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TAKS Quiz-Gender of Nouns
In this TAKS quiz worksheet, students take an online quiz focused on nouns and their gender. Quiz may be graded online by clicking a link.
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Nouns: Gender
In this nouns and nouns gender worksheet, 7th graders review and discuss how to differentiate between the different genders of nouns. Students find the feminine forms of eight nouns.
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Comparative Essay: Tips for Timed Writing
This site provides a guideline for writing a comparative essay for the AP World History Test. It also provides practice exercises and samples.
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How To Do an AP Euro DBQ
Are your AP classes struggling with Document Based Questions? Nip their problems in the bud with this clear and comprehensive presentation, which compares a "dazzling DBQ" to a hamburger, outlining all of the layers therein....
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Whether/Weather/Wether
Is it whether, weather, or wether? Learners explore the differences between these three words using examples and descriptions. They conclude by taking an interactive test.
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Communication
Learners brainstorm the different ways about how to tell someone "no". Individually, they evaluate how they communicate with others and how they can improve. To end the lesson plan, they work with a partner to practice listening and...
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The Politics of Gender in The House on Mango Street
Students read and discuss the book, The House On Mango Street. They debate the concept of marriage, discuss the characters, and analyze key concepts of the book.
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It's Just a Game?
Students consider their attitudes toward concrete and abstract violence in the media before developing hypotheses that assess the effect of gender and age on people's attitudes toward such violence and designing a survey to test those...
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Finding the Main Idea
A short excerpt at the beginning of the sheet provides learners with questions to think about when looking for the main idea. Followed by that, learners respond to four reading passages by answering multiple...
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Guidance for Creating Reading Lessons for Dyslexic Students
Here are a few practical tips and sound strategies you can use in writing effective reading lessons for your pupil with dyslexia. The resource provides simple guidelines and accommodations that can be incorporated into any instructional...
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass: Themes (For the Most Part) Quiz
Offer your learners some extra review with an online interactive reading comprehension exercise. They may respond to 5 multiple-choice questions based on the themes of Alice's Adventure in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass....
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Check the Mates
Students explore John Edwards, the running mate for 2004 Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry. They research the ways in which vice presidential candidates have impacted presidential elections in modern United States history.
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CTBS Usage Practice #1: Grammar
In this grammar usage activity, students review conjunctions, pronouns, subjects and predicate, topic sentences, and verbs. After reading a review on these different subjects, students answer thirty three multiple choice, fill in the...
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Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter
Students read the novel Falling Leaves. They evaluate the repeated story lines which compose the history of narration. They analyze and defend reasons why self-esteem affects the success or failure of characters.
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Biography/Autobiography Book Report
In this book report learning exercise, students select a biography or autobiography to read and then use the activities on the learning exercise to complete a book report.
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All About Me
Young scholars create a collage from magazines, and the internet that is reflective of themselves and write a friendly letter via email to a pen pal. They take their letters through the writing process and write their final draft on...
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Countries of the World
Students in a ESL classroom examine a world map and study the various countries' names. The study the cultures of selected countries and create a vocabulary list. Finally they label an empty map with the countries' names and a short...
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Adjectives: Forms And Usage
In this adjective forms and usage worksheet, 7th graders review and discuss all the different types of adjective forms and usage and complete one sentences with an article, a noun and an adjective.
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Reading Job Advertisements 2
In this language arts and social studies worksheet, students examine 10 words and phrases commonly used in job advertisements. Students choose the correct word or words to complete 10 job advertisements. Students then match 10 sentences...
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Breaking News English: $10 Million for Golf's 15-Year-Old Wie
In this English instructional activity, students read "$10 Million for Golf's 15-Year-Old Wie," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Ad lit.org: The Evidence Suggests Otherwise: The Truth About Boys and Girls
The media has latched on to the story that American boys are falling behind girls academically and are increasingly outnumbered in college. But what do the numbers show? Referencing more than 30 years of test scores and current research,...