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Teaching the Epic through Ghost Stories
Grades
9 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Teaching the Epic through Ghost Stories
In this lesson, students connect to the oral tradition of epic storytellers by sharing their own oral tales of ghosts and goblins and monsters.
Power of Picture Books, The: Using Content Area Literature in Middle School
Grades
5 - 9
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Book
Power of Picture Books, The: Using Content Area Literature in Middle School
Featuring descriptions and activities for fifty exceptional titles, Mary Jo Fresch and Peggy Harkins offer a wealth of ideas for harnessing the power of picture books to improve reading and writing in the content areas.

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