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Lesson Plan
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Summarizing Political Cartoons by Using Standard Parts of Speech

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze a political cartoon, and at the same time cover the basic parts of speech, in order to view a cartoon and determine its subject, action verb, and object.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

English Skills Assignment 6.204

For Students 7th - 12th
In this English skills learning exercise, students complete 12 English skill activities of various topics. These topics include onomatopoeia, word endings, root words, vowels, consonants, parts of speech, anagrams, spelling, and...
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Organizer
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Vocabulary Definitions

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students fill in the graphic organizer with the word, part of speech, and definition or synonym. Students complete 20 sections.
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PPT
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Figures of Speech Presentation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
If used as part of an exploration of figures of speech, this short presentation defining similes, metaphors, and analogies could be used as a review tool in an English classroom. A teacher could augment this resource with more examples...
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Lesson Plan
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Organizing a Speech

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the elements of an effective speech. They use Inspiration to create a graphic organizer or map of how to effectively organize a speech. Students share their graphic organizer/map with the class.
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Worksheet
Polk Bros Foundation

Harold Washington's Acceptance Speech - April 12th, 1983

For Students 9th - 12th
Harold Washington forged a coalition of voters and won the Chicago mayoral election of 1983. In doing so he became the first black mayor of that racially and ethnically divided city. Excerpts from his speech are included in a worksheet...
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PPT
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The Writing Center: Prepositions

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
While the focus is applicable to middle schoolers, high schoolers, and higher education, the slides are text heavy (as they were originally designed for higher education). Learners will review rules for using a preposition and how to use...
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Worksheet
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Identifying Unbalanced Parts of Sentences

For Students 9th - 11th
In this grammar activity, students read ten unbalanced sentences, identify and underline the unbalanced part and then circle its letter.
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Worksheet
Polk Bros Foundation

John F. Kennedy: Remarks in the Rudolph Wilde Platz, Berlin

For Students 9th - 12th
“Ich bin ein Berliner.” Here’s the full text of John F. Kennedy’s famous address delivered to the people of Berlin on June 26, 1963. The resource could be used as part of a study of Kennedy’s presidency, of rhetorical devices, or as...
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Interactive
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Gender Bias and Poverty

For Students 10th - 12th
This worksheet tests reading comprehension and grammar skills while teaching about gender bias and poverty. Learners complete a cloze activity, filling in 15 blank spaces with one of the choices provided below the paragraph. This...
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Worksheet
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Articles and Article Check-Up

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Help your learners practice proper article usage with this informational handout and brief exercise. After reading information about articles and their uses, including details about when to omit articles, scholars complete fourteen...
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Handout
San José State University

Nouns: The Basics

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Need to work on nouns with your class? This handout breaks down nouns and provides twelve sentences for noun identification practice. Help English language learners recognize nouns with the examples given on this handout.
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Interactive
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Word Roots 5: NAT, TRACT, SEQU Advanced Puzzle 1, 2, & 3

For Students 9th - 12th
Break down the connection between word roots and words with similar meanings with this resource. Learners use a list of words, a brief definition of each word, and twelve word roots with blanks next to them to fill in. They then fill in...
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Activity
Jen London

Julius Caesar Funeral Speech Essay Assignment

For Teachers 11th - 12th
"Romans, countrymen, and lovers! Hear me for my cause." "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears!" As part of a study of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, individuals as asked to compare the funeral speeches of Brutus and Mark...
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Lesson Plan
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Newspaper Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars cut out nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs from newspapers and create poems using words they have found.
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Worksheet
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Verbal Practice Exercise

For Students 8th - 11th
In this grammar worksheet, learners identify the underlined part of speech in twenty sentences as a gerund, participle or infinitive.
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Worksheet
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Verb Practice Exercise

For Students 8th - 11th
In this grammar activity, students identify the underlined part of speech in twenty sentences as a transitive verb, intransitive verb, linking verb or an auxiliary verb.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Irregular Past Participles

For Students 6th - Higher Ed
Even though this activity on past participles is designed for an ESL class, it could work in any class setting. Questions prompt students to fill in the blanks with past participles, and to think about the functions of participles within...
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PPT
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Clauses

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Look at the basic parts of a sentence with your class. Definitions of the subject, verb, and various clauses are all included. Clear, succinct examples are given in this thorough presentation. A great way to start off grammar with your...
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PPT
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Verb Issues I

For Teachers 9th - 12th
See the variety of verbs spelled out in these slides. From infinitives to intransitives, each verb is defined and shown with examples. Relationships of verbs to other parts of a sentence are clearly explained. This complex subject is...
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Worksheet
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Count and Noncount Nouns

For Students 4th - Higher Ed
As part of a review of vocabulary specific to measurement, this activity has students fill the right word in the blank. This 8 question activity could be used to review nouns, words used in measurement, and cement reading skills. It is...
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PPT
Tech Coach Corner

Diagramming Sentences

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Show this presentation to demonstrate how to diagram sentences. Meant for more advanced grammarians who know the difference between indirect and direct objects, this PowerPoint adds on new elements to each slide. The graphics and sound...
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Worksheet
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Learning About Pronouns

For Students 9th - 12th
Present personal pronouns with this resource. This worksheet starts out with information about and examples of pronouns and personal pronouns. Learners review key teaching points about personal pronouns and then take a test. The first...
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Lesson Plan
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Remembrance of Things Past

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Engage critical and social thinking by exploring the value of language and word choice. The class considers the article "The Silence of the Historic Present" and analyzes several presidential speeches. They engage in class discussion,...

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