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The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

For Students 9th - 12th
In this literature worksheet, learners respond to 5 short answer and essay questions about The Notebook. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Ulysses by James Joyce

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 18 short answer and essay questions based on Joyce's Ulysses. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom of...
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A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on A Walk to Remember. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom of...
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions based on Pride and Prejudice. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom...
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Richard III by William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this literature activity, learners respond to 25 short answer and essay questions about Shakespeare's Richard III. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the selection at the bottom of the page.
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A Separate Peace by John Knowles

For Students 7th - 11th
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions based on A Separate Peace. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom of...
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Anonymous

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 3 short answer and essay questions based on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at...
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The Tempest by William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on The Tempest. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom of the page.
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The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions based on The Things They Carried. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the...
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Utopia & Utopian Literature By Sir Thomas More

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 31 short answer and essay questions based on More's Utopia and other Utopian literature. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using...
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Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 29 short answer and essay questions based on Thackeray's Vanity Fair. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the...
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Keats' Poems by John Keats

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 41 short answer and essay questions about poetry by John Keats. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the selections at the bottom of the page.
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Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens

For Students 8th - 12th
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 23 short answer and essay questions about Oliver Twist. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw

For Students 9th - 12th
For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions based on Pygmalion. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom of the page.
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Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 20 short answer and essay questions based on Sister Carrie. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom of the...
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Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 11 short answer and essay questions based on Winesburg, Ohio. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom...
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 12 short answer and essay questions based on A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using...
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Gender Opinions Using Adjectives

For Students 5th - 8th
Activate personal experience and opinions with this graphic organizer. Learners response to 8 questions about gender and then record responses from classmates. This activity could be set up as a give-one/get-one and class members could...
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Persuasive Essay Writing: The Real Story

For Teachers 8th - 12th
How can you get others to agree with your point of view? This packet focuses on employing persuasive strategies and how to write descriptively. There's a writing sample provided, and a great graphic organizer. Use these tools to help...
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Writing Counterarguments

For Teachers 11th - 12th
This activity is better utilized as a peer-editing exercise and not as an activity on how to write counterarguments. Writers take their argumentative rough drafts, peer edit in groups of four, and review the author on common essay...
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Random Acts of Kindness for Kids

For Teachers K - 12th
Pupils examine the concept of kindness to others. They define kindness, listen to various stories about random acts of kindness, and create an e-mail chain describing their own acts of kindness that is sent around the world.
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Editing and Proofreading

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This task is best utilized after a rough draft revision is completed. Writers pair-up and identify when the author uses the passive voice, clichés, and wordiness.  Basic examples for the revision points are provided for the...
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Challenges of the new SAT

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write a news feature about the changes of the SAT and how students can best cope with them. Students respond to several questions addressing the new SAT. Students research about the changes in the test, and students interview...
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Through Many Lenses: How are Countries Depicted by the Media?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
If you plan to utilize the ABC miniseries, "The Path to 9/11" in your classroom, consider incorporating media literacy and research skills. After (or while) learners view the series, they discuss ways information can differ from source...