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The following list represents a variety of tested classroom lessons. I will continue to add lessons as time permits. Please use any that appeal to you, adapt any that don't fit your needs, and let me know if you have an idea that is an improvement of what you see here. Layered Independent Reading Project (in the style of Kathie Nunley's approach to brain-based learning) Comparison Essay (online vs. "real" shopping) K-3 Snow/Winter Lessons (this is a link to a cute lesson complete with bulletin board ideas and activities Napster Debate(working with persuasion) Equality issues with "Harrison Bergeron" (a twist-- or maybe "twisted"-- approach to group work) Metaphor madness(word choice and sentence fluency) Adopt-a-Fruit (idea trait, expository, descriptive and technical writing) Summary Writing (conventions of summary writing, word choice, organization, idea) Acing the Essay Test (strategies for students) Guidelines for Poetry and Descriptive Writing( compiled from professional writers)
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