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Chinese art and writing: In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 11; Ethnic Chinese populations are found in all urban and trade centers of Vietnam, but they are particularly large in Hoi An. Thus the frequent use of Chinese characters in art and on public buildings. The plaque this artisan is making depicts an outdoor mountain...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Bulletin board of story elements: This lesson will introduce young children to the elements of stories starting with characters. Children will be involved with interactive writing as they respond to shared reading lessons. Students will illustrate a caption of a character to be displayed on a bulletin board.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts)

Comparing/contrasting characters: A Taste of Blackberries: This lesson is designed to use with Chapter 1 of the novel A Taste of Blackberries. Students will use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the two main characters and then relate the material to their own lives.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); By Denise Caudle.

To Kill A Mockingbird role-play: A Maycomb pig pickin': Somewhere near the middle of reading the novel, students start to become confused about characters. This fun role-play activity works especially well just after Chapter 21 and allows students to get to know characters beyond Jem and Scout. It also can be a springboard into further discussions of point of view, theme, and stereotypes.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); By David Ansbacher.

Picture this!: In this lesson, students will use their imagination and creativity to create an original, five-minute scene from a given picture.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Theater Arts Education); By Cindy Lohr.

Caricature character tour: Students create a caricature of a literary character using magazine cutouts to practice reading for details and characterization.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); By Janice Ianniello.

The Wish Giver: Cause and effect: Through a discussion of the characters in the novel The Wish Giver, by Bill Brittain, the teacher will teach the students to identify and analyze the cause/effect relationship and its importance in reading comprehension.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts); By Becky Ellzey.

Three Cool Kids: After reading Three Cool Kids by Rebecca Emberley, students will discuss literary elements: characters, setting, problem and solution. The teacher will record using the Inspiration software what students say, making a web that shows the different elements of the story.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts); By Genevieve Kiser.

Understanding the elements of a story: Students will read a story, understand the elements of the story, analyze characters, and complete research about good and evil.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and English Language Development); By Abha Bhatnagar and Meera Madan.

Show, don't tell: Using action words: To strengthen their writing and make it livelier, students will learn to use action words to show how their characters feel.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

Creating a book review using a multimedia stack: In this lesson, students will identify title, characters, setting, plot of a story that they have read. They will also be able to state their opinion of the story read and provide information about themselves as a reviewer.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts); By Crystal Johnston.

Mixing colors with Little Blue and Little Yellow: This is an integrated lesson based on a French book entitled Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni. Within the lesson, students will experiment with various colors to create new colors and eventually write their own version of this story.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Science); By Lisa Tartaglia.

Fugitive Slave Law simulation: Students face the critical issue of the Fugitive Slave Bill that gave Southerners the right to regain their runaway slaves and return them to bondage. It is also considered by many to have contributed to growing sectionalism in the U.S. and eventually the Civil War. In order to take on the roles of historical actors, students will examine primary source documents from the Documenting the American South collection and critique arguments in favor and opposed to the Bill.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies); By Meghan Mcglinn.

Power and grace: In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 12; Most of the original buildings of Hué's Imperial City date to ambitious efforts by Nguyen dynasty rulers in the 1800s to control both the north and south of Vietnam from a centrally located capital. While drawing on the symbolic model of the powerful Chinese...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Hanuman searches the underworld for Ravana's soul: In The Ramayana, page 6.5; A mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple depicts Hanuman in two places as he travels through the underworld landscape in pursuit of Ravana's hidden soul container. Huge pink flowering lotus plants and boulders dominate the scene. Hanuman is visible standing on...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Star for a day name fun: This lesson contains a short, simple activity to help students learn greetings and introductions in the target language.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Second Languages)

Oedipus the King: Personal letter-writing assignment: Students will work in groups to evaluate the personality of various characters from Oedipus the King. Each student will write two personal letters in the role of one character from the play responding to the events of the play and the various relationships within it.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts); By Greg Townsend.

War is...: Upon consideration of the perspectives on war from their classmates, the poet Stephen Crane in "War is Kind," and various characters from All Quiet on the Western Front, students will write an editorial for the school newspaper in which they share opinions about war.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts); By Rhonda Dillingham.

Chinese architecture: In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 9; The ornamented brick gateway has step-tiered, green tile roofs decorated with carved dragons. A large four-legged ceremonial bronze urn is seen in front of the central doorway, and stylized Chinese characters are visible above the central arches of the first...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Look and listen: Exploring the five senses: This group of shared reading lessons is based on the book Look by Jillian Cutting. They are designed to be used as a part of an integrated classroom unit on the five senses.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts)

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