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Passage to Freedom Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the main elements of the book Passage to Freedom. In this reading response lesson, students participate in pre-reading activities that focus on the idea of courage. Students conduct a book walk-through and are introduced...
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Catch-22 Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 14 multiple choice questions about Heller's Catch-22. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Education of Henry Adams Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about The Education of Henry Adams. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Great Gatsby - Study Help

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Henry V Quiz

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 14 multiple choice questions about Shakespeare's Henry V. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Mann's The Magic Mountain. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 30 short answer and essay questions about The Magic Mountain. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Breaking News English: 1989 Freedom Picnic

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Freedom Picnic worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write,...
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Language Change: The Origins of Names

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In small groups or pairs, learners explore the origins of each others' names. An awesome idea, but you'll need to do the initial research to gather your class's names and their origins. Or, consider having each member of your class...
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Faulty Parallelism

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Practice using parallel structure. Learners correct faulty parallelism in an extensive list of sentences. The faults in each sentence are sometimes subtle, so scholars will need solid background knowledge on parallel structure to catch...
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Pronoun-Antecedent Exercises

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Clarify pronoun references and pronoun antecedent agreement with this activity. This resource could act as a quiz or activity and could lead to teachable moments. The errors in these sentences are subtle, so this might be more...
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Inference

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Making inferences about what you read is an important skill for both elementary, middle, and high school learners. Focusing on events which occurred during World War II, they answer a series of questions related to what we can infer as...
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German Immigration: Part I

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils develop a construct and can come to an understanding of the principle causes of European immigration to the United States during the three decades between 1930 and 1960.
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Anne Frank: Tiles - Discrimination Themes in Art Production

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students brainstorm a list of past or present acts of discrimination of which they are aware. They think about the feelings of the victims of these acts. They attempt to make a graphic visual of how those feelings might look.
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Altoona Horseshoe Curve: A Vital Link

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the significance of the Horseshoe Curve.  For this railroad lesson students reconstruct elements of a German plot to destroy the Horseshoe Curve. 
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Papel Picado ( Mexican Cut Paper)

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders describe the characteristics of a piece of "papel picado", or Mexican cut paper, which is seen in the Dia de los Muertos festival. They predict what medium was used in the papel picado art. They explain how the scene in the...
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Valentines Tag

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literature worksheet, students find the words that are about the holiday of Valentines Tag and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Snow Treasure: Marie McSwigan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read and discuss Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan.
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The Great Escape

For Students 6th - 7th
In this prisoner of war information worksheet, students read a three page text with photographs about the escape attempt of British and American airmen from Camp Stalag Luft in 1944. There are no questions to answer.
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Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this world history instructional activity, students read a fact page about Adolf Hitler's early years, 1889 - 1945. They note the little known facts about Hitler before writing a newspaper article which highlights these facts. They...
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Anne Frank

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Anne Frank and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Reading Review for Grade 5 (5.4)

For Teachers 5th
In this reading review for grade 5 (5.4) worksheet, 5th graders read 7 passages, then answer 25 multiple choice questions in standardized test format.
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South Carolina Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine the liberation of concentration camp survivors from two different points of view. In this Holocaust survivors lesson, students read and discuss personal accounts of liberation from the perspective of a concentration camp...
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A to Z Quiz

For Students 5th
In this alphabet worksheet, 5th graders answer 26 general knowledge questions in which the answers begin with each letter of the alphabet, answers included.