Civil War Writing Lesson: Character Sketch
The focus of this lesson is to read a novel based on the Civil War and to write a five-paragraph character sketch for one of the main characters. It …
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Civil War Creative Writing Lesson: Writing Poetry
The focus of this lesson is part of a series about reading and writing American Civil War-themed poetry. It can be an integrated lesson for the …
Continue ReadingCivil War Short Story Lesson
The focus of this lesson is writing a short story that has historical relevance to the American Civil War. It can be an integrated lesson for the …
Continue ReadingWriting Lesson: Completing a Civil War Reseach Paper for Middle or High School Students
This lesson is part of a series that focuses on writing about the American Civil War. This writing activity for a research paper can be integrated …
Continue ReadingTeaching Effective Vocabulary Strategies: Using Language Structure Clues, Using Word Maps, Using Concept Definition Maps, Using Possible Sentences
As if my brilliant article on Effective Vocabulary Strategies wasn’t enough, I came up with Even More Effective Vocabulary Strategies. …
Continue ReadingTeaching Greek and Latin Roots Lesson Plan: Teach Thousands and Thousands of Words by Teaching Greek and Latin Roots
Why teach a dozen words when you can teach thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands of words?
Continue ReadingTeaching Strategies for Reading Expository Text: For High School
Emphasize skills over content and create life-long learners. These reading strategies for expository texts will help your high school class better …
Continue ReadingYou are Special Lesson Plan Using You are Special by Max Lucado
“You Are Special”, by Max Lucado is a sweet and wonderful think aloud to do with children of all ages. This is second in the series about …
Continue ReadingContext Clues Lesson Plan - A Fun Way to Engage With Students
Students practice vocabulary skills, learn new words, preview reading selections, and destroy the competition with this exciting vocabulary lesson …
Continue ReadingInstructions to Conduct a School Survey: A Cooperative Lesson Plan
This lesson plan and assignment will have students working in a group to conduct a survey. Challenge your students to survey the attitudes and values …
Continue ReadingUse This News Article Rubric for Grading Middle or High School Students
End the grading hassle with this easy-to-use news article rubric.
Continue ReadingNotes on American Romanticism: Copy and Paste Handout.
This one page summary provides basic information on the Romantic Period in American Literature. Help students understand Poe, Hawthorne, Emerson, and …
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