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Strategies for Teaching Theme: A Lesson Plan Using "The Interlopers" by Saki
I read "The Interlopers" every year. Every year I'm enriched. Every year, some kid says, "I don't get it. That was stupid!" Every year I'm called into the principal's office for swearing at a student. This year will be different because I've got a great lesson plan for teaching theme.

Published by Trent Lorcher (29,923 pts ) on Oct 28, 2009 to
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Lesson Plan: Identifying Sound Devices in Poetry
I love identifying sound devices used in poetry. My students didn't until I used this lesson plan.

Published by Trent Lorcher (29,923 pts ) on Oct 28, 2009 to
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Teaching Sonnets
Who knew teaching sonnets could be this great?

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Ray Bradbury Lesson Plans: Teaching Setting
Ray Bradbury is my favorite author. You should like him too. This lesson plan on teaching setting allows me to enjoy my favorite author while teaching students to analyze setting.

Published by Trent Lorcher (29,923 pts ) on Oct 28, 2009 to
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Teaching Sensory Details in "The Pedestrian"
Ray Bradbury is good at using sensory details. I'm not. This lesson plan compensates for my deficiencies in using sensory details by teaching students to recognize them when reading "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury.

Published by Trent Lorcher (29,923 pts ) on Oct 28, 2009 to
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Short Story Lesson Plans: Teaching Short Stories with Poetry
Teaching short stories with poetry engages students and saves you from reading the same shallow essay 223 times.

Published by Trent Lorcher (29,923 pts ) on Oct 26, 2009 to
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Lesson Plan: Teaching Setting and Characterization by Writing Poetry
If you have students take notes on setting, theme, and characterization, they won't remember any of it. If you have them write a poem, they'll remember some of it. Use poetry to teach literature and you'll have smarter students.

Published by Trent Lorcher (29,923 pts ) on Oct 26, 2009 to
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New Approaches to Literature Lesson Plan: Responding with Poetry
What do you get when you combine teaching poetry and teaching literature? One giant mess, unless you use this lesson plan.

Published by Trent Lorcher (29,923 pts ) on Oct 26, 2009 to
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Shakespeare Lesson Plan: Teaching Irony in Romeo and Juliet
I love irony. I once stayed awake all night thinking about how ironic things were. I finally concluded that everything was ironic, which in itself was ironic because not everything is ironic.

Published by Trent Lorcher (29,923 pts ) on Oct 26, 2009 to
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Lesson Plan: Romeo and Juliet Characters, Who's to Blame?
A Romeo and Juliet character analysis shows that many Romeo and Juliet characters had a role to play in the young lovers' death, but who is most at fault? You decide.

Published by Trent Lorcher (29,923 pts ) on Oct 22, 2009 to
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