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Recommended Literature - California Department of Education
Grades
1 to 12
tag(s): literature (214), reading lists (76)
In the Classroom
Teachers will find this a great tool for locating books appropriate to particular topics or student interests, especially in multi-lingual classroomsYou must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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TeachersFirst: The Hamlet Quizzes - TeachersFirst
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): hamlet (8), plays (31), shakespeare (98)
In the Classroom
Share these quizzes as a way to check for understanding while students read the play. As an extension, invite students to create their own scene-by-scene or act-by-act quizzes for classmates to try, using a tool such as Easy Test Maker, reviewed here or Kubbu, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Poetry in Translation - Online Poetry
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9 to 12tag(s): poetry (195)
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Word Magnet Puzzles
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6 to 12tag(s): poetry (195), vocabulary (251)
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Try this as a brainstormer in your poetry class, or as a vocabulary builder.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Poetry 180 - Library of Congress
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6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): poetry (195)
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Use these poems as a warm up to start class. Have kids analyze the poem to find symbolism, meter, rhyme, etc.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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American Folktales
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4 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Eight Steps to Information Literacy
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6 to 12tag(s): book reports (26)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site for information on how to research on the web. Your students can learn how to get organized, research, keep track of information that might be useful, select the most relevant items, and preparing a project or paper.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Twain's Hanibal - Library of Congress
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9 to 12tag(s): mark twain (9)
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Take advantage of the free lesson plans on this site! Be sure to save it as a favorite on your desktop to allow for easy retrieval.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Best of the Year for Young Adults - American Library Association
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7 to 12tag(s): reading lists (76)
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Mark Twain in his Times - University of Virginia
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6 to 12tag(s): biographies (96), mark twain (9)
In the Classroom
Good site for lesson ideas, or for independent use by students. Bookmark this site for biographical information about Mark Twain for student projects and papers. Check out the links to his writings as well, available as complete texts on the internet.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Internet TESL Journal
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
This site is a gold mine for teachers looking for new activities and methods to use in their ESL classroom. Save the site as a favorite on your classroom desktop, allowing you to reference the site whenever in need of fresh ideas!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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K-W-L - A Strategy for Learning
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4 to 12tag(s): inquiry (35), inventors and inventions (89)
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If you're not familiar KWL, this is a great starting point.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Perfect Mate - Romeo and Juliet - TeachersFirst
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9 to 12tag(s): romeo and juliet (3), shakespeare (98)
In the Classroom
The survey handout included in this lesson makes it a perfect starter for the study of Romeo and Juliet. As you read the play, you could extend the idea by having students complete the same survey as Montague or Capulet parents!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Music is Poetry - TeachersFirst
Grades
6 to 8tag(s): poetry (195)
In the Classroom
This unit conforms to Florida language arts standards. Technology options include using an interactive whiteboard, or an online whiteboard such as Draw.Chat.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Life's Instructions - Collecting Family Sayings in a Student Publication - TeachersFirst
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): family (53)
In the Classroom
This unit works well with a study of Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography or other biographical or autobiographical works. Technology optins include using web resources for research and web-based tools for creating and sharing the student projects.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek - Reader Response Unit - TeachersFirst
Grades
9 to 12In the Classroom
Mark this unit in your Favorites if you teach Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. You might also want to explore some of the lesson ideas to use them with other literature selections.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TeachersFirst's Reading List Collection - TeachersFirst
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4 to 12tag(s): book lists (161), reading lists (76)
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Try using these lists with your reluctant readers; there are dozens of possibilities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Lifetime Reading List - TeachersFirst
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6 to 12tag(s): reading lists (76)
In the Classroom
Share this list with students as a challenge, and make the link available on your class web page. Consider conducting a year-long independent reading challenge, asking students to read from this list and create their choice of media "advertisement" or critique of the book using one of the many tool options in the TeachersFirst Edge. Ask students to generate a personal goal "Lifetime Reading" or "Book Bucket List" and share it in their own creative way.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Full-Bodied Romeo - Folger Library
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9 to 12tag(s): romeo & juliet (7), shakespeare (98)
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Romeo & Juliet and West Side Story- Time Stands Still - Yale University
Grades
6 to 8tag(s): romeo & juliet (7), shakespeare (98)
In the Classroom
Have students work in small groups to compare the main conflicts in Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story. Students can create a Venn diagram with the Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here showing similarities and differences between the rival families in Shakespeare's play and the rival gangs in the musical. Ask students to rewrite a short scene from Romeo and Juliet orWest Side Story in a modern setting, such as a school, a neighborhood, or a sports rivalry. Students can perform their scenes for the class or record them as short videos. Lead a class discussion about themes such as prejudice, loyalty, family expectations, and love. Ask students to identify examples of these themes in the stories and then connect them to modern life, news events, or other books they have readAdd your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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