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Stereotype Activities: Why do Authors Stereotype Characters?

Trent Lorcher
Categories : English lesson plans for middle school

Literary stereotypes serve two functions: they help readers make quick assumptions; they can also prejudice readers one way or another against a …

How To Use Running Records and Take Them Weekly

Margo Dill
Categories : Student assessment tools & principles

Running records are useful for assessing your students’ reading level and reading difficulties. But running records can also be time consuming …

Writing Haiku Summaries: How to Encourage Creativity and Assess Student Comprehension

lwitkop
Categories : Fun activities & crafts for grade school

This summary haiku lesson plan goes beyond the traditional definitions of haiku to use the form as a way of summarizing students’ reading. …

Characteristics of Asperger's Syndrome in Girls: Gender Differences and Diagnostic Challenges

Bright Hub Education Writer
Categories : Teaching students with neurological disorders

Girls who have Asperger’s syndrome often display symptoms that differ from those observed in boys with the disorder. As a result, accurate …

Learning Spanish: Stem-changing Verbs Made Intelligible

Curt Smothers
Categories : Spanish language guides & study tips

Spanish stem-changing verbs can be confusing, because they force us to learn spelling rules within conjugations. These verbs also seem to fall outside …

Research in Special Education: Using Qualitative Methods

Mayflor Markusic
Categories : Inclusion strategies for mainstreamed classrooms

The continued growth of any field of knowledge is sustained by research. But research in special education is beyond knowledge expansion. Qualitative …

Teaching Gifted and Exceptional Students: The Evidence-Based Practice

Mayflor Markusic
Categories : Tips & strategies for teaching the gifted student

On paper, the approach to teaching called “evidence-based practices” promises to point teachers toward the path where the highest quality …

Teaching Greek Theater History: A Fun Method for High School Classes

supersj
Categories : High school english lesson plans grades 9 12

Teaching about Greek theater and its history may sound like the kind of lesson that will send a class of active teenagers to sleep, but when the …

Lesson Plan for Writing a Resume

ATag
Categories : High school english lesson plans grades 9 12

Need a little inspiration? Are your students feeling downtrodden? Teach your students how to write a resume. This article discusses ways to use the …

Mark Twain Webquest: Suggested Websites & Questions to Engage Students in Research

Trent Lorcher
Categories : High school english lesson plans grades 9 12

Remember when your ninth grade teacher dressed up as Mark Twain and thought he was funny? You and all your friends knew he was a complete dork and …