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Penguin Books

Core Curriculum Lesson Plans for The Lions of Little Rock

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Schools in the 1950s and 60s looked very different from the schools we know today. An educator's guide explores the civil rights movement and, specifically, the process of integrating schools. Questions cover key themes in the novel and...
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Curated OER

The News Article and The Editorial

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Here is an outstanding series of lessons on journalism, writing newspaper articles, and writing editorials. This type of writing has long-been neglected in our schools, so this collection of writing activities is most-valuable. Along...
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A Research Toolkit of 12 Reading Strategies for the Foreign Language Classroom

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Learning to read is not a simple task, but there are methods for assisting pupils as they develop literacy skills. The first four pages of this resource include information about language development and reading development, as well as...
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EngageNY

Grade 9 ELA Module 3, Unit 2, Lesson 7

For Teachers 9th Standards
Now that learners have honed their inquiry-based projects down to their strongest few questions, they can conduct independent research. High schoolers pursue answers to their inquiries while assessing sources, establishing a research...
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EngageNY

Grade 10 ELA Module 1: Unit 1, Lesson 1

For Teachers 10th Standards
Can authors speak to each other across works, genres, and centuries? Study the conversation between Christopher Marlowe in his poem "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" and the responses by Sir Walter Raleigh and William Carlos Williams...
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Curated OER

Pride and Prejudice: Question Answer Relationship Strategy

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Help middle and high school readers access the text with a series of question-answer relationship (QAR) strategies. Using Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice as an example, the resource prompts learners to ask and answer questions using...
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Curated OER

Language Arts: Twinning At-Risk Students

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Learners at-risk in high school and primary grades pair up to read and write together. They create books modeled after authors and illustrators. They hold a parents' day to display their completed books.
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Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session One (2010)

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this Regents High School Comprehensive Examination worksheet, young scholars listen to a speech about Peace Corps volunteers. Then they answer reading comprehension questions, and write an article about Peace Corps volunteers and...
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Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session Two (2010)

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students read an essay and a poem and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students then write an essay based on both passages.
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Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session Two (2010)

For Teachers 9th - 11th
For this Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students read passages and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students then write an essay using ideas and examples from both passages.
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Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session One (2009)

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this Regents High School Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students listen to a passage and answer ten multiple choice questions to check comprehension.  Students then complete an essay response.
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Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination Session Two (2009)

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this Regents High School Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students read a passage and answer multiple-choice questions based on reading comprehension.  Students then write a unified essay using evidence from each passage.
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Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session One (2009)

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students listen to a selection and write an essay response.  Students then read a text and study a table and write an essay based on both documents.
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Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session Two (2009)

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination worksheet, young scholars read an excerpt from a novel and a poem and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students then compose an essay response using...
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Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session One (2008)

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination worksheet, pupils listen to a passage and study a graphic and answer comprehension questions.  Students then compose a letter using information from both passages.
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Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session One--(2008)

For Teachers 9th - 11th
For this Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination worksheet, young scholars listen to a selection and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students then study a table and compose a presentation.
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Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session One (2008)

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students listen to a first person account and answer comprehension questions.  Students then write a report for a social studies class using details and...
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Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session Two (2008)

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English worksheet, students read an excerpt from a memoir and a poem and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students then write an essay using details and...
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Curated OER

Regents High School Comprehensive Examination in English Session Two (2007)

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this Regents High School Comprehensive Examination in English worksheet, young scholars read an essay and a poem and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students then write an essay using ideas from both passages.
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Curated OER

Regents High School Examination in English Session One (2007)

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this Regents High School Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students listen to a passage and answer ten multiple choice questions to check comprehension.  Students then complete an essay response.
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Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session Two (2007)

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students read a poem and an excerpt from a memoir and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students then write a unified essay using ideas and evidence...
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Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session Two (2006)

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students read a short story and a poem and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students then write a unified essay using ideas from both passages.
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Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session Two (2006)

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this Regents High School Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students read a poem and an excerpt from a short story and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students then write a unified essay in which they use ideas and...
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Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session One (2006)

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English worksheet, students listen to a speech and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students then compose an essay based on the information.