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Jamaica Teacher Resources
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In this vocabulary words worksheet, students read the book Jamaica Louise James and put their vocabulary words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 8 words.
Young scholars use the Internet to examine the land, customs and government of Jamaica. They also hear music from the island.
In this vocabulary worksheet, students read the book Jamaica Louise James and match vocabulary words from the book to their definitions. Students match 8 words to their definitions.
In this reading for information worksheet, students read a text about Jamaica and its bobsledding team. Students answer 10 true and false questions.
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners cut out 5 bookmarks. Each bookmark focuses on a story element in the book Jamaica Louise James by Amy Hest. Students answer the questions on the bookmarks. Included are: making inferences, drawing conclusions, details, character and predictions.
For this Jamaica's Find worksheet, students read the book Jamaica's Find and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 8 questions total.
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Jamaica Kincaid's Annie John. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Students explore the countries in the Caribbean. They examine island information, language, climate, culture, currency, places of interest, resort information, and flight information.
Students research the importance of community leaders in portraits. For this art history lesson, students look at the painting "The Ascension of Simon Bolivar on Mount Jamaica" and discuss what they see in the portrait. Students research a leader in their own community and make a portrait of that person.
Tenth graders explore the use of extended similes in writing. They analyze Jamaica Kincaid's, "Annie John" for use of extended similes. They develop criteria for effective similes and edit prior work to include them.