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The Greek Alphabet: More Familiar Than You Think!
In this Greek alphabet lesson, pupils explore the Phoenician origins to the Greek alphabet. Learners compare Greek letters to current letters and write a paragraph about the life of students in ancient Greece. They also identify...
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Peace Corps Challenge Game - Traditional Greetings
Students study the cultural greetings that exist around the world. In this cultural traditions lesson, students discuss how people greet each other. Students then research the various greetings different cultures use. Students practice...
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Water Usage
Discuss how much water an individual might use for a shower, brushing teeth, and other activities. The website containing actual water use data for comparison is not valid, but perhaps you can find another by a quick internet search. At...
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Chinese New Year
Students explore the Chinese New Year celebration. Through the use of interactive video and the Internet, they will examine the sequence of events that occur during the preparation and festivities. Students compare the Chinese New Year...
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Always Pointing North
In this magnetic compass reading comprehension worksheet, students read brief 2 page selection and then answer 6 multiple choice questions.
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The Little Prince Quiz
In this The Little Prince activity, students determine answers to questions about plot, characterization, and narrator of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
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Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Lolita Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Mythology Quiz
For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Edith Hamilton's Mythology. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about John-Paul Sartre's Nausea. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Oliver Twist Quiz
In this Oliver Twist learning exercise, students determine answers to questions pertaining to plot, characterization, and purpose of the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.
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Orlando Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Virginia Woolf's Orlando. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Othello Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Shakespeare's Othello. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Paradise Lost by John Milton: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature instructional activity, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about John Milton's Paradise Lost. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Shabanu by Suzanne Fisher Staples: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature instructional activity, students respond to 8 essay and short answer questions about Shabanu by Suzanne Fisher Staples.
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Shabanu Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Suzanne Fisher Staples's Shabanu. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Spanish Tragedy Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Thomas Kyd's Spanish Tragedy. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, learners respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this The Three Musketeers worksheet, learners analyze the novel as they answer study questions about the theme, plot, and characters of The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin Quiz
In this Uncle Tom's Cabin worksheet, students determine answers to questions pertaining to characterization, plot, and setting in Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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Walden: Study Questions and Essay Topics
In this Walden worksheet, students discuss the experience of Thoreau at Walden Pond and evaluate the importance of the experiment. Students write essays which discuss the details, the genres, the mythological references, and the author...
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The Aeneid Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Virgil's The Aeneid. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Quiz
In this Alice's Adventures in Wonderland instructional activity, students answer 25 comprehension questions concerning plot, characters, and details from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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American Dream by Edward Albee: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Edward Albee's American Dream. Students may check some of their answers online.