To demonstrate their ability to comprehend complex text, individuals analyze the details, syntax, and diction John Steinbeck uses in a passage from The Grapes of Wrath to reveal the develop and evolution of Mae's character.

To demonstrate their ability to comprehend complex text, ninth graders are asked to craft an essay in which they use evidence drawn from "Letter From Birmingham Jail" to analyze how Martin Luther King, Jr. uses rhetorical devices...

Alice Walker's poem "Women" provides ninth graders the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to identify how a writer's choice of syntax and diction contribute to the development of the theme of the work.

In this grammar worksheet, students complete a ten question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about World Cup soccer. Students read the sentences and select the correct word or phrase that correctly fits in the blank.

In English, we use the phrase used to to express an action that happened in the past. Use this online, interactive quiz to help learners develop understanding of this phrase and how to use it. There are 20 sentences provided here, and...

In this grammar worksheet, learners complete a ten question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about the correct use of "did" or "made".

In this grammar instructional activity, students complete a ten question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz on the correct use of "until", "since" and "for".

In this word choice worksheet, students complete an 8 question on-line interactive multiple choice activity. Students read a dialogue between a customer and a store clerk and from 2 choices, pick the word that fits in the sentence.

In this word choice worksheet, students complete a ten question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about the correct use of the words "on", "in" and "at".

In this word use worksheet, students complete a 12 question on-line interactive quiz about the correct use of "rise" or "raise".

In this sentence completion worksheet, students answer 11 questions on a multiple choice on-line interactive quiz. Students pick the correct verb tense to complete the sentence.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 4 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard W.4.2.D: Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 16 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard L.4.3.A: Choose Words and Phrases to Convey Ideas.

This interactive series of questions assesses students' understanding of the impact of word choice on the tone of a passage. Students will identify the correct tone used in sentences, paragraphs, and poems.