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Minnesota Literacy Council

Grapes of Wrath and Pronouns

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Many regard John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath as the great American novel. The lesson plan combines a variety of strategies, including partner work, independent practice, creative writing, grammar instruction, and small group...
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Prestwick House

Wuthering Heights

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How many ways can you break down a classic novel? Based on the acclaimed Romantic-period novel by Emily Bronte, the Wuthering Heights activity pack includes a pre-reading exercise. Next, learners create a resume for one of the...
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Curated OER

Vivid Verbs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Spice up your writing! Your amateur writers will benefit from concentrating on understanding and improving verb use in writing. An introductory activity addresses weak verbs. A second exercise helps them see the importance of strong...
Writing
Poetry Class

Free Writing

For Students 3rd - 8th
It will cost you little to ask class members to engage in a free writing exercise that helps even reluctant writers craft a poem.
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Utah Education Network (UEN)

7th Grade Poetry: Sonnet Poem

For Teachers 7th Standards
Two sonnets provide seventh graders with examples of Shakespearean sonnets. After discussing the story of the poems and analyzing their rhyme scheme and rhythm, young poets craft a Shakespearian sonnet and share their work with two...
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Curated OER

ESOL Competencies: Telephone Communication

For Teachers Higher Ed
Help, there's an emergency! Adult English language learners need to know how to express concern and call for help in an emergency. Provide them with this comprehensive list of vocabulary and lead them through the exercises given....
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Curated OER

Trite Expressions Worksheet 1

For Students 8th - 11th
In this grammar learning exercise, students read twenty sentences to find the trite expression in each one and then think of a creative way to rephrase it.
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Curated OER

Verbs: Present Time

For Students 2nd - 4th
Use the simple present tense to complete the 12 sentences provided. Your grammarian selects a word from the word bank and conjugate it correctly. This could be a great resource for English language learners or those pupils trying to...
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Curated OER

Irregular Verbs

For Students 3rd - 5th
Divided into two 10-question exercises, this worksheet provides practice with irregular verbs in the simple past tense. Ten present-tense, monosyllabic verbs are given in a word bank; learners write the past tense form in a blank in each...
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Curated OER

World Religion Day: Reading Activities

For Students 7th - 8th
If your class is observing World Religion Day in January, use this resource to provide a research and response opportunity. A short informational reading (available as an MP3 download for auditory learners and listening exercises) is the...
Interactive
Curated OER

Tenses, Tenses, Tenses

For Students 3rd - Higher Ed
Feeling tense about grammar? Bring this English worksheet about verb tenses to your writing conventions unit. Middle schoolers rewrite sentences using the appropriate tense. They use the negative form or interrogative form. Five...
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Curated OER

"Lawd! Lawd! Lawd!"

For Teachers 7th - 10th
From British accents to Texan drawls, a character's dialect can be an important part of the reading experience. A Six-Trait writing activity guides learners through the analysis of a character's dialect (Daniel Keyes's Flowers for...
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Curated OER

When Is a Noun a Verb? Examining Double Duty Words

For Teachers 6th - 9th
The New York Times' Learning Network provides great lessons! This one uses articles from the paper to help readers understand homonyms like mail (verb and noun). It also includes an exercise in reading informational text. Links to the...
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Curated OER

Using Hyphens

For Students 7th - 9th
Teaching grammar can be so difficult! Help your class master how to use hyphens correctly. The first page details different places one would use a hyphen. On the second page, learners are introduced to two practice activities. In the...
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Arizona State University

They're, Their, and They're

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Clear up the difference between they're, their, and there once and for all! A reference sheets outlines when your learners can use each word, and ten practice sentences encourage them to fill the appropriate word in the blank. Use this...
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Curated OER

Describe and Compare: Teacher Edition

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Note: This is the teacher's guide to Pimsleur's French instructional activity called "Describe & Compare." The guide discusses the instructional activity's purpose, objectives, and designed learning outcomes. It presents information...
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Curated OER

Adjectives-Nouns #4

For Students 8th - 9th
Review adjectives and nouns! You could use this simple exercise with learners who know basic Spanish and want to brush up on their adjective and noun use. First, they read the short paragraph. Then, they use the words in parentheses to...
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Curated OER

Por vs. Para #4

For Students 7th - 9th
The Spanish words por and para are very similar, can you learners distinguish between the two? Use this short, 10-question exercise to find out! This is the fourth activity in a series to develop an understanding between the two target...
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Curated OER

Present Tense: All Verbs #3

For Students 6th - 9th
Study verb conjugations to learn Spanish! Beginning Spanish readers complete this short exercise to build verb awareness. There are 15 blanks to fill, and learners must conjugate the -ir, -er, and -ar verbs in parentheses. 
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Curated OER

Preterite vs. Imperfect #6

For Students 8th - 10th
Now that your class has mastered the preterite tense, introduce the imperfect tense. Give them a verb conjugation chart to help them complete this short exercise. There are -ar, -ir, and common verbs to conjugate. 
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Grammar Bytes

Rules For Using Irregular Verbs

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Add to the grammar toolboxes of young scholars with this comprehensive resource on irregular verbs. Offering clear instruction with the help of numerous examples, this reference document is perfect for upper-elementary English...
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Curated OER

Amos and Boris: Text Study

For Students 3rd Standards
Twenty insightful questions follow a read aloud of the story, Amos and Boris by William Steig. Scholars then show what they know through completion of a cause and effect chart, reading fluency assessment, and a written...
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Mathed Up!

Powers, Roots, and BIDMAS

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Reinforce math skills with an eight-page exercise that stretches scholars' computation muscles through 13 order of operation problems. 
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Mathed Up!

Ratio

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Reinforce math skills with an eight-page exercise comprised of 15 problems covering the concept of ratios. 

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