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Structure of a Paragraph Quiz

For Students 6th - 8th
For this structure of a paragraph worksheet, students read a paragraph entitled "Why I Want to Learn English" and identify the parts of the paragraph, including the topic sentence, the main points, the supporting details, and the...
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Giving Speeches: George Washington's First and Second Inaugural Addresses

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discuss the purpose of the President of the United States giving an inaugural address. They describe their impressions of any inaugural speaches they have heard or read. Students research events leading up to Washington's first...
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Debates

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct research using multiple sources to support a position in a debate. They put information from multiple sources into correct debate format. Students participate in a debate arguing one position in a focused manner.
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Learning Styles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss different ways to learn new things. In this english lesson plan, students interview each other and summarize their findings. They share their result to the group.
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Reading and Writing

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students memorize their colors in English and practice by asking simple questions like, "What color is this?" and answering "This is green," etc.
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Linking Words

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this complete the essay worksheet, students identify adverbs, articles, and subject/verb agreements. In this fill in the blank and short answers worksheet, students write thirty-nine answers.
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Curated OER

Dia de la Raza - What is El Dia de la Raza?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners research and write about Christopher Columbus, his voyages, and his impact on the Native Americans. In this Christopher Columbus lesson, students work at stations where they learn vocabulary, perform Reader's Theatre, work with...
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Business Questions First Lesson

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students provide oral responses to interview questions. In this business lesson, students work with a partner to ask and answer typical business interview questions orally. Questions are provided on a worksheet.
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BBC Learning English, Grammar (Conditionals)

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this grammar worksheet, learners review conditionals like could/would, will/might, etc. by matching sentence halves and choosing the best modal verb in each sentence.
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BBC Learning English, Vocabulary (Crossword)

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this vocabulary instructional activity, students solve a crossword puzzle with 13 clues. This crossword puzzle emphasizes vocabulary found in the Language and Body Language sections of the BBC Working Abroad series.
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BBC Learning English, Vocabulary (Crossword Puzzle, with help)

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this vocabulary worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle using the 13 clues. Help is provided in the form of first letters in each word. The relevant vocabulary is found in the Language and Body Language sections of the Working...
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BBC Learning English, Vocabulary (People)

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match terms for people with the corresponding definition. The terms are found in multiple sections of the Working Abroad series from the BBC web site.
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Interactive
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English Exercises: Past Simple 1 and 2

For Students 5th
In this past simple 1 and 2 worksheet, 5th graders interactively enter the past tense form of the verb (19 words), then rewrite 30 sentences using the past tense form of the verb, with immediate online feedback.
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Picture This - Stars Over Hoke

For Teachers 5th - 12th Standards
The classroom becomes a safe and inclusive place for your ELLs as they create documents about their lives. Learners create, read, and present story books based on their own personal experiences. They use digital cameras to take...
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Curated OER

Do You Really Know What Wealth Is?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore what it means to have wealth in Mali and in the United States. In this economics instructional activity, students read "Music in the Fields." Student groups answer discussion questions.  Students reflect on the...
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Hard C and Soft C

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students categorize different words that contain a hard c and a soft c. In this hard and soft c lesson plan, students also pick words from each of the categories and write a story with those words.
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Searching for Meanings Beneath the Surface of the Poem

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze poetry. In this cultural perspectives lesson, students read the poem "Soccer Until Dusk" by Mark Brazaitis. Students analyze the poem and consider the cultural perspective it reveals.
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The Kite Runner: Immigration Appreciation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Readers of Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner engage in a simulation designed to give them an appreciation of the immigrant experience. Kids must finished the assigned task or face deportation.
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Writing Transitions: However, Nevertheless, Still, Despite That Nonetheless, Even So

For Students 5th - 8th
Use a writing transitions worksheet to help your class sharpen their writing skills as they read several examples, and rewrite seven sentences using the words however, nevertheless, still, despite, nonetheless, and even so appropriately.
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Creating a Memorial Day Poster Poem

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Does your class know about the meaning of Memorial Day? Discuss the history of the holiday in this lesson, which prompts elementary and middle schoolers to create word webs of ideas about the holiday. Additionally, they create poems...
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A South African Storm

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore racial prejudice in South Africa through the reading of "A South African Storm" by Allison Howard. In this cultural and geography lesson, students discuss ethnicity and prejudices and cite examples from the letter....
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All Quiet on the Western Front: Themes (For the Most Part) Quiz

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Incorporate this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet into your curriculum. Learners respond to five multiple choice questions based on the themes found in All Quiet on the Western Front. They may submit...
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House of the Spirits: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
This quiz about Isabel Allende's magic-realist novel, on the syllabus for many 10th graders, comes with well supported answers that could foster discussion, incite rereading, and enhance comprehension. If you have computer access in your...
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PPT
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Show, Don't Tell: The First Rule of Writing

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Model for young writers how to create pictures in the minds of readers with a series of slides that demonstrate how sensory appeals enliven writing. The presentation includes opportunities for viewers to practice showing writing.