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Kumara From the Farmer's Field

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss the essay, Kumara From the Farmer's Field and examine strategies for organizing facts for future reference. In this reading comprehension lesson, students pretend they are advertising executives who must create a grocery...
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Reading-Grade 3 Advanced 1

For Students 3rd
In this grade 3 reading worksheet, 3rd graders answer a set of 20 multiple choice "advanced" questions covering a variety of grade 3 concepts. Answers may be submitted online.
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Dr. Seuss Reading Search

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Dr. Seuss reading comprehension worksheet, students read a selection about the author before answering 6 questions based on the reading.
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Worksheet 5. Reading: Type B Personality

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read the descriptions of the Type B personality and then answer the 4 questions that follow.
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Magazine Production

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Analyze magazines as a class, looking carefully for the target audience, advertisements, and topics presented. Small groups then work as a publication team and receive a magazine that they have to "sell." Each individual has a different...
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World No Tobacco Day

For Students 7th - 8th
In this world no tobacco day worksheet, students read or listen to a passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct words, unscramble words and sentences, write discussion questions and conduct a survey about a...
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The Choking Dog: Critical Reading Exercise

For Students 7th - 9th
In this critical reading exercise, students read a selection entitled "The Choking Dog." Students answer ten multiple choice questions about the selection.
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Customer Service Day

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Customer Service Day lesson plan, students complete activities such as reading a passage, matching phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice, unscramble the words, sequencing, unscramble the...
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Breaking News English: World Cup - France and Uruguay

For Students 5th - 10th
In this World Cup worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...
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Advertising Then and Now

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use resources to examine ads from historic newspapers. They analyze these ads and compare and contrast them to modern ads found on electronic editions. Students evaluate the changes as it applies to the information found.
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Treasure Hunt

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create a comprehension treasure hunt. In this asking questions and comprehending writing lesson, students make a treasure hunt for their peers. Middle schoolers use newspapers provided by the teacher to complete the task.
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Reading the Newspaper

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read the newspaper.  In this newspaper lesson plan, students become familiar with the various parts of a newspaper. They read specific parts, highlight important information and summarize what they read. 
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Coca -- Cola Unveils New Global Ad Strategy

For Students 4th - 6th
In this English worksheet, learners complete a variety of exercises involving news generated about the soft drink Coke. Students read an article, work on 6 warm-ups and answer 8 statements as true or false. Learners match up 10 synonyms...
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Age of Iron Theme of Race

For Students 9th - 12th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on the theme of race in Age of Iron. Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
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Paradise Lost: Concept Analysis

For Teachers 7th - 12th
New to using Paradise Lost in your classroom? Here's a packet that provides background information, lists of research projects, and enrichment resources. A great addition to your curriculum file.
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8th Grade Poetry: Narrative Poem

For Teachers 8th Standards
The first lesson of a five-lesson unit designed for eighth graders has class members reading and watching a video of Edgar Allen Poe's narrative poem, "The Raven." They then craft their narrative poem, illustrate it, and share their work...
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Stories of Painkiller Addiction: Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Campaign

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
The I-STOP law was designed to regulate the distribution and tracking of prescription drugs. After reading an article about its signing and implementation, middle and high schoolers work together to come up with their own ideas for an...
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Easter Sunday

For Students 5th - 10th
All questions in this Easter Sunday worksheet involve the religious significance of the holiday. Students complete twelve activities such as phrase matching, fill in the blanks, spelling, sequencing, scrambled sentences, writing...
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Rent To Own

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Reading can be a good way to learn about many different things, like rent-to-own housing programs. Learners read informational resources about rent-to-own programs and how they work. They complete graphic organizers using the facts they...
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Help Wanted

For Students 6th
In this factual text worksheet, 6th graders read through several want ads and then answer the detailed questions that follow to check their reading comprehension skills.
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The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra Theme of Choices

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension activity, learners respond to 2 short answer and essay questions based on the theme of choices in The Tragedy of Anthony and Cleopatra. Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading...
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Agamemnon Theme of Memory and The Past

For Students 9th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, 9th graders respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in Agamemnon. Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
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English Exercises: Nanny Application Letter

For Students 10th - 11th
In this online reading comprehension and writing worksheet, students read a letter asking for employment before answering 12 fill in the blank questions about the text formatting and vocabulary. They sequence 6 sentences to a make a...
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Car Adverts: Tell It Like It is

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the strategies and bias that are sometimes used in advertising with a particular focus on automobile advertising. Working in groups, they read several car ads and discuss the bias, opinion and stereotyping in the ads as...