Grades 6-8
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Introduction to Adverbs
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Lesson Plan
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Students participate in an exercise where they develop a working definition of adverbs.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/1890.shtml
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| Alliteration  |
Lesson Plan
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Student activities
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/allitera.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Alliteration Lesson Plans and Resources |
Lesson Plan
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Tongue twisters and activties, identifying alliteration
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/1allitera.htm
Grade Level(s):
3-5, 6-8
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Appreciating Poetry
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Lesson Plan
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Combines appreciation for poetry and handwriting practice.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/4267.shtml
Grade Level(s):
3-5, 6-8
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Biography Book Report
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Lesson Plan
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Instructions and rubric for students to complete a book report on a biography of their choice. (Grade 5)
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/4264.shtml
Grade Level(s):
3-5, 6-8
| | COUPLET |
Lesson Plan
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Student activities for writing couplets
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/couplet.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Descriptive Words: Now Say That Again |
Lesson Plan
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Student activities
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/lesson13.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
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Dictionary Skills
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Lesson Plan
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This is a lesson which will help students review their spelling words while practicing dictionary skills
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/4266.shtml
Grade Level(s):
3-5, 6-8
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Differentiated Learning
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Lesson Plan
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12 cards with different activities for demonstrating understanding of any subject topic from a book to simple machines, to a U.S. region and its states. This appeals to different learning styles such as musical, social, creative, 3-D, computer literate, etc.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/1697.shtml
Grade Level(s):
3-5, 6-8
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Discovering Adjectives
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Lesson Plan
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A cooperative learning activity on how to describe adjectives.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/467.shtml
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Famous Poems and Poets, Poems: Far and Near: A World of Words |
Lesson Plan
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Poetry scavenger hunt
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/2lesson.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE WORKSHEETS - Simile and Metaphor |
Lesson Plan
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Definitions, examples, and 2 poetry worksheets.
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/1poe.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Figurative Language: Reviewing the Simile |
Lesson Plan
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Student worksheet using poetry
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/untitled.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Free Verse |
Lesson Plan
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Examples, student activities, writing (poetry)
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/lesson.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Haiku |
Lesson Plan
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Examples and student activities
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/haiku.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Idiom |
Lesson Plan
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Student worksheet with examples & assignment
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/lesson6.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Idiom Lesson Plan |
Lesson Plan
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examples and worksheet - students can identify and use idioms in everyday language or poetry.
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/6lesson.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | IMAGERY |
Lesson Plan
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Students identify imagery in a story or poem, and use imagery to improve his/her writing.
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/imagery.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Introduction to Poetic Writing |
Lesson Plan
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Teaches use of the four elements of poetry: theme, purpose, form, and mood
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/lesson14.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
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Introduction to Poetry
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Lesson Plan
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I use this activity as an introduction to poetry. Music is a wonderful medium to helping students appreciate poetry and poetic devices.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/344.shtml
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Learning the American Sign Language Alphabet Using ASL Flashcards |
Lesson Plan
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Use American Sign Language flashcards in a variety of activities as you learn to sign the alphabet.
http://www.lessontutor.com/ees_asl_flashcards.html
Grade Level(s):
K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
| | Limericks |
Lesson Plan
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Student activites, writing limericks (poetry)
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/limerick.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Literature Activities |
Lesson Plan
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book report/follow-up ideas
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/tliterat.htm
Grade Level(s):
1-2, 3-5, 6-8
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Match the Caption
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Lesson Plan
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Students identify captions from newspaper pictures. They create their own and learn how a caption influences readers.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/364.shtml
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Mood - Writing Poetry |
Lesson Plan
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Student activities - practice identifying theme, purpose, and mood in the poem
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/lesson17.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Onomatopoeia |
Lesson Plan
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Definitions, student activites & assignments
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/lesson9.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Onomatopoeia- Lesson Plans and Resources |
Lesson Plan
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Students can identify the use of onomatopoeia and can use it to write.
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/9lesson.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8, 9-12
| | Personification |
Lesson Plan
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student activities & worksheet
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/lesson7.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Personification Lesson Plans and Resources |
Lesson Plan
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Students can identify personification and determine when to use it in their writing, personification in other literature, write a poem about nature
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/7lesson.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Proverbs |
Lesson Plan
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Proverbs have been called the shortest art form - examples, students write and share their own
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/lesson12.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Puns - A Play on Words |
Lesson Plan
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Student worksheet
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/puns.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Puns Lesson Plan |
Lesson Plan
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Students will choose an option to illustrate his/her understanding of poetry
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/5lesson.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Quatrain |
Lesson Plan
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Student activities for writing a quatrain (poetry)
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/quatrain.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Review Poetry and the Simile and the Metaphor |
Lesson Plan
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children will compile a list of the things they look for in a friend and use that information to create a simple poem.
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/lesson4.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Simile and Metaphor Sample Lesson Plan - Poetry |
Lesson Plan
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Students should be able to use their knowledge of similes and metaphors to promote their appreciation and understanding of poetry.
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/2poe.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
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Subject/Verb Agreement and Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement
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Lesson Plan
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This lesson is designed to offer a hands on approach to learning pronoun/antecedent agreement--analyzing sentences and identifying pronouns and their antecedents in order to verify their agreement.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/336.shtml
Grade Level(s):
6-8
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Superman: Modern Mythology
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Lesson Plan
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The learner will demonstrate application of literature by applying ideas from a literary selection to a different context.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/433.shtml
Grade Level(s):
6-8
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Teapot Homophones
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Lesson Plan
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This is a fun game for learning homophones.
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/485.shtml
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | The Art of Poetry: Sidewalk Poetry |
Lesson Plan
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Students choose their best poetry from their portfolio, and illustrate their poem on the school sidewalks.
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/3lesson.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | The Pigman Unit |
Lesson Plan
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14 activities for a unit on The Pigman (complete lesson plans)
http://legacy.ncsu.edu/classes/eci430001/1998/tracey/unitplan.html
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Theme: What's the Big Idea? |
Lesson Plan
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Teaches poetry writing with a focus on theme, one of the four elements of writing poetry
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/lesson15.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
| | Words and Music |
Lesson Plan
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Writing song lyrics - studying poetry
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/lesson26.htm
Grade Level(s):
6-8
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