This PowerPoint provides an overview of how to construct and complete analogies. The slides give examples of how analogies work and have illustrations to match. This PowerPoint also provides students with a chance to fill-in the given...

Students brainstorm elements of nature art prints and photos. They identify the syllable count of Haiku and take a nature walk. They write Haiku poems while practicing the use of simile, alliteration, metaphor, and analogy to describe...

Young scholars read and analyze an extended definition in preparation for writing an extended definition of a CHARACTER TRAIT. They use analogy as a definition strategy to tailor writing to a particular audience. Finally, students SHARE...

Correct two sentences on overhead and complete one analogy,Define word meanings, synonyms, antonyms, variant forms and word parts for five words,interpret ?The Devil and Tom Walker? -respond to teacher-directed questions -discuss...

A great support for teachers, this study guide provides several short answer comprehension questions, vocabulary words, and a longer response enrichment question for every chapter of the novel Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. Use as...

A series of reading activities is sure to engage your young readers! Based on comparing and contrasting ideas, the packet provides opportunities to compare characters, themes, texts, and other elements of fiction.

Whether you are planning on using Of Mice and Men for whole-class reading or as a selection for literature circles; whether you are new to John Steinbeck's novel, or it has long been a part of your curriculum, you...

In this vocabulary worksheet, students learn five new words: jostle, pompously, corridor, embers, griffin. Students answer 12 multiple choice questions about the meanings of these words. These appear to be related to the Harry Potter books.

Twelfth graders engage in a ten-month long elective course focusing on college board review and an advanced writing workshop. Both course components focus on thinking and reasoning skills. Various approaches include sentence combining,...

In this vocabulary worksheet, students complete multiple choice, fill in the blank, and short answer questions to define vocabulary words. Students complete 20 problems.

In this vocabulary worksheet, students complete multiple choice, fill in the blank, and short answer questions to define vocabulary words. Students complete 10 problems.

In this vocabulary worksheet, students learn six new words from Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger by Louis Sachar. Students answer 9 multiple choice and short answer questions about the meanings of the words.

Students watch the movie, Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor, and participate in post-viewing activities to model their understanding of the movie.

Fifth graders think of idioms related to laundry as they create a laundry list of idioms.

Students identify "masterpieces" and mass-produced objects. They explain why they value a given object and determine what physical materials were used to create the objects. They create a class book featuring objects that they value.

In this vocabulary worksheet, 5th graders complete multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, and more for vocabulary from Ella Enchanted. Students complete 7 problems.

For this vocabulary worksheet, students use a word bank from Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger to complete a set of 10 questions/activities.

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson focuses on using a combination of reference materials and analyzing context clues and analogies to improve your knowledge of new words.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart teaches about antonyms, synonyms, and homophones and follows up with several pages of opportunities to use Activotes to check for understanding.

Excellent and comprehensive collection of worksheets for students' grammar skills. Includes exercises on complete sentences, analogies, synonyms/antonyms, and more.

Have Fun is a collection of links to Quia games, activities, and quizzes covering a variety of language arts topics, such as analogies, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, sequencing, categorizing, compound words, grammar, sentences, and...

Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.