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Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature instructional activity, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo: Study Guide - Mini Essays
For this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Hugo's Hunchback of Notre Dame. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Iliad by Homer: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Homer's The Illiad. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Inferno by Dante Alighieri: Study Guide - Mini Essays
For this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Dante's Inferno. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Kindred by Octavia Butler: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Octavia Butler's Kindred. Students may check some of their answers online.
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King John by William Shakespeare: Study Guide - Mini Essays
For this online interactive literature worksheet, learners respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Shakespeare's King John. Students may check some of their answers online.
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King Lear by William Shakespeare: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Shakespeare's King Lear. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Les Misérables by Victor Hugo: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Victor Hugo's Les Miserables. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Libation Bearers by Aeschylus: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Aeschylus's The Libation Bearers. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Light in August by William Faulkner: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Faulkner's Light in August. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Conrad Richter's The Light in the Forest. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Linda Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate. Students may check some of their answers online.
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I and Thou Study Guide: Questions and Answers
In this philosophy study, students respond to 4 short answer essay questions about Martin Buber's I and Thou. Responses to the questions are provided so that students may check answers.
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The Rule of Law
Students continue their exploration of the concept of rule of law. As a class, they discuss how Civil Rights leaders followed the rule of law in their protests. After reading various articles, they participate in a discussion and...
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Publishing Book Reviews
After reading "How to write a good book review" and browsing some book reviews, class members generate a list of things they would like to see in a book review. Then young reporters read a book, write a review and post their polished...
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Using Graphology to Teach Traditional Writing
Introduce your class to the narrative, descriptive and expository forms of writing. In groups, they discuss the personality of the author while graphing the characteristics after reading different examples from the same writer. To end...
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Main Idea in Informational Text
Readers identify main ideas and supporting details using informational texts. In this literacy lesson, they make predictions and read the text to find the main ideas. They use a table diagram to define the main idea and supporting...
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Right on Time
The hour is nigh for your class to practice equivalency problems in the form of time-zone conversions. They write equations to describe elapsed time and apply problem solving strategies, including writing a plan, to solve the problems.
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Email Buddies
Collaborate with another class (or school) and have your learners share ideas about their reading through the use of email. Perhaps you'll create a specific question or a few questions for writers to choose from. Not only will they...
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Going for the Gold!
Fourth graders discuss their success and failures. They write a short essay on what they have been taught about the personal and ethical skills needed to work with a diverse group of people. Students discuss in small groups to determine...
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At the Crayon Factory: high frequency and spelling words
After reading the story At The Crayon Factory learners complete 4 different language arts activities. They write spelling and high frequency words, fill in the blanks to sentences, answer short answer questions, and write sentences.
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Introduction to Poetry Lesson Plan
Analyze poetry in a group setting. Middle and high schoolers read lyrics to a Tom Petty song and free write about the song's tone, setting, and speaker. They then complete the same activity in a group setting using seven poems. The...
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Biography Newsletters
Have your pupils just finished reading biographies? Extend their study by having them craft a biography newsletter about the subject of their biography. Using a word processor, they create, revise and edit their report, and add graphics...