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Curated OER
Young Goodman Brown - Themes
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.
Curated OER
Past Simple Questions and Short Answer Forms
Students review and consolidate past simple question forms and short answers to extend their use to a variety of different regular and irregular verbs.
Curated OER
Use of "In Spite of / Despite" Oral Review
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.
Curated OER
Historical Fiction- Thanksgiving
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.
Curated OER
Egg-ceptional Poetry Writing
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.
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: Games for Grammar Usage in High School
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.
University of Texas at Austin
Francais Interactif Secondary School & University
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.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing
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...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: New Physical Geography by James Monteith
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.
Other
Using english.com: English Grammar Quizzes & Worksheets
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...
Quia
Quia: German Grammar Practice
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.
Other
Preterito Imperfecto
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...
Savvas Learning
Pearson Longman: Sentence Resources for Writers: Overview of Punctuation
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...
BBC
Bbc: Skillswise: Speaking and Listening: Formal and Informal Speaking
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...
Savvas Learning
Pearson Longman: Sentence Resources for Writers: Commas
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.
Study Languages
Study Spanish
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!
Other
Daily Grammar: Glossary of Grammar Terms
A succinct overview of basic grammar terms with links to lessons; written by a high school English teacher.
Other
Musical English Lessons
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...
Quia
Quia: Know the Five Themes of Geography
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...
Other
English Language Activities, Exercises and Tests
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.
Quia
Quia: Homonyms Homophone To, Too, Two
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...
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Online Writing Lab
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...
Colorado State University
Colorado State University: Writing @ Csu Writing Guides
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....
Swiss Educ
Swiss Educ: Alan Sillitoe
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...