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Personification Personification as a writing technique is explored.		Jules Verne and Science Fiction Interesting facts and fun activities related to Jules Verne, the first true science fiction...
Scoring Rubric: Resume and Cover Letter The organization, elements of resume and cover letter writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and...		Alliteration Always! For this PowerPoint project, students write alliterative sentences, type them on slides, and...
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"I'm Thankful for . . ." Give thanks with this printable music activity. Children will write a poem about something they...		Touching Spirit Bear and Ghost of Spirit Bear Reading Guide This reading guide includes questions for class discussion and extension activities for...
Scoring Rubric: Response to Literature The organization, elements of response to literature writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and...		Poetic Language in "Memories of Christmas" Students will understand and appreciate the use of literal and figurative language though...
My Brother Sam Is Dead: Tests & Activities Tim is forced to deal with the difficulties of the Revolutionary War in the story My Brother...		Langston Hughes, an Everyday Poet Read about Langston Hughes's achievements, and explore the related activities to learn more...
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Denotation/Connotation The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students are asked to...		Scoring Rubric: Drama The organization, elements of drama writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a...