What are the effects of competition in an academic environment? The competition between the main characters in A Separate Peace motivates a series of activities that asks readers to take a stance on competition, and then to develop a...

Help your learners grow their critical thinking and analytical skills by asking them to examine logical fallacies. After reading an example, pupils determine if two sets of premises and conclusions are logical fallacies or not and...

In this fallacy worksheet, students identify fallacies in a dialogue. Student find fallacies of composition and decomposition.

The power to convince others of your argument lies in your knowledge of rhetoric! A thorough packet covers the basics of persuasion, including logical appeals and fallacies, and applies strategies to letters to the editor,...

Are you a friggatriskaidekaphobic? An excerpt from an article about the fear of Friday the 13th is used as the basis of a reading comprehension exercise. The five questions require readers to employ several strategies (drawing...

Give your class a lesson in logical reasoning. This worksheet, which focuses on ad hominem arguments, goes step by step through an example. After examining the argument, learners assess a second conversation for ad hominem arguments...

In this debate worksheet, students read and learn about the fine points of debate and persuasion. The vocabulary presented and the ideas are quite advanced; premise, conclusion, syllogism, ad homineum, and other difficult terms.

Visual and print propaganda are featured in a lesson that asks readers of A Separate Peace to examine the techniques used in propaganda from World War I, World War II, presidential elections, and in the novel.

Perfect for native or non-native English speakers, this antonym worksheet has learners look at 10 words and choose their antonym out of five listed choices. Example words include fervor, static, merciful, and vivacious. 

“America herself is an improbable journey.” So is Deval Patrick’s journey from the South Side of Chicago to the governorship of Massachusetts. The complete text of Patrick’s inaugural speech, delivered outdoors facing Boston Common,...

Take a look at Horace's "Ode 1.5" from Carmina in depth with an analysis worksheet. Included on the first page is the original Latin version of the verses as well as a literal translation. Pupils respond to questions relating to sounds,...

For this integral worksheet, students analyze equations using the gamma function. They sketch graphs of functions, and find the are between the graph and the x-axis. This two-page worksheet contains five multi-step equations.

Don't let your pupils take everything at face value! They should analyze and evaluate what speakers say. Practice this skill with the two related activities described here. After brainstorming critical questions, learners can listen to...

In this online interactive geography worksheet, students examine a map of Michigan and identify the 14 noted cities on the map using a pull down menu within 3 minutes.

For this vocabulary worksheet, students find the synonym and antonyms of sixteen words, complete four sentences with the correct word, and find the correct word for two separate sentences. Questions are multiple choice.

In this math activity, learners examine the formula for creating a chemical compound. Then they seek to compute the use of an integration.

In this clean coal instructional activity, students click on the links to learn more about clean coal technology and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 12 questions total.

In this online interactive philosophy worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell.

In this reading/listening worksheet, students role play. Students pretend to be married to a celebrity. Students also role play marriage counseling.