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Coming of Age Readings: Experiences in Korea and by Asians in America

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Bring multi-cultural experiences and literature into your language arts class with this lesson. Here, young readers explore the points of view of first and second-generation Asian immigrants with a list of various fiction and nonfiction...
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Famous Missourians Challenge

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this multiple choice worksheet, students read descriptive sentences and choose the names of the persons being described. Students answer 10 multiple choice questions.
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Briefly Noted: Practicing Useful Annotation Strategies

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Post-It notes, highlighting, underlining. Sam Anderson’s New York Times Magazine article, “What I Really Want Is Someone Rolling Around in the Text,” launches a study of “marginalia,” or writing thoughts in the margins of a text. After...
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An Introduction to The Catcher in the Rye

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Who is J.D. Salinger? Give your class some information on the famous recluse before reading his only novel, The Catcher in the Rye. His life and works are detailed, and there are even a few slides dedicated to controversies and criticism...
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Planning an adventure with ol' Tom Sawyer? Revist Mark Twain's classic tale with a review crossword puzzle on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
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Primary Source Set: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
What did Jo write her stories with? How did the March sisters dress? A primary source set designed for Louisa May Alcott's Little Women prompts learners to look over images of household items and clothes from the 1860s before...
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Twain's Hannibal

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use primary resources to examine the context the writings of Mark Twain. They criticize the resources for reliability, accuracy, perspective, relevancy, and authoritativeness.
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LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI PAST AND PRESENT

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the Mississippi River and the ways in which it is used by the communities it travels through.
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Bookworm's Delight Challenge

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this books instructional activity, students answer multiple choice questions about popular children's books. Students complete 10 questions.
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Missouri Crossword Puzzle

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Missouri worksheet, students read 14 clues about the state of Missouri. Students fit their answers in a crossword puzzle.
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Hunt the Fact Monster (November #2)

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Fact Monster search engine learning exercise, students access the Internet to a specific website to find the answers to five questions with multiple choice answers.
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Parodies of Shakespeare

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a video clip about parodies. They identify the characteristics of a parody in Mark Twain's work as well. They practice writing Shakepeare like verses.
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Mississippi River

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study scanning and skimming techniques. In this research skills lesson, students use the research techniques on print literature about the Mississippi River. Students prepare book talks on the literature they read.
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
For this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Students may check some of their answers online.
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Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens

For Students 8th - 12th
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 23 short answer and essay questions about Oliver Twist. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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The Once and Future King by T.H. White

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
For this literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about The Once and Future King. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Mark Twain Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Celebrate the birthday of Mark Twain and learn about American life and literature along the great Mississippi River.
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Samuel Clemens: His Autobiography and Famous Quotes

For Teachers 8th - 12th
A discussion of Samuel Clemens autobiography and quotes is a must for any high school English class.
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Homeschooling

For Students 5th
In this homeschooling website, parents are provided with a variety of tools and articles for varying ages and lessons. Parents can browse topics, activities, and support groups.
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Peer pressure

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify ways to cope with peer pressure to use tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. They use selection from Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain.
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners identify lightning words from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer to complete definition and synonym activities. In this word study activity, students discuss lighting words and read a Mark Twain quote. Learners then read specific...
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Second Quiz on Combining Sentences

For Students 4th - 6th
For this combining sentences worksheet, students combine four or five sentences into less sentences. Students combine 6 sets of sentences.
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General Knowledge of Books #66

For Students 7th - 8th
In this general knowledge of books #66 activity, students interactively answer 10 questions about British and American books and authors with immediate online feedback.
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The Language of Our World

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students make inferences about characters in poetry. In this literature lesson, students read poetry and prose to determine how characters handle conflict in each of the genres.

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