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Perfect Mate - Romeo and Juliet - TeachersFirst
Grades
9 to 12
tag(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!You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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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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I've Got the Blues - TeachersFirst
Grades
1 to 3In the Classroom
This collection of "blue" activities gives teachers many choices. You may even want to invite some parents in to help with some of them, especially if students use the computer to create projects.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TeachersFirst's Reading List Collection - TeachersFirst
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): book lists (162), reading lists (77)
In the Classroom
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
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): reading lists (77)
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
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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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A Tour of Juliet's House and Verona
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9 to 12tag(s): romeo & juliet (7), shakespeare (98)
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Romeo & Juliet - Study Questions
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9 to 12tag(s): romeo & juliet (7), shakespeare (98)
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Romeo & Juliet - Full text - Mass. Instit. Technol.
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9 to 12tag(s): romeo & juliet (7), shakespeare (98)
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Sparknotes - Macbeth Study Questions - Sparknotes
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9 to 12tag(s): macbeth (9), shakespeare (98)
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What's up with the Crime Scene - Folger Library
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): macbeth (9), shakespeare (98)
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This would make a very interesting introduction to MacbethAdd your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Shakepeare and Beyond: Toil and Trouble-Recipes and the Witches in Macbeth - Folger Library
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): macbeth (9), shakespeare (98)
In the Classroom
Use the information learned from this brief blog post to have your students further investigate 17th and 18th century recipes, or Matthew Hopkins and the individual women he accused to being a witch. Enhance student learning by asking them to post what they learned, verbally, using Flip, reviewed here. Besure to have peers comment on each others' postings.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Macbeth's Birnam Wood
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9 to 12tag(s): macbeth (9), shakespeare (98)
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Macbeth - Full text - Mass. Instit. Technol.
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9 to 12tag(s): macbeth (9), shakespeare (98)
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Sparknotes - Hamlet Study Guide - SparkNotes
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9 to 12tag(s): hamlet (8), shakespeare (98)
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Lesson: Like, Wow! - Folger Library
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9 to 12tag(s): hamlet (8), shakespeare (98)
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Hamlet Study Guide - Sparknotes
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9 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): hamlet (8), shakespeare (98)
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