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Ode on a Grecian Urn
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Ode on a Grecian Urn."
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Analyze Author’s Techniques, Including Figurative Language
Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem "He Had His Dream" is the focus of a quick exercise. Pupils read the poem and answer four multiple choice questions and one short answer question about specific lines in the poem and the author's purpose....
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
The epic Sir Gawain and the Green Knight follows the traditional themes of chivalry, gallantry, and heroism. After reading the poem, quiz your readers with these ten multiple choice questions.
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"One Art" Theme of Transience
In this "One Art" worksheet, students discuss the theme of transience as they reflect upon the losses they have experienced in their lives. Students discuss the idea that nothing is eternal.
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Performance-Based Assessment Practice Test (Grade 4 ELA/Literacy)
Track the progress of your fourth graders' reading and writing skills with this practice Common Core assessment. Based on a collection of six reading passages that include narrative stories, poetry, and a series of informational...
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End-of-Year Practice Test (Grade 6 ELA/Literacy)
With the end of the year quickly approaching it's time to find out exactly how much your sixth graders have learned. Specifically designed for the Common Core ELA standards, this practice test gives students five reading passages,...
Scholastic
Who Am I? What Has Made Me Who I Am?
"Everything we have seen and touched and heard and experienced has, in some way, made us who we are." Your young learners will use this resource to create lists of influences (people, animal, nature, places, etc.) in their lives and to...
K12 Reader
My Sled is Red
Celebrate the snow with a quick exercise featuring a short poem about a sled. Learners practice -ed words and answer three included reading comprehension questions.
Shmoop
ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.2
Identifying the theme or central idea of a text is a skill many young readers struggle with. It is also the second standard for reading literature in the Common Core. This resource, one from a series of Common Core lessons, can provide...
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The Lamb Questions
For this reading reflection worksheet, students consider the content and themes of William Blake's "The Lamb as they respond to 6 short answer and essay questions based on the poem.
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One Art Theme of Memory and the Past
In this "One Art" worksheet, students discuss the relationship of loss to forgetting things. Students look at the author's tone and the significance of her memories.
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"My Life had stood a Loaded Gun" Theme of Violence
In this "My Life Had Stood" worksheet students discover the speaker's relationship with violence and anger. Students discuss the role of violence and how writing is in itself an act of violence.
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"Ode to the West Wind" Theme of Transformation
In this "Ode to the West Wind" activity students discuss the poet's hope that the wind will transform him. Students answer three questions about the transformation.
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"Ode to the West Wind" Theme of Language and Communication
In this "Ode to the West Wind" worksheet, students discuss the speaker's concern that his ideas will die with him. Students answer three questions about the poet's plea to the West Wind to take his ideas and spread them throughout the...
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Solar System -- Writing Conventions
In this solar system worksheet, students learn writing conventions such as alliteration, similes, and acrostic poems. All pertain to the topic of space and solar system.
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John Keats
In this John Keats worksheet, students read a short biography of the poet. They then analyze and discuss one of his poems. Students then read 2 poems by poet Grace Nichols and answer a series of questions comparing the 3 poems.
Great Books Foundation
The Road Not Taken
Every time you make a choice, it prevents another option from taking shape. Spend some time analyzing "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost with a reading activity that includes four discussion questions that recall evidence from the text.
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Beatrix Potter and Alliteration
In this creative writing worksheet, learners utilize a variety of strategies to creatively write alliterations, tongue twisters, similes and finally an acrostic poem.
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Edgar Allan Poe Quiz: Poetry
If you are planning a lesson on Poe's poetry, you may be able to use some of the questions from this online interactive quiz. It covers numerous poems and requires matching the poem with the line of poetry.
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Valentine's Day Themed Math Word Problems
In this Valentine's Day subtraction and addition worksheet, 2nd graders work out and solve 2 word problems involving subtraction and addition.
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Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab
In this vocabulary activity, students select the best word choice to complete the sentence. The words all correspond to the theme of Valentine's Day.
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"Paul Revere's Ride" Questions
In this "Paul Revere's Ride" learning exercise, students discuss the patriotic and historical aspects of Longfellow's famous poem. Students answer three questions about the facts and the theme of the poem.
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I, Too, Sing America Questions
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "I, Too, Sing America."
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Jabberwocky Questions
In this poetry analysis worksheet, students answer 5 short answer and essay questions based on the content and literary elements of Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky." Questions require students to compare good and evil forces in the...