Teaching How to Write a Setset and Sestets Poems
Poems have stanzas, and a sestet is one such type. Try this lesson that teaches students how to write a sestet and focuses on rhyme pattern or rhyme …
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Harry Potter Websites & Webquest Questions: Research Activity on Harry Potter
Hop on the Hogwarts Express to learning fun with Harry Potter webhunt questions. Send your students on an educational webquest.
Continue ReadingTeaching How to Write a Biography: Lesson PLan
Teach students how to write a biography of a favorite historical figure or fictional character with this lesson plan.
Continue ReadingStereotype Activities: Why do Authors Stereotype Characters?
Literary stereotypes serve two functions: they help readers make quick assumptions; they can also prejudice readers one way or another against a …
Continue ReadingEdgar Allan Poe Webquest: Great Questions for an Edgar Allan Poe Research Project
This Edgar Allan Poe webquest can be done as part of a project or web research assignment. It incorporates three websites and is suitable for middle …
Continue ReadingLanguage Arts, Middle School: Lesson on Writing Paragraphs
One of the most important skills a writer needs is the ability to write a solid paragraph. Good paragraph writing is a skill that must be taught, …
Continue ReadingImprove Reading Skills by Teaching Reading Skills Lesson Plan
The best way to improve reading skills is by teaching reading skills and giving students a chance to practice them. These lessons facilitate the …
Continue ReadingHamby Mythology for Teens Review
Mythology for Teens: Classic Myths in Today’s World is a great resource for middle school or high school teachers who are teaching classic …
Continue ReadingA Lesson Plan on Peer Editing To Make it Work
Peer editing is a useful tool, but sometimes it doesn’t seem to work as well as it should. Students get together to edit each other’s …
Continue ReadingIntroductory Lesson Plans for George Orwell's "1984": Part 2
Building upon the first lesson in this series, this lesson introduces students to the idea of being watched constantly and how this could affect …
Continue ReadingLesson Plan: Teaching Infinitives Gerunds & Participles
This article explains verbal phrases in terms students can understand, and how teachers can approach gerunds, verbals, participles, and infinitives …
Continue ReadingStyles in Writing - Analyzing an Author's Style Lesson Plan
Help students create their writing style by analyzing the style of great authors.
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