Writing
Curated OER

Understanding Paragraph Basics

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Full of informative, helpful, and accessible activities, a language arts packet is sure to be a valuable part of your writing unit. It's versatile between reading levels and grade levels, and focuses on the most efficient ways for your...
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Curriculum Corner

Valentine Math and Literacy Practice

For Students K - 1st Standards
Looking for math and literacy practice with a Valentine's Day theme? Look no more, because this 43-page packet is filled with practice pages intended to reinforce basic math, reading, and writing skills. From counting to writing words to...
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Teach-nology

Language Arts Activity - Cloze

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Using context clues is an important skill when mastering reading comprehension. A cloze activity prompts learners to read each sentence in a short passage and fill in the blanks, based on what the rest of the sentence says.
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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.6

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Make the move toward incorporating more technology in your classroom and help to prepare your class for the professional world. Here is a resource that describes the Common Core standard while incorporating technology and English...
Handout
Aurora City School District

Do Not Try to Kid a Kidder: The Art of Persuasion

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The power to convince others of your argument lies in your knowledge of rhetoric! A thorough packet covers the basics of persuasion, including logical appeals and fallacies, and applies strategies to letters to the editor,...
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The Outsiders Study Guide

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Provide this packet for your pupils as they pour over The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. The study guide includes graphic organziers and comprehension as well as higher-level questions. Class members briefly summarize each chapter, compare...
Interactive
Curated OER

Basic Linguistics: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
Meta-cognition can transform learning. If your syllabus includes linguistics to enhance learners' comprehension and expression in English, here is an interactive online quiz to assess what they have learned. Titled "Basic Linguistics,"...
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Boys Town

More Tools for Teaching Social Skills in School

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Put an end to wasted instructional time with this lesson on responsibility and preparedness. After completing this series of activities young scholars will learn the importance of these social skills not only in the classroom,...
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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Teach your class the basics of narrative writing! The resource first describes the Common Core standard for narrative writing in-depth, and then moves into how to apply the standard. Show your class the example essay and quiz them...
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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.5

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Your students already know when they like a story and when they don't, but they may not know that the plots of these stories are shaping that opinion. Like all resources in this series, the two activities and quizzes provided here deal...
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Curated OER

Dictionary Skills Review

For Students 4th - 9th
Elementary and middle schoolers write 12 words in alphabetical order. They answer seven questions using the dictionary skills of pronunciation, breaking words into syllables and finding definitions. Then they answer five questions about...
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K12 Reader

Basic Geometry Terms

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Set your pupils up to start on geometry by teaching them some introductory terminology. Pupils learn the terms by reading a short passage and looking at examples. They then respond to five questions related to the text.
Writing
Nosapo

Getting to Know Each Other

For Students 4th - 12th Standards
How do you do? Guide learners through the basics of conversational English with an extensive set of discussion questions. Class members ask partners more about themselves, including their favorite hobbies, music, and time of day, as well...
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Curated OER

Thesis statements: The Six Basic Claim Types

For Students 9th - 12th
Evaluative or Analogical? The wolf in the story of "The Three Little Pigs" and the wolf in "Red Riding Hood" represent what can happen to the unprepared. Despite his defeat in the end, the Big Bad Wolf is a good example for kids because...
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Curated OER

Discussion Questions for Shakespeare's Julius Caeser

For Students 9th - 12th
Do not let Julius Caesar be Greek to your pupils. Rather, make the play a dish fit for hungry minds. Encourage your class members to lend their ears to a series of rich discussion questions so that they can become masters of the play, as...
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Basic English Sentence Patterns

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
A simple set of practice sheets deals with sentence structure and patterns. The 117-page packet includes 10 units of skills, varying from identifying parts of speech in a sentence to writing the correct part to make a sentence...
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Lesson Locker

Z for Zachariah: Questions for Study on Chapters 1 - 10

For Students 10th - 12th
An efficient study guide for the first 10 chapters of Z for Zachariah that covers basic recall questions concerning the characters and the plot. It also includes short writing prompts for selected chapters that extend into the...
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University Interscholastic League

English Lesson to Prepare for UIL Spelling and Vocabulary Contest

For Students 4th - 9th
"i before e. . ."  Spelling is easier if kids know the eight basic spelling rules  contained in this resource packet.
Handout
Road to Grammar

Five Ways to Speak More Naturally

For Students 6th - 12th
Help your English language learners move toward conversing like native speakers. This document includes five easy sentence structure changes that make a big difference when speaking in English. Examples and explanations are included for...
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Curated OER

Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens Worksheet

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Based on the bestselling series, this worksheet details seven habits of highly defective teens, and prompts young learners to consider their own social and emotional tendencies. What kinds of experiences do your pupils have...
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Curated OER

Basic Skills: Personal Info

For Students K - 2nd
Tell us about yourself! Get your young writers familiar with their personal information with this simple graphic organizer. Students fill in basics such as their name, address, birthday, parent's name, and phone number. This would make a...
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Macbeth: The Basics

For Students 10th - 11th
Just as the title states, this quiz covers basic questions related to Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth. Test your learners' knowledge with 10 multiple-choice questions. Answers appear when you submit online.
Writing
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The Learning Network: Reactions to Rating Teachers

For Students 9th - 12th
Meant to be used in connection with the article "In Teacher Ratings, Good Test Scores Are Sometimes Not Good Enough" also available on The New York Times website, this resource provides 12 short-answer writing prompts that ask both basic...
Activity
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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.4

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Your assessment is to figure out if I am being figurative or connotative with this statement: This is a great resource. Can’t do it? Then you had better review how to break down Common Core skill RL.11-12.4. In simple language that you...