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Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

For Students 8th - 10th
Practice grammar skills in this online interactive worksheet. Middle schoolers answer ten multiple choice questions regarding dangling and misplaced modifiers. They may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Hitchhiker: Exercise on Adjective Clauses

For Students 6th - 8th
In this adjective clause worksheet, students combine sentences from The Hitchhiker using the given adjective. Students can check their answers in this interactive worksheet.
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RBG Dr. Martin Luther Jr. Studies Lesson Plan-Guide

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Explore Martin Luther King Jr.  Students listen to a speech given by Martin Luther King, and interpret his message. They discuss civil rights and how Martin Luther King Jr. exhibited good citizenship, then brainstorm ways in which...
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Hyphens and Capitalization in Headings

For Students 3rd
This is more than a instructional activity, this is a full college style list of all the rules related to hyphens and capitals one would need to write excellent papers. You can use this resource to inform your own writing, or to enhance...
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Commonly Confused Words - Quiz 22

For Students 3rd - 8th
Pupils of all ages will benefit from this online quiz. As long as they have intermediate to advanced English proficiency, this resource is appropriate for them. There are 20 sentences, and the quiz-taker must choose the correct word for...
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Pass the Huck Quiz

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online, interactive quiz, your test taker has one minute and twenty seconds to complete seven multiple choice questions surrounding reading comprehension. Note: the computer effects are very distracting (which interferes with the...
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"The Great Figure": Theme of Time

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
Click on and read the poem "The Great Figure" by William Carlos Williams, and then answer the four short answer and essay questions based on themes therein. A link to the summary and analysis questions is also included. 
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"The Great Figure": Theme of Technology and Modernization

For Students 8th - Higher Ed Standards
Learners respond to four short answer and essay questions based on themes in the poem "The Great Figure" by William Carlos Williams. The poem itself is not included, but the questions could lead to some very interesting class...
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Writing Exercise: How to Spot a Loser Sentence

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this writing skills activity, class members read sentences about developmental psychology that need revisions and then revise them in order to make them better. The 11 sentences range from the humorous to the incomprehensible.
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Parts of Speech

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this parts of speech worksheet, students identify nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and more in sentences. Students complete 30 problems total.
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Letter and Rhyme a Day

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
There are so many fun activities for alphabet learners! Use nursery rhymes, letter hunts, and the name sort to have learners interact with the letter of the day. Your learners will never get bored with the variety of activities provided...
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Native American Clay Pots

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore world culture by conducting an art project in class. In this Native American culture lesson, students identify the types of materials American Indians utilized in their artistic endeavors, specifically clay. Learners...
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Comprehension Questions: The City of Ember, Chapter 20

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Comprehension questions for the last chapter of Jeanne DuPrau's book The City of Ember assess factual recall, sequencing skills, and inference about the text. Note: One question about point of view is based on a sentence not related to...
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Humor in Business and Advertising

For Teachers Higher Ed
Introduce your students to humor in the workplace with this thorough presentation, which provides numerous examples of why humor in business is beneficial - and even profitable. A good resource for a semantics class or beginning business...
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Word Choice

For Students 7th - 12th
Use vocabulary in context by choosing the correct word to complete the sentence. Briefly and accurately develop higher-level verbage. Can be used as a quiz, test, or quick exercise.
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Ambiguous Statements

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Discuss the dangers of ambiguous statements using this presentation. There are a list of often funny statements, such as I saw her duck. Learners will love talking about these statements and coming up with their own.
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How to Write a Letter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Have your class write a letter using this resource as a guide. Learners discuss the various elements of a letter including the heading, greeting, body, etc. Then, they talk about the importance of well-formed paragraphs. This is a great...
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Understanding a Narrative: The True Story of Balto

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Strong comprehension questions and a list of initiating events that drive the plot make this resource worth a try in your classroom. Intended for use with tools specific to the mindwing concepts reading strategy system, the outline...
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The Learning Network: The First Middle School Chess Champs

For Students 7th - 8th
Introduce some nonfiction reading into your classroom! This resource contains seven comprehension questions pertaining to an article from The New York Times website about the first middle schoolers to ever win the United States Chess...
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Vocabulary in Context: Test Yourself with the New York Times

For Students 9th - 11th
Drawn from the New York Times' superb Learning Network program, this multiple choice question checks readers' knowledge of two vocabulary words in a paragraph from a review of the 2011 film Take Shelter. An interactive answer key clearly...
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Nonfiction Text: Comprehension Practice

For Students 7th - 10th
A New York Times article about a 15-year-old style maven who in 2011 launched the fashion magazine "Rookie," based on her blog, makes high-interest nonfiction reading for secondary learners. This page asks 9 comprehension questions...
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Comma and Semicolon: Test Yourself

For Students 7th - 10th
A pair of complex sentences, drawn from a New York Times article about a police writing class, are punctuated differently with commas and semicolons. There's only one question, but it's a good one to press your grammarians to increase...
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Roman and Greek Gods

For Students 9th - 12th
The most well-known gods and goddesses from Greek and Roman mythology are featured in this quiz. Very basic identification questions are mostly multiple-choice with a few fill-in-the-blank. Be sure your learners paid attention while...
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Indefinite Pronouns

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
Everyone can practice indefinite pronouns with this exercise! Learners complete 14 sentences by filling in the correct indefinite pronoun. A brief definition is provided to assist learners.

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