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Character Development Story Map
For this character development story map worksheet, students complete a flow chart about a character in a book. Students fill in the name of the character and write how the character feels and acts before and after a character change in...
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Inferring Character Traits
Learning how to draw inferences from text is a key reading comprehension skill. Here's a worksheet that gives readers a chance to practice by offering 20 descriptive sentences and asking kids to identify the inferred character trait, and...
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The Chosen: Biopoem
What better way to get to know a character than through a biopoem? Learners choose a character from Chaim Potok's The Chosen and create a well-crafted poem about his or her desires, traits, and ambitions.
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: Graphic Organizer
After completing the first five chapters of The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle By Avi, use direct quotes to make inferences about how Charlotte feels about certain characters. Later, when the novel has concluded, revisit the text to...
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Literary Element: Character
In this language arts worksheet, students focus upon the characters of a novel and take the time to discuss this literary element.
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Writing Conversation: Using Quotation Marks
In this language arts worksheet, students learn to use quotation marks in written conversation. Students proofread 5 sentences and add the necessary punctuation. Then students write a conversation, starting a new line and indenting with...
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The Giver Chapter 16
For this chapter 16 of The Giver worksheet, students complete a chart, filling in the emotional reactions of and changes the main character undergoes during particular scenes of the story.
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The Cay: Biopoem
Theodore Taylor's The Cay provides the text for an assignment that asks each reader to craft a biopoem for one of the characters.
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journal entry form
In this literature circle form worksheet, students evaluate how their book club meeting went. Students answer questions about the events and feelings in the literature circle that day.
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Paired Passage Practice and the Extended Response Question
How do pupils relate paired passages to each other? Here's a resource that helps! The lesson includes a short story and a poem as a set of paired reading passages, followed by some analysis questions. It also includes an essay template...
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The Outsiders Journal Guide for Chapter Six
In this novel guide worksheet, students respond to eleven short answer questions about the plot and literary elements of Chapter Six in The Outsiders.
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The Summer of the Swans
Are you planning on reading The Summer of the Swans with your students? Then this packet of worksheets is for you! Students read the story in groups, and utilize this fine packet to help them keep on track, and to respond to what they...
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Tone and Mood
How are mood and tone similar? Different? Help your readers understand the difference between the two with this helpful guide. On the first page, they read the definition for both tone and mood and identify words that are describe each....
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The Golden Rules of Story Writing
In this story writing skills activity, students consider 6 guidelines for authoring their own stories. Students use the guidelines as they write their own stories.
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The Giver Literature Guide - Conflict
In The Giver literature guide instructional activity, learners read several passages from the novel and identify the type of conflict it exemplifies and explain it.
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Fahrenheit 451 - Essay Questions
For this literature worksheet, learners respond to 12 short answer and essay questions about Bradbury's Farenheit 451. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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The Crucible Essay Questions
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 11 short answer and essay questions about Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the play at the bottom of the page.
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The Rise of Silas Lapham by William Dean Howells
In this literature learning exercise, students respond to 46 short answer and essay questions about The Rise of Silas Lapham. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the selection at the bottom of the page.
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Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions based on Pygmalion. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom of the page.
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The Color Purple Essay Questions
In this literature instructional activity, students respond to 12 short answer and essay questions about Walker's The Color Purple. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Le Père Goriot by Honoré de Balzac
For this literature worksheet, students respond to 25 short answer and essay questions about Le Pere Goriot. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Pygmalion. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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A Separate Peace by John Knowles
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions based on A Separate Peace. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom...