http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/?utm_source=rss Put the VT to work in your classroom Copyright 2013, Thinkmap Inc. All Rights Reserved. en Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/images/common/logo_on_white.gif http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/?utm_source=rss Lesson Plans http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/fair-is-foul-and-foul-is-fair-sound-devices-in-shakespeares-macbeth?utm_source=rss In this lesson, students use the Visual Thesaurus to explore the pronunciation and meaning of several key vocabulary words in Macbeth. They then examine how Shakespeare uses these vocabulary words to enhance the text through the sound devices of alliteration and assonance. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/fair-is-foul-and-foul-is-fair-sound-devices-in-shakespeares-macbeth Lesson Plans http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/introducing-students-to-literary-nonfiction?utm_source=rss This lesson introduces students to the genre of literary nonfiction and has them analyze the literary elements of a cell description in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/introducing-students-to-literary-nonfiction Lesson Plans http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/science-words-with-multiple-meanings?utm_source=rss How can the Visual Thesaurus help students learn some interesting and polysemous science words? Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/science-words-with-multiple-meanings Lesson Plans http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/getting-down-to-business-formal-vs-informal-vocabulary?utm_source=rss How can students use the Visual Thesaurus to choose the appropriate words for business communication? Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/getting-down-to-business-formal-vs-informal-vocabulary Lesson Plans http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/concept-mapping-the-key-terms-of-the-bill-of-rights?utm_source=rss How can students use VocabGrabber and a graphic organizer to help them evaluate the meaning and impact of key concepts in the Bill of Rights? Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/concept-mapping-the-key-terms-of-the-bill-of-rights Lesson Plans http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/taking-apart-the-top-25-social-studies-isms?utm_source=rss How can students define important Social Studies doctrines and identify these ism's in action throughout history and current events? Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/taking-apart-the-top-25-social-studies-isms Lesson Plans http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/tackling-text-complexity-through-annotation?utm_source=rss What vocabulary and reading strategies can students use in analyzing literary nonfiction? Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/tackling-text-complexity-through-annotation Lesson Plans http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/transition-words-and-phrases-road-signs-for-the-reader?utm_source=rss How can students use the Visual Thesaurus to learn more about how transition words and phrases play important roles in both the writing and the reading processes? Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/transition-words-and-phrases-road-signs-for-the-reader Lesson Plans http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/a-pre-reading-activity-for-the-hunger-games?utm_source=rss How can categorizing words from Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games help introduce students to the major themes of the novel? Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/a-pre-reading-activity-for-the-hunger-games Lesson Plans http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/find-that-meaning-a-word-game-for-the-ipad?utm_source=rss In this homographs lesson, students discover that some common words have some less common meanings. Students will work in teams to compete in a "Find that Meaning" competition using iPads and Visual Thesaurus word maps. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/lessons/find-that-meaning-a-word-game-for-the-ipad