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Reading Study Guide: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Meant for use with Maya Angelou's first autobiographical volume I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the materials here are designed for a homeschool setting, but they'd suit any classroom or text. Graphic organizers, chapter summary...
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ISTEP + Grade 6 Item Sampler
In this cross-curricular sampler of worksheets, learners determine the meaning of specialized vocabulary and to understand the precise meaning of grade-level-appropriate words, describe and connect the essential ideas, arguments, and...
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Autobiography
In this autobiography form worksheet, students complete a book analysis for an autobiographical book. Students must know the title, author, and difference between a biography and autobiography. Students must be able to answer several...
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Tú eres el Astrónomo
Aligned with the Common Core State Standards for writing, this resource has Spanish language learners take on the role of an astronomer. After they use the graphic organizer to list names, verbs, and adjectives related to astronomy, they...
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Breaking News English: Paris Hilton
In this Paris Hilton worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...
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Academic Reading Vocabulary
From A to Z, learners define, draw, and find examples of specific reading focus skills in an alphabetized reading vocabulary packet. Words include dialogue, theme, text structure, genre, paraphrase, and many more.
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"I am as..." Similar Similes Worksheet
As brave as a scarecrow, as silly as a book? What will your youngsters compare themselves to? Here is a creative and fun way to explore the world of similes that your class members will definitely enjoy!
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Her Story: Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth is one of the most prominent faces of the abolitionist movement, but what was her life in slavery like? Learn more about her early years with a reading comprehension resource that provides a short passage from...
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"Jiffy" Person
In this art / literacy worksheet, students learn to create a two-dimensional "Jiffy Person." Students view a colorful scarecrow "Jiffy Person" as a reference point. This template can be used for units on autobiographical and...
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ABC’s of Me!
Young authors share all about themselves with this printable autobiography resource. Including 26 different sentence frames, one focusing on each letter of the alphabet, learners write about everything from an adventure they...
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Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session Two (2008)
In this Regents High School Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students read a poem and an excerpt from an autobiography and answer comprehension questions. Students then write a unified essay based on both passages.
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The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions based on The Things They Carried. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the...
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Identifying Genre
In this identifying genre worksheet, 9th graders read the titles and descriptions of 15 stories, identify and write the genre and subgenre from the list provided.
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Regents High School Comprehensive Examination in English Session Two (2007)
In this Regents High School Comprehensive Examination worksheet, young scholars listen to two passages and answer ten multiple choice questions to check comprehension. Students then complete an essay response based on both...
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School-Home Links
In this book reading parent communication form activity, students must determine from the listed books which ones are biographies or autobiographies. Students then must have their parent or guardian sign the form.
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Illustrate the Terms-Genre
In this genre learning exercise, students write definition for genres and draw an example of each.
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Lady Chatterley's Lover
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterly's Lover. Students may check some of their answers online.
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SAT Reading Comprehension Practice Test 09
In this SAT test prep worksheet, learners read the passages and complete the 13 multiple choice online questions as part of reading comprehension test prep.
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Genre and Subgenre Movie Posters
In this movie poster instructional activity, students create movie posters for movies with a different subgenre. Students create 3 movie posters.
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Penguin Random House: "Frederick Douglass American Slave" [Pdf]
Teacher guide for Douglass's biography features 24 pages of chapter-by-chapter study questions, quotations, and activities. Valuable post-reading activities as well as methods for eliciting student responses also included. This is a .pdf...