In this past tense verb review worksheet, students fill in the 18 blanks in a reading selection with the appropriate forms of the verbs listed in parentheses.

Students examine the meaning of a new air force memorial.  In this reading comprehension lesson students read an article, students discuss and brainstorm abstract concepts such as sacrifice, past, present and future.  They will...

Ninth graders explore I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this introductory instructional activity, 9th graders read Maya Angelou's poem "Still I Rise." Students write a journal telling what they believe is the message contained in the...

Learners complete vocabulary activities for Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Students review a list of vocabulary words from the text and rate the words. Learners write each word and a definition. Students discuss the...

Learners complete QAR activities for Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this literary analysis lesson, students read chapters 2 and 3 and complete reading check questions. Learners discuss chapter highlights and the QAR...

Students read chapters from Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and complete literary response activities. In this chapter analysis lesson, students read chapters 5, 6, and 7 and discuss the highlights. Students practice...

Young scholars identify the use of characterization in Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this characterization lesson, students define characterization and write descriptive paragraphs about Maya Angelou's grandmother....

Students view examples of Depression era images and relate them to chapters from Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this Maya Angelou lesson, students discuss chapters 8 and 9 from the text and define setting. Students...

Students complete vocabulary activities for Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this vocabulary lesson, students review chapters 14 and 15 and take turns sharing their 'author and you' questions. Students complete a...

Ninth graders explore Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this reading comprehension lesson, 9th graders reach chapters 16 and 17 and complete reading check questions. Students discuss themes that reflect the historical...

Young scholars read and complete literary analysis activities for Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this literary analysis lesson plan, students complete reading check questions, vocabulary sentences, and chapter reviews...

Students complete chapter analysis activities for the Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this novel analysis lesson, students read and discuss chapters 20, 21, and 22 from the novel. Students then read and listen to the...

Students complete chapter analysis activities for Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this chapter analysis lesson, students discuss the chapter highlights from chapters 27 and 28 and complete a chapter quiz.

Students examine the use of hyperbole in Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this literary analysis lesson, students read and discuss chapter 31 from the story. Students write the definition for hyperbole and locate...

Students analyze Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in part of an analysis of imagery. In this Maya Angelou lesson, students read chapters 34 and 35 in the novel and define imager. Students work in pairs to locate two...

Learners use Maya Angelou's novel, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings to identify themes about adversity in the text. For this adversity, students read chapter 36 of the novel and discuss the examples of adversity in the book. Learners...

Students write a literary response essay to Maya Angelou's novel, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this literary response lesson, students complete pre-writing activities, discuss the rubric for the essay, and visit the given websites...

Students use Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings as analysis on human rights. For this human rights lesson, students develop an awareness of human rights issues and explore the Universal Declaration of Human Rights using the...

Students define the universal rights of human beings. In this human rights lesson, students visit the website about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and read all parts of the document. Students discuss why there is a need for...

Students examine human rights issues using Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this human rights lesson, students review a copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and complete a survey for their school about...

Students evaluate the human rights climate for their school. For this human rights lesson, students complete activities to identify the human rights climate at their school using the lesson plan on the given link.

Young scholars produce a creative expression of an article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In this human rights lesson, students use the website for the UDHR to complete activities about human rights.

Students create a human rights project based on their lesson with Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this human rights lesson, students participate in a humanitarian gesture as volunteers by creating a human rights...

Students complete literary analysis and writing activities using The Witch of Goingsnake. In this literary analysis lesson plan, students interpret a proverb, read poems, complete a quaker reading, and complete research for the lesson...