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The Five W's!

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore reading comprehension strategies. They discuss the story-grammar strategy. Students discuss the importance of comprehension. They discuss questions they should ask while reading a text. Students read a story and stop to...
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House

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this ESL question answering worksheet, students analyze the 7 pictures of common household items. Students read each question about the picture and answer it in a complete sentence on the line.
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Yes or No?

For Students 4th - 5th
For this ESL yes/no questions worksheet, students study 7 pictures that depict people in action. Students choose from 4 answers to respond to a question about each picture.
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Where?

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this prepositions instructional activity, students analyze 7 pictures that show the position of a ball in relation to a cardboard box. For each question "Where is the ball?" students write a sentence using a preposition.
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Past Simple

For Students 4th - 5th
In this picture/word association worksheet, students view and discuss eight pictures and write a question on the line provided for each answer already stated for each picture.
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The Westing Game: Chapters 9-12

For Students 10th - 11th
In The Westing Game chapter questions instructional activity, students complete a series of short answer questions over chapters nine through twelve to advance their understanding of the text.
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Durango Street: Chapters 15-17

For Students 8th - 12th
In this Durango Street comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer questions and define 5 terms pertaining to chapters and 15-17 of Durango Street by Frank Bonham in order to help them better understand the novel.
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The Secret School: chapter 11

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read chapter 11 of The Secret School and answer discussion questions as they read. In this reading lesson plan, 4th graders also write a summary of what they read and complete a crossword puzzle..
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The GED Test: Who Passed?

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students examine the importance of reading with understanding in order to pass the GED. In this literacy lesson, students discuss how important reading for understanding is in order for them to pass the GED. Students also calculate...
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Forging Freedom

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read the story Forging Freedom by Hudson Talbott about the holocaust. In this holocaust lesson plan, students also answer discussion questions.
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Inquiring Minds

For Teachers 6th
Students review examples of questions that represent different levels of thinking. They then focus on the contributions of leaders from different eras and generate interview questions that a contemporary leader might ask of a...
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Cooperative Learning Groups Cooperate

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students apply Bloom's Taxonomy to reading selections. They prepare questions for each level of Bloom's Taxonomy and exchange them with other groups to answer. They answer another group's questions and report to one another.
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Where Do I Begin: Writing an Effective Feature Story

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers write an effective feature story. In this journalism lesson plan, young scholars learn through 6 activities to ask open-ended questions, write effective leads, and handle quotes, and write headlines for news stories.
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The Birchbark House: Chapter 3

For Students 7th - 12th
In this comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 14 short answer questions covering chapter 3 of The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich in order to help them better understand the chapter and the novel.
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Street Pharm pp. 262-297

For Students 7th - 12th
In this Street Pharm comprehension check learning exercise, students respond to 21 short answer questions pertaining to pages 262-297 of Street Pharm by Allison van Diepen in order to help them better understand the novel.
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Street Pharm pp. 224-261

For Students 7th - 12th
For this Street Pharm comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 15 short answer questions covering pages 224-261 of Street Pharm by Allison van Diepen in order to help them better understand the novel.
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Post-Reading Strategies

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students practice post-reading strategies. In this reading comprehension lesson, students review pre-reading strategies, then read a handout entitled "Thirteen Reasons Our Ancestors Migrated." Students complete a post-reading worksheet...
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Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas

For Students 11th - 12th
In Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas chapter questions worksheets, students complete several activities of chapter questions to advance their understanding of the text.
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Street Pharm Pages 31-70

For Students 11th - 12th
In this Street Pharm questions worksheet, students complete several short answer questions in order to advance their understanding of the text.
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Study Guide for Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder"

For Teachers 11th - 12th
In this reading and study guide worksheet, students define 10 vocabulary words, define 4 literary terms, and respond to 28 short answer questions pertaining to "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury.
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Inferencing II: Post Test

For Students 6th - 10th
In this inferences worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about inferences after they read a passage. Students read 4 passages and answer 10 questions total.
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The Birchbark House: Chapter 5 and 6

For Students 10th - 11th
In The Birchbark House chapter questions worksheet, student review chapters five and six by completing several short answer questions.
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The Diary of Anne Frank Act 1: Scene 3

For Students 7th - 10th
In this "The Diary of Anne Frank" comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 20 short answer questions covering Act I, Scene 3 of "The Diary of Anne Frank" in order to help them better understand the play.
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The Diary of a Part-Time Indian Pages 32-47

For Students 10th - 11th
In The Diary of a Part-Time Indian worksheet, students complete several short answer questions to illustrate their understanding of the text.