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Cinquain Poems

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the concept of composing a Cinquain poems. They copy a poem from a slide presentation given by the teacher. Students experiment changing the font in the poem. They also receive information about the format used...
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Pull Idioms

For Students 4th - 8th
For this idioms worksheet, learners complete multiple choice questions where they fill in the blanks to sentences that contain a form of the word "pull" in them. Students complete 20 sentences.
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Second Grade English/Language Arts Quiz

For Students 2nd
In this language worksheet, 2nd graders complete multiple choice questions about sentence structure, parts of speech, dictionary work, and more. Students complete 15 questions.
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Interpreting Remainders

For Students 4th
In this remainders worksheet, 4th graders practice solving 2 word problems involving division math problems with remainders. Students answer 2 multiple choice questions.
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Flyer

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create a flyer used to announce a transition meeting for the individual student as he/she enters high school. Students summarize the purpose of the meeting, remind the teachers of the meeting's date, and then distribute it to...
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Citizenship in the Nation Boy Scout Merit Badge

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Boy Scout citizenship merit badge worksheet, learners complete 8 pages of multiple part, short answer questions about citizenship in the nation. They define, describe, and tell what it means to be a good citizen.
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Welcome to Venice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read the opening scene of the play, The Merchant of Venice without receiving any background information. They analyze and discuss the relationships between the six characters, and determine the social status of the characters.
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Freckle Juice

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students complete activities with the book Freckle Juice by Judy Blume. In this literature lesson, students read chapter one and brainstorm adjectives for the four main characters. They make a page of vocabulary words and...
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Synonyms

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this vocabulary review activity, students determine the meaning of words in sentences. Students answer eight multiple choice sentences.
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Beginning Analogies 6

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this recognizing analogies instructional activity, learners read pairs of analogies and choose the pairs of words that best express a relationship similar to that expressed in the first pairs. Students choose 12 multiple choice answers.
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Using a Dictionary - Meanings

For Students 5th - 8th
In this research skills worksheet, students use a dictionary to find the meaning of words. Students answer 4 multiple choice, word definition questions.
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Here's an Instant Activity: Onomatopeia Word-Search

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders complete a worksheet on onomatopoeia. In this spelling lesson, 8th graders review the concept of onomatopoeia. The attached worksheet for students includes a word-search of thirty onomatopeic words. Although the lesson is...
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Reading Literature - My Last Dutchess

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Draw back the curtain, add a spot of joy to your class, and let learners be lesson planed by a close reading exercise that models how to develop an interpretation based on evidence drawn from a text. Robert Browning’s dramatic monologue...
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Improve Your Spelling with the Visual Thesaurus

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Using Visual Thesaurus software, class members participate in a computer-based spelling bee. Then they work in groups to analyze the words and use deductive reasoning to infer spelling patterns. They then present one of their "rules" to...
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Review of Literary Devices

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders review literary devices. They use both fiction and nonfiction texts to review metaphor, simile, alliteration, imagery, symbolism and personification. This lesson has a scripted guide for the teacher to follow.
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Review of Personification and Alliteration

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils review personification and alliteration. In this literary devices lesson plan, students use personification and alliteration in a sentence. Pupils draw a picture reflecting personification.
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Words/Music/Images: Interpretation and Meaning A Motivational Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore popular music in its historical context. In this music lesson, students examine the lyrics, musicical arrangement, and video imagery of selected songs to interpret the messages and themes of the songs.
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BBC Learning English, Speaking (Clarifying Meaning)

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this verbal comprehension worksheet, students identify possible reasons for poor inter-personal communication and learn multiple phrases to use for clarification in a conversation.
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Fire Safety-Multiple Choice Activity

For Students 4th - 6th
In this fire safety learning exercise, learners choose the correct word that matches a description given related to fire safety. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Out of Sight

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice becoming a fluent reader by mastering the art of decoding unfamiliar words and sentences. Working with a partner, they read and reread "Froggy Eats Oats," by Jonathan London with a big palm tree, die-cut monkeys and a...
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SATP Multiple Choice II

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore strategies of identifying answers when given a multiple choice reading comprehension exam. Through a lecture and demonstration, students practice active reading by reading carefully, writing notes, and rereading. They...
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Word Wonders

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read passages and use phonics and context clues to self correct themselves while reading. In this reading lesson plan, students complete a worksheet which is embedded in the plan which has them choose the correct word to...
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Comprehension of Jack Be Nimble

For Teachers K - 1st
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read the poem Jack Be Nimble and answer questions about the reading and vocabulary. Students choose three multiple choice answers. 
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English Exercises : Review of Common Types of Questions

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this online interactive English worksheet, students read a short passage and then respond to 10 multiple choice questions about the selection. Students may submit their answers to be scored.