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The Pearl by John Steinbeck
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 14 multiple choice questions about Steinbeck's The Pearl. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Pearl by John Steinbeck
In this literature instructional activity, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about The Pearl. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about The Pickwick Papers. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 14 multiple choice questions about Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Pride and Prejudice. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Prince by Machiavelli
In this literature worksheet, learners respond to 5 short answer and essay questions about The Prince. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Pygmalion. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
In this literature instructional activity, learners respond to 15 short answer and essay questions about Robinson Crusoe. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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The Brand New Kid
Second graders explore cultural differences through reading. In this culture lesson, 2nd graders read the book The Brand New Kid by Katie Couric. Students discuss scenes from the book and how the character feels. Student get with a...
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"Inside Out" from The Circuit by Francisco Jimenez
This PowerPoint enables students to review the various literary components from the book, The Circuit. The slides address the vocabulary from the text, along with questions for students to answer. There are other related resources that...
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Fifth Grade Grammar Sentence Construction
In this grammar and sentences review worksheet, 5th graders recall comma usage, parts of speech, types of sentences, punctuation marks, run-on sentences, and sentences and sentence fragments. Students write 25 answers.
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Swimmy
Students explore the themes of the book Swimmy by Leo Lionni. In this literacy lesson plan, students dramatize a character from Swimmy and identify common themes such as cooperation and caring. Students create a new ending to the story.
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Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
Students examine the life and works of Theodor Seuss Geisel. In groups, they compare and contrast the stories, characters and illustrations he used. They complete a book review on one of the books and share them with other students in...
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"Where in the West" Guided Reading Lesson
Young scholars complete a vocabulary chart, review proper/common nouns, discuss and review comparative adjectives and make "self to text" connections before reading. In this language arts lesson, comprehension questions are completed...
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Prereading a Novel
In this language arts worksheet, student preread a novel and spend the time to gather information about the plot and characters of the story Number The Stars.
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Using Quotation Marks
Students explore the use of quotation marks. In this language arts instructional activity, students discuss when to use quotation marks. Students practice putting quotation marks where needed.
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Specializing in Space
In this literature book review activity, students read a nonfiction book about space or space exploration before choosing a topic to explore further. They choose from 7 activities such as designing a model, writing a letter, write about...
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Musical Alphabet
Students play a musical Alphabet game after listening to the book "Alphabet Letters" by Rolando Merino in this Language Arts lesson for early-elementary classrooms. The lesson includes an idea on how to evaluate student comprehension.
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The Pigman
Learners engage in a novel study in order to appreciate literature and improve reading skills. The most important skill is reading comprehension and students must practice skills to aid in understanding the text.
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Lesson 11: Comprehending the Classified Ads
In this language arts worksheet, students receive direct instruction in how to read and comprehend newspaper classified advertisements. They reflect and review after reading the advertisements. They explore different sections of the...
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Bound for Oregon
Students engage in a novel study using the layered curriculum style of unit. The unit has many different types of activities that have different ratings of difficulty. This allows for a great deal of differentiation.
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Summer of My German Soldier
Pupils participate in a layered curriculum unit for a novel study. The teaching method allows for a student centered classroom that includes different methods of instruction and assessment.
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The Miracle Worker
Eighth graders participate in a layered curriculum novel study on "The Miracle Worker". The students can choose from a variety of studies and assessments. This make the lesson more differentiated for multiple levels.