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English Placement Test

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Ninety multiple choice questions make up an interactive test designed to examine scholars' English language proficiency. After completing , learners have the chance to view their results, retest, or preview an answer key. 
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EngageNY

Analyzing Poems from Inside Out and Back Again to Develop Criteria for an Effective Poem

For Teachers 8th Standards
Scholars analyze a model poem to help guide their poetry writing. They use Think-Pair-Share to discuss word choice and meaning in "Papaya Tree" and "Wet and Crying." To finish, they use their discussions to collect evidence on what makes...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Suffixes 2

For Students 3rd - 5th
A list of nine verbs is provided for students to add different suffixes; a bank of five suffixes is also given. Only some of the suffixes actually work with verbs, though, so this is a good opportunity for discovery. Learners reflect on...
AP Test Prep
College Board

2009 AP® English Language and Composition Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Exploration comes at a cost. A set of questions designed for the AP® English Language and Composition exam includes an argumentative prompt about the cost of space exploration. Writers review sources to develop their position before...
AP Test Prep
College Board

2009 AP® English Language and Composition Free-Response Questions Form B

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
In writing, an argument can be considered valid if writers have evidence to support it. Free-response questions from the AP® English Language and Composition exam ask writers to craft three argumentative essays. One prompt asks test...
AP Test Prep
College Board

2005 AP® English Language and Composition Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Should people only have what they need? Questions from the 2005 AP® English Language and Composition Free-Response section asks scholars to write essays evaluating the argument that those who are more fortunate should give all excess...
PPT
Curated OER

Jargon and Development Speak

For Teachers Higher Ed
Jargon is usually composed of long, area-specific vocabulary that is not necessarily easy to understand. A category known as "DevelopmentSpeak" is used in development organizations and is often quite verbose. Help your learners avoid...
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University of North Carolina

Paragraph Development

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
There's no set length for a good paragraph, but the short block of text should contain key components. A handout on paragraphs, the 12th in a series of 24, outlines a five-step process for paragraph development. Additionally, the handout...
Lesson Plan
Literacy Design Collaborative

"Masque of the Red Death" - Symbolism and the Development of an Allegory

For Teachers 7th Standards
Analyze chunks of Masque of the Red Death to determine Edgar Allan Poe's use of symbolism and development of allegory. Readers learn new vocabulary words, answer comprehension questions, and identify symbols throughout the story....
Writing
Curriculum Corner

May Writing Ideas

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
From Cinco de Mayo to Endangered Species day to National Hamburger Month, May is full of ideas to write about. Give young writers prompts that have everything to do with the month of May. Topics include writing a story, conducting...
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Practice Using Lively Language

Practice Using Lively Language

For Students 3rd - 6th
Combine a study of biography writing with some tips for spicing up writing. After reading two passages, one much more descriptive than the other, pupils examine what makes one more interesting. They then brainstorm some ideas for writing...
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Odell Education

Making Evidence-Based Claims: Grade 6

For Teachers 6th Standards
In order to make evidence-based claims, one must be able to draw explicit information from text. From here, learners take that information, analyze the text to develop a deeper understanding, and connect with the information in order to...
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Everyone Can Benefit from Professional Development

For Teachers 1st - 12th
These resources will point you in the direction of valuable professional development opportunities.
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Developing Reading Comprehension

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Developing reading comprehension is an ongoing process that begins the moment a child becomes engaged with literature. From learning the skills to navigate a picture book to reading an assigned chapter in a chemistry text, good...
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

A Historical and Educational Perspective on American Sign Language

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
Using Sign Language to Communicate with Your Special-Needs Students in the Classroom
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TED-Ed

How to Speak Monkey: The Language of Cotton-Top Tamarins

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Tamarin monkey language can be categorized by stem upsweep, duration, peak frequency, and frequency change. Although other complex terminology is used to describe the 38 calls of this species, the video is easy to follow and a...
Study Guide
Penguin Books

A Teacher's Guide to the Signet Classics Edition of H.G. Wells's The Time Machine

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Imagine being able to travel back and forth in time! H.G. Wells uses that scenario in his novel The Time Machine to comment on what he saw as the flaws in Victorian society and the industrial age. This teacher's guide is one of...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Diario de Emociones

For Students 3rd - 5th
Ten common emotions are introduced in this packet. Learners get to see a picture, learn a Spanish word in both the male and female form, and write a few sentences on a time when they experienced that specific emotion. Depending on the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Jack-O-Latern Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Have a Happy Halloween and build strong oral language skills. Special needs Pupils functioning at a moderate level can practice sequencing, writing lists, and using oral language by explaining how they carve a pumpkin. 
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PBS

Shakespeare & The Renaissance: Activity Ideas

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Looking for ways to implement the words and works of William Shakespeare into your curriculum? This list of activity ideas is a great starting point, as it covers a wide range of grade levels and a wealth of online references to explore.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Are You There, Baby Bear?

For Teachers K - 4th
Use this teaching template to build a lesson plan that links literacy to language development. Special needs individuals can use the 4 stage of sequencing to develop language, literacy, and temporal relationships. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Finding and Authenticating Online Information on Global Development Issues

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discover how to find authoritative resources. In this research skills lesson, students examine strategies for using the Internet effectively to research global development issues.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Find Figurative Language

For Teachers 5th
Meet with the school library specialist and work together to plan a visit and presentation on figurative language. After defining and examining examples of targeted terms, the class travels to the library where the SL has collected...
Worksheet
Curated OER

'Hastings' and the English Language

For Students 9th - 12th
Follow the development of the English language from its Anglo-Saxon roots. Various Germanic, Roman, and French words helped form our English vocabulary and are incorporated into this quiz. See how well you know the beginnings of English...

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