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Using Poetry As Inspiration for Composition

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
A reading of Robert Frost’s "The Road Not Taken" launches an interdisciplinary study of the connection between the meters of a poem and a melody. After identifying the number of beats in each line of the poem, young musicians use...
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Waking Dreams: A Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
A teacher's guide for a seminar held at the Cincinnati Art Museum includes a full description of several Pre-Raphaelite art pieces, artists, and connecting literary works. Excerpts from authors and poets can help you make the connection...
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The Personal Letter: The Outsiders

For Teachers 8th
After completing S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, eighth graders compose a personal letter to their teacher detailing what they liked about the novel and the activities assigned during the course of the unit. A clever way to get feedback,...
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Persuasive Journal Prompts

For Students 9th - 10th
Need a journal topic? Whether you use these prompts as part of a persuasive writing unit, or reproduce the download as a one-page handout for your class members, the suggested topics make a great addition to your curriculum library. In...
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Avoiding Run-On Sentences (II)

For Students 6th - 9th
Polish the writing skills of your emerging writers by eliminating run-on sentences in their work. Discuss the ways to correct run-ons before releasing your class to work on this 20-sentence worksheet independently. An answer sheet is...
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Capitalization

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Do you need a clear and concise learning exercise on capitalization for your students? This learning exercise would be an excellent choice. The first page is packed full of good examples of when capitalization is necessary, and the...
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Adjective Clauses Using That and Which

For Students 7th - 8th
An online lesson that clearly, if exhaustively, explains when to use "that" or "which" to begin a relative clause, specifies exceptions to the rule, and notes when to set off such clauses with commas. Learners assess their mastery with...
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 1 - Exercise 1b

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Gerund, Present Participle, and Infinitive

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this gerund, present participle, and infinitive worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with the correct forms of the words given. Students complete 30 sentences.
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Articles and Article Check-Up

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Help your learners practice proper article usage with this informational handout and brief exercise. After reading information about articles and their uses, including details about when to omit articles, scholars complete fourteen...
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Word Choice

For Students 7th - 12th
Use vocabulary in context by choosing the correct word to complete the sentence. Briefly and accurately develop higher-level verbage. Can be used as a quiz, test, or quick exercise.
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Pronoun Reference - Exercise 1

For Students 6th - 8th
Do your class members need extra practice with pronouns? Learners are directed to read the sample sentences, determine whether the sentences contain pronoun reference errors, and if so, correct the problems they find. A link to an...
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Avoiding Shifts in Verb Tense

For Students 5th - 12th
Need a quick, but well-designed instructional activity that covers shifts in verb tense? Then print out the copies here and get the kids busy. The resource would also work great as homework, or a grammar quiz.    
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Reading Comprehension

For Students 5th - 6th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read for information and assessment. In this true and false worksheet, students answer six statements.
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Pronoun Reference exercise 1

For Students 4th - 6th
In this pronoun usage activity, students read sentences to determine whether the they contain pronoun reference errors and fix any mistakes they find. Students read twenty sentences.
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Fragments exercise 7

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this grammar worksheet, students read sentences with underlined parts, determine if the underlined words and punctuation marks contain errors, and if they do, choose the correct option for correcting them. Students answer twenty...
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Fragments

For Students 9th - 12th
In this ESL/ELL sentence fragment activity, students choose the proper words to complete each of 20 sentences, or they tell if "no change is necessary." They complete the activity either at a web site where they can check their answers,...
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Theatre

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students identify and create flashcards of important key terms as related to theatre. Students observe and write a 1-page summary of events seen at the High School Musical production using at least 8 vocabulary words in your summary....
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Verb Tense Exercise 4

For Students 4th - 8th
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 15 fill in the blank questions regarding verb tenses. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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He Sees it in His Joy

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students research the importance of play. In this research lesson plan, students work in pairs and interview each other about their 'play history.' Students take data from the interview and shape it into a play history for the...
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Germaine Greer

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

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students read and discuss Act V, Scene 1. They define foreshadowing and identify examples of it from the text. They edit a partner's diary entry. They identify key ideas from the scene.
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Complete Sentences

For Students 7th - 9th
In this grammar worksheet, students rewrite twenty fragments into complete sentences so that each one is grammatically correct. Students share their sentences with each other.
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Vocabulary Multiple Choice Worksheet 7

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this ESL vocabulary worksheet, students read 8 sentences that have a missing word. From 4 choices, students fill in the space to make each sentence correct.

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