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Anthem Theme of Happiness
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on the theme of happiness in Anthem. Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
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Anthem Theme of Science
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on the theme of science in Anthem. Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
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Anthem Theme of Love
In this reading comprehension activity, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on the theme of love in Anthem. Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
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Anthem Theme of Loyalty
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on the theme of loyalty in Anthem. Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
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Anthem Theme of Strength and Skill
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on the theme of strength and skill in Anthem. Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
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The Great Figure Theme of Versions of Reality
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "The Great Figure." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
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I Heard a Fly Buzz – When I Died – Themes of Mortality
In this reading activity, students respond to 3 short answer and essay questions based on themes of mortality in "I heard a Fly buzz – when I died –." Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested.
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I Heard a Fly Buzz – When I Died – Themes of Man and the Natural World
In this reading worksheet, students respond to 3 short answer and essay questions based on themes of man and the natural world in "I heard a Fly buzz-when I died." Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested.
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I Heard a Fly Buzz – When I Died – Themes of Spirituality
In this reading worksheet, students respond to 3 short answer and essay questions based on themes of spirituality in "I heard a Fly buzz – when I died –." Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested.
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In Just - Theme of Language and Communication
For this reading worksheet, learners respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "in Just-." Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested
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Leda and the Swan Theme of the Supernatural
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 3 short answer and essay questions based on theme of the supernatural in "Leda and the Swan." Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested.
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Leda and the Swan Theme of Fate and Free Will
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 3 short answer and essay questions based on themes of fate and free will in "Leda and the Swan." Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested.
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"My Life had stood a Loaded Gun" Theme of Violence
In this "My Life Had Stood" learning exercise students discover the speaker's relationship with violence and anger. Students discuss the role of violence and how writing is in itself an act of violence.
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My Life had stood – a Loaded Gun – Theme of Gender
In this poetry analysis activity, students read a reflection on the conflict between male and female identities in Dickinson's "My Life had stood – a Loaded Gun –." Students then respond to questions about male and female dominance...
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My Papa's Waltz Theme of Men and Masculinity
In this literary elements worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on the portrayal of men and masculinity in "My Papa's Waltz," by Theodore Roethke. Suggested reading activities related to the poem...
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"My Papa's Waltz" Theme of Power
In this "My Papa's Waltz" worksheet, students discover the theme of power in the poem. Students answer questions about the power of the father in the poem and the relationships in the family in the poem.
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"Ode to the West Wind" Theme of Transformation
In this "Ode to the West Wind" worksheet students discuss the poet's hope that the wind will transform him. Students answer three questions about the transformation.
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"Ode to the West Wind" Theme of Language and Communication
In this "Ode to the West Wind" activity, students discuss the speaker's concern that his ideas will die with him. Students answer three questions about the poet's plea to the West Wind to take his ideas and spread them throughout the world.
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Adjectives
Students are encouraged to think about the adjectives they choose and to steer away from adjectives that have become meaningless through overuse, such as "nice" and "good." They then add meaning and interest to sentences.
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Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury: Benjy's Sense of Time and Narrative Voice
Students analyze narrative voice in William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury. In this novel analysis lesson, students analyze Faulkner's writing style and the narrative voice of Benjy. Students create a reading journal for the lesson...
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Teaching Tolerance: Taking Action on the R-Word
Young scholars explore the use of derogatory language and labeling others. In this discrimination activity students research word origins, how different terms came to be used in a negative sense and what it would be like to have a...
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Confronting the -Isms
Students keep "Mindwatch" diaries to chart their own prejudices and stereotypes. In this social justice lesson plan, students monitor their own reactions to people who are different from themselves. Students identify and discuss patterns...
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The Westing Game: Chapters 13-16
In The Westing Game chapter questions worksheet, students complete several short answer questions over chapters thirteen through sixteen to advance their understanding of the text.
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Translate Signs and Notices into International Phonetic Alphabet
In this international phonetic alphabet worksheet, students translate the 20 signs and notices into the International Phonetic Alphabet.