http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/reviews/23496.aspxMon, 26 Oct 2009 21:27:46 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:23496NoreenRead Write Think is not just for Reading Teachers. The free lesson plans and materials on the site lend themselves to an integrated curriculum approach and can be used across subject areas. The ReadWriteThink (RWT) web site doesn’t cover all of the famous three “R”s - reading, “riting”, and “rithmetic but it definitely has the first two covered and...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/43255.aspxMon, 26 Oct 2009 17:02:32 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:43255lenzihartShort stories are an effective way of capturing your students' attention, and can also provide great literary examples of terminology English and Reading students must master. This unit will provide you with excellent classic short stories and different lessons to implement in your classroom. Why Teach Short Stories? Short stories are a exc...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/35438.aspxThu, 22 Oct 2009 14:29:39 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:35438lenzihartUsing a student's knowledge of Greek and Latin roots, they will create a super hero name and illustration that demonstrates the awesome powers of Greek and Latin roots! Greek and Latin Root Super Hero! This lesson will enable students to extend their previous knowledge of Greek and Latin roots. Using the example of the super hero name, ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/43649.aspxTue, 28 Jul 2009 20:21:37 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:43649jessecreationsIf you are a yearbook adviser, you may be wondering how to teach students the skills needed to produce a high-quality publication. Help your yearbook staff create a memorable yearbook with these tips and lesson plan ideas for yearbook theme development. What is a theme? In a yearbook, the theme is the idea that will express the story of the sch...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/8309.aspxSun, 12 Jul 2009 17:31:30 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:8309BetdenisTips and techniques for teachers to help students understand and enjoy reading Shakespeare. Many high school English classes read Shakespeare’s plays. Too many high school students seem to dread the experience, and even find the most celebrated bard “boring.” Shakespeare’s plays have survived and maintained their popularity all these centuries beca...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/40990.aspxTue, 30 Jun 2009 21:22:56 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:40990BetdenisHelp with creative writing: lesson plans and prompts to keep students composing. Creative writing teachers spend much time looking for ways to inspire their students and give them tools to come up with ideas. Music, dreams, and free association techniques such as clustering are helpful. A teacher who uses a variety of methods will reach the mos...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/39749.aspxTue, 23 Jun 2009 22:38:02 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:39749lenzihartThe novel, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is an awesome contemporary fiction choice for completion of your contemporary fiction unit. The second part of this article explains what you should do while reading the novel, and focuses on teaching reading for enjoyment. The Setting of The Hunger Games Even though the purpose of this unit is to expl...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/39748.aspxTue, 23 Jun 2009 22:36:44 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:39748lenzihartAs part of your contemporary fiction unit, you will need to introduce students to a book that is new and recently published. THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins is a hot book on the teen scene, and has loads of literary value in your classroom. Hot New Fiction: The Hunger Games I've said before that reading literary classics are important, but ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/23651.aspxSat, 20 Jun 2009 05:16:45 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:23651Hawk1030This article suggests an activity that will help students boost their own self-confidence and make them reflect on their actions. Teaching Character by Teaching Poetry Teenagers do not always make good decisions in how they treat their peers. Teachers can help young people make better decisions through modeling positive characteristics and teaching...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/24724.aspxSat, 20 Jun 2009 05:03:18 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:24724Hawk1030This article discusses how teachers can use the game Jeopardy in their classrooms to teach literary terms or any definitions It's a Game! Let us face the facts: Students would rather have fun than listen to their teacher talk. Teachers--you can relate. You loathe sitting through faculty meetings in which some guy from some agency is talking...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/38987.aspxTue, 16 Jun 2009 20:36:47 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:38987lenzihartA field trip to a bookstore can give students a taste of how reading can be enjoyable outside of the classroom. This fieldtrip will expose students to the enjoyable environment that bookstores can offer, and the article will explore the different ways you can make this experience educational and fun Planning a Bookstore Field Trip One of my favorit...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/38978.aspxTue, 16 Jun 2009 20:26:04 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:38978lenzihartBook best seller's lists are a integral part documenting contemporary fiction sales. Teaching your students how to read and understand the many best seller's lists that are out there can aide them in finding contemporary fiction they might enjoy reading. What is a Best Seller's List? The phrase "best-seller" or "best ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/34929.aspxThu, 21 May 2009 20:53:34 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:34929lenzihartPhoto Story 3 is a free software download from Microsoft that can have many valuable uses in the English classroom. This article will explore how teachers can obtain Photo Story, and explain the basic components of the software Implementing Photo Story 3 Book reports get a refreshing update with the software, Photo Story 3 by Microsoft. This softwa...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/35434.aspxThu, 21 May 2009 20:50:47 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:35434lenzihartThis article uses the book Diary Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock as an example of how students can use the Microsoft Software, Photo Story 3, to create digital book reports. Digital Book Report Using Photo Story 3 The previous article in the series, "Book Reports and Book Reviews Using Photo Story 3, Part I" explained how to obtain the...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/35561.aspxTue, 19 May 2009 21:47:55 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:35561lenzihartAfter implementing the Greek and Latin Roots Superhero lesson, this article will extend the students' creativity by having them collaborate in groups to produce a comic strip using their imagined Greek and Latin roots superhero in a comic strip. Greek and Latin Roots Comic Strip This lesson is an extension of the superhero lesson plan , in whic...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/25491.aspxMon, 04 May 2009 20:10:21 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:25491lenzihartStudents should be introduced to background knowledge of a novel's setting and author before reading the work. This article will explore creative and interesting methods you can employ in your classroom when teaching a novel's background. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton will be used as an example. Lesson Plan: Teaching a Novel's Backgr...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/33148.aspxThu, 30 Apr 2009 17:36:13 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:33148lenzihartDo you have students who HATE to read for enjoyment, or loath independent reading time? More often than not, these students lack an important skill: visualization. This article will give you great tips on how to teach your students to visualize while they read. Visualizing Using Hollywood Struggling readers often fail to create mental pictu...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/32119.aspxFri, 17 Apr 2009 17:53:09 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:32119SusanHomophones easily confuse students yet provide a wide range of fun and interesting methods of teaching. It's a flower in a bag of flour.... First introduce the definition: Homophones ~ are words that sound alike but have different meaning. Suggested classroom reading books: Great Classroom books Brief book review: How Much can a bare bear b...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/31647.aspxFri, 10 Apr 2009 18:38:34 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:31647JuliaBodeebWhiteStudents like hands-on projects. They will enjoy creating a book that uses images and words to describe their dreams for their lives after completing their education. Help high school students focus on their dreams for their future by doing a project where they will create an “image book” about their dreams and goals for the future. Students enjoy ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/26947.aspxThu, 05 Mar 2009 21:26:40 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:26947EPorterIn this article you will learn how to make teaching contractions a fun experience for your students. This lesson plan introduces what contractions are, their purpose, and their usefulness in comics. Students will make their own comics and have a blast in the process! Contraction Introduction If you're an elementary school teacher then you have ...