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Looking Back
Students work together to research the history of Macedonia. As a class, they compare and contrast a free market economy with a state-controlled economy. In groups, they read a letter by a Peace Corp volunteer and compare it to their...
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Self Advocacy
Students develop the skills necessary to advocate for themselves through adulthood. Through class discussion and creative projects, students create a portrait of themselves as adults. They develop an action plan for their adult years and...
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What's Your Favorite?
In this favorites worksheet, students use their interviewing skills as they ask their classmates 13 open-ended questions and record their answers.
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Compound Modifiers
In this sentences activity, students complete an on-line interactive page in which 8 halves of sentences are matched to the correct endings. All sentences have a compound modifier.
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World Marriage Day
In this World Marriage Day worksheet, students read or listen to a passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, unscramble words and sentences, put sentences in order, write discussion questions and conduct a...
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Forgiveness
Students brainstorm what they believe forgiveness means. Individually, they write about a time in which they forgave someone and how it made them feel. To end the lesson, they participate in a role play activity in which they must...
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Paraphrasing
Seventh graders practice paraphrasing. As a class, they review previous lessons and discuss the difference between paraphrasing and plagiarism. Students begin by paraphrasing sentences orally and then they complete a worksheet,...
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What Makes Time Tick, or Has the Industrial Revolution Really Made Clocks Go Faster?
Students explore the concept of time both historically and in their own lives. Students count the number of times they refer to a clock and the number of scheduled and unscheduled activities in their lives. Students discuss how the...
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Express Yourself Lesson Seed 8: Character
Characters often change over the course of a story or novel. Use the sample graphic organizer provided here to track how the narrator has responded to the sequence of events in chapter four through six of The Cay. In addition to this...
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Geological Time Scale
In this geological time worksheet, student use a geologic time scale to understand the difference between eons, eras, and periods. Then students complete 2 short answer questions.
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Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy: Study Guide - Essays
For this literature instructional activity, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions about Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Mansfeld Park by Jane Austen: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Jane Austen's Mansfield Park. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Number the Stars by Lois Lowry: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Lois Lowry's Number the Stars. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Odyssey by Homer: Study Guide - Mini Essays
For this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Homer's The Odyssey. Students may check some of their answers online
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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck: Study Guide - Mini Essays
For this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, learners respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist. Students may check some of their answers online.
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On the Beach by Nevil Shute: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Nevil Shute's On the Beach. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Oranges are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Harry Jeanette Winterson's Oranges are Not the Only Fruit. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Seagull by Anton Chekhov: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, learners respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Anton Chekhov's The Seagull. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Seize the Day by Saul Bellow: Study Guide - Mini Essays
For this online interactive literature worksheet, learners respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Saul Bellow's Seize the Day. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes. Students may check some of their answers online.