In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions based on Donne's poem "The Flea."

In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on "The Great Figure'" by William Carlos Williams.

In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on "Her Kind," by Anne Sexton.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "The Highwayman."

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "The Hollow Man."

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "homage to my hips."

For this reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "in Just-."

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "I wandered lonely as a Cloud."

In this poetry discussion worksheet, students consider the concept of time conveyed in Tennyson's poem, "The Lady of Shalott," as they respond to and discuss 4 short answer questions. Students consider whether humans are isolated by the...

In this literary elements learning exercise, students explore Willaim Butler Yeats's poem "Leda and the Swan." Students then answer 5 short answer questions based on the poem.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "London, 1802."

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Meeting at Night."

Young scholars analyze paintings to determine characteristics of women and attitudes toward them in different time periods. They create a portrait of a woman and discuss their views of women through their own artwork.

Track the progress of your fourth graders' reading and writing skills with this practice Common Core assessment. Based on a collection of six reading passages that include narrative stories, poetry, and a series of...

Many teachers and districts want to give their pupils test-taking practice before state standardized testing occurs. Here's a resource that features a complete exam with numerous passages, a variety of item types, a conversion chart, and...

Successful arguing is a learned skill. Pupils read four passages and craft a text-based argument about the return of extinct animals. The resources provides writers with specific guidelines on how to create a well-rounded essay and how...

Seventh graders discover how to make the best decisions given the information at hand. In groups, they role-play different roles in scenerios to help them deal with peer pressure. To end the lesson, they discuss why it is so hard for...

New to using Bronte's Wuthering Heights in the classroom; check out this overview of themes, characters, settings, and project suggestions.

What is the best way to compare and contrast viewpoints on the same topic? A persuasive writing unit plan addresses targeted skills, vocabulary, instructional strategies, and suggested resources that would be perfect for developing writers.

With the end of the year quickly approaching it's time to find out exactly how much your sixth graders have learned. Specifically designed for the Common Core ELA standards, this practice test gives students five reading passages,...

Considering Christopher Crowe's Mississippi Trial, 1955 with reading groups or as a whole-class text? Check out the background information and instructional ideas in this seven-page resource packet.

Designed for teachers, this resource provides an overview of Pearl S. Buck's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Good Earth. Information about the organizational pattern of the story, issues and themes addressed, historical background on...

Reinforce inference skills with a learning game! Scholars read scenarios on cards and match them to a written inference on the triangle. The first pupil to match all their inferences wins!

Fighting a war over home soil makes a living nightmare even more real. Class members describe the experience of a Civil War soldier during the Battle of Franklin, poised right at a major turning point of the war, after researching the...