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Similes and Metaphors
In this similes and metaphors worksheet, young scholars write similes for seven given sentences and then change them into metaphors.
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Idioms 3
In this English language skills worksheet, students answer 6 multiple choice questions regarding the meaning of idioms.
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Alliteration in Literature and Rhetoric
Middle schoolers are asked to identify the alliteration used in John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address, Emily Dickinson's "May-Flower," and a passage from Robert Lewis Stevenson's Kidnapped.
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Similes and Metaphors
In this similes and metaphors learning exercise, students write similes for seven given sentences and then change them into metaphors.
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Identify Poetic Devices
In this poetic devices worksheet, middle schoolers identify devices being used as alliteration, rhyme, onomatopoeia, rhyme, idiom, simile, metaphor, hyperbole or personification and explain their choice.
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Literary Terms
In this literary terms worksheet, students define and discuss ten literary terms associated with literature and complete a word search puzzle.
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What Makes a Novel a Novel?
They always say to write what you know. This approach is used to get middle schoolers prepared to write novels of their own. Using a favorite book as a model, potential novelists respond to prompts that ask about characters, plot, main...
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Idioms Quiz: Mixed 8
In this idioms quiz instructional activity, students complete multiple choice questions where they choose what the idioms means. Students complete 10 problems total.
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Context Clues
Learners review and discuss what context clues are and then read six sentences and paragraphs and circle the correct context clue for each one.