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The Contender: Chapter 5
In this The Contender comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 12 short answer questions regarding chapter 5 of The Contender by Robert Lipsyte in order to help them better understand the novel and the author's craft.
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The Contender: Chapter 2
In this The Contender comprehension check worksheet, high schoolers respond to 16 short answer questions regarding chapter 2 of the The Contender by Robert Lipsyte in order to help them better understand the novel and the author's craft.
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The Contender: Chapter 6
In this The Contender comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer questions regarding chapter 6 of The Contender by Robert Lipsyte in order to help them better understand the novel and the author's craft.
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The Contender: Chapter 14
In this The Contender comprehension check instructional activity, students respond to 20 short answer questions covering chapter 14 of The Contender by Darren Shan so that they better understand the chapter and the novel.
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The Contender: Chapters 18-20
In this The Contender comprehension check instructional activity, students respond to 22 short answer questions covering chapters 18- 20 of The Contender by Darren Shan so that they better understand the chapters and the novel.
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The Contender: Chapters 15-17
In this The Contender comprehension check worksheet, learners respond to 20 short answer questions covering chapters 15-17 of The Contender by Darren Shan so that they better understand the chapters and the novel.
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The Contender: Chapter 1
In this The Contender comprehension check activity, students respond to 20 short answer questions covering chapter 1 of The Contender by Darren Shan so that they better understand the chapter and the novel.
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The Contender: Chapter 3
In this The Contender comprehension check learning exercise, students respond to 12 short answer questions regarding chapter 3 of The Contender by Robert Lipsyte in order to help them better understand the novel and the author's craft.
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The Contender: Chapter 4
In this The Contender comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer questions regarding chapter 4 of The Contender by Robert Lipsyte in order to help them better understand the novel and the author's craft.
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The Contender: Chapters 12 and 13
In The Contender chapter questions worksheet, students complete several questions that cover information from chapters twelve and thirteen. This helps students advance their understanding of the text.
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Macbeth Revision Questions
In this Macbeth revision questions worksheet, students explain certain details about Act one and six from the play. Students identify who said certain quotes and practice writing two essay questions about how they would act if they were...
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Breaking News English: Junk Mail
In this junk mail 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, and...
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The Contender: Chapters 10 and 11
In The Contender chapter questions learning exercise, students answer several questions that cover information from chapters ten and eleven to advance their understanding of the text.
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The Contender Chapters 7-9
In The Contender worksheets, learners complete a series of short answer questions to further their understanding of chapters seven through nine.
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Grade 9 ELA Module 2, Unit 3, Lesson 10
Did Bernie Madoff fit the profile of a Ponzi schemer because, as Diana Henrique contends in an excerpt from her The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death, he “did not fit the profile of a Ponzi schemer”? Huh? Groups begin their...
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Grade 9 ELA Module 4, Unit 1, Lesson 20
After comparing the working conditions of the enslaved people to those of the Indian indentured workers on the sugar plantations, class members examine the conditions and the actions of specific historical figures that Marc Aronson and...
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Reading Comprehension 4 Level 12
Designed for English language learners, this reading passage and its accompanying questions focus on autism spectrum disorders. Find a way to interest your readers before handing them this somewhat heavy reading, as even many...
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#1639. Advertising Age: Using the Internet
The ten questions included on this worksheet are designed to facilitate a close study of the website of Advertising Age magazine. Using the Internet, learners explore the magazine’s website and its links to become familiar with the...
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What Science Suggests About 'Weather Weirding'
Here is an activity that you can use to help upper elementary or middle schoolers to meet Common Core literacy standards for science and technology. Youngsters read the article on extreme weather patterns, "Weather Runs Hot and Cold, So...
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SAT Vocabulary Practice
Eight multiple choice questions test proficiency with "low advanced SAT level" vocabulary words. Each sentence has either one or two missing words, which readers fill using one of five possible answers. Answers are attached, and contain...
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President Bill Clinton
Was Bill Clinton a good president? Scholars set out to answer the question as they prepare for a class debate on the topic. They watch videos, review pros and cons, and read facts about the process of becoming a United States president....
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That's the Spirit
Is, as Walt Whitman contends, America’s “almost maniacal appetite for wealth,” the heart of the American dream? Class members grapple with this question as they read David Brooks’ article “The Commercial Republic,” and quotes that...