African-American Heroes Students visit websites to learn about important African Americans and the honor of being...		Journal Writing Introduce students to autobiographical journal writing with this lesson plan.
The Life of Milton Hershey Enhance reading comprehension with a lesson that is centered around a biography about Milton...		Stone Fox: A Collection of Lessons Using the book, Stone Fox, students will explore character, setting, and issues for Native...
Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit" This comprehensive lesson uses Billy Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" as a discussion point for...		An Autobiographical Poem Students learn to write a formula poem, about a person. This can be adapted to any subject...
Activities for African Folk Tales Get the most out of reading African folk tales by using these worksheets. This is a great...		International Cover Art for Harry Potter Lesson Using pictures of book covers from around the world, students will analyze the accuracy of the...
"The Grasshopper and the Owl": A Fable by Aesop Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to draw conclusions using one of...		Charlotte's Web Persuasive Letter Students write a letter to convince Mr. Arable about what he should do with Wilbur.
Metaphor Unit Poems Students learn about metaphors and similes, and write a poem using metaphors.		Fall Haiku Students write fall-themed haikus, then decorate paper with beautiful autumn scenes on which...
African Storytellers Students will use the Internet to find out more about griots, or African storytellers. Their...		The History & Poetry of "In Flanders Fields" Learn about the history behind "In Flanders Fields" while reviewing tetrameter and sonnet form....
Write a Letter to Jesse Owens Assuming the role of a fellow athlete, Nazi supporter or African-American, students will write...		Emotion Similes Students will learn about similes and write a poem using them.
"The Fox and the Goat": A Lesson on Aesop's Fable Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to learn about the characters in a...		An Immigrant's Story Students will create a character who immigrates to the United States. They will base a large...
Write a Letter to the President Students will write a letter to the president with details of their ideas for goals to be met...		Create a Hogwarts Floor Plan Students learn about the concept of scale and other mapping skills by creating a floor plan of...