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    Blog Post

    How to Teach Creativity

    21st Century Skills: 
    Creative Thinking

    Minilesson

    One-Month Miracles

    Devise creative solutions for impossible tasks.

    dolphins

    Minilesson

    Class Mascot

    Create a memorable class mascot.

    Mascot

    Minilesson

    Time Surgeons

    Change one small thing to change history.

    Clock

    Minilesson

    Selecting Topics with the Basics of Life

    Use broad subjects to find specific topics.

    Selecting Topics

    Minilesson

    Forming a Thesis Statement

    Focus on part of your topic.
     

    Forming a Thesis

    Minilesson

    Adjusting Your Writing Voice

    Adjust voice for audience and purpose.

    Minilesson

    Closely Read with SQ3R

    Closely read with SQ3R.

    Close Reading

    Minilesson

    Understanding the Plot Line

    Understand the plot line.

    Plot Line

    Minilesson

    Evaluating Advertisements

    Evaluate advertisements.

    Egyptian Deities Cigarette Ad

    Minilesson

    Creating Flowcharts

    Chart a process.

    Emergency Medical Response Flowchart

    Minilesson

    Rate Your Listening

    Take a listening survey.
     

    Listening and Note Taking

    Minilesson

    Usage Mnemonics

    Create memory aids for usage.

    Memory Aid

    Minilesson

    Spell the Right Word

    Practice spelling and usage.

    Using the Right Word

    Minilesson

    Would You Rather?

    Practice usage with a game.

    Comparing Apples to Oranges

    Minilesson

    Malapropism Mania!

    Find and fix malapropisms.

    Say What?

    Minilesson

    Words in the Wild

    Search the Web for correct usage.

    Words in the Wild

    Minilesson

    Idiom Safari

    Find idioms on the Internet.

    Searching for Workplace Idioms

    Minilesson

    Literal Idioms

    Use idioms literally in a sentence.

    Floating on Air

    Minilesson

    Pun-ishing Idioms

    Create puns using literal idioms.

    Shocking Puns

    Minilesson

    Building Words

    Assemble prefixes, roots, and suffixes.
     

    Building Vocabulary

    Minilesson

    Using Context Clues

    Learn new words with context clues.

    Context Clues

    Minilesson

    Understanding Context Clues

    Learn about context clues for vocabulary.
     

    Gathering Context Clues

    Blog Post

    12 Vocabulary Activities for High School

    English Language Arts: 
    Correct Conventions

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