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Mother Teresa
In this famous leaders worksheet, students read a passage about Mother Teresa and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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What Has Happened Here?
Students read a passage from Geraldine Brooks's novel Year of Wonders. They generate questions to clarify the meaning of the text and make connections between the text and information learned in their history and science classes.
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Using a Dictionary - Meanings
In this research skills activity, students use a dictionary to find the meaning of words. Students answer 4 multiple choice, word definition questions.
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Breaking News English: Forty Million Credit Cards Hacked
In this English worksheet, students read "Forty Million Credit Cards Hacked," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Battle A Blizzard
Students identify hazardous winter weather conditions and how to make personal safety decisions during these conditions.
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Education of the Heart
Sixth graders compare and discuss a given set of quotes by Pericles and Cesar Chavez and how they relate to a peaceful society. They respond to a variety of quotes and discuss the animal issue of animal tested cosmetics then discuss...
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Small Group Acting: Enlivening Canadian History
Tenth graders research the elements of Canadian identity and history. They analyze and organize the information. They investigate the concept of Small Group Acting, storyboarding, and writing a good script.
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Poetry and Growth
Students participate in reading various poems in order to complete different activities. In groups, they compare and contrast the writing style and subject matter of two different author's poems. They practice writing poems on...
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Storytelling
Students explore, as a basis for their poem, their own personal observations and understandings of a specific person's character which might include exploits, actions, mannerisms and personality. They write a brief poem that tells a story.