Homer's Odyssey Lesson Plan for 9th Grade with Tips and Activities
The Odyssey is an epic poem, not just because of its length and style, but because of the challenges teachers and students face in reading and …
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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 …
Continue ReadingCivil 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 ReadingEmployability Skills: Teaching Work Skills to High School Students
Employability skills are the ‘ready for work’ skills vital to do the job! Creating a series of employability skills lesson plans is an …
Continue ReadingTeamwork Activities for Students to Teach Employment Skills
Teamwork is a critical skill for employment. A student who is work ready has the formal and informal skills needed to find and keep a job. This …
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 …
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