In this book report worksheet, students select a biography or autobiography to read and then use the activities on the worksheet to complete a book report.

Students complete a unit of lessons on well known sayings and phrases. They create a journal, write paragraphs, sequence events, and analyze key vocabulary for various sayings and phrases throughout the school year.

Ninth graders explore poems, various poetic devices, and identify imagery used in poetry. In groups, they examine poetic devices, define them, paraphrase and summarize poetry. Students study poetry by Robert Frost as they explore...

First graders experience literature which shows how communities live around the world. For this global community lesson, 1st graders read books such as Whoever You Are, by Mem Fox and create a work of art based on their feelings about...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Daddy," by Sylvia Plath.

Students examine the significance of learning to use the computer and the Internet. They watch and discuss a video, conduct Internet research on a celebrity or historical figure, and teach a lesson to a person about navigating the Internet.

Learners research a famous person they admire. Students conduct Internet research to gather and store facts about the historic person in order to write essay, they also collect pictures for a collage.

Don't forget to read between the lines! Educators learn tips and activities to help scholars learn to infer to increase reading comprehension. Activities suggested include think alouds, backwards words, and who's who. the packet includes...

We are bombarded with media images expressly designed to influence viewers. Learning how to analyze the intended effects of these images is essential and the focus of an activity that asks viewers to use the provided questions to guide...

Introduce learners to allegorical art with four bronze sculptures by Francesco Bertos. After modeling how to recognize bias and allegory in Bertos' Africa, class groups examine the other three sculptures in the series before creating...

Students investigate proofs used to solve geometric problems. In this geometry lesson, students read about the history behind early geometry and learn how to write proofs correctly using two columns. The define terminology valuable to...

Students are exposed to the obstacles in communication created by the presence of dialects, and made aware of the usefulness of a common writing system available to speakers of all dialect forms.

Twelfth graders examine the main characteristics of poetry. They read and discuss a handout on the characteristics of poetry, read the poem, The Road Not Taken, discuss their interpretation of the poem, and research poetry on the Internet.

Fourth graders are exposed to the obstacles to communication created by the presence of dialects. Students become aware of the usefulness of a common writing system available to speakers of all dialect forms.

This practice activity focuses on identifying figurative language, determining literal from figurative language, and connecting figurative language to settings. L.9-10.5 Fig Lang/nuances

This lesson focuses on the use of imagery and figurative language in writing to aid understanding and create images in the mind.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This site contains a collection of passage that include figurative language lessons. Each lesson includes questions to assess student understanding.

This learning module provides remediation and extra practice with identifying different types of figurative language. Reinforcement is provided through the worksheets, quizzes, video game links, and online sites for the following types...

Along with definitions for four types of figurative language, this learning module provides numerous examples. Similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole are the types of figurative language featured.

Links to 18 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard L.3.5a: Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps).

Wikipedia provides a detailed definition of figure of speech, and then includes hyperlinks to different types of figures of speech.

Pick a game format that you would like to play: "Matching Pairs", "Wordshoot", "Flashcards", "Manic Miner", or "CannonBall Fun". For each game, choose the literal meaning for the figurative language presented. Also available in formats...

This site contains figurative language worksheets that assess students' understanding of similes in the context of sentence. After seeing an example, students will fill in the words that are compared in each simile. In addition, students...

This site provides seven worksheets to help students understand idioms and their figurative meanings better. In each exercise, students will explain the meaning of idioms that are embedded into sentences.