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So where CAN I dump the snow?
Students research the ordinances about dumping snow in your community. Check with city officials and even a city Web site. They find out what other cities like yours have. Is yours typical?
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Looting and its Punishment
Students research the concepts of looting and possible punishments. The outcomes of students research is important for this lesson. They write an article that publishes the results of new knowledge.
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911 Kids: Training Children For Emergencies
Young scholars research methods for teaching young students how to dial 911 in an emergency. They prepare a short presentation with visuals or puppets that would be appropriate for preschool or kindergarten-aged young scholars. Students...
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Don't Flick Your Bic!
Students research the ban on lighters and how it is being enforced and interview community members who smoke, especially travelers who have or might be stopped for carrying lighters. Students then write an opinion piece about the situation.
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Cleveland May Gamble on Gambling
Students read articles, both pro and con, about a city proposing to approve gambling. They discuss the biases of the articles then interview parents and community members about the issue. They work in small groups to develop either a pro...
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Verb Forms- Present and Past Tense
In this verb tense worksheet, students fill in 30 blanks by choosing the proper verb form from the word in parenthesis. They complete a conversation by putting 18 verbs into the present perfect or simple past tense.
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Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab: Halloween
In this Halloween vocabulary worksheet, students select the best word to complete the sentence. They are challenged by the complex options that all relate to Halloween.
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Intermediate Short Stories - "Making Dinner"
Primary learners read the basic and advanced version of the story "Making Dinner." They then answer 3 comprehension and 5 vocabulary questions.
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Abercrombie & Fitch Catalogue: Is it Pornographic?
Students use their textbook to find a legal definition of the word pornography. Using the Abercrombie and Fitch catalog, they write a column about whether the pictures are borderline pornographic or not. They also may present their...
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Lights, Camera...Ticket...2
Students research the pros and cons of traffic light cameras that generate tickets and interview local city officials to see if they have considered this for the community. Students then prepare a panel to present the advantages and...
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History of the Current
Students, in groups, collect information from the Internet about historical events surrounding the effects of the Gulf Stream current on ship travel. They compile a chart and answer assessment questions.
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Vocabulary Multiple Choice Worksheet 17
In this ESL vocabulary multiple choice worksheet, students read 8 sentences that have a missing word. From the 4 similar choices, students select the word which will best complete each sentence.
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The Present Perfect Tense and the Prepositions "For" and "Since"
In this present perfect grammar worksheet, students complete 10 sentences using "for" or "since." There is instruction provided on this page.
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Walk Two Moons Chapters 17-18
In this Walk Two Moons comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 16 short answer questions covering chapters 17-18 of Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech in order to help them better understand the chapters and the novel.
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Diary of a Part-Time Indian pp 15-31
In this Diary of a Part-Time Indian comprehension check worksheet, high schoolers respond to 20 short answer questions pertaining to pages 15-31 of Diary of a Part-Time Indian in order to help them better understand the novel and the...
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Chapter 5: Time Adverbs
Adverbs are among the more complex words in the English language. First, study the time adverb pattern in sentence one. Then, have writers make their own sentences following the adverb pattern detailed in the first sentence. They create...
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Verb Tense Exercise 24
In this online interactive grammar skills instructional activity, students answer 16 fill in the blank questions regarding the use of simple present, simple future, present continuous, and future continuous...
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Conditional Exercise 6
English language learners review the present and past conditional tense. For the 15 sentences provided, they conjugate the verbs in parentheses. The best part is that they can access a hint when they're confused! Simply scroll down, hit...
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 10 - Exercise 3c
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Listen a Minute: Exercise
Even if they hate exercise, this lesson plan could be a great way to practice writing and answering questions for your ELD pupils. First, a tape-script about exercise (which could be read aloud by the teacher) provides them with...
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To Kill a Mockingbird: Fun Trivia Quiz
Several questions in this interactive online quiz are formed in the "Which of these is NOT..." the answer format. In addition to assessing comprehension of Harper Lee's ubiquitous novel, it provides practice in standardized test-taking...
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Putting Away Your Inner Editor
Personify your Inner Editor. After making a richly detailed paper doll of your Inner Editor, put him or her in your locker, under your bed or buried in a time capsule in your backyard, but not near where you like to write. Refuse to...
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Common Core Reading Standards: Understanding Argument
What does your class know about logical fallacies? They can find out quite a bit and practice identifying logical fallacies if you follow the steps and use the resources provided here! After reviewing ethos, pathos, and logos, ask small...
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The Pearl: Problematic Situation
Is money the root of all evil, or the answer to everyone's dreams? Analyze the role of money in John Steinbeck's The Pearl with a writing prompt where kids imagine that they have won the lottery, and must think about the ways it will...