Improve high schoolers' public speaking with an engaging activity. Class members select three personally relevant quotes from a list. They then write a short speech for each quote, explaining how the quotes are personally relevant....

How did Martin Luther King, Jr. sway people with his speeches? Scholars carry out a close reading of the Montgomery Bus Boycott speech and use the Close Reading Guide to help them work through the powerful text. While reading, they...

What is a preposition? You can't possibly understand prepositional phrases without first learning prepositions. Start by reading the informative paragraph at the top of the page. An example is also included. This is a great introduction...

Choose your words carefully. Scholars begin by reading a line of Atticus's closing speech in To Kill A Mockingbird. Readers work independently on their note catchers, then complete a Think-Pair-Share activity with partners. They finish...

Scholars analyze a variety of text to identify the development of claims and persuasive techniques writers use. In each text, pupils determine the argument and the persuasive techniques and complete a task introduction worksheet. The...

Encourage the poetic genius in your young creative writers with a poetry workshop. Fix form poems (cinquains acrostic poems, octopoems, hello/goodbye poems) provide a framework and encourage vocabulary development as well as an awareness...

Learn about grammar the fun way! Eight activities about prepositions of time and place and phrasal verbs are sure to intrigue learners of all levels. Each activity requires minimal materials and set up, but will pay off in skills and...

Use the Schoolhouse Rock episode, "Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla," to introduce a study of pronouns. Learners consider antecedents, cases (nominative, objective and possessive), as well as types of pronouns, and then craft sentences using...

Improve writing skills by finding a personal writing style, using descriptive language effectively, and using precise language. Middle schoolers discuss individual style in writing and formal and informal language. They utilize figures...

In this grammar worksheet, students focus on the various parts of speech.  Students respond to 10 multiple choice questions in this online interactive worksheet.

Young learners rewrite sentences using reported and direct speech, put sentences in order, and more. A total of four activities are completed. Note: this is an on-line, interactive worksheet.

The focus of this language arts activity are the differences between direct and indirect speech. Learners efer to a story and analyze examples of direct or indirect speech, note verb tense changes and converting five sentences.

The identification and use of prepositions is the focus of this presentation. Pupils practice identifying prepositions, and then attempt to use them in sentences they create. The eight slides are packed with great information, but it may...

Students practice reported speech. In this speech lesson, students discuss the structure of speech and practice writing conversations using images with speech bubbles. Lesson is designed for those whose native language is not American...

In this grammar worksheet, students write 10 original questions using the information given in each sentence. Students write their questions using the interrogative terms where, when, what time and why.

In this prepositions of time online worksheet, students insert the correct preposition of time in 55 examples. They use drop down menus to choose between in, on, or at. They use drop down menus to insert the proper preposition in 56...

In this prepositions of time worksheet, students complete the phrases about the prepositions of time. Students complete 52 phrases total.

In this interactive grammar learning exercise, 3rd graders fill in the correct preposition for each of the 13 given sentences. The learning exercise focuses on "in," "on" and "at."

The United States—specifically John F. Kennedy—played a large role during the Cuban Missile Crisis. A history resource poses questions that encourage critical thinking as well as in-depth analysis of images from the time period.

Sixth graders use the video of "Grammar Rock", class discussion, worksheets and group work to explore grammar and parts of speech. They produce a film strip displaying their understanding of parts of speech in English.

“When a great truth once gets abroad in the world, no power on earth can imprison it, or prescribe its limits, or suppress it.” These words come from Frederick Douglass’ April, 1888 speech to the International Council of Women. One of...

In 1941 FDR spoke out on the events at Pearl Harbor. The class will get to analyze word choice,  word meaning, author's craft and structure by analyzing an actual draft of this speech. They will look critically at the words used,...

Should representation in the new United States government be based on population? This worksheet illustrates the details of this important quandary through an adaptation of speeches on the topic given at the Constitutional Convention....

Young social historians examine immigration debates of the early 20th century through primary sources, such as political cartoons. They analyze the material, discuss their findings, and complete a critical thinking worksheet. All...