correctly and concisely, understanding the significance of different facts and concepts, and writing an expository essay that is well organized.
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In this lesson, students will learn more about their user and complete the first two steps in the Design Thinking process: Empathize and Define. They will complete an empathy map and create a well-crafted problem statement.
Estimated time required: 1-2 class periods.
Technology required for this lesson: 3D Modeling Software, Digital Fabrication Tools, Laptop/Desktop, Tablet.
In lesson 4’s activity, students will use TinkerCAD to design an ergonomic pencil grip for Homer (author of The Odyssey and The Iliad) that allows him to write with both hands!
Estimated time required: 2-3 class periods.
Technology required for this lesson: 3D Modeling Software, Digital Fabrication Tools, Laptop/Desktop.
Provides multiple resources for K-12 content areas; resources include pacing options
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Learn to write a persuasive essay by organizing arguments in a logical order, providing appropriate supporting details, clarifying main arguments, and identifying and refuting a counter argument. W.9-10.1 Arguments, W.11-12. 1 Arguments
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Learn the basics of how to write about literature by asking subjective and objective questions; use tone, diction, and syntax; identify plot elements, and differentiating between internal and external conflict. W.11-12.9a Amer Lit 18th,19th, 20th cen/Analy
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Learn to analyze prose by understanding connotation and denotation, identifying metaphors and similes, looking for repetition, and finding imagery in a text.
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Middle Grades Language Arts conventions 6. Conventions. Conventions Key Terms Assignments Review Module Assessment Dictionary Skills What makes up a sentence What are compound sentences What is a complex sentence What are subjects and predicates