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"How to Eat a Poem"
Eighth graders write a poem showing what they know about metaphors, and non-literal language to express ideas, convey meaning, and create images after they read Eve Merriam's "How to Eat a Poem".
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Pretty Plants Point of View
Young poets use Kidspiration to draw a flower, personify the flower, and write a poem from the flower's point of view. Sharing these poems in small groups will reinforce learners' knowledge of personification.
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Actively Organizing Passive Resistance
Students explore organizing to resist oppressive authority without the use of violence. In this philosophy lesson, students research Gandhi's approach to organizing people around a positive cause without the need to be aggressive...
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Study Guide: Fahrenheit 451 "Burning Bright"
In this study guide worksheet, students complete a variety of activities based on Fahrenheit 451: "Burning Bright". Students define vocabulary and literary terms and answer comprehension questions based on the reading.
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Deciphering the Mechanics of Poetry
Eighth graders study poetic devices and use them in their own writing and apply them when reading poetry. In groups, they describe an item using poetic devices.
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Study Guide for "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"
In this reading and study guide worksheet, students define 9 vocabulary words, define 7 literary terms, and respond to 20 short answer questions pertaining to "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" by Gabriel García Márquez.
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The Language of Our World
Students combine prefixes and suffixes to form nonsense words and sentences in the style of Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky." In this "Jabberwocky" lesson, students brainstorm ways to decode an unfamiliar word and apply these skills...
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Study Guide: The Necklace
In this study guide for "The Necklace", students define vocabulary and literary terms found in the story. Students examine the characters and answer comprehension questions.
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Study Guide: A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
For this study guide worksheet, students define vocabulary and literary terms found in the story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings". Students also answer comprehension questions and find examples of literary term usage.
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CTBS Vocabulary Study Sheet Six
In this vocabulary study skills activity, learners define twenty eight words and find four synonyms and two antonyms for each word.
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Idiom Quizzes - N
For this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 11 multiple choice questions regarding the meaning of idioms. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Idiom Quizzes - P
In this online interactive grammar skills activity, students answer 50 multiple choice questions regarding the meaning of idioms. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Idiom Quizzes - V
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 2 multiple choice questions regarding the meaning of idioms. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Idiom Quizzes - Ear/Eye/Nose
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 15 multiple choice questions regarding the meaning of idioms. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Idiom Quizzes - Numbers
In this online interactive grammar skills activity, students answer 15 multiple choice questions regarding the meaning of idioms. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Idiom Quizzes - Relationships & Love
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 14 multiple choice questions regarding the meaning of idioms. Students may check their answers immediately.
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What's My Job?: comprehension skills
In this comprehension skills worksheet, 2nd graders read the book What's My Job? and complete comprehension activities. Students complete 5 activities including setting, character traits, summarizing, main idea/details, and drawing...
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Idioms
For this idiom skills worksheet, students read about 7 commonly used idioms and then answer 6 short answer questions regarding the meaning of idioms.
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Idiom Quizzes - Birds
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice questions regarding the meaning of idioms. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Idiom Quizzes - Heart
In this online interactive grammar skills activity, students answer 10 multiple choice questions regarding the meaning of idioms. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Really Motivational Page of Encouraging Thoughts
In this language arts worksheet, students discover motivational idioms by matching the first half of each saying with the second half. Students then discuss the meaning of each. Example: "You can't make an omelette without.....breaking...
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Ethics: Study Help and Quiz
In this online interactive philosophy instructional activity, students respond to 13 multiple choice questions based on the analysis of Ethics by Aristotle.
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Summer Trip
Fourth graders search for information and directions to specific cities from their homes, figure cost of trip when given miles per gallon, distance, and cost per gallon of gas, develop outline budget for summer trip, and draw and label...
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Ice Cream Cone Writing Skill Cards
In this tracing dotted lines worksheet, learners use their fingers or a writing tool to trace vertical and horizontal lines, peaks and valleys, circles, humps and upside down humps, and straight up, down, and across figures to practice...