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Important Events in a Story
In this retelling important events instructional activity, students write about two important events that happened in a story and read them aloud to someone in their families. Students write three short answers.
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Word Sort
In this word sorting activity worksheet, students look through a story they have read and identify compound words, long e words, verbs, adjective, short a words, contractions, words with wh, feeling words, and words with -ing in the...
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The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave by Frederick Douglass
In this literature learning exercise, students respond to 12 short answer and essay questions about Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at...
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Under the Umbrella
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /u/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter U. Students then listen to a list of words and identify the words containing the short...
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Scene Writing
Eighth graders create an original scene or short one-act play within specified guidelines. Assessment is based upon the performance of student-created scenes during class time. Rubrics for assessment and connection to state standards...
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Recognizing Nouns: "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber"
In this identifying all forms of nouns online/interactive worksheet, students read a paragraph from Ernest Hemingway's "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" and identify all the nouns in the sentences. Students click on the nouns...
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Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 21 short answer and essay questions about Joseph Conrad's Lord Jim. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Mythology Study Guide
In this literature worksheet, high schoolers respond to 20 short answer and essay questions about noteworthy myths. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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The Pearl by John Steinbeck
In this literature instructional activity, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about The Pearl. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Writing a Historical Fiction Story
What is historical fiction? After explaining the difference to your learners, it's time to give each learner a try! With your support, encourage them to research, plan, and write their own historical fiction story. Don't forget to have a...
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Numbered Heads Together
Fifth graders demonstrate reading and active listening by examining story elements. Working in teams, each student will develop and demonstrate an understanding of story elements by answering questions related to a given story.
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Peg and Hen
Students navigate a website to practice the short e sound. For this short e sound lesson, students read a story on Starfall and complete practice with the short e sound.
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Standing Woman
Students explore a Japanese science fiction story that deals with the dangers of technology, failed attempts at utopia, mind control, and loss of loved ones through the reading of Yasutaka Tsutaka's "Standing Woman."
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Short Story 2
Seventh graders review previous reading of Rikki Tikki Tavi. They discuss prior knowledge of simile, metaphor, idiom, and hyperbole. Students practice using vocabulary words from the story by listing synonyms for them. Students read from...
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The Cave
For this creative writing worksheet, students write a short story about finding a cave with danger signs all around it. Students write about entering the cave.
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Compare and Contrast
Fourth graders read two books In this compare and contrast instructional activity, 4th graders read a science fiction or fantasy story and compare it to the story, "Help! I'm a Prisoner in the Library." Students also have the...
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Sun, Stars and Moon
Learners read about the objects we see in our night and day skies before answering five short answer comprehension questions.
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The Harlem Renaissance Births a Black Culture
Students examine the men and women who were a part of the Harlem Renaissance. Individually, they recreate their favorite pieces of art from the time period and create their own original works after reading poem from the movement. In...
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Identifying the Main Idea in Fiction
Discovering the main idea in fiction is like uncovering buried treasure; one must persevere to locate it, and the reward is priceless. Scholars delve deep into leveled stories using three questions to aid in identifying the main idea.
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Point of View
Incorporate technology into a literature lesson with an innovative language arts lesson. Middle schoolers read an electronic version of original stories or fairy tales, and after determining the point of view, rewrite the tale from...
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The Magic Apple
A fun and delicious lesson can help your kids learn about plural nouns and story sequencing. After reading The Magic Apple by Rob Cleveland, kids match pictures to story segments and add s to nouns to make them plural....
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Humming Birds
Seeing a hummingbird in the wild can be a magical experience. Learn more about these delicate members of the animal kingdom with a short reading passage, complete with four short-answer questions.
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Creative Writing Lesson
It's hard to find inspiration; have your learners bring in a slew of magazines and search for inspiring pictures! They look for characters, setting, and possibly even conflict clues. They analyze the pictures they select, turn their...
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