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Unit Test for Avi's Nothing But the Truth
This test uses identification and short-answer questions to assess student learning and comprehension of Avi's documentary novel about a boy who tells a tiny lie and watches it grow to the point where he has to leave his school. Designed for regular and Pre-AP 7th grade students.

Published by Peter Boysen (1,990 pts ) on Sep 23, 2009 to
K-12 Learning Articles
Unit Test for Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None
This test is designed for regular or Pre-AP 7th graders who have read Agatha Christie's classic novel about a set of murders on an isolated island.

Published by Peter Boysen (1,990 pts ) on Sep 23, 2009 to
K-12 Learning Articles
Lesson Plan: Teaching Students How to Embed Quotes
Help students take the step from using quotes in their writing to incorporating quotes in smooth prose. Robert Frost's "Nothing Gold Can Stay" provides the perfect apparatus.

Published by Peter Boysen (1,990 pts ) on Sep 23, 2009 to
K-12 Learning Articles
Lesson Plan: Robert Frost's "Mending Wall"
This lesson plan is designed for a regular 10th grade English/Reading class. Many elements are adaptable to make it more or less difficult, however. Theme, devices, and poetic elements are all covered.

Published by Peter Boysen (1,990 pts ) on Sep 23, 2009 to
K-12 Learning Articles
Lesson Plans: Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken"
This lesson is written at a 9th or 10th grade regular-level English/Reading class. Feel free to adapt it for your grade level.

Published by Peter Boysen (1,990 pts ) on Sep 23, 2009 to
K-12 Learning Articles

Lesson Plan: Robert Frost's "Acquainted With the Night"
Discussion and analysis of Frost's poem, designed for a 10th-grade English/Language Arts classroom. This should work for a 45-minute period, or an extended block.

Published by Peter Boysen (1,990 pts ) on Sep 23, 2009 to
K-12 Learning Articles
Lesson Plan: Robert Frost's "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
This lesson is designed for 8th grade regular English/Reading students, but could be adapted for other grade levels. It could also be incorporated in a unit study about S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders," which refers to this poem in detail.

Published by Peter Boysen (1,990 pts ) on Sep 23, 2009 to
K-12 Learning Articles
Christmas in Germany? Try Munich's Christkindlmarkt.
If you're going to be in Germany between Thanksgiving and Christmas, don't miss the Christkindlmart, or Christmas Market, in Munich.

Published by Peter Boysen (1,990 pts ) on Aug 25, 2009 to
Language Learning Articles
Stop Wasting Heat in Your Home with a Heat Pump
Even the hot air around us can be captured and reused.

Published by Peter Boysen (1,990 pts ) on Aug 21, 2009 to
Renewable Energy Articles
How to Use Der-words in German
Learn how to use words like "these," "those," "some," and others in German.

Published by Peter Boysen (1,990 pts ) on Aug 21, 2009 to
Language Learning Articles

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