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Teaching Guide to Marching for Freedom This comprehensive teacher's guide to Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and...		Denotation/Connotation The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students are asked to...
Personification Personification as a writing technique is explored.		Langston Hughes, an Everyday Poet Read about Langston Hughes's achievements, and explore the related activities to learn more...
Scoring Rubric: Literary Analysis/Interpretation The organization, elements of literary analysis/interpretation writing, grammar, usage,...		Street Love Reading Guide Use the questions in this reading guide to encourage classroom discussion of Street...
"I'm Thankful for . . ." Give thanks with this printable music activity. Children will write a poem about something they...		We Beat the Street Discussion Guide Provoke students' thoughts on peer pressure, friendship, and their goals in life with...
Persuasive Essay Rubric I Distribute a rubric that focuses on how to write a successful persuasive essay. Click here for...		James and the Giant Peach Worksheet In this creative writing activity for James and the Giant Peach, students use vivid...
Scoring Rubric: Resume and Cover Letter The organization, elements of resume and cover letter writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and...		Poetic Language in "Memories of Christmas" Students will understand and appreciate the use of literal and figurative language though...
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Touching Spirit Bear and Ghost of Spirit Bear Reading Guide This reading guide includes questions for class discussion and extension activities for...		Scoring Rubric: Business Letter/Memo The organization, elements of a business letter/memo writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and...
My Brother Sam Is Dead: Tests & Activities Tim is forced to deal with the difficulties of the Revolutionary War in the story My Brother...		Creating Mental Pictures with Metaphors Using metaphor as a tool is the focus of this printable activity.