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Shakespeare's Macbeth: Fear and Motives of Evil

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed Standards
Students complete play and vocabulary analysis for William Shakespeare's Macbeth. In this Macbeth analysis lesson, students use an online research engine to locate passages that highlight Macbeth's response to fear and his descent into...
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Bare/Bear

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this bare and bear worksheet, students read about the difference between the words bare and bear. They complete sentences where they choose the correct word. Students complete 9 sentences with either bare or bear.
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Grammar Test: Lesson 21

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this verbs worksheet, students circle verbs in sentences, fill in the blanks to sentences with verbs, add s or es to verbs, and more. Students complete 19 problems.
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Emily Dickinson

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive literature quiz worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about the life and accomplishments of Emily Dickinson.
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Abuela's Weave Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners read and response to the book, Abuela's Weave. In this African-American literature lesson, students discuss pre-reading questions, that focus on family traditions and make predictions about the text. Learners read the text and...
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4th Grade Reading Test B

For Students 4th
In this grade 4 reading test instructional activity, 4th graders complete a 24 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 4 concepts. 
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Marriage and Family

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore society by researching the history of matrimony. In this marriage and family lesson, students identify the religious aspect behind marriage and the ideology associated with creating a family. Young scholars define...
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Maria Callas

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person activity, students read a passage about Maria Callas and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Shakira

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person learning exercise, students read a passage about Shakira and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Dorothea Lange

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explain that a person's experiences influence their life, write a time line of their life, and analyze Dorothea's photographs and list descriptive words.
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Verb Review 1 and 2 (Mixed Including Passive)

For Students 5th - 7th
In this verb review instructional activity, learners conjugate the verbs in parenthesis to make the paragraphs grammatically correct. There are 17 blanks to fill in with the proper verb forms.
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Verb Review 1 (Mixed Including Passive)

For Students 5th - 6th
In this verbs worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 17 sentences by changing the form of the verb to the passive. There are no examples.
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Reading Retake Practice: Lego

For Students 7th - 8th
In this activity about an article from The New Yorker magazine titled, "Lego" students read the article and then answer 7 comprehension questions.
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Another Homophones Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd
In this homophone instructional activity, 3rd graders find the opposite of 14 words in a word bank and clues at the bottom of the page. They fill the puzzle in across and down.
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Another Homophones Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this homophones crossword puzzle worksheet, learners examine the 18 clues in order to fill in the puzzle with the appropriate homophones listed in the word bank.
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Verb Review 1 (Mixed Including Passive)

For Students 6th - 8th
In this verb review activity, learners fill in the 17 blanks in 2 paragraphs with the appropriate forms of the verbs listed in parentheses.
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Happy Mother's Day: Print and Color

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word recognition learning exercise, students trace the words "Happy Mother's Day," write the words independently, and color the picture of a gift.
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Superlative Adjectives

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this superlative adjective worksheet, students circle the correct form of adjectives in sentences. A web site reference for additional activities is given.
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I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud Questions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 6 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "I wandered lonely as a Cloud."
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Rachel Carson

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person activity, students read a passage about Rachel Carson and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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A Creative Way of Reporting on Books

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
By using creative ways to complete book reports, like using cereal boxes, you can motivate students.
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Language Arts: What's My Line?

For Teachers K
Students discover how to employ number lines by estimating the number of tiles in a jar. After writing their estimates on sticky notes, they place them in order on a number line mat. Included in the instructional activity are various...
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Fall Lesson Plans

For Teachers Pre-K
Students participate in various fall activities. In this fall instructional activity, students take a trip to a farmers market and purchase the ingredients needed for vegetable soup. Students paint fall scenes and create a fall story....
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The Concept of Identity Lesson 3: The Archetypal Approach to Literary Criticism

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
As class members continue their study of approaches to literary criticism, readers examine the symbolism and archetypal patterns in John Knowles' A Separate Peace, and how these parallels are used to develop a theme...