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Document Based Question: Erie Canal
Fourth graders read the provided documents about the Erie Canal to discover the impact that this transportation systems had on the New York community. In this history lesson, 4th graders first analyze the documents and answer the...
Star Wars in the Classroom
"Shakespeare and Star Wars": Lesson Plan Day 1
"Now is the summer of our happiness/Made winter by this sudden, fierce attack!" Luke Skywalker meets Hamlet in a 10-lesson unit based on Ian Doescher's William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope. Using Star Wars® as source...
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Breathing New Life into Old Traditions
Students investigate the role of ceremonies and other traditions of Native American cultures. They research various Native American nations and create posters that visually depict their research.
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Shakespeare Quiz 1
In this Shakespeare worksheet, students identify the characters in the novels written by the famous author. Students complete 20 short answer questions.
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Shakespearean Idioms
How do you react if you're "hot-blooded?" What happens when you engage in a "wild goose chase?" And what are "salad days?" Use this worksheet and the online Visual Thesaurus to answer these questions and more. Based on...
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Who Says What in Shakespeare?
Use quotes from characters in a multitude of Shakespeare plays to identify the speaker. Some of the questions have hints about the play they come from. Ten multiple-choice questions challenge the Shakesperean reader.
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First Lines from Shakespeare
You may know famous quotations from Shakespeare's plays, but do you know how the plays start?All twenty-five questions in this helpful resource consist of the opening lines of a Shakespeare play for which you choose the title. Test your...
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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.9
As the saying goes: there are no new stories. Standard 9 for reading literature in the Common Core addresses this fact and requires that students be able to analyze how authors use the themes, stories, and characters of earlier works....
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The Tempest by William Shakespeare
For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on The Tempest. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom of the...
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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.4
Although it does not properly address how to use the Common Core standard, this resource does provide a decent writing prompt that explores how minor characters influence Hamlet's decisions throughout the play. The prompt can be used for...
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Who Wrote That?
Young scholars explore the Project Gutenberg website and conduct a webquest to answer questions about well known literature and authors.
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Who is Gertrude, Really?
Students form opinions about Gertrude by imaginatively creating 5 entries for Gertrude's journal. Each journal entry reveal much about Gertrude's character at pivotal moments in the play.
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History Trivia For Kids
There are 40 history trivia questions and answers. Students have to cut out the questions and the answers and try to match the correct answer to the question. The trivia questions are all related to history but from many...
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Ulysses Quiz
For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about James Joyce's Ulysses. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Spark Notes
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Mitch Albom's Tuesdays with Morrie. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona Review Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, learners respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Angels in America Quiz
For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Tony Kushner's Angels in America. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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As You Like It by William Shakespeare: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Shakespeare's As You Like It. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Bacchae Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Euripedes's The Bacchae. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Diary of a Young Girl Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Johnny Got His Gun
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to twenty-five multiple choice questions about Dalton Trumbo's novel, Johnny Got His Gun. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Philosophy of History
In this online interactive history activity, students respond to 23 multiple choice questions about Hegel's Philosophy of History. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive activity.