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Worksheet
Curated OER

Ban Ki-moon

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person learning exercise, students read a passage about Ban Ki-Moon and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Martti Ahtisaari

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Marti Ahtisaari and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Noam Chomsky

For Students 4th - 6th
In this famous people worksheet, students read a selection about Noam Chomsky and complete a variety of comprehension activities including but not limited to a synonym match, spelling, writing and sequencing activities.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Penelope Cruz

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Penelope Cruz and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reporting Emergencies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners role play reporting emergency situations to the proper authorities. Working as a class, students create a list of possible emergencies that may need to be reporetd. Working with their partner, they role play reporting as many...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Kim Jong-Il

For Students 4th - 8th
For this famous leaders worksheet, students read a passage about Kim Jong-Il and then complete a variety of activities including spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and scrambled sentences.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Happy Holiday

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students greet individuals in forms that are appropriate for certain relationships, the time of day, and specific holidays and occasions. They discuss the differences in forms of address for age, rank, and greetings, listen to the clues...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Animal Vocabulary Cards

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice a system that may help them understand more and remember more terms when they read. The reading of text is developed as a skill that second language learners need.
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Short Stories: The Puzzle Pieces of Life

For Teachers 9th
Students distinguish the elements of fiction in a short story. In this fiction elements lesson, students complete nine lessons of activities to learn about the elements of fiction in short stories.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Origins and Meanings of Foreign Words and Phrases

For Students 10th
Become acquainted with the origins and meanings of foreign words and phrases frequently used in English texts.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Origins and Meanings of Foreign Words and Phrases

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Become acquainted with the origins and meanings of foreign words and phrases frequently used in English texts.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Origins & Meanings of Foreign Words & Phrases: English Ii Reading

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, you will be introduced to selective lists of words. These words can help enrich your language, deepen your understanding of what you read, and broaden your sense of the world.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Origins and Meanings of Foreign Words (English I Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th
Become acquainted with the origins and meanings of foreign words and phrases frequently used in English texts.
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Handout
Rice University

Rice University: Loan Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An exhaustive and comprehensive resource on the definition, process, and uses of "loan words" in English. Includes several examples of words grouped by subject and language of origin. Excellent site.
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Handout
Other

Kryss Tal: The English Language: Words Borrowed

For Students 9th - 10th
An incredible comprehensive list of "borrowed words" in the English language, grouped by the languages from which the words are borrowed. Provides and describes dozens of languages and literally thousands of loan words. Highly recommended.
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Handout
Monmouth College

Monmouth College: English Loan Words in Other Languages

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of words in English which have been borrowed from other languages. Includes the languages of Italian, French, German, and Japanese.
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Unit Plan
Study Languages

Study Spanish: Preterite vs Imperfect Part Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Great lesson for identifying words and phrases that indicate which past tense to use, preterite or imperfect. Though not meant to be a comprehensive lesson on the application of these two past tenses, the two lists of time expressions...
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Website
Language Guide

Language Guide: Japanese Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn basic Japanese vocabulary words -- greetings, clothing, household items, foods, toys, and more -- on this multilingual site. Roll over a image or phrase to hear how it is pronounced and see how it is written (Romanized spelling...
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Unit Plan
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Spanish Theme Page

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A great variety of activities and resources for both teachers and students of Spanish. Includes a picture dictionary, information, coloring sheets, and short books to inspire vocabulary learning. Contains many fantastic resources for...