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Using Poems, Quotations, and Proverbs

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore activities to practice saying words, sounds, and music in English. They read short poems and famous sayings of philosophers, historians, and politicians. They select proverbs and tongue twisters to practice reciting them.
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Definitions by Context

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
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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Although, Despite, and In Spite of Exercise

For Students 4th - 8th
Class members read example sentences using although, despite, or in spite of properly, use them to fill in the blanks to complete sentences, and create personal examples. Students answer 21 questions.
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St. Patrick's Day

For Students 5th - 6th
In this St. Patrick's Day worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about the history and traditions of St. Patrick's Day.
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Communism Quiz One

For Students 6th - 12th
In this communism worksheet, students complete short answer questions about communism. Students write answers for 15 questions.
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Theodore Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Theodore Roosevelt. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet. 
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When Talking About Leadership Styles Is It Better to be Feared or Loved? Let Facebook Decide.

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students use Facebook to answer the age old Machiavelli question: "Is it better to be feared than loved?"
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Using Text Features

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read a nonfiction story that is presented to them with graphic features, and presented to them with only the text.  In this text features lesson plan, 4th graders decide what the benefits of text organizers are and create...
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El Dia de Los Muertos: Mexican Celebrations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research Spanish speaking individuals and the holiday, The Day of the Dead, using Internet and print resources. They orally present their research. Students engage in Mexican traditions by making either a lapida (headstone) or...
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Niagara Falls, PodCards Worksheet

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this language arts worksheet, students listen to a podcast about Niagara Falls. Students identify the noun that each of 7 adjectives refer to. They answer 7 comprehension questions. Students complete a cloze activity. The transcript...
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The Crittenden Conway Duel

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars explore primary and secondary sources. For this primary and secondary source lesson, students investigate a crime scene. Young scholars search for evidence around the classroom and evaluate their findings. Students write a...
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Independence Day

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Independence Day worksheet, students complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, correct words, multiple choice, spelling sequencing, scrambled sentences, asking questions, take a...
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Teaching the Theme: The American Dream

For Teachers 4th - 7th
This can be a good time for students to discuss what the idea of the American Dream means to them.
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Literature Quiz 1

For Students 8th - 10th
In this literature quiz activity, students complete a 20 question secondary level literature quiz. An answer key is included. 
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Chapter 6 and 7 Unit Test

For Students 8th - 11th
In this Progressive Era and Big Business test worksheet, students respond to 15 matching, 3 multiple choice, and 4 short answer questions.
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Reconstruction: "Healing Wounds, Mending Fences"

For Teachers 5th
Students examine material on the Civil War Era to develop an understanding of the major issues that were resolved. This six lessons unit provides a closer glimpse into our nation's political and ethical history.
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Setting Goals with Benjamin Franklin

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discuss historical accounts and accomplishments of "Benjamin Franklin" which exemplify good character traits. They create a display of paper keys which describe these traits. They relate these traits to their future goals and...
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Remembrance Day

For Students 6th - 8th
In this social studies worksheet, students read the information sheet that is based upon the holiday of Remembrance Day in Great Britain.
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Benjamin Franklin

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Benjamin Franklin worksheet, students read a 1 page article on Benjamin Franklin, answer 3 questions with multiple choice answers, fill in 4 blanks to complete 4 facts and answer 2 statements as true or false.
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QUIZZES 3A and 3B: Adjectives + Noun

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this grammar quiz worksheet, students read 10 sentences and identify all of the nouns by circling them and all of the adjectives by underlining them.
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Phrasal Verbs Quiz: Mixed 4

For Students 6th - 8th
In this phrasal verbs worksheet, students check their understanding of English phrasal verbs by choosing the best ending for each sentence.
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Criticism of Modernity: Gandhi's Association with the American Transcendentalists

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore Gandhi's philosophy links to the works of American Transcendentalists Emerson and Thoreau. In this transcendentalism activity, 11th graders discuss essential questions about civilization and modernity.
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Idioms Quiz: Mixed 2

For Students 5th - 8th
For this idioms quiz worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions where they choose what the idioms means. Students complete 10 problems total.
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Arrange the Words

For Students 4th - 6th
In this adjectives worksheet, students categorize adjectives given into 3 categories and read passages that include adjectives. Students complete 5 activities.