http://www.brighthub.com/search/searchresults.aspx?u=3420&o=DateDescending&a=275Posts by Peter Boysenen-UShttp://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/17785.aspxTue, 02 Dec 2008 19:44:42 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17785gomavs1310This 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. Nothing But The Truth Test Questions Part 1: Write the ROLE (who ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/17786.aspxTue, 02 Dec 2008 19:55:10 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17786gomavs1310This 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. Multiple Choice -- 3 points each. 1. Who was the first character to die? a) Marston c) Lombard b) Blore d) Wargrave 2. Who was the villain -- the true U.N. Owen? a) Wargrave c) Isaac Morris b) Lomba...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/17790.aspxTue, 02 Dec 2008 21:53:45 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17790gomavs1310Help 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. Getting Started Knowing how to use quotes will improve the quality of your students' writing. This Robert Frost lesson plan will accomplish the task. Find a short ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/18449.aspxFri, 05 Dec 2008 22:58:46 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:18449gomavs1310This 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. Setting the Mood for "Mending Wall" At the beginning of your class period, as an introduction to Robert Frost's "Mending Wall,&quot...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/18834.aspxMon, 08 Dec 2008 19:06:10 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:18834gomavs1310This lesson is written at a 9th or 10th grade regular-level English/Reading class. Feel free to adapt it for your grade level. Setting the Mood Most "The Road Not Taken" Lesson Plans are based on the false assumptions of the general populace. This one is not. This poem is often used in inspirational writing or speaking as an example o...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/18163.aspxThu, 04 Dec 2008 19:19:16 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:18163gomavs1310Discussion 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. Setting the Mood Create a darkened atmosphere in your room by turning out at least some of the lights for when students come in. On either your multimedia projector or overhead pr...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/18452.aspxMon, 08 Dec 2008 16:00:28 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:18452gomavs1310This 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. Setting the Mood As students come into the classroom on the day of your unit over Robert Frost's ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/languages/articles/16873.aspxWed, 26 Nov 2008 04:49:17 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16873gomavs1310If you're going to be in Germany between Thanksgiving and Christmas, don't miss the Christkindlmart, or Christmas Market, in Munich. A Christmas Market to Remember Since 1972, Munich's city center has hosted the Christkindlmarkt -- literally, "Christ Child Market." However, the tradition dates from centuries earlier. Depending on ...http://www.brighthub.com/environment/renewable-energy/articles/15415.aspxWed, 12 Nov 2008 17:14:12 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15415gomavs1310Even the hot air around us can be captured and reused. Recycling Heat? Are you Kidding? In the wintertime, one of the most significant expenses is the cost of heating the air in homes, offices, factories, and enclosed spaces the world over. Ironically, most of the money that we spend literally does get burned -- and wasted. According to the...http://www.brighthub.com/education/languages/articles/46325.aspxFri, 21 Aug 2009 05:01:29 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:46325gomavs1310Learn how to use words like "these," "those," "some," and others in German. What are Der-words? Well, here's what they are not: they aren't der, die , and das (the words for "the"). "Der-words" in German refer to a group of adjectives that, in English, include relative pronouns and a few other words: ...