Film English
Two Fingers
Ask your class to think about how song lyrics can go with a video and more with a well-sequenced lesson plan that focuses on the song "Two Fingers" by Jake Bugg. Class members work together to make predictions about the content of the...
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Definitions by Context
Use this two-page resource either with your English language learners or your upper elementary native speakers. There are eight questions that test your learners' ability to use the context of a sentence to define an unknown word....
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Floating Along – Identifying Slang
Students examine the use of slang in the works of Mark Twain. In this literature lesson, students read selections from Roughing It, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and Life on the Mississippi. Students paraphrase the slang found in the...
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Slang Quiz: Mixed 2
In this slang worksheet, students identify the slang word and then select the best answer to complete the given sentence that defines the word. There are 10 exercises like this for students to complete.
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Slang Words Beginning with A
In this slang worksheet, students complete 7 multiple choice questions, selecting the slang word/phrase for words highlighted in sentences. Students may click on an answer button for immediate feedback.
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Advanced Conversation Quiz #1
In this vocabulary and pronunciation assessment worksheet, students complete 17 problems where they match words to definitions and circle the word that has a different vowel sound than the rest.
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The Glorious Whitewasher
Young readers can be exposed to the literary works of Mark Twain as they interact with challenging text and gain experience by reading the complex passages of chapter two "The Glorious Whitewasher" from his famous book, The Adventures of...
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When Is a Noun a Verb? Examining Double Duty Words
The New York Times' Learning Network provides great lessons! This one uses articles from the paper to help readers understand homonyms like mail (verb and noun). It also includes an exercise in reading informational text. Links to the...
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Formal and Informal Language
ESL students use the graphic organizers to record different phrases of speech with an emphasis upon the use of slang.
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Old English: Pirate Slang
Students review a list of slang used by pirates and then compile a list of slang that they use in their everyday language. They discuss which examples of slang should be included in the dictionary and in which contexts slang is appropriate.
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Language Study: Slang
That slang is the bomb! A simple handout explains to learners what informal language is and when it is appropriate. After reading, have your class write a few sentences using both informal and formal English. They can trade papers with a...
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Text-to-Text Connections: Pygmalion
Scholars refer to a British Dialect/Slang anchor chart as they answer text-dependent questions over section eight of Pygmalion. While learners work on the questions, the teacher conducts check-ins on the progress of their independent...
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Slang Words Beginning with W
In this slang learning exercise, students complete 9 multiple choice questions, choosing the correct idiom for a bold phrase in a sentence. Students may click on an answer button for immediate feedback.
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Farm Animals Word Search Puzzle
In this farm animals word search worksheet, students locate 20 words hidden in a puzzle. They find the words and then read a rhyming slang expression that means: not likely or nonsense.
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Apostrophes - possession
Students examine the use of apostrophes. From a given reading, students locate all words with apostrophes. Using these words as examples, students discuss rules for using apostrophes. Students match a person an an object from a list...
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Idioms and Slang
In this idioms and slang worksheet, learners answer questions about where they hear idioms and slang terms where they live. Students answer 15 questions, and fill in a chart for what the slang terms mean.
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Lord of the Flies: Chapter 1 Reading and Study Guide
In this comprehension check worksheet, learners define 13 vocabulary words, define 5 literary terms, and respond to 23 short answer questions pertaining to chapter 1 of The Lord of the Flies in order to help them better understand the...
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Beacon Lesson Plan Library: Formal or Informal?
Start talking trash with your elementary English class! Then lead a discussion comparing formal and informal language. Divide the class into groups to answer a questionnaire and analyze a set of sentence cards to analyze. This is a cool...
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New York Slang Exercise
In this New York Slang worksheet, students translate the slang that New Yorkers use. Students complete 5 matching and 10 multiple choice problems.
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Understanding the Text - Question Words
In this question words worksheet, students label pictures, read a passage, complete multiple choice questions, and more. Students complete 4 activities.
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This Lesson is Totally Trippy Man
Third graders interview parents, friends and neighbors to find examples of slang terminology from previous decades. They write slang words and their definitions and chart current and previous appropriate slang on a poster.
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Derbyshire Accent Project 1
Compare the Derbyshire accent to Standard English. There are eight common differences between the two languages for learners to discover. A great learning exercise to start a discussion on the various forms and conventions of Standard...
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Salinger and the Vocabulary of the Vernacular
Students discuss the use of slang expressions in literature. In this literary analysis instructional activity, students examine the use of slang words and expressions in the popular novel Catcher in the Rye. Students research the...
Little, Brown and Company
The Catcher in the Rye: Vocabulary Bingo
After finishing The Catcher in the Rye, review new vocabulary with an individualized bingo game. Class members develop a list of new vocabulary drawn from the novel or literary devices studied during the unit. Individuals then place...