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Magazine Worksheets
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In this understanding fallacies worksheet, learners explore what fallacies are as they read a brief piece. Students read 5 arguments and reveal whether they show ad hominem or straw man fallacies. Learners then rewrite 4 arguments without the fallacies.
Understanding plagiarism is the goal of this woksheet. Students discuss the commonly accepted definition of plagiarism and their school handbook definition. The tasks then have students identify what does and does not constitute plagiarism.
In this understanding fables worksheet, students read "The Dog and the Shadow" and then respond to the 3 short answer questions that follow it.
Work on biographies and nonfiction text with this TIME Magazine article on Hillary Rodham Clinton. The article is short; at only five paragraphs, it could be a great reading comprehension activity or a model for a biography project. Six comprehension questions and a timeline allow young readers to delve into the subject more thoroughly.
In this sources of energy learning exercise, students complete a concept map and they choose one of the sources of energy in the concept map to research. They create a magazine ad, a newspaper editorial, a newspaper article or any other creative idea to convey the details of their energy source.
In this 4-H nutrition, health, and fitness activity worksheet, middle schoolers focus on the life skill of making healthy lifestyle choices. They examine and work on understanding food and nutrition labels, complete a project report about a job that uses nutrition skills, and complete demonstration activities.
For this understanding genre worksheet, students choose a theme for their roundup of books they enjoy. Students identify books that fit the theme and write a 2 to 3 sentence summary of each of the books.
In this advertisement worksheet, students create a magazine advertisement for a product. A graphic organizer helps students decide which audience the ad will target. Students must answer 2 short answer questions in addition to creating their advertisement.
If your young readers are fans of R.L. Stine's scary books, they will enjoy this nonfiction article about the author and his newest work. The article is short at one page, allowing students to practice reading comprehension without getting bored or fatigued. Nine questions at the end of the article guide middle schoolers before, during, and after the reading, and three writing activities extend the lesson.
For this electrical circuit worksheet, students design and construct a circuit to demonstrate understanding of thyristors. They analyze schematics and answer a series of 16 open-ended questions about switches, rectifiers, or voltage regulators. This worksheet is printable and the answers are revealed online.
