Unit Plan
Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): The Park That Went to the Dogs

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "The Park That Went to the Dogs" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills....
Unit Plan
Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Golf Like a Girl, Manage Like a Man

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Golf Like a Girl, Manage Like a Man" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary...
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Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Take Me Out to the Ball Game

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills....
Unit Plan
Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Water Under the Sink

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, geared toward English as a Second Language students, provides "Water Under the Sink" as a reading exercise and audio translation. Multiple choice questions, vocabulary practice, close exercises, crosswords, closed questions,...
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Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Transportation (Transporte)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts "e" & "ey" (wet/wait, test/taste). Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's...
Unit Plan
Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Sports &Hobbies (Telling Time)

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish-speaking ELLs can read a short sporting activities schedule and test themselves using interactive comprehension exercises.
Activity
University of Victoria (Canada)

University of Victoria: English Language Centre Study Zone

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent independent reading, vocabulary, and grammar instruction and practice. Students can choose from beginning, intermediate, upper intermediate, and advanced 1 & 2 levels. Following each exercise is a brief interactive test.
Website
Joe Landsberger

Study Guides & Strategies for Speakers of Arabic.

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the Arabic language version of a study skills site also available in English and other languages as well. Different sections teach skills in reading and writing, Internet literacy, critical thinking, math, science, dealing with...
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SMART Technologies

Smart: Runners Reading Strategy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This file will help you teach your students the "RUNNERS" reading strategy. I am a music teacher but I developed this file to help tutor some students and increase their reading scores on the EOG. Under each shape is the reading...
Activity
University of South Florida

Fcat Express: "Zinnia and Her Babies" by M Bianco

For Students 9th - 10th
A charming story about Zinnia, the cat. Comprehension questions follow, with immediate feedback if done online. Teachers, go to the site map, and under PRINTABLE MATERIALS, you will find the story, the quiz, and the answer sheet.
Activity
University of South Florida

Fcat Express: "The Crow" by Margery Bianco

For Students 9th - 10th
"The Crow" is a short story which has been adapted from the original. It is followed by multiple choice comprehension questions, and corrections so you can correct your own answers. There are also some extended response items with model...
Article
University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Death Valley

For Students 9th - 10th
This newspaper article deals with a curious geological phenomenon which occurs in Death Valley. After you read the article, test your understanding by answering the multiple choice questions.
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University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Butterfly Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
After reading the poem, check your comprehension with the multiple choice questions. Compare your short answers to model answers. Even if you do not know how to answer, the models will help you learn and improve your writing.
Article
University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Scrub Jay Gains Favor

For Students 9th - 10th
After reading this Tampa Tribune article by Jan Hollingsworth, respond to the multiple choice questions to see if you have understood. Immediate feedback.
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University of South Florida

Fcat Express: The Virtues of Venom

For Students 9th - 10th
Snakes scare people, but some snake poison may help prevent heart attack and some cancers. After reading the newspaper article you can assess your understanding with the self-test. Immediate feedback.
Activity
University of South Florida

Fcat Express: The Florida Boys on the Suwannee River

For Students 9th - 10th
This excerpt of the story by John P. Jones Jr. is exciting and fun to read. The questions will be corrected for you, so you can check your own work.
Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Principles and Analogies Quick Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Analogy questions ask you to identify a situation that is analogous to the one described in the passage. Principle questions ask you to identify the principle that is at work. This guide offers tips on how to recognize and respond to...
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TESL Journal

Activities for Esl Students: Self Study Idiom Quizzes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Vast array of quizzes and self-study exercises based on idioms and idiomatic expressions, categorized in a variety of ways (beginning with A, B, etc., by keyword, or by association with other groupings). Great practice for the ELL/ESL...
Unit Plan
Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Squirrel Attacks Woman in Golf Cart

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Squirrel Attacks Woman in Golf Cart" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary...
Unit Plan
Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2):Woman Shot Next to Her Christmas Tree

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Woman Shot Next to Her Christmas Tree" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary...
Unit Plan
Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Victory Dance Leads to Death

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Victory Dance Leads to Death" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills....
Activity
University of Victoria (Canada)

Study Zone: Scanning Exercise

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your scanning skills by racing the clock with this exercise.
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TES Global

Tes: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site contains a resource for Sherman Alexie's novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian. The chapters featured are "Tears of a Clown," "Halloween," and "Slouching Towards Thanksgiving"...
Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Clarifying Meaning Quick Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In a given text, words and phrases do not appear in isolation but are embedded in the context of a narrative, an argument, an explanation, and so on. Accordingly, clarifying meaning questions test your ability to identify contextually...