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How to Write an Essay: Secondary ed.

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Whether introducing the structure of expository essays or reviewing the format with your high schoolers, take the time to check out this resource. Examples of seven common forms of introductory paragraphs and six types of conclusions, as...
Assessment
Curated OER

Animals Quiz 7

For Students 2nd
In this animal worksheet, 2nd graders take a quiz about animal facts and knowledge. Students respond to four multiple choice questions on this interactive webpage.
Interactive
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"Polar Shift" Book Quiz

For Students 8th - 12th
In this Polar Shift quiz worksheet, students take a seven question online quiz about the book. Page has multiple ads and links to answers, additional resources and Facebook.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Salvaged Pages: Writing as a Response to Literature

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the topic of the Holocaust. Before reading and discussing Elie Wiesel's "Night", they complete an activity giving them a different perspective on the event. They read diaries and journal entries of children and write a...
Interactive
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The French Lieutenant's Women Quiz

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about John Fowles's The French Lieutenant's Woman. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Lesson Plan
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???The Hell of Mirrors??? by Edogawa Rampo

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners read and analyze the story "The Hell of Mirrors," by Edogawa Rampo. They watch a video excerpt, answer discussion questions, construct a periscope, complete handouts, define key vocabulary terms, take a quiz, and write a book...
Lesson Plan
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Screening the Silver Screen

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students write New York Times Movie Guide Reviews using descriptive and persuasive language.
Lesson Plan
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Heart (and Arm) of Darkness

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read and translate a 19th-century American ghost tale into a Japanese hanging scroll in this exciting lesson for middle-level Language Art classes. The lesson can be completed in four or five days.
Worksheet
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Students Information And Interest Survey

For Students 5th - 6th
In this personal information worksheet, students fill out this form to give details about their personal history, prior experiences and preferences. This could be used for information gathering or as an icebreaker activity.
Lesson Plan
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Authors of the Past and Present

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars research a chosen author. In this authors lesson, students pick one author from the list provided, do research, and write a paper.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Congressional Scenarios

For Teachers 7th - 11th
In this U.S. government worksheet, students read 12 scenarios pertaining to government intervention and determine what to do as lawmakers in response to each of the scenarios.
Lesson Plan
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Standing Woman

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils explore a Japanese science fiction story that deals with the dangers of technology, failed attempts at utopia, mind control, and loss of loved ones through the reading of Yasutaka Tsutaka's "Standing Woman."
Website
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The Horror Writers Association

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the The Horror Writers Association homepage. HWA is an organization of writers and publishing professionals. It includes "The Top 40 Horror Books of All Time as chosen by the Horror Writers Association."
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Genre

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces genre in fiction.
Graphic
TES Global

Tes: Frankenstein Comic

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This English Language Learner resource provides visual supports to accompany Mary Shelley's classic book Frankenstein. This resource can also be used to introduce young readers to this classic horror...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Hound of the Baskervilles

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of three media galleries from MASTERPIECE: "The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Arthur Conan Doyle. It introduces the famous character of Sherlock Holmes and the mystery/horror genre.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Arthur Conan Doyle Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the iconic character of Sherlock Holmes, as well as the mystery/horror genre that Arthur Conan Doyle helped to develop, by examining the film adaptation of "The Hound of the Baskervilles." The collection includes three media...
Website
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Gothic Undercurrents: Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography features Edgar Allan Poe who introduced the genre of horror and mystery to literature in the nineteenth century with stories such as "The Raven."
Lesson Plan
TES Global

Tes: Schemes of Work: Prose. Ghost Stories

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This series of 13 lessons explores the horror/ghost film genre. Students will culminate the study by writing their own ghost stories.
Unit Plan
Georgetown University

Georgetown University: Edgar Allan Poe (1809 1849)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site is a professor's guide for students. This guide features information on how to distinguish between Poe and his narrators in his stories.

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