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Lesson Plan to Accompany Psalm of Life
Students read and analyze the poem, "Psalm of Life," by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. They create a Footsteps Quilt, developing quilt squares to represent each goal and gift they would leave as a gift to humanity.
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Harvey Andrews - The Man and the Music
High schoolers can hone their research skills by using the Internet to find the answers to the trivia questions presented in this on-line worksheet. This particular worksheet focuses on questions that have to do with the British...
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Home of the Brave
Students use various types of people and the special places they each call home. They discover houses, like the world, are always changing. Students start out by brainstorming what was the one thing that made a house a home. They were...
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Life as a Lighthouse Keeper
In this lighthouse instructional activity, learners read a one page passage titled Life As A Lighthouse Keeper and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 10 short answer questions.
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Idioms – D
In this idioms instructional activity, 7th graders read 8 idioms and their meanings and then respond to 8 fill in the blank and short answer questions regarding the idioms.
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Writing an Eyewitness Account
Students write an eyewitness account of an unexpected event. They decide on the relevant events to include in the write up. They determine the importance of writing up accurate accounts and reports for jobs such as police officers.
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Dealing With Tragedy in the Classroom
Students compose a letter, organize a group effort, discuss the idea of patriotic symbols and explain their importance, use visual representations to express feelings and explain the importance of sustained volunteerism.
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A Christmas Carol Activity Worksheets
In these A Christmas Carol worksheets, students complete a series of different activities over chapters one through five in order to advance their understanding of the plot.
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Nate the Great: Write Your Own Mystery
In this Nate the Great writing activity worksheet, students fill in the 26 blanks in "The Case of the Missing Book" with noun, adjective, and adverbs to create their own mystery.
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"We Remember" Eulogy Project
Eighth graders complete a culminating project on the Holocaust. In this eulogy lesson, 8th graders use information gathered from previous research and create a poster about the Holocaust. Students make a presentation using a document...
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Hurricane Katrina Poetry
Students write poems about the effects of a storm. Students study on what it might be like to be excavated. Students explore on how to revise and re-draft their work. Students construct a poem from words and phrases prompted by a picture.
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Japanese Ghost Stories Activity Worksheet and Progress Test
In this Japanese Ghost Stories activity and progress test worksheet, students respond to a total of 16 multiple choice, matching and fill in the blank questions pertaining to Japanese Ghost Stories.
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Blues and Folk Music Workshop
In these informational texts worksheets, students read the detailed flyer for the Blues and Folk Music Workshop. Students then answer 8 multiple choice questions about the text.
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Adjective Clauses Quiz: Who, Whom or Which
In this adjective clauses learning exercise, students complete a 20 question quiz. Students fill in the blanks in sentences with "who" or "whom" or "which".
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West Virginia: Reading Comprehension
For this West Virginia reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 2-page selection regarding the state and then respond to 10 true or false questions
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Slang Words Beginning with D
In this slang word worksheet, students choose the correct slang word that begins with a d to match the same meaning as the bold word in the sentence. Students do this for 12 words.
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English Worksheets, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
For this Mark Twain worksheet, learners fill in 24 blanks in 2 selections from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. They use the words that are shown under each selection which include victory, appointed, conflict, and grotesque.
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Taking Pills Isn't the Answer
Learners explore performance-related drug use. In this health journalism lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "Taking Pills Isn't the Answer", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and complete an activity...
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Reading Comprehension: Two Sisters and a Cat
In this reading comprehension activity, students read a three paragraph story, "Two Sisters and a Cat", and answer 8 multiple choice questions about the selection.
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Zombies at the Door
In this Zombies at the Door learning exercise, learners read a 1 page story titled Zombies at the Door and then answer comprehension questions about it. Students answer 12 short answer questions.
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"In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae
Pupils read the poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae. In this poetry lesson, students read the poem on an overhead transparency and discuss what actions can be used to illustrate it. Pupils come up with their own movements to...
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Already/All Ready
In this already and all ready worksheet, students choose the correct word to complete each sentence. Students complete 8 sentences.
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Recognizing Elements of a Short Story
In this elements of a short story worksheet, middle schoolers are given definitions and must choose the element being defined. Students are also given a selection to read and answer questions about.
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The Great Gatsby: Intensely Thematic Quotes
In this quotations from The Great Gatsby learning exercise, students discover quotations that have great significance in terms of theme, character revelation, or plot significance.