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Lady Liberty: The New Colossus

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the history of the Statue of Liberty and the symbols associated with it. They read and discuss Emma Lazarus' poem and why it should persuade people to donate money to bring the statue to America. Students role-play as...
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ESL Past Simple or Present Perfect? Verb Tense Worksheet

For Students 6th - 11th
For this ESL past simple or present perfect verb tense worksheet, students choose the correct form of the verb given in brackets to complete 23 sentences.
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Looking Back

For Students 4th - 6th
In this narrative tenses and writing short stories worksheet, students complete 6 sentences using the verbs in brackets in the correct narrative tense and then write a short story using the instructions provided.
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The Bean Trees: Study Guide

For Students 5th - 8th
In this study guide worksheet for The Bean Trees, students answer comprehension questions based on the reading. Students are given vocabulary words to know, asked about motifs, themes and symbols.
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Editorial Cartoon: Censorship

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the concept of juxtaposition. In this editorial cartoon lesson, students analyze an editorial cartoon techniques to develop an understanding of juxtaposition and symbolism used in the cartoons.
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A Year

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine an author's philosophical look at life through anecdotes he describes as a teacher in Uzbekistan. For this Uzbekistan lesson, students analyze a literary passage in order to identify, then practice using, similes,...
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Persuasive Essay PowerPoints

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students address issues important to them by creating a PowerPoint presentation.  For this persuasive writing lesson, students discuss issues with their classmates that they wish to address through a persuasive essay they will...
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Adverbs of Manner Exercise

For Students 4th - 5th
In this online grammar worksheet, students complete an adjective and adverb table. Students then choose the adverb from the brackets to complete the 12 sentences.
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The Gerund or Infinitive after the Verb

For Students 4th - 5th
In this gerund or infinitive worksheet, students use the verb in brackets to complete each sentence. Students complete 20 sentences and then check their answers by writing them into the appropriate verb chart.
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Modal Verbs of Deduction Exercise

For Students 4th - 5th
For this online grammar worksheet, students read the sentences and use one of the modal verbs in brackets to complete the 15 online exercises.
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Second Conditional Exercise

For Students 6th - 7th
In this second conditional instructional activity, students read the 17 sentences and fill in the gap using the verb in brackets in the second conditional form.
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Going to or Will? Exercise

For Students 5th - 7th
In this verb activity activity, students read the dialogue examples and fill in the gaps with the verb in brackets using going to or will in the future tense. Students complete 15 exercises.
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Commonly Confused Words Exercise at Auto-English

For Students All
In this commonly confused words worksheet, students choose one of the words in brackets to complete each sentence.
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Superlatives

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this superlatives activity, students complete the sentences using the superlative form of the adjective in the brackets. Students complete 9 sentences.
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An American Tragedy: Study Help and Essay Questions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this An American Tragedy learning exercise, high schoolers analyze plot, symbol, irony, narrator, style, and theme of An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser.
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Past Simple or Past Continuous

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this past simple and past continuous worksheet, students put the verbs in the brackets in sentences in the correct tense. Students complete 2 activities.
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Adjectives

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this adjectives worksheet, students put the adjectives in the brackets in the correct position in the phrases. Students complete 17 problems.
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Simple Present: Wh- Questions

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this writing questions worksheet, students read 5 illustrated sentences. Students change each sentence into a "wh" question using the question word in brackets. This is an online interactive worksheet.
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Second Conditional

For Students 6th - 8th
In this second conditional worksheet, students form the second conditional tense of each verb in brackets in order to complete the sentences.
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Modal Verbs

For Students 6th - 7th
For this word use worksheet, students study the three uses of past participles with: would, should, ought to, or might. Students read 14 sentences and write the number that tells what type of phrase it contains. Students then use one of...
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Symmetry in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students examine knightly virtues and will measure Gawain's strength in the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. In this poetry analysis lesson, students identify the bob-and-wheel poetic form and analyze symmetry in the poem. Students...
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Let's Call It Automatic

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Students write whatever comes into their minds quickly and extend that strategy to art. They draw whatever ideas come to mind and students create in a stream of consciousness style. They listen to different types of music while drawing.
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The Scary, Creaky Door

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through listening and matching activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /e/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in pictures using a...
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Essential to Autumn: Line, Shape, Color, Texture, Pattern, Rhythm, Emphasis, Movement, Balance, and Unity

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore the environment by learning about nature. In this art lesson, students go on a walk and find objects to help in creating a picture, or collage representing whatever season is being discussed. Young scholars...