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A Character's Perspective - Colonial House Students watch a video segment that shows the reactions of colonists and native people when they encounter one another for the first time during a colony settlement reenactment. Students then select a character and write a letter from that character’s point of view that describes the meeting.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Twelfth Night Act 1 Sc 1 Lesson Plan In this lesson based on Act 1 Sc 1 of Twelfth Night, students characterize Orsino and Olivia. They examine themes of ideas of marriage and levels of love, using journals, video, and inquiries about marriage and courtship in the Elizabethan Era.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Character Development: Cancer - A New Treatment Students will answer questions about what motivated chemical engineer Mark Davis to search for a better treatment for his wife's cancer. They then complete a journal entry in which they compare his motivations and goals to those they’ve established for themselves.	6-12	Lesson Plan
Twelfth Night Act 1 Sc 2 Lesson Plan In this lesson based on Act 1 Sc 2 of Twelfth Night, students characterize Viola and discuss suspension of disbelief. They examine the potential for tragedy within comedy, and vocabulary. Activities include journals, video, acting, and an inquiry.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Interpreting Characters, Setting, Plot, and Theme - The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Disaster Students will watch a video segment chronicling the tragic fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. Using a story elements graphic organizer, students will determine the various elements of the story and arrange them in the correct order on the organizer.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Twelfth Night Act 1 Sc 3 Lesson Plan In this lesson based on Act 1 Sc 3 of Twelfth Night, students characterize Sir Toby Belch, Maria, and Sir Andrew Aguecheck. They discuss vocabulary and literary devices (malapropism, aside, and dance terms). Activities include journals, video, and an inquiry into etiquette.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Twelfth Night Act 1 Sc 4 Lesson Plan In this lesson based on Act 1 Sc 4 of Twelfth Night, students characterize Orsino. They discuss vocabulary and literary devices (cliffhanger and mythology). Activities include journal entries, persuasive tactics, and an inquiry, about wooing a woman.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Twelfth Night Act 1 Sc 5 Lesson Plan In this lesson based on Act 1 Sc 5 of Twelfth Night, students explore the theme of the ability to see your folly, if Feste is really a fool, and puns. Activities include journal entries, creating a prompt book, and an inquiry about clowns.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Twelfth Night Act 2 Sc 1 Lesson Plan In this lesson based on Act 2 Sc 1 of Twelfth Night,students characterize Sebastian and Antonio. They discuss the potential for tragedy within a comedy and levels of love, personification, puns, and rhymes. Activities include journals and inquiries.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Twelfth Night Act 2 Sc 2 Lesson Plan This lesson based on Act 2 Sc 2 of Twelfth Night focuses on gender roles and levels of love, and the literary devices of synecdoche and apostrophe. Students write about first impressions and stereotypes and critique the actor who plays Viola.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Using Supporting Evidence to Interpret Meaning - A Native American Folktale Students give meaning to oral and written texts using supporting evidence from a Native American folktale.	1-4	Lesson Plan
Twelfth Night Act 2 Sc 3 Lesson Plan In this lesson based on Act 2 Sc 3 of Twelfth Night, students characterize Malvolio, Maria, Toby and Andrew. They examine the dichotomy of opposites, levels of love, and gender roles. Activities include journals, video, and inquiries about music.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Twelfth Night Act 2 Sc 4 Lesson Plan In this lesson based on Act 2 Sc 4 of Twelfth Night, students examine Orsino's conversations with Olivia, Feste's song and riddles, and similes about love. They discuss gender roles and levels of love. Activities include a journal entry and a video.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Twelfth Night Act 2 Sc 5 Lesson Plan In this lesson based on Act 2 Sc 5 of Twelfth Night, students examine Malvolio's reaction to Olivia's "letter". Themes are the ability to recognize one's own folly and levels of love. Activities include literary devices, journal, video, and insults.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Twelfth Night Act 3 Sc 1 Lesson Plan In this lesson based on Act 3 Sc 1 of Twelfth Night, students discuss folly and false wit, the irony in Feste's character, and gender roles. Activities include acting practice, a video, and research and views of women's status in Shakespeare's time.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Using Literary Devices Students learn about literary devices by identifying examples of personification and hyperbole.	4-6	Lesson Plan
Twelfth Night Act 3 Sc 2 Lesson Plan In this lesson based on Act 3 Sc 2 of Twelfth Night, students discuss references to actual historical incidents in the play and characterizations of Olivia and Malvolio. Activities include journal prompts and an inquiry about fashion of the time.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Twelfth Night Act 3 Sc 3 Lesson Plan In this lesson based on Act 3 Sc 3 of Twelfth Night, students discuss Sebastian's presence in Illyria and relationships between characters Antonio, the Duke, and Sebastian. Activities include diagramming a web of characters and their relationships.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Twelfth Night Act 3 Sc 4 Lesson Plan In this lesson based on Act 3 Sc 4 of Twelfth Night, students discuss plot, identities, marriage as continuity, and our attitude toward Antonio. Activities include journal entry on Maria's letter, blocking a scene, and an inquiry about Midsummer Eve.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Identifying Main Idea and Supporting Details - The Stonecutter's Wish Students identify which details support the main idea or theme of a story that they watch.	2-4	Lesson Plan
Identifying Characteristics - Anansi, the Spider Students identify the specific traits of Anansi, a popular character in African folklore, by completing a character web.	2-5	Lesson Plan
Twelfth Night Act 4 Sc 1 Lesson Plan This lesson based on Act 4 Sc 1 of Twelfth Night introduces the comic arc of the play, propelled by slapstick and suspension of disbelief. Students discuss caprice and the use of rhyme. Activities include writing about dreams, and blocking the scene.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Exploring Contrasts in "The Lanyard," by Billy Collins In "The Lanyard," by Billy Collins, the speaker remembers a gift he made for his mother. This media-rich lesson helps students explore how contrasting images in a poem can create meaning.	7-12	Lesson Plan
Exploring Selected Haiku by Issa Discover the haiku of Japanese poet Kobayashi Issa. This media-rich lesson examines the format, humor, and nature of haiku by Issa. Students analyze various haiku and write their own.	7-12	Lesson Plan
Twelfth Night Act 4 Sc 2 Lesson Plan This lesson based on Act 4 Sc 2 of Twelfth Night focuses on darkness through a trick played on Malvolio. Themes are potential for tragedy in comedy, caprice, wisdom in foolishness, and songs. Also included are an oxymoron, practical jokes, and topaz.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Twelfth Night Act 4 Sc 3 Lesson Plan This lesson based on Act 4 Sc 3 of Twelfth Night students focuses on caprice and levels of love by examining Sebastian's soliloquy. Included is a journal entry about the basis for good relationships, and whether Olivia and Sebastian will have one.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Twelfth Night Act 5 Lesson Plan In this lesson based on Act 5 of Twelfth Night students examine quotations from Orsino, Feste, and Malvolio. Songs, ability to see one's own folly, and marriage and levels of love are themes, along with writing predictions about the couples' futures.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Identify Cultural Influences - Hiawatha Students identify aspects of Native American life represented in the poem Hiawatha.	5-8	Lesson Plan

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Lesson Plan List for: Genres