K12 Reader
Adjectives and Alliteration
Whether it's in a tiny town or a fabulous feast, alliteration makes what you're saying more interesting! Practice figurative language with a activity that prompts class members to replace the adjective to make an alliterative phrase.
Curated OER
Musical Form of "The Star-Spangled Banner"
Learners use a recording of "The Star Spangled Banner," to identify the AABC form of the anthem and describe the repetitions and contrasts in the piece of music. They memorize the music in eight-measure phrases being aware of the form...
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Bridge to Terabithia
Learners explore scenes from Katherine Paterson's book, Bridge to Terabithia. In this visualization lesson, students listen to the story read aloud. The learners then choose words and phrases that paint a picture in their heads. Students...
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Creating a Peace Poem
Second graders write a poem using words from a list and practice poetic forms. In this lesson on writing a peace poem, 2nd graders brainstorm words or phrases associated with "peace." Students choose a poetic form to express their...
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Establishing a Strong Authorial Voice
Why do some phrases contribute to a weak authorial voice? The first page of this packet explains what a strong and weak voice sound like, and it lists some common phrases that clutter writing, ultimately weakening it. The second page...
K12 Reader
Identifying Adverbs
Work on adverbs and adverbial phrases with a grammar worksheet. After reading 15 sentences with adverbs, learners circle the adverbs and adverbial phrases and note what question they are answering (when, how, where, and how much).
K12 Reader
What is an Appositive?
Appositives, those tricky little words and phrases that provide more information about nouns, are the subject of a series of worksheets linked to this resource.
Using English
Emailing Functions Correction and Brainstorming
How do you address a large group of people? How would give someone bad news? How would you share happy news with a friend? Help your intermediate English language classes form these sentiments by providing them with this practice...
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Origins: a Simple Word Game (for Use in Human Relations Trainings)
Tenth graders acquire the knowledge, attitude, interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others. They participate in "Origins" as either group participants or judges. For each round, they give the common usage and...
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Describing Paintings: Calm or Stormy
Young writers use nouns, verbs, and adjectives to describe details in two paintings. One depicts a sunny landscape, and the other shows a cloudier view. They write a narrative inspired by the paintings, paying attention to transitional...
Curated OER
Speak Write! Understanding the Hidden Meaning of Words
"Can the connotation of a word or phrase create bias or prejudice?" The activities in this SMART Board lesson are directed toward this question, which will be sure to incite lots of opinions and ideas. The SMART Board file guides them...
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Writing a Poem
A colorful and educational presentation shows young learners how to write poetry. Many of the slides contain graphic organizers, which can assist pupils in coming up with adjectives, similes, metaphors, phrases, and other elements of a...
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Adapting "List/Group/Label" to Literature
Need a prereading activity in line with the Common Core Standards for Language? Although designed for grades 11 and 12, the procedure detailed in this resource could be used with most grade levels. Prior to reading, select 20 – 25 words...
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Practice with Possessives
Review possessives with your beginning Spanish speakers. In the first exercise, they translate simple phrases into Spanish. The second exercise requires them to rewrite phrases in Spanish using the de construction. They finish the...
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Heavy Boots: Group Discussion
Jonathan Safran Foer's phrase, "heavy boots," becomes the focus of a class discussion of grief and sadness. During the reading of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, individuals place examples of their own experiences with these topics...
Macmillan Education
Self-Awareness and Respect
The eighth in a series of 23 life skills exercises focuses on self-awareness and respect. Groups record, on the provided worksheets, words and phrases that signal respect, and generate lists of behaviors that signal respect.
EngageNY
Grade 9 ELA Module 3, Unit 3, Lesson 4
The fourth activity in a unit on crafting a research paper focuses on cohesion within and between paragraphs. Class members examine models that lack cohesion and ones that are cohesive and logically developed before using what they have...
Poetry4kids
Simile and Metaphor Lesson Plan
Similes and metaphors are the focus of a poetry lesson complete with two exercises. Scholars read poetry excerpts, underline comparative phrases, then identify whether it contains a simile or metaphor. They then write five...
EngageNY
Summarizing Notes: Planning a Graphic Novelette, Part II: The Invention of Television
Let's work together! Using the collaborative resource, scholars work in triads to begin section two of their storyboards about Philo Farnsworth, the inventor of the television. They then practice using linking words and phrases to...
Curated OER
How Does the Heart Work?
In this How Does the Heart Work worksheet, students write a short explanation of how the heart works based on 7 phrases given. Students also participate in 2 extension activities.
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The Gettysburg Address
In this social studies learning exercise, students read the Gettysburg Address. Students substitute words or phrases that have the same meanings as 10 underlined phrases from the Address.
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Prepositions Can Show Positions in Space
Answer the questions where and when with this handy prepositions worksheet. Twelve questions contain prepositional phrases for your class to find and label; the first one is completed as an example. The resource includes an answer key on...
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Google Translate
Not sure how to translate a word, phrase, or paragraph? No worries. Simply paste in, type, or dictate your text, select the initial and desired language, and up pops your translation. Better yet, the app will read the text to you in most...
K12 Reader
Nightmare Negatives: Correcting Double Negatives
Banish those very scary double negatives with some grammar practice. Learners rewrite eight sentences so that they no longer contain double negatives. The resource includes a sample sentence with correction as well as some information...
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