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Being a Celebrity/Being Famous
In this celebrity worksheet, students match vocabulary to cartoons of famous people and then answer short answer questions. Students complete 9 matches and 4 questions.
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Fame, Fortune, and Philanthropy
With your middle schoolers, develop concepts such as philanthropy, civic responsibility, community service, and common good. Discuss famous philanthropists and what we can each give of our time, talent and treasure to better our...
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Hereos and Celebrities
Young scholars complete a vocabulary game using new words. They use a Venn diagram to distinguish between a celebrity and a hero. They take a vocabulary quiz to complete the lesson plan.
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Heroes and Celebrities
Students compare heroes and celebrities. In this role-model lesson, students identify the characteristics of a hero and those of a celebrity. Students think of their heroes and place the make a chart of their heroes versus celebrities....
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How do they care?
Students understand that some famous people are generous donors to others. In this philanthropy lesson, students relate famous people to the charities they are involved with. Students evaluate why specific people are best for their...
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The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Examine the life of Arthur Miller and the characters in one of his well-known plays, The Crucible. The first few slides give background information on Miller as well as Senator McCarthy and the blacklisted celebrities during the...
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Cause and Effect
Young scholars examine the role of the Prince's Trust. In this British charities lesson plan, students research selected websites to determine the type of charity work that is performed by the Prince's Trust. Young scholars also research...
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AIDS: A Pop Culture History
Students watch the documentary AIDS: A Pop Culture History and discuss the issues the documentary raises. Students discuss the different facts and myths about AIDS, discuss stereotypes in relation to the disease and discuss common fears...
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Reading Comprehension—Chinese Stretch to Catch up with Teenage Model
In this ESL reading comprehension instructional activity, students read an essay entitled, "Chinese Stretch to Catch Up With Teenage Model." They answer 5 multiple choice comprehension and 8 matching questions based on the reading.
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Total English Intermediate: Would You Change It?
In this intermediate second conditional tense worksheet, students write questions using prompts and finish 8 sentence starters.
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Total English Advanced: Dependent Prepositions
For this dependent prepositions worksheet, students correct mistakes in 12 sentences and then respond to 5 short answer questions.
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Naomi Campbell
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Naomi Campbell and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Yao Ming
In this famous person learning exercise, students read a passage about Yao Ming and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Breaking News English: Oprah Winfrey Most Powerful Woman
In this English activity, students read "Oprah Winfrey Most Powerful Woman," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.