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The House of Mirth - Essay Questions

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this literature learning exercise, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions about Wharton's House of Mirth. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Invisible Man - Essay Questions

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions about Ellison's Invisible Man. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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A Passage to India by E. M. Forster

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 25 short answer and essay questions about Forster's A Passage to India. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the selection at the bottom of the page.
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Ulysses by James Joyce

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 18 short answer and essay questions based on Joyce's Ulysses. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at...
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Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 29 short answer and essay questions based on Thackeray's Vanity Fair. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Why Are Cartoonists Vital to Democracy?

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the role of political cartoonists in democracies and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Alternative Approaches

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze Don Asmussen's approach to cartooning and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Defining the Separation of Power

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the separation of powers in the American government and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons in the Classroom: Visual Clichés

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, learners analyze political cartoons featuring the use of clichés. Students respond to 2 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Keep Current Through a Cartoonist's Commentary

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons about the Middle East and American domestic issues. Students respond to 4 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: B.D. Brings the War Home

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze Doonesberry political cartoons and characters. Students respond to 6 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Bushwhacked

For Students 8th - 12th
In this historical events activity, students analyze political cartoons that feature caricatures of President George W. Bush. Students respond to 3 short answer questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Drawing the Line

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events instructional activity, students read about the attributes of political and editorial cartoonists. Students then respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Humor and Iconicity in Classical Music

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Scherzo, cappricio, divertimento, and rando are all addressed in this look into humor through this classical music presentation. The slide show is very basic, but has some good background on Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, and Bach. The...
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Analyzing Huck Finn: A Cooperative Learning Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students answer questions from "Huckleberry Finn" in groups. They use the internet or other sources to help them in their answer. They share their responses with the class and discuss.
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The Concept of the Hero

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students explore the symbolic implications for the concept of the hero with a focus on the Beowulf theme. In this hero concept lesson, students find specific examples of monsters from Beowulf to complete the chart. Students list the...
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The Red Badge of Courage: A New Kind of Courage

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students provide examples of Crane's treatment of the "manly virtues" associated with war using support from the text of The Red Badge of Courage. They describe the three published endings of The Red Badge of Courage and the difference...
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Creating a Comic Strip

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine various comic strips for their elements of humour, plot, drawing style, and basic design; they then create their own comic strip.
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The Crucible

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders use an Internet scavenger hunt, vocabulary, sample essay questions, and short answer questions suitable for study and review of the play, The Crucible.
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ABBA - Lesson 4

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discover a connection between the genres of popular music and musical theater. They find and discuss musicals written in many different musical styles.
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Do You Agree?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students recognize bias in a political cartoon, evaluate how the media uses both positive and/or negative political cartoons, and assess the influence a political cartoon can have on a person.
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The Red Badge of Courage: A New Kind of Courage

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how Stephen Crane treats the process by which a youth matures in his novel the Red Badge of Courage. They study how he exemplifies manly virtues associated with soldiers in war and examine the three endings that were...
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An Interdisciplinary Deer and Human Population Study

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students answer the question, "What environmental problems arise due to animal and human overpopulation and what might need to be done to combat these problems?" They play games, graph data and write proposals about the question.
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Shrek

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students watch the movie Shrek and compose a text that displays an understanding of the film. Also, they create writing that reflects a critical analysis of content and a personal interpretation of the film's meaning.

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