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Creating Poetic Devices
In this creating poetic devices instructional activity, 9th graders create 5 original examples of poetic techniques by listing and defining each term, then illustrating that example; a list of terms and an example are shown; a grading...
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The Call of the Wild Vocabulary Exercise
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match words to definitions and complete a word search for vocabulary from The Call of the Wild. Students complete 10 words for each exercise.
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African Questions
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on "Africa," by Maya Angelou.
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"My Life had stood a Loaded Gun" Theme of Violence
In this "My Life Had Stood" worksheet students discover the speaker's relationship with violence and anger. Students discuss the role of violence and how writing is in itself an act of violence.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Pinkalicious
Students are read Pinkalicious by Elizabeth Kann. In this vocabulary focused lesson, students discover the meaning of at least three new Tier Two words. They discuss the definitions of the words both before and after the story is read....
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Vocabulary Test for The Perilous Road
In this vocabulary words worksheet, young scholars match words to their definitions from the story The Perilous Road. Students complete 28 problems total.
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Bullying and Teasing
In this bullying and teasing worksheet, students read a set of guidelines on how not to bully, then complete a set of discussion questions based on a referenced DVD. Suggestions for writing assignments and activities are also given.
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Spanish-American War
Middle schoolers view a video called Battling Beyond the Borders about the Spanish-American War. They discuss the role of newspapers in the war and then analyze political cartoons of the time, writing explanatory sentences about them.
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School Violence: Answers From the Inside
Students examine the issue of school violence, bullying, and cliques. They watch and discuss a video, answer discussion questions, create a poster, role-play mediation techniques, identify conflict resolution techniques, and sign a...
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Caring
Students experience and discuss the concept of caring for others. They cover the term exclusion as it is related to caring for others and the many factors that are involved when you care for someone else. Looking for the good in others...
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Color - Interior Design
Students review the principle elements of design along with the sequence of colors on the color wheel. In groups, they assign a feeling or mood to each color and share it with the class. To end the instructional activity, they use the...
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Fearless Fables: The Lion And the Mouse
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students participate in reading a classic fable about a lion and a mouse. There are no questions on the page.
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Its And It's
In this ESL activity, students read 20 sentences that contain errors in the usage of "its" and "it's." Students locate the errors and write each sentence correctly.
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Editing Skills
In this grammar worksheet, students read fourteen sentences and find the spelling mistakes in each one. Students correct each spelling mistake found.
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ESL Advanced/Proficiency Vocabulary Worksheet 16
In this ESL advanced proficiency vocabulary worksheet, learners complete 10 sentences by choosing the best vocabulary word from the list of four given for each sentence.
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Yikes! Wow! An Interjection
In this grammar worksheet, students learn about interjections. They then use what they learned to answer the 14 interjection questions on the page. The answers are located on the last page of the packet.
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Touching Spirit Bear: Chapter 2
In this Touching Spirit Bear comprehension check worksheet, students respond to eighteen short answer questions covering chapter two of Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen in order to help them better understand the chapter and the novel.
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Total English Advanced: Feelings Crossword
In this feelings crossword puzzle worksheet, students practice key vocabulary as they read the 16 clues to correctly fill in the word puzzle.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
In this online interactive Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry activity, students respond to 14 multiple choice reading comprehension questions regarding the book.
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Martin Luther
In this Martin Luther study guide worksheet, students read a brief overview pertaining to the man and then respond to a reflection question.
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Should Hate Be Outlawed?
Students investigate hate crime legislation. In this hate crime lesson, students examine the St. Paul city ordinance that outlawed hate crimes. Students explore the fine between hate crime legislation and First Amendment rights.
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Common Nouns Activity
In this common nouns worksheet, students common nouns to fill in blanks and complete sentences, write a sentence using given common nouns, circle common nouns and write nouns that begin with given letters.
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Letter I words matching
In this letter I words worksheet, students match the letter I words to their definitions. Students match 10 letter I words to their definitions.
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The Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Died
In this The Day Martin Luther King Jr. Died worksheet, students read the book The Day Martin Luther King Jr. Died and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 15 questions total.