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Curated OER

Young Goodman Brown - Themes

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students read "Young Goodman Brown" by  Nathaniel Hawthorne and write an essay about the theme. In this theme analysis lesson, students read and discuss themes. Students then write their essay about the theme in the text.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Past Simple Questions and Short Answer Forms

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students review and consolidate past simple question forms and short answers to extend their use to a variety of different regular and irregular verbs.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Use of "In Spite of / Despite" Oral Review

For Students 6th - 8th
In this oral review worksheet, students work with a partner to change sentences. They change sets of sentences to include "in spite of" or "despite." They say the sentences orally while their partner checks them.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Historical Fiction- Thanksgiving

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students write a story. In this historical fiction lesson plan, students research how Thanksgiving began. Students write a fictional story where they are a main character of this time period.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Egg-ceptional Poetry Writing

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students recognize that eggs have nutritional value. In this eggs lesson, students create poetry for a shape book on eggs. Students participate in additional games and activities about the egg.
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Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Games for Grammar Usage in High School

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This article advocates the use of games to teach grammar to high school students. It offers reasons and ideas for finding such games and describes one game called SWAT.
Activity
University of Texas at Austin

Francais Interactif Secondary School & University

For Students 9th - 10th
Dynamic site featuring interactive video, extensive vocabulary lists and grammar points all relating to the French educational system. Great for lisening comprehension and exposure to French life and culture.
Handout
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A treasure of grammar and writing information. Index links broken down to sentence level, paragraph level, and essay level. Site also contains PDF samples of business writing and research papers, PowerPoint presentations, interactive...
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: New Physical Geography by James Monteith

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book New Physical Geography for Grammar and High Schools, and Colleges by James Monteith (c1885), an illustrated geography textbook.
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Other

Using english.com: English Grammar Quizzes & Worksheets

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice treasure trove of printable grammar worksheets organized by proficiency level: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Emphasis is on parts of speech but you'll also find some that focus on common spelling issues and vocabulary...
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Quia

Quia: German Grammar Practice

For Students 9th - 10th
High school German teacher Ed Curtis has created this site full of interactive general grammar exercises. Challenge yourself or your students to improve German language skills.
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Other

Preterito Imperfecto

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed look at the conditions of when to use the preterite versus the imperfect. Outstanding explanations, even though some may prove too detailed for many high school students. Excellent examples compare the use of the preterite and...
Activity
Savvas Learning

Pearson Longman: Sentence Resources for Writers: Overview of Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A grammar assessment for the high school student to practice recognizing and writing sentences with correct word use, punctuation and mechanics. Includes ten multiple choice questions that can be submitted to be scored and an essay...
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BBC

Bbc: Skillswise: Speaking and Listening: Formal and Informal Speaking

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Skillswise site focuses on formal and informal speaking. Included are a video about how to decide whether to use formal or informal speech, fact sheets and worksheets for instruction. The Skillswise sites from BBC are geared to...
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Savvas Learning

Pearson Longman: Sentence Resources for Writers: Commas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A grammar activity/assessment for the high school student on using commas correctly. With ten multiple choice questions that can be submitted to be scored and an essay question.
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Study Languages

Study Spanish

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent site that spells out grammar in simple-to-understand terms. Currently targets beginner level high school Spanish. Includes exercises, vocabulary, idioms, culture and even a simple translation link!
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Other

Daily Grammar: Glossary of Grammar Terms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A succinct overview of basic grammar terms with links to lessons; written by a high school English teacher.
Website
Other

Musical English Lessons

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn English vocabulary and grammar through songs from a wide range of famous pop artists from the Beatles and Elvis to contemporary standouts like Avil Lavigne, Good Charlotte, and James Blunt. Find an exercise by grammar or vocabulary...
eBook
Quia

Quia: Know the Five Themes of Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
Fantastic practice final exam for Spanish 2 students, developed by a high school teacher. Especially useful for those using the textbook "Ven Conmigo" in the classroom. Questions evaluate the student's mastery of both vocabulary and...
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Other

English Language Activities, Exercises and Tests

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers tests and activities which can be used by a teacher as well as by an advanced ESL high school student doing a self-guided study.
eBook
Quia

Quia: Homonyms Homophone To, Too, Two

For Students 9th - 10th
Fantastic vocabulary practice for Spanish 3 students who use the textbook "Ven Conmigo".Access pertinent sites from the list by clicking on the appropriate link preceded by the letters VC (indicating "Ven Conmigo"). Flashcards, word...
Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Online Writing Lab

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A great resource for middle-school, high-school, and college writers, with worksheets, articles, model papers, and presentations that will help you with research, grammar, style, job-search and professional writing, and more. Includes...
Handout
Colorado State University

Colorado State University: Writing @ Csu Writing Guides

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a fairly sophisticated series of writing guides. It assumes that users already have a solid grasp of spelling, grammar and mechanics, so it focuses more on organization and types of presentation than on more basic skills....
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Swiss Educ

Swiss Educ: Alan Sillitoe

For Students 9th - 10th
An intriguing site for American high school students. It contains a brief biography of Sillitoe but what's fun is reading the reaction of European students to Sillitoe's "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner." Don't expect correct...