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The Search for Identity: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read the novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God". While reading the novel, they identify and discuss the figurative language used and use a passage of interest to them and analyze it in a written paper. They also discuss events...
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It's A Blue, Blue Monday

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners create images that convey how the weather makes them feel. As a class, students discuss the way weather can effect their mood. After reading several passages describing the weather, learners use vivid descriptions and...
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Who are the Women of the Pacific North West: 1830-1870?

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students view a picture from the Vancouver National Historic Reserve and discuss the people in the picture. They locate Cromwell's Map and discuss the villages located close to Fort Vancouver. Students read information regarding the role...
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A Picture is worth a Thousand Words, But a Word Can be worth a Thousand Pictures!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine the process of creating mental images, or visualization, as a tool to increase reading comprehension. They practice visualizing while the teacher reads a passage to them by drawing what they hear focusing on including...
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Can You See It?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice visualizing elements from a story. While reading the poem "One Inch Tall" aloud, the instructor models what they see as they read the passage. Students draw a picture of a scene from the story "Everything on a...
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Visualization

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice visualization as a strategy to increase reading comprehension. They practice while the teacher reads a poem to them before reading a poem silently to themselves. Next, they practice making mental images while reading a...
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Finding the Good Stuff in What We Read

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students work to develop comprehension strategies. They focus on three rules for summarizing: getting rid of extra information, organizing, and finding the main idea. Through modeling and then guided practice, they apply these rules ...
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Error Correction/Editing Worksheets

For Students Higher Ed
In this ESL spelling worksheet, students will focus on error correction and editing. Students will read a short passage correcting any spelling mistakes or omissions from the article.
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Word Meanings From Context

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this word meanings worksheet, students utilize context clues to assist them in choosing the appropriate multiple choice meaning of each underlined word in ten passages. Students interact with skew, legitimate, manipulate and embittered.
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Your Amazing Brain

For Students 8th
In these reading comprehension worksheets, 8th graders read a passage about the brain. Students then answer 5 reading comprehension questions about the text.
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The Princess and the Pea

For Students 5th
In these reading comprehension worksheets, 5th graders read the story 'The Princess and the Pea.' Students then answer 5 reading comprehension questions about the passage.
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Pearl Harbor-Japanese View-U.S. View

For Students 4th - 6th
In this learning exercise on Pearl Harbor, students read short passages about both the Japanese viewpoint and the viewpoint of the U.S. Worksheet included activity suggestions for 4-6 grades.
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A Cloe Reading of Shakespeare On Your Feet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students act outeach word in a Shakespearean speech.  For this reading technique lesson, students learn passages from Romeo and Juliet and The Taming of the Shrew reading using their bodies to act out each word.  Students watch an...
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This Land is Ours

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research and present their findings of the Native American's forced removal in the 19th century. In this Native American lesson plan, students read passages, write and reflect, and look on the internet for evidence of the Native...
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Hendrick Avercamp and the Winter Landscape

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study the winter landscape art of Hendrick Avercamp. In this art history lesson, students read passages about the art and artist Hendrick Avercamp. Students learn about winter landscape art and write an acrostic poem about a...
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Comprehension Review for Fifth Grade

For Teachers 5th
In this comprehension review for fifth grade learning exercise, 5th graders answer 9 multiple choice questions in standardized test format about the main idea and details of two passages.
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Reading Comprehension Review for Grade 5

For Teachers 5th
In this reading comprehension review for grade 5 worksheet, 5th graders read 4 passages and answer 25 multiple choice questions in standardized test format.
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Darwin Day

For Students 7th - 8th
In this Darwin Day learning exercise, students read or listen to a tape passage about Charles Darwin, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose words, unscramble words and sentences, put sentences in order, write discussion...
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Romeo and Juliet: Quotes

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Romeo and Juliet activity, students read 5 passages from Romeo and Juliet and identify the speaker, explain the significance of the excerpt in terms dramatic devices, plot development, character revelation, thematic significance,...
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Youth and Old Age

For Teachers 6th - 10th
For this youth and old age dictation worksheet, learners take dictation on a passage containing various terms associated with youth and old age.
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Blow, Crack, and Rage

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students add punctuation to a passage from King Lear and compare their version to the First Folio version.  In this Shakespeare and punctuation lesson, students discuss the difference punctuation can make on a set of words.  Students add...
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Reading Comprehension Skills Practice

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage titled, "A family Recipe," then complete 3 short answer and 2 multiple choice questions. An answer key is provided on page 4.
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Texting Trolls

For Students 3rd - 5th
Students read a passage titled Texting Trolls about trolls that text and answer multiple choice questions about it. Students complete 5 questions.
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Angela Jolie

For Students 4th - 8th
For this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Angelina Jolie 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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