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Checkmate: The Play's The Thing

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate the Middle Ages and it's relation to the theater.  In this acting lesson, students read Arthurian stories form the Middle Ages and practice using vocabulary words from the Medieval Times.  Students write a...
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The History of Scrabble

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students discover the history and rules to the classic board game, Scrabble.  In this spelling lesson, students complete a KWL chart on Scrabble and present their findings in an oral report.  Students work in pairs to reenact...
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Summarizing Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this summarizing skills instructional activity, students answer ten multiple choice questions based on the conceptual framework for writing a summary.
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Letter Recognition and Letter Sounds

For Students K - 1st
In this letter recognition learning exercise, students name and practice the letter sounds "M" and "S." Students practice saying several words that begin with the letter "M."
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Idioms Quiz: Mixed 7

For Students 4th - 6th
In this online/interactive idiom usage worksheet, learners read idiom phrases and sentences using them and then choose the phrases that best explain the idioms. Students choose 10 multiple choice answers and click the "Click for answer"...
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

For Teachers K
Students read a story.  In this alphabet lesson, students read the story Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, name the letters in the story, and discuss the differences between upper and lower case letters.
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Impacting Indiana

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders become familiar with the culture and history of Indiana.  In this James Whitcomb Riley lesson, 4th graders read poetry which includes the dialect of Indiana.  Students analyze the poem.  Groups memorize and...
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Review: Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms and Homographs

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this grammar worksheet, students read the 20 sentences and identify the pair of underlined words as synonyms, antonyms, homonyms or homographs.
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Searching for Cinderella

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students take a closer look at Cinderella stories. For this literature lesson, students discuss the attributes of Cinderella stories from around the world and conduct research to find where the "Aschenputtel" story originated. Students...
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Just Plain Fancy

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Just Plain Fancy. For this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, go over vocabulary, answer short answer questions,...
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The Color Purple Quiz

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Alice Walker's The Color Purple. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Invisible Man Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 11 multiple choice questions about Ellison's Invisible Man. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Conrad's Lord Jim. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave by Frederick Douglass

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this literature learning exercise, students respond to 12 short answer and essay questions about Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at...
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The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice about Hinton's The Outsiders. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Paradise Lost by John Milton

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 13 multiple choice questions about Milton's Paradise Lost. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, learners respond to 13 multiple choice questions based on The Return of the Native. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 13 multiple choice questions based on A Streetcar Named Desire. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Ulysses by James Joyce

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 18 short answer and essay questions based on Joyce's Ulysses. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom of...
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The Present Tense: Simple and Progressive

For Students 4th - 8th
In this present tense worksheet, students put the base words into the correct categories according to the s or es for the third person singular present tense of the word. Students complete this for 30 words, correct sentences, and write...
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Nouns

For Students 4th - 6th
In this nouns worksheet, students read 45 sentences and determine which nouns name a person, place and/or thing, Students read an additional 15 sentences, underline each noun in each one and then decide whether each one is a person,...
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Literature for Lesson 2 - The UnderGround Railroad

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine the use of the Underground Railroad. In this Underground Railroad lesson, students determine the meaning of the word slavery. They study the Underground Railroad through the use of literature and Internet websites. They...
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Cyber Skills

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars, in groups, design and develop Web sites dedicated to special skills traditionally taught by humans rather than by technology. They write Web site reviews that describe and assess their group's envisioned Internet site.
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Time in a Capsule

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze the meaning and process of categorizing items, people and events as 'the best.' students then defend pieces of literature, images, and sounds that they feel most represent 'the best of the 20th century.'