For this 5th grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice worksheet, students listen to a fictional story that as their instructor reads and respond to 5 questions regarding the selection. Students also...

For this English-Language Arts testing worksheet, 5th graders complete a total of 27 multiple choice questions covering a wide range of 5th grade English topics. 

In this 5th grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice worksheet, 5th graders read 2 fictional selections and respond to multiple choice and open-ended questions regarding the pieces. Students also read 2 non-fictional...

In this English-Language Arts testing worksheet packet, 5th graders complete a set of 27 multiple choice questions related to a variety of grade 5 English concepts.

In this 6th grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice instructional activity, students read selections and respond to open-ended questions regarding the pieces. Students also respond to 1 essay question.

In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts worksheet, middle schoolers listen to a passage and answer ten multiple choice questions to check comprehension.  Students then complete an essay response.

In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Testing Program worksheet, students read passages and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students also write an essay using details from the story.

In this New York State Testing English Language Arts worksheet, students listen to an article, and answer comprehension questions. Students listen to the article twice and take notes. Then they answer comprehension questions.

In this English Language Arts worksheet, students read an article twice and take notes.  Students may use the notes to answer multiple choice questions on reading comprehension.

Clear up the confusion that comes with the question, do I use a comma or a semicolon? This presentation provides examples and reasons for using particular end marks, apostrophes, commas, or semicolons. Information is presented in a well...

Two narrative excerpts tell the same story from different points of view. In the first excerpt (first person), sequencing words and phrases are bolded and learners write down what the bold type does. The second excerpt is in third...

In this punctuation worksheet, 3rd graders provide the end punctuation mark for twelve sentences. Punctuation marks include a period, a question mark, and an exclamation point.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" serves as an exemplar for a mini-instructional activity on semicolons. Working alone or in small groups, class members first circle all the semicolons in the letter, and then...

The second lesson of a pair about Paul Laurence Dunbar, this plan focuses in particular on his poem, "We Wear the Masks." After a short historical introduction, class members conduct a series or readings, marking up the text and...

Looking for a fresh approach to an end-of-unit project for The Odyssey? Check out a resource that has class members write their own hero's journey short story and then craft an illustration that depicts their tale. Apollonio di...

Ever felt stuck in the middle? Some characters do. Scholars choose a novel or play and write essays describing how a character is stuck between cultures. Writers also analyze the techniques used in a passage from We Were the Mulvaneys...

"Don't go forth today." Why would Caesar's wife not persuade him to stay home? Scholars read an excerpt from the play Julius Caesar and write essays on why Caesar listened to Decius rather than his wife. Pupils then write two more essays...

Shall we agree to disagree? Scholars have the opportunity to choose a topic they feel is controversial in the world and express ideas about it. They complete essays that address the opposite views. In two other essays, they analyze a...

Students, in a group of three or four, design a board game to help reinforce the rules of Perfect Punctuation. They make game pieces for the game with Crayola Model Magic and include the punctuation marks of periods, exclamation points,...

Your youngsters are just starting to read texts and pull out important information. Use this graphic organizer with any text to help them practice identifying the who, what, when, where, why, and how of a text. Although the format of the...

It is not about where you are going, but the journey to get there. Scholars choose a play or novel in which a character takes a journey. They then create essays describing what the journey meant to the overall piece of work. Learners...

Scholars select a novel or play and craft an essay to discuss what the symbol reveals about the characters or theme. Writers also analyze a passage and a poem to determine how the authors use literary elements to relay their messages.

Students read in class the novel The Adventures of Tom Sayer by Mark Twain. They can choose to find song lyrics from any artist that they feel define one of the characters in the book, illustrate a scene from the book or create their own...

Students practice the correct use of quotation marks. In this grammar lesson, students watch and then discuss a video on the use of quotation marks. Students find examples of quotation marks in books and periodicals and then convert...