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Personification in Writing with the Citizen Science Game
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In this lesson plan which can be adapted for students in grades 5-12, students use a free online science and English Language Arts (ELA) game to explore personification in writing....
More Citizen Science Lesson Ideas
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Game Learning Society (GLS) has provided 5 additional lesson plans for the Citizen Science game. Visit their site to view and download the following PDFs:
Citizen Science - Cause and Effect Lesson...
1.4.1 Present Simple Lesson Plan
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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, We Like Mike! (L1U4L1), we learn about Ben's friend, Mike, and some of his habits and activities. Using the present simple tense, Ben describes to Moby what Mike does in Sp...
1.5.4 Was / Were Questions Lesson Plan
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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, Was it An Accident? (L1U5L4), Moby shows up at Ben’s house, bandaged from head to toe! Ben asks Moby where, when and how the accident happened, using the past simple of the ...
1.5.3 Was / Were Lesson Plan
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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, I Was Shy (L1U5L3), Ben describes what he was like as a young child using the past tense of the verb to be. But are his memories accurate or just flattering? In this lesson ...
1.5.2 Tag Questions Lesson Plan
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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, It’s Nice, Isn’t It? (L1U5L2), Ben and Moby shop for a birthday gift for Ed, and discuss what to buy, using tag questions. In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades K-8, stu...
1.5.1 Possessive Adjectives Lesson Plan
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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, My Mom’s Pictures (L1U5L1), Ben shows Moby old photos of his family, using possessives to describe the people in the pictures. In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades K-8,...
1.4.5 Review: Present Simple Lesson Plan
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In the movie An Apple a Day (L1U4L5), Moby learns that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but he still wants to see the doctor! Students review the present simple tense and learn a new proverb as M...
1.4.4 Have / Has Lesson Plan
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In the BrainPOP ELL movie We Have a Good Time (L1U4L4), Ben keeps Moby guessing about who his best friend is by giving clues about his identity. Ben introduces the present simple verb have / has as he...
1.4.3 Present Simple (Questions) Lesson Plan
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In the BrainPOP ELL movie, Does He Bite? (L1U4L3), we meet Moby's new dog. As Ben asks Moby questions about his pet, students discover how to form questions in the present simple tense. In this lesson...
