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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   3-2-1 Vocabulary: Learning Filmmaking Vocabulary by Making Films
   Bring the vocabulary of film to life through the processes of filmmaking. Students learn terminology and techniques simultaneously as they plan, film, and edit a short video.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   ABC Bookmaking Builds Vocabulary in the Content Areas
   V is for vocabulary. A content area unit provides the theme for a specialized ABC book, as students select, research, define, and illustrate a word for each alphabet letter.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   4 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A-B-C: It's Easy as 1-2-3 to Make Math Alphabet Books
   Using the Alphabet Organizer app, students create alphabet books to review math terms.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 10  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A Case for Reading - Examining Challenged and Banned Books
   Students examine books, selected from the American Library Association Challenged/Banned Books list, and write persuasive pieces expressing their views about what should be done with the books at their school.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Action Is Character: Exploring Character Traits with Adjectives
   Students must "become" a character in a novel in order to describe themselves and other characters using powerful adjectives.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Active Reading through Self-Assessment: The Student-Made Quiz
   This recurring lesson encourages students to comprehend their reading through inquiry and collaboration. They choose important quotations from the text and work in groups to formulate "quiz" questions that their peers will answer.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A Directed Listening-Thinking Activity for "The Tell-Tale Heart"
   What's that sound? Students participate in a Directed Listening–Thinking Activity (DLTA) using "The Tell-Tale Heart," make predictions, and respond in the form of an acrostic poem or comic strip.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Alliteration in Headline Poems
   Students will be introduced to the term alliteration and create a headline poem consisting of 25 words that contain at least three examples of alliteration.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Alphabiography Project: Totally You
   The traditional autobiography writing project is given a twist as students write alphabiographies—recording an event, person, object, or feeling associated with each letter of the alphabet.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    American Folklore: A Jigsaw Character Study
    Groups of students read and discuss American folklore stories, each group reading a different story. Using a jigsaw strategy, the groups compare character traits and main plot points of the stories. A diverse selection of American folk tales is used for this lesson, which is adaptable to any text set.

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