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Vocabulary Practice: Connecting Ideas
In this similar sentences worksheet, learners read 8 sentences. From three choices, students circle the letter of the sentence that has the same meaning as the first sentence.
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Mammal Idioms Exercise
In this grammar and biology instructional activity, learners explore mammals using idiomatic expressions. Students match five expressions to their correct meaning and then complete eight multiple choice questions using the idiomatic...
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Made in the USA
Students research one of the 50 states. For this United States lesson, each student lists all 50 states in alphabetical order and use National Geographic and the Internet to research one state of their choosing. Research will focus on...
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Character Education Podcasts
Students study character traits. In this character education lesson, students create podcasts highlighting a particular character trait. Students broadcast one podcast per week.
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Book Trailers
Students develop a list of criteria for a book trailer. In this book trailer lesson, students review book trailers, create storyboards and use Photo Story 3 to create book trailers. Students create a mini-webquest to review copyrights.
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Much Ado About Nothing: Fun Trivia Quiz
This student-made online, interactive quiz requires identifying the speaker of quotes from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. While you may want to use it as a reference, the format and subject of some prompts are questionable.
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Faulty Parallelism
Practice using parallel structure. Learners correct faulty parallelism in an extensive list of sentences. The faults in each sentence are sometimes subtle, so scholars will need solid background knowledge on parallel structure to catch...
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Phrasal Verbs of To Get
In this "to get" worksheet, students match the phrasal verb with its meaning and fill in the blanks to sentences. Students match 5 words and fill in 10 sentences.
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Getting Someone Else To Do Things
In this changing verbs worksheet, students change the verbs in sentences where you are trying to get someone else to do things. Students change the verbs in 10 sentences.
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ESL-Gerunds and Infinitives
In this ESL gerunds and infinitives learning exercise, students complete 4 short exercises, choosing the correct verb form from a drop down list. Page contains a link for audio and HTML code.
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Editorial Writing: What's On Your Mind
Students write an editorial column for a newspaper. For this journalism instructional activity, students discuss and analyze editorials in print and broadcast media. Students will compare the differences in these two formats of editorial...
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Macbeth Revision Questions
In this Macbeth revision questions worksheet, students explain certain details about Act one and six from the play. Students identify who said certain quotes and practice writing two essay questions about how they would act if they were...
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The Gerund or Infinitive after the Verb
In this gerund or infinitive worksheet, students use the verb in brackets to complete each sentence. Students complete 20 sentences and then check their answers by writing them into the appropriate verb chart.
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Extra Word Worksheet 4
In this proofing/editing worksheet, students practice their editing skills by reading eight sentences to find the one word in each sentences that is not needed.
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Don't Forget to Say Thanks
Students practice descriptive writing in a thank-you note format. In this descriptive writing lesson, students read the example letter and analyze the corrections in the letter. Students read the example thank you notes and focus on the...
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Gerunds and Infinitives
In this gerunds and infinitives activity, students fill in the blanks to sentences with gerunds and infinitives based on the sentence before them. Students complete 20 sentences.
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Adbusting: A Media Literacy Unit
Students examine the ethical issues regarding the role of advertising in our society. They watch a series of ads, analyze the messages of the commercials, and in small groups create a counter-ad.
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Understanding Bias
For this understanding bias worksheet, students read about bias and they detect bias in given paragraphs. They determine if the writer conveys the information with bias or not.
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Introduction of Careers in Fine Arts and Communications
Ninth graders create advertising campaigns. In this communications activity, 9th graders explore the use of propaganda endorsements, bandwagon appeals, name calling, plain folks appeal and generalities in advertising. Students then...
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John Constable: artist
Students paint their own cloudy sky after studying paintings of the artist John Constable. In this John Constable lesson plan, students read and discuss the outdoor paintings of this artist and then complete their own painting of the...
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Gerunds, Infinitives and Bare Infinitives
In this gerunds and infinitives activity, students fill in blanks in a set of 49 sentences with the correct infinitives. Reference links and HTML code are given.
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ESL-Reading Comprehension
For this ESL reading comprehension worksheet, learners read a letter, then answer questions about the writer's aim, who the letter was sent to, what the writer thinks and is worried about.
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Do celebs have a right to a private life?
Students weigh up privacy against freedom of expression arguments as they take on the role of members of the Press Complaints Commission.
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Tolerance: Gender Issues
Students explore why some professions have been gender-dominant in the past. In this lesson, students identify some professions that have typically had one specific gender employed in the past, then research that job to see when it...