Louisiana Department of Education
The Scarlet Letter
Use Nathanial Hawthorne's immortal text on the influence of religion on the early American settlements, as well as its continued impact on American culture, with a unit that focuses on The Scarlet Letter. In addition to Hawthorne's...
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Explore Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" in this literature analysis lesson. Middle schoolers read and summarize the plot of the story. They then adapt passages for a contemporary audience and analyze the...
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Boom and Bust in the Ozark Forests
Here is a hard-hitting, cross-curricular lesson on the effects that the deforestation of the Ozark forests in the 19th century had on the people, animals, and ecosystems of the area. The Dr. Seuss book The Lorax is used as a way of...
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The Hollow Men Questions
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "The Hollow Man."
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The Hollow Men Theme of Dissatisfaction
For this reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes of dissatisfaction in "The Hollow Men." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
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The Hollow Men Theme of Passivity
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes of passivity in "The Hollow Men." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested
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The Hollow Men Theme of Identity
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "The Hollow Man." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
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The Hollow Men Theme of Dreams, Hopes, and Plans
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "The Hollow." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
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The Hollow Men Theme of Exile
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "The Hollow Men." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
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Reading a Dialect
Reading a dialect can be difficult; show readers that it can also reveal fascinating details! They read two extracts from Jane Gardam's The Hollow Land, which is written in a British dialect. Readers answer comprehension questions,...
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Where the Red Fern Grows Chapter 10-11 Worksheet
Focus on characterization in Wilson Rawls' well-known novel. First, learners answer a series of questions about the chosen chapters, paying attention to plot, use of language, and character interactions. Then, using the provided Venn...
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Ichabod and Brom - Ghostfacers: Credibility and The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow
A headless horseman? Really? A reading of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" launches a study of how to use the A-CLAP strategy to determine a story's credibility. Writers employ these techniques to craft their ghost stories and make them...
K12 Reader
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving's description of Ichabod Crane provides young readers with an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to identify the main idea of a passage.
Reed Novel Studies
Wolf Hollow: Novel Study
Annabelle, a young character in Wolf Hollow, discovers one bully can ruin everything when Betty walkes into her classroom. Betty bullies others and targets a war veteran. Individuals read how one person changed Annabelle's life. They...
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Ichabod and Brom - Two Wild And Crazy Guys: Characters' Differing Perspectives
After reading Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," class members compare the characteristics of Ichabod Crane and Brom Van Brunt. Next, they read an article about ghosts that supposedly haunt the campus of Oklahoma...
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The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions based on The Wild Duck. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Gwinnett County Public Schools
Analysis of the Tuck Everlasting and The Birchbark House Text Exemplars
Looking to introduce some text-based questions into your ELA lessons? Practice the kinds of skills the Common Core demands with the seven text-based questions and the essay prompt provided here. Designed to be a three-day lesson, day one...
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Students discuss and define folklore, locate town of Sleepy Hollow, NY, on map, calculate distance from Sleepy Hollow to their school, if applicable, review vocabulary list from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, read story aloud, and write...
Annenberg Foundation
Gothic Undercurrents
Terror, mystery, excitement. American writers of the 19th century, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, and Emily Dickinson, used these elements to create morally ambiguous tales that challenged the prevailing belief in...
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What's the Case? - The Three Cases of a Personal Pronoun
In this grammar worksheet, students learn about personal pronouns (subject, object and possessive) in sentence writing. They then answer the 14 questions on the worksheet. The answers are on the last page of the packet.
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Cool Cat-The Letter C
In this letter C worksheet, students identify and color the letter C out of a group of different letters. They practice writing the letter C and color a cat.
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The Letter K: Kind Kangaroos
In this recognizing the letter K instructional activity, students color-code the letter K, count and record the number of Ks, write Ks, and color the kangaroos. Students complete six activities.
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Dancing Dinosaur: The Letter D
In this letter d worksheet, students color the d's they find in a picture, then color other letters a different color. Students count the letter d's and practice saying and writing the letter.
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Friendly Fish: The Letter F
In this letter f worksheet, students color the f's they find in a picture, then color other letters a different color. Students count the letter f's and practice saying and writing the letter.