As part of their reading of Michael Morpurgo's novel Kensuke's Kingdom, young castaways create diary entries describing their own time left alone on an island.

In this Galapagos Islands instructional activity, students research all they can about the islands and then create a diary entry that shows how an early explorer would have felt upon approaching the island.

A great way to connect social studies with language arts, a resource on Mary Henry's historical diary reinforces the concepts of primary and secondary sources. It comes with an easy-to-understand lesson plan, as well as the reference...

Name the people and dates in The Diary of Anne Frank. This multiple-choice quiz focuses on basic reading comprehension. Use this resource in your Anne Frank lesson, or within a larger Holocaust literature unit.

In this "Diary of a Young Girl" worksheet, learners work with a partner to write two predictions about Anne's diary entries. Next, students answer 12 short answer comprehension questions based on the story.

In this narrative worksheet, students compose a diary entry that includes different facets of writing. Students then respond to different narratives in the class by answering 11 different questions.

In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read a short passage about using a samovar and write a diary entry about a samovar based upon the reading. Students include how to use a samovar and what it is used for.

In this reading worksheet, learners read a diary entry for information and answer comprehension questions. In this short answer worksheet, students answer eleven questions.

Everyone loves taking a trip to the computer lab! Bring your English language learners to this online resource to have them work with wish and the past simple tense. They read a few example sentences before jumping in! The first activity...

Young historians read and analyze a soldier's direct account of his participation in the battle of Gettysburg, as well as consider the overall strategy and tactics taken by the Union and Confederate troops.

In this reading worksheet, students respond to the book The Trumpet of the Swan by completing a diary writing activity. Students write two diary entries about their day and end them with a question, just as Sam the main character did in...

In this using if activity, students practice using if and can do statements as they complete 8 sentence starters using if and their own ending. Students also work in pairs to write a diary entry of 100 words following the provided...

William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, a play about star-crossed lovers, resonates deeply with teenagers. The study packet contains study questions for each act of the play. Learners use a graphic organizer to analyze whether characters...

Challenge learners who are studying famous polar explorers to read an excerpt from the diary of Thomas Orde-Lees. They then answer some questions about the explorer, and the conditions under which he was writing.

In this health activity, students keep a food diary for an elderly person that could be a friend or relative. Each entry needs to be recorded accurately.

In this post-reading literature activity worksheet, students examine suggestions for activities to complete after reading Home Children, by Barbara Haworth-Attard. They can choose from 11 activities which include to write diary entries,...

In this history worksheet, students make a model of an Anderson air raid shelter from World War 2. Students write a diary entry about one night in an air raid shelter. There is no historical information on this page and research will be...

Personal correspondence in the form of letters is not as common as it once was. This resource presents an opportunity for you to introduce your class to letter writing and cover topics in social studies. Learners read a letter written in...

Planning on using primary source materials? Introduce your class members to SOAPS, a worksheet that models how to analyze and reflect on primary source materials. Readers name the document, identify the subject (S), the...

In this literature study worksheet, students answer eleven short answer questions based upon the book, The Friendship.

In this ancient Egypt worksheet, students respond to 12 questions that require them to create a Facebook page for King Tutankhamen.    

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...

In this sources of information worksheet, middle schoolers respond to 7 fill in the blank questions regarding primary and secondary sources.

In this World War I instructional activity, students follow the provided guidelines to conduct independent research and write research papers about aspects of the war.