Teaching Compound Sentences: A Lesson Plan for Success
Improve writing by teaching students how to combine sentences effectively. This lesson plan with examples from a veteran teacher will help.
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Tips for Writing Strong, Effective Sentences: Improve Revision With These Tips
I repeatedly told my students to vary sentence pattern and lengths to no avail. Then I decided to teach them how to do it. Now I’m teaching …
Continue ReadingLesson Plan: Poetry Analysis of Quincy Troupe
Explore the magical imagery and rhythm of the poetry of Quincy Troupe!
Continue ReadingSentence Structure Lesson Plans: This Simple Lesson Plan For Sentence Structure Improves Student Writing
After reading thirty-five writing assignments that contained 26 consecutive sentences of 5 to 8 words, I decided to do something about it. I piled …
Continue ReadingTeach Students About War: A Journalism Lesson Plan
How does war impact students? Do they understand the concept of being a refugee, or of losing a beloved due to war? Help students learn about wars …
Continue ReadingConnotation and Denotation Lesson Plan Using Baby Names
With this lesson plan, students will not only be able to distinguish the difference between the two terms, they will have them tied to their own name!
Continue ReadingThe Parent -Teacher Connection: Why Parent-Teacher Communication is Important at the Secondary Level
A good parent-teacher connection is just as important at the high school level as it at the elementary level. Teachers who work to establish great …
Continue ReadingGet Your High School Class Interested in Volunteering & Participating in the Community
Students benefit greatly from community involvement, not to mention it looks great on a college applications! Encourage your class to get active in …
Continue ReadingCreate a Zine to Develop Creative Skills in the Classroom
Let your students’ creativity blossom. Work together as a class to create a zine full of poems, stories, songs, art, and photographs. First you …
Continue ReadingLesson Plan About Imagery in the Poems of ee cummings
Students enjoy analyzing the unique and creative imagery used in poems of ee cummings. A day spent reading and discussing his poems will be a …
Continue ReadingTeaching Activities for Diction: Using Connotation and Denotation to Improve Word Choice & Convey the Proper Tone
Masters of words don’t just understand the difference between connotation and denotation, they know how to use connotation for improved diction …
Continue ReadingThe Bean Trees Literary Devices Quiz for Chapters 6-12.
Use “The Bean Trees” by Barbara Kingsolver to teach literary devices. Then give them this easy to grade multiple choice quiz.
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