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The Killer Angels Quiz
In this The Killer Angels worksheet, students determine answers to questions on plot, characterization, and setting of The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara.
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The South Wins Gettysburg!
Students explore American Civil War, hypothesize that the Union Army was defeated at Gettysburg by Lee's army, and write an essay describing how different North America would be today if the South had won the Civil War.
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Othello Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Shakespeare's Othello. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this The Three Musketeers worksheet, learners analyze the novel as they answer study questions about the theme, plot, and characters of The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas.
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin: Study Guide - Mini Essays
For this online interactive literature worksheet, learners respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Benjamin Franklin's The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Light in the Forest Quiz
In this comprehension worksheet, students complete a quiz based on The Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter. Students answer 25 multiple choice questions.
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Popcorn Literacy
Popcorn is a tasty part of a culminating activity designed to motivate readers to share important literary elements. The popcorn fills the inside of a white paper bag that is transformed on the outside into a presentation tool with the...
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Things Fall Apart Reading Guide
Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart can present challenges even for experienced readers. Here’s a schedule and corresponding guide that will help readers focus on and record important events. The packet includes fact-based, interpretative,...
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Get Everyone Reading and Talking About Books
You can promote the love of reading with creative projects.
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Middle East Related
Eighth graders find a current event related to the Middle East. In this current event instructional activity students write a brief summary of a new story related to the Middle East. They give their opinion and tell how it affects their...
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Life Inside Castle Walls
Young scholars use their creativity with the knowledge learned about the Middle Ages. A.D.400-1500. They use their information and creativity to design a castle and a personal coat of arms, then plan a medieval feast.
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Making Learning a Game
A game lesson can be a way to explore a variety of concepts with your students.
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Lead Stories about Confederation Lesson 5
Young scholars identify what a lead story is and how to write one, for their simulated newspaper, about Confederation. They use primary-source documents from the "EvidenceWeb" portion of the Learning Centre, on the Library and Archives...
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Create Flash Cards
In this flash cards worksheet, students create flash cards with their vocabulary words on them. Students create 10 flashcards total.
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Life Without Flight
Students keep a journal for an intire week recording their observations of the ways aircraft affect society, The students discuss their findings and categorize them into areas such as military, commercial, research, and so on.
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Putting Together the Confederation Newspaper
Students create a four-page newspaper that represents their assigned region/province of Canada. They assess their individual contribution to the group in the creation of their newspaper.
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Pop Clock
Students explore the Census Bureau's Homepage on the Internet to gather data regarding trends in population, poverty guidelines, and social characteristics between caucasians and minorities. The data is used to investigate evidence for...