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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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Howl Theme of Freedom and Confinement
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in Howl. Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested.
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I, Too, Sing America Theme of Race
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on theme of race in "I, Too, Sing America." Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested.
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I, Too, Sing America Theme of Ambition
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "I Too, Sing America." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
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I, Too, Sing America Theme of Freedom
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 3 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "I, Too, Sing America." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested
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The Lady of Shalott Theme of Isolation
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "The Lady of Shalott." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
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The Lady of Shalott Theme of Love
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "The Lady of Shalott." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
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The Lamb Theme of Innocence
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on theme of innocence in "The Lamb." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
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Leda and the Swan Theme of the Supernatural
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 3 short answer and essay questions based on theme of the supernatural in "Leda and the Swan." Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested.
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Leda and the Swan Theme of Fate and Free Will
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 3 short answer and essay questions based on themes of fate and free will in "Leda and the Swan." Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested.
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The Last Lecture: Power Word Search
Powerful verbs. Significant nouns. Great adjectives. Readers of The Last Lecture conduct a power vocabulary search and create a list of words drawn from the text that will be used to craft a found poem.
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Paradise Lost: Anticipation Guide
To set the stage for reading Paradise Lost, class members compete an anticipation guide containing statements that connect to themes in Milton's epic poem.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Person to Person: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 4)
Help language learners understand words and cultural concepts. The second installment in a series of three language development lessons designed to accompany Theme 4: Person to Person helps bridge the gap for language learners by...
Novelinks
The Winter’s Tale: Sonnet Strategy
Combine poetry and reading comprehension with an engaging writing assignment. Readers of The Winter's Tale craft a sonnet in the voice of one of the characters in Shakespeare's play.
Novelinks
The Good Earth: Biopoem Strategy
To gain a better understanding of characters in Pearl Buck's The Good Earth, kids create a biopoem for one of her characters.
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Forming Open-Ended Questions
Help readers learn to create their own open-ended questions for any text you are working with. Using Bloom's Taxonomy, learners begin on the lower levels and work their way up to form questions that focus on synthesis instead of simple...
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Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven Part 1
Quoth the raven - nevermore! Delve into Edgar Allan Poe's' The Raven," but not too deeply. Answer reading comprehension questions in this multiple-choice quiz without getting too much into the mind of the narrator or poet himself.
Prestwick House
The Outsiders
Stay gold with a handy crossword puzzle based on S.E. Hintont's The Outsiders. As middle and high schoolers work on completing the worksheet, they review key concepts and quotes from the book.
Learning Station
Audience Appeal
In this writing worksheet, students learn that authors create books aimed at a particular audience of a certain age and interest. Learners read the names of 10 kinds of books and write the name of someone they think would enjoy it, and why.
Louisiana Department of Education
The Metamorphosis
How can something be true even if it didn't happen? Invite your classes to investigate the truths found in the world of magical realism as they analyze short stories, poems, informational texts, video, and art from this genre.
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Poetry
Students apply reading comprehension skills to poetry and synthesize the information to create a new piece of work.
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The Day is Done Questions
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "The Day is Done," by Longfellow.
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Deathfugue Questions
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Deathfugue."
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Farm Implements and Rutabagas in a Landscape Questions
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Farm Implements and Rutabagas in a Landscape."