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1. Differences Between Fiction and Non-Fiction In the Library
...Center Teachers Administrators Grade Level Subjects States Interest Groups Projects Classified Ads Help Wanted Email: State: 559. Differences Between Fiction and Non-Fiction In the Library Literature, level: Elementary Posted Fri Aug 7 09:46:27 PDT 1998 by Shirley Thomas ( SThomasEH@aol.com). East Helena Schools, East Helena, Montana Materials Required: Drawing of Kangaroo, Markers, Variety of both Fiction(Easy) and Non-Fiction Books about Kangaroos Activity Time: 1 class period Concepts Taught: Diffences between Fiction and Non-Fiction Literature Talk to the students about what they know about kang...

2. Teaching English Language Arts: AlannaMid
...op LESSON FIVE General Overview by Alanna Brady Aug 2006 Objectives: The students are introduced to the efferent side of our unit. Activities: A) HOOK different interpretations of the same material Nirvana and Paul Anka, Madonna and punk band, Britney Spears and Blink 182. B) Interpretive Readings- Helena and Demetrius scene, Theseus and Hippolyta, Hermia and Lysander, etc. The students are placed into groups of four and are asked to do efferent readings of their dialogue section using the prompts as a guide. Volunteers then share their favourite version of the scene with the class and explain why th...

3. Justice by the People: An Introduction
...te other jurors for reasons that are not necessarily tied to a strong bias or prejudice. These are called ?peremptory challenges? or ?peremptory strikes.? 8. Then, read the following case description, reminding students that they, like good jurors, need to use their listening skills: The plaintiff, Helena Covings, is a second-generation Hispanic American who lives in rural High Desert, Arizona, a town that is 95 percent Hispanic. She is 18 years old. Helena has been awarded a scholarship by a children's charity that will cover the cost of four years of college. The conditions of the scholarship state...

4. KODAK: Co-op on Camera-Slides
Co-op on Camera-Slides Promote Occupational Understanding Lillian A. McCammon Helena High School, Helena, Montana Subject: Career Education Grade: 11-12 "By seeing and discussing office jobs held by fellow business students, class members became acquainted with the nature of office work and its environment that only several field trips would have provided." Purpose and Description o...

5. Teaching English Language Arts: CindyMid
...ar Shakespeare column where characters write for advice Obituaries Pyramus and Thisbe's Deaths Comic Strip Draw a comedy scene using Puck or Bottom Crossword Create a crossword puzzle using the characters' names Announcements Wedding Announcements: Theseus & Hippolyta, Lysander & Hermia Demetrius & Helena Students will come up with several of their own creative ideas. Have them work collaboratively on one section of the newspaper. Have students type up their section on a word processor. Once each section is complete, compile into a class newspaper. Assessment/Evaluation: This project can either be a...

6. ISTE NETS :: Connecting Curriculum and Technology
...Create a dual scoring rubric that is consistent with current student levels. Have students help create and modify a rubric for assessing electronic information, including text content, graphics, illustrations, and creativity; use a scale of excellent, good, fair, and poor. Credits Barbara Ridgway, Helena Public Schools, Helena, Montana JoAnn Gadicke, Sheboygan Area School District, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Comments The variety of ways in which students can express themselves has been particularly helpful to those who are uncomfortable with extensive writing or who prefer to produce illustrations or grap...

7. ISTE NETS :: Connecting Curriculum and Technology
...r students.) With students, develop a rubric to evaluate their performance during the preparation and production of peer author interviews. The rubric should address preparation, quality, appropriateness of interview questions, and basic video camcorder usage and technique. Credits Barbara Ridgway, Helena Public Schools, Helena, Montana (bridgway@helena.k12.mt.us) JoAnn Gadicke, Sheboygan Area School District, Sheboygan, Wisconsin (jgadicke@sheboygan.k12.wi.us or jgadicke@excel.net) Comments The notion of communities is no longer limited to just a neighborhood. Children bring to school perceptions of...

8. Illuminations: Hospital Locator
...Materials for School Mathematics Computer with Internet connection (1 for class OR 1 for each pair or Activities small group of students) Hospital Problem Overhead (1 copy) Cities Triangle Overhead (1 copy) Hospital Map Activity Sheet (1 copy for each student) Hospital Locator Atlas or map showing Helena, MT; Salt Lake City, UT; and Boise, ID Blank transparencies (several per pair or group of students) Compass, straight edge, ruler, protractor (1 set per group) and applets: Hospital Locator: http://www.nku.edu/~foletta/ Hospital_Locator.html; Angle Half: http://www.nku.edu/~foletta/ Web Sites Angle_...

9. Interviewing the Players -Folger Shakespeare Library
...y Sources Bottom. Oil on canvas, early Archive 19th century View standards used in this lesson plan. February 2001 ? Study Guides Matthew Adkins teaches 11th and Related Items 12th grade English, both general ? Shakespeare's Twelve and Advanced Placement, at Days of Christmas Central High School in Helena, Arkansas. Download the free ? Other Resources Adobe Acrobat Reader Plays/Scenes Covered A Midsummer Night's Dream Programs for Teachers 3.2.227-295 and Students What?s On for Today and Why Teaching Shakespeare Having students act out scenes Institute or portions of scenes is a powerful tool in pers...

10. Just Say No To Risky AIDS Behaviors
...their own cards.) 4. Make four copies of the Just Say No introduction and rules for distribution to the student players 5. Each team will need one die. 6. Copied sheets of cards might be of colored paper and laminated for durability. Laminate the sheet before cutting into cards. Resources: Curtis, Helena, and Barnes, N. Sue. Biology. Worth Publishers, Inc.New York, New York. 1989, pp. 814-818. Raven, Peter H., and Johnson, George B. Biology. Times Morror/Mosby College Publishing. St. Louis, Missouri. 1919. pp. 1031-1051. Roitt, Ivan M. Essential Immunology. Blackwell Scientific Publications. London,...