REVISED AND IMPROVED OCTOBER 2011
I teach my middle school class five common English idioms a day for fifteen consecutive school days. This is a g... ByMark Aaron
Students are introduced to and view examples of the four key figures of speech. They then read fifteen sample sentences and identify the figure of ... ByMark Aaron
My best-selling product on the ancient Greeks! Remarkably simple plan to use: No preliminary planning, no preliminary or background knowledge neces... ByMark Aaron
A fun and easy to work with worksheet on 20 Latin words and their English meaning. Students work as "word sleuths" to try and identify the meaning ... ByMark Aaron
Writing excellent report card comments as a middle school language arts teacher can be a struggle and a challenge, especially for teachers who do n... ByMark Aaron
This is an ideal activity for students to complete after studying the Greek city-states. It is a class activity/worksheet that allows students to c... ByMark Aaron
I have used this many times on the first day of our study of the ancient Romans to really introduce to students' minds the similarities and differe... ByMark Aaron
I have spent hours and hours over 25 years developing and refining my report card comments. It is necessary to reflect student progress and give fe... ByMark Aaron
A twenty-five question fill-in the blank test to be given after completing reading any text version of the Odyssey and/or watching the filmed versi... ByMark Aaron
REVISED AND IMPROVED NOVEMBER 2011:
Ancient Greece and Rome are my specialty subject area, and this was the first and remains the best lesson I ... ByMark Aaron
Common Core Standard Practice Grade 6: Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., sti... ByMark Aaron
This is a lesson plan/worksheet that introduces the twelve most important Greek gods and goddesses to students. Students match the god or goddess w... ByMark Aaron
The dreaded book report! This is a student handout for an easy (for you) and demanding (for students) written AND creative non-fiction book report.... ByMark Aaron
This is a set of independent extra-credit questions on Ancient Rome for your advanced learners/gifted or other self-motivated learners to do in soc... ByMark Aaron
This is a self-study class assignment/lesson plan or homework task. Students must match sixteen descriptions of famous Greek thinkers and their acc... ByMark Aaron
A fun and easy to work with worksheet on 20 Latin words and their English meaning. Similar in format to "Latin: The Language of Rome Fun Worksheet ... ByMark Aaron
This is the second in a set of emergency lesson plans which I leave for unexpected or unplanned absences from my 7th-9th grade language arts classe... ByMark Aaron
This sixteen-slide Powerpoint presentation introduces students to four famous (ex: drama)and nine not-so-famous (ex: chewing gum) inventions of the... ByMark Aaron
This is a set of independent extra-credit questions on Ancient Greece for your highly motivated or advanced learners/gifted to do for your social s... ByMark Aaron
A great activity for upper elementary and middle school students. In this lesson, students learn about the mindset and outlook of the typical ancie... ByMark Aaron