Social Studies Lesson Plan Using Cooperative Learning
Part of a two-part series covering the history of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the specific issues surrounding the turmoil. This lesson plan …
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Use NOVA's Diamond Deception in Your Chemistry Classroom
Teaching students about different bond types can be boring, unless you incorporate real-life examples and interesting media. This article series …
Continue ReadingCharacter Analysis of Romeo and Juliet: Who's to Blame? A Condemnation of Romeo and Juliet Characters
A Romeo and Juliet character analysis shows that many Romeo and Juliet characters had a role to play in the young lovers’ death, but who is most …
Continue ReadingIrony in 'Romeo and Juliet': Lesson Plan & Tips on Teaching Shakespeare
I love irony. I once stayed awake all night thinking about how ironic things were. I finally concluded that everything was ironic, which in itself …
Continue ReadingLesson Plan: Teaching Allusions While Teaching Frankenstein
Students think the monster’s name is Frankenstein. They think that an “allusion” is the same as an “illusion.” As you …
Continue ReadingHow to Teach Literature: Teaching Questioning Techniques
The quality of your answers depends on the quality of your questions.
Continue ReadingHigh School Writing Lesson Plan on How to Evaluate & Revise an Essay
Evaluating writing is the first step in the revision process, so why don’t students do it? They don’t know how…until now.
Continue ReadingHow to Evaluate an Essay for Organization: Good Questions to Help You Write Better and Teach Better
Having a lot of information is nice, but if you can’t find it, it doesn’t matter. Remember that when writing, evaluating, teaching, or …
Continue ReadingTeaching Summarizing and Summarizing Strategies Make Better Learners and Smarter Kids
Teaching summarizing helps teachers discover what students know, don’t know, and think they know, but don’t. These summarizing strategies …
Continue ReadingGood Sentence Structure: A Guide to Writing Good Sentences for Students and Teachers
Writing good sentences requires a knowledge foundation in sentence structure and types. Review these tips for writing better sentences with this …
Continue ReadingIsraeli-Palestinian Conflict Lesson Plan
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict has been going on for decades and is a daunting topic to understand and teach. The social studies lesson plan in this …
Continue ReadingHatchet by Gary Paulsen Lesson Plans: How to Teach Theme and Author's Purpose
After your students have read Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, use this lesson plan to teach two important reading skills - theme and purpose.
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