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TeachersFirst: The Hamlet Quizzes - TeachersFirst
Grades
9 to 12
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.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Poetry in Translation - Online Poetry
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9 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Word Magnet Puzzles
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
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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Online Poetry Classroom
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4 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Poetry 180 - Library of Congress
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
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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 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Twain's Hanibal - Library of Congress
Grades
9 to 12In the Classroom
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 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mark Twain in his Times - University of Virginia
Grades
6 to 12In 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
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
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
Grades
9 to 12In 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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Life's Instructions - Collecting Family Sayings in a Student Publication - TeachersFirst
Grades
9 to 12In 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
Grades
4 to 12In 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 12In 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 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Romeo & Juliet - Time Stands Still - Yale University
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9 to 12Add 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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