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Bloom's Literature: How to Write about Nineteen Eighty Four

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
A good prompt is hard to find, especially ones that encourage application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of a text. Help is here in the form of a prompt list for George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four that offers essay topics that...
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Running on Faith

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars listen to the song, "Running on Faith" by Eric Clapton. They listen for the present perfect verb tense used in the song and then practice writing sentences in this verb tense and others previously studied.
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Small Talk Dialogues

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the rules for the use of infinitives and gerunds in written and spoken conversations. They devise a Small Talk dialogue and complete quizzes at their own rate.
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English Exercises: Verb Tenses

For Students 5th - 10th
In this online interactive English worksheet, students respond to 11 fill in the blank questions that require them to use parts of speech appropriately. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Verb Tense Exercise 4

For Students 4th - 8th
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 15 fill in the blank questions regarding verb tenses. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Comparing Transportation Systems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars compare and contrast various forms of transportation. Comparisons are based on the the distance traveled and the student's personal experiences with that form of transport. This lesson plan is intended for students...
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Reported Speech 1

For Teachers 7th - 8th
For this reported speech worksheet, students review and discuss five key directives to choosing the grammatically correct verb in ten sentences.
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Reported Speech 2

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this reported speech worksheet, students review and determine the grammatically correct verb for ten sentences involving different voice tenses.
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Revision Exercises

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this revision worksheet, students choose the correct word to complete sentences and write the plural forms of words in pictures. Students complete 14 questions total.
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Verb Tenses and Their Uses Exercise

For Students 4th - 6th
In this recognizing verbs in sentences worksheet, students review the three tenses and verb uses, fill in the blanks with uses and to complete sentences, and correct mistakes in sentences. Students write 19 answers.
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A Century of Challenge and Change: The Filipino American Story

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars recognize the events that led to the Philippine Revolution. In this Philippine Revolution lesson, students relate the causes of the Philippine Revolution to situation in the world today. Young scholars examine the...
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Oil and its Everyday Uses

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Explore the properties of oil through an experiment. They use the scientific process to investigate oil, participate in experiments, watch videos,and use information from the internet to determine how oil has changed our everyday lives.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

From Courage to Freedom: Slavery's Dehumanizing Effects

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners analyze slavery and its effects on humanity using Frederick Douglass' autobiography. In this slavery instructional activity, students analyze instances of reality and romanticized myth using a slave narrative. Learners explore...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

From Courage to Freedom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners analyze Frederick Douglass' narrative about Christianity and slavery. In this Frederick Douglass lesson, young scholars read his slave narrative and analyze its word choice, imagery, irony, and rhetorical appeals. Learners...
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Huntington Library

The Poetry and Prose of Langston Hughes

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders discover the poetry of Langston Hughes. In this social issues lesson plan, 11th graders experience the views of Langston Hughes. Students read Hughes' poetry and discuss the basic theme. Students evaluate the political,...
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One Room School House Reading Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore schools during the Colonial period. In this American history instructional activity, students participate in a simulation of school days in Colonial America. Students visit a museum and use the schoolhouse as a setting...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

From Courage to Freedom: The Reality behind the Song

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars study how Frederick Douglass uses language to describe a realistic picture of slavery in his writings which are primary source documents. They examine his use of word choice, imagery, irony, and rhetorical appeals and use...
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Growing up in Las Vegas; Memories of Childhood in the Neon City

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the history of Las Vegas through conducting interviews.  In this oral history lesson, students locate and speak with older residents of Las Vegas in order to gain a better understanding of the city.  Young...
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Controlled Narrative Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine a short story and add possible adjectives. They re-read the story and add adverbs. They also add other information to make the story interesting.
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Seeking Clarification Through Questioning

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers review ads from the newspaper for goods they would like to purchase. They identify qeustions they would need to ask sales associates in order to make an informed decision about the purchase. Pairs of students simulate...
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ESL: Verb Tense Activity

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL verb tense activity, students fill in blanks in sentences using the correct form of a verb shown in brackets., 10 sentences total.
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Verb Tense Exercise 13

For Students 5th - 10th
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 10 fill in the blank questions regarding verb tenses. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Implied Meanings

For Students 5th - 10th
In this implied meanings worksheet, students use adverb clues in the sentences to solve the duration and emphasis of sentences. Students complete 10 sentences total.
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Permanent/Temporary: indicating long or short term activity

For Students 5th - 10th
In this permanent or temporary worksheet, students choose the correct verb tense for the words in the sentences about doing something temporary or long term. Students complete 6 sentences.

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