The Outsiders: Practice Discussion Questions for Students
Get students talking and connecting to the characters with these thought provoking questions. Bring them closer to understanding the world portrayed …
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Teaching Middle School: Grades 6-8
Showing guides and explainers filed under Teaching Middle School: Grades 6-8.
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Lesson Plan: Writing and Organization via Tinker Toys
Use tinker toys to teach essay writing with this creative lesson plan. These ideas will help to get your student’s creative juices flowing and …
Continue ReadingTeaching Short Stories with Poetry: Short Story Lesson Plans for Really Creative Teachers or Teachers Who Want to be Creative
Teaching short stories with poetry engages students and saves you from reading the same shallow essay 223 times.
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New Approaches to Literature: Teaching Poetry as a Response to Literature
What do you get when you combine teaching poetry and teaching literature? One giant mess, unless you use this lesson plan.
Continue ReadingTeaching Prewriting Strategies To Help Your Students
This article suggests prewriting strategies that help students develop their ideas. Prewriting is exploring and organizing ideas before writing. …
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Divisions of the Geologic Time Scale: A Lesson Plan
Geologic time is divided into four large units called eras. Using a timeline and circle graph, you can help your students see their place in the …
Continue ReadingTeaching "The Black Cat": Studying the Master of Suspense, Edgar Allan Poe
If you know someone who doesn’t like Edgar Allan Poe, make fun of him; then, check out this lesson plan about teaching suspense using “The …
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Teaching About Chivalry in the King Arthur Legends: The Knight's Code of Chivalry Identified.
Teaching about chivalry involves learning content, identifying examples, applying it in certain situations, analyzing it, and making interpretations.
Continue ReadingLesson Plan & Art Activities Using ACEO Minature Art Cards: Subjects, Size & Media
ACEO miniature art cards can be awesome additions to the art classroom. Creating, collecting and trading art cards make them exciting art lesson …
Continue ReadingWriting Tips: Correct Word Usage
Correct word usage begins by understanding the rules of usage that governs good writing. Learn it and teach it with these writing tips.
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