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A Raging Tide – Identifying Dialect

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the use of dialect in the works of Mark Twain. In this literature lesson, students read selections from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Life on the Mississippi. Students paraphrase the dialect found in the passages and...
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Floating Along – Identifying Slang

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the use of slang in the works of Mark Twain. In this literature lesson, students read selections from Roughing It, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and Life on the Mississippi. Students paraphrase the...
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Roll ‘Em

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students evaluate classmate performances of commercials. For this literature lesson, students use the provided scoring guides to evaluate commercials their classmates made.
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Inference Multiple Choice Version 1

For Students 5th - 8th
In this reading skills instructional activity, students read 8 sets of sentences and make inferences about the given situations. Students should note why their inferences make sense.
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Sherlock Holmes Characterization

For Students 9th - 12th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer questions based on characterization techniques used in the Sherlock Holmes series. 
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All My Sons: Symbols Quiz

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 5 multiple choice questions based on symbols All My Sons. Students may submit their answers to be scored on this timed quiz.
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Animal Farm Questions

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on George Orwell's Animal Farm.
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Annabel Lee Questions

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension activity, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Annabel Lee."
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Bright Star, would I were a as thou art Questions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Bright Star, would I were steadfast as thou art."
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Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 Questions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension activity, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Composed Upon Westminster Bridge," by Wordsworth.
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If We Must Die Questions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this reading response worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "If We Must Die."
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Welcome to Mt. Olympic Squares

For Teachers 7th - 10th
In this PowerPoint, students are presented with the opportunity to review Greek mythology characters as they play a tic-tac-toe style game using the clues provided in the presentation complete with images. 
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Common Elements Uses Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 12th
In this literacy worksheet, students find the words that are related to the concept of the elements and their uses that are the theme of the word search. New vocabulary is the focus of the puzzle.
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Elements Word Search

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this chemistry worksheet, students find the words that are related to the concept that is the theme of the word search puzzle.
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Original Element

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this literacy worksheet, learners look for the words that are related to the theme of the worksheet. They also work on the skills of spelling and word recognition.
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Elements 26-50 Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this chemistry worksheet, students look for the words in the puzzle that are related to the theme of the word search. Spelling skills are worked on.
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The Cask of Amontillado

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the Edgar Allan Poe story "The Cask of Amontillado." In this character lesson, students discuss and analyze the characters in the story. High schoolers make personal connections to the characters and create a...
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A Separate Peace: Chapter 12 Reading And Study Guide

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this comprehension check worksheet, young scholars define 4 vocabulary words, define 1 literary term, and respond to 8 short answer questions pertaining to chapter 12 of A Separate Peace by John Knowles in order to help them better...
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Fallen Angels

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students read the novel, Fallen Angels, and examine the theme of coming of age during the Vietnam War. They create timelines of the 1960s, highlighting important issues of the era. They write research papers focusing on one particular...
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Supernatural Shakespeare and Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
"A drum, a drum! Macbeth doth come."  The withered and wild witches of Shakespeare’s Scottish play launch an examination of the fantastical elements in Act I, scene iii, paying particular attention to the action, imagery,...
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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.10

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
How do you assess what your pupils have learned over the course of the year? Find out how competent they are at reading and analyzing age-level literature with the ideas presented here. Included in this resource are two suggested...
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My Antonia: Concept Analysis

For Students 9th - 12th
Use this analysis of My Antonia to help inform your instruction and prepare your pupils for the project and enrichment ideas listed at the end of the resource. The analysis covers big questions related to the text, themes, plot elements,...
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Toni Morrison's Beloved: For Sixty Million and More

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Complex, disturbing, and challenging, Beloved is the focus of a activity that provides three activities to guide a close reading of Toni Morrison's novel. Readers create chapter titles based on key plot elements or themes,...
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Grade 9 ELA Module 2, Unit 2, Lesson 3

For Teachers 9th Standards
The manipulation of time is one of the most essential elements in Sophocles' Oedipus the King. As your language arts class participates in a jigsaw discussion activity, they work together to analyze the play's plot structure and...

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