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Easily Confused Words: Descent, Decent, Dissent
In this easily confused words: descent, decent, dissent learning exercise, students read the definitions and examples of each word, then interactively answer 3 multiple choice questions with immediate online feedback.
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Word Meanings From Context
In this word meanings worksheet, students read four text selections utilizing context clues to determine which multiple choice answer correctly states the meanings of each underlined word.
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Word Problems
In this word problems instructional activity, students read the word problems and use multiple operations to solve the problems. Students complete 5 word problems.
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Reading: Home on the Range
For this cowboy poetry worksheet, students read about stories and poems in the American West. Students read the lyrics of "Home on the Range". Students answer 7 multiple choice questions.
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Easily Confused Words: E.g. and I.e.
In this easily confused words: e.g. and i.e. activity, students read definitions and examples of both words, then interactively answer 3 multiple choice questions with immediate online feedback.
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Compound Words
Sixth graders define a compound word. In this compound word lesson, 6th graders complete a worksheet filling in the compound words defined.
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Reading: Jamaican Bobsledding Team, Part 2
For this reading for information worksheet, students read a one page text about the Olympic Jamaican bobsledding team. Students answer 6 multiple choice questions.
Shmoop
ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.4
Determining the meaning of a word based on context clues or marking how the meaning of a term evolves in the course of a document can be a challenge in more complex text. Give your pupils an opportunity to practice this skill with a...
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It's Not All Greek to Me
Learners find out the meaning for prefixes used in math vocabulary. By dissecting words used in everyday math, they figure out what the prefix indicates and what the word means. A variety of well-organized worksheets and activities...
EngageNY
Point of View: Comparing Esperanza's and Isabel's Perspectives About Life in the Camp (Chapter 7: "Las Cebollas/Onions")
Explore point of view and more with a Common Core-designed instructional activity. Learners experience different points of view by representing one of two characters from Esperanza Rising during a partner discussion. They must use...
Prestwick House
Vocabulary in Context: Inside the World of Wizards
Enter the world of Harry Potter and learn new vocabulary at the same time. A high-interest reading passage provides insight into the history of Harry Potter. Follow-up activities incorporate key vocabulary strategies, such as using...
Amazon Web Services
Idiom Dictionary
Examining idioms is a peace of cake when using this graphic organizer! Here, grammarians identify an idiom and use it in a sentence. Then they investigate its literal meaning versus its figurative meaning, and accompany each one with a...
Reed Novel Studies
Peter and The Starcatchers: Novel Study
Peter and Molly, characters in Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridly Pearson, are in a different world on a faraway island fighting pirates and thieves. As scholars read about the kids' adventures, they complete sentences...
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Making Sense with Amelia Bedelia
Students listen to a read aloud of Peggy Parish's. Teach Us Amelia Bedelia and make a list of all of the phrases she misunderstood. They rewrite the directions for easier comprehension.
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Rooting One's Way To Meaning
Students use a thesaurus on the internet to explore the meanings of Greek and Latin roots. They find definitions of given words, draw a concept map for root words, and write four synonyms for each word. Students discover how Latin and...
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Advanced Synonyms and Antonyms - Multiple Choice - Verbs 1
In this advanced synonyms and antonyms worksheet, students read the definitions of synonyms and antonyms before answering 12 multiple choice questions. They choose the best synonyms for the verbs in the first 6 questions, and the best...
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Beginning Synonyms and Antonyms - Multiple Choice - Verbs 1
We most commonly look at synonyms and antonyms in terms of adjectives. If something is the opposite of small, it's large. Shift the focus from adjectives to verbs with this practice sheet. The first exercise asks the pupil to find the...
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Journey to Topaz: Directed Reading Thinking Activity
Have you used the directed reading thinking activity in your classroom? Doubling as either a prereading strategy, or a during reading strategy, it helps readers connect the historical background of the text to the text itself. As the...
EngageNY
Mid-Unit 2 Assessment: Analyzing the Author’s Point of View: Relief Camps
We're halfway there ... what a relief! Scholars read an excerpt from a primary source about the relief camps associated with the1906 San Francisco earthquake. Next, they complete a mid-unit assessment, answering short-answer and...
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Using Random Sampling to Draw Inferences
Emerging statisticians develop the ability to make inferences from sample data while also working on proportional relationships in general. Here, young learners examine samples for bias, and then use random samples to make inferences...
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ABC Bookmaking Builds Vocabulary In the Content Areas
Students create an ABC book using vocabulary words from content areas. They use each word in context and create an illustration for each word to further demonstrate their knowledge of its meaning.
Mr. Ambrose
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
Good discussion questions, quizzes, and tests teach as well as assess. Readers of The Great Gatsby will learn much from the materials in a 36-page packet designed to help students prepare for the AP Literature exam. Included in the...
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Reading Stories
In this reading worksheet, students read 4 stories and answer multiple choice questions about them. Students answer 26 questions total.
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SATP Multiple Choice II
Students explore strategies of identifying answers when given a multiple choice reading comprehension exam. Through a lecture and demonstration, students practice active reading by reading carefully, writing notes, and rereading. They...