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The Harlem Renaissance

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Did you know that the Harlem Renaissance was also known as the New Negro Movement? This presentation is fully of interesting facts and pictures to help your class understand the literary movement and how these changes also affected music...
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English Grammar

Gerund or Infinitive – Fill in the Correct Form

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Middle schoolers love listening to music, and they also love to listen to music. So what's the difference? Spell out the nuanced ways to use gerunds and infinitives with a 50-question grammar exercise. Given short sentences and verbs,...
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Lessons From the Lorax

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students read and discuss Dr. Seuss's The Lorax. They explore the changes the characters could have made to preserve the environment and relate the plot to real-world places and events.
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Irony, Sarcasm, Satire

For Students 9th - 12th
Irony, the discrepancy between what is expected and what occurs, is the focus of a reference sheet that provides young writers with models of this literary device.
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Chapter 33: Renting a Place to Live

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate renting a place to live for when they are eventually on their own. There are many assignments that they can choose to get whatever grade they want to make. There were no objectives listed to work off of to...
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Basic Writing Skills

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Learners listen to story A Mason-Dixon Memory, by Clifton Davis, and complete worksheets about the story. The worksheets are embedded in the plan. This activity provides good reading comprehension practice for young readers.
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Arrange the Words

For Students 4th - 6th
In this adjectives worksheet, students categorize adjectives given into 3 categories and read passages that include adjectives. Students complete 5 activities.
Interactive
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Change Idioms to Plain English

For Students 5th - 8th
In this online interactive ESL instructional activity, students respond to 9 questions which require them to define idioms. Students may check their answers with the click of the mouse.
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Breaking News English: Napster a Rival for iPod?

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, learners read "Napster a Rival for iPod?," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Funny or Not - Your Opinion

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils interpret and judge the meaning of a political cartoon. They dicuss the cartoons in groups and write an evaluative paragraph which they present to the class.
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Fragments, Comma Splices, and Fused Sentences

For Students 7th - 8th
Identifying when to use commas, semicolons and other forms of punctuation can be difficult for students. This 10 question activity which relates to sentence fragments, could be used to help students identify correct use of punctuation.
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Choosing a Situation

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, students read 60 scenarios. In each scenario, students choose which situation they would prefer and why.
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Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Pygmalion. Students may submit their answers to be scored.