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Get the Joke!
Students explore humor through word context and inference used in everyday language.
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The Joke is on You
Students discuss catacombs, casks, and Amontillado. The class reads the first two pages of the short story, The Cask of Amontillado, and discuss the situation of the story and the mental state of the narrator. Then they predict what...
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Woman Walks into a Bar
Students create an imaginative response to a book title as a way to anticipate what the book is going to be about. They explore the use of humour to make a serious point. Students are asked what they think that statement 'Woman walks...
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The Laughing Leaf
Students demonstrate real-object writing. They discuss a leaf that has human attributes, and using a real leaf write a story about a leaf that tells them a joke, and create an illustration of themselves and their leaf.
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Explain and Tell Exercise
For this using forms of the verbs explain and tell worksheet, students fill in the blanks to complete sentences and create additional sentences. Students write 25 answers.
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Characterization
In this characterization worksheet, students fill out a graphic organizer chart. Students write the character's name in the center and an example of each of the 4 characterization methods by the author. There are instructions to help.
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Antonym Test
For this antonym worksheet, students write the antonym for 8 words and write the antonym for the underlined word in 10 sentences. Antonyms include night-day, won-lost, hot-cold, etc.
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Paraphrasing
In this paraphrasing worksheet students are tasked to paraphrase five short passages. Students write their paraphrase and can then self check against sample answers.
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Parts of Speech Worksheet 2
For this grammar worksheet, students write the appropriate letter in the space provided that identifies the part of speech of the underlined word in twenty sentences.
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Finding More Violators
In this editing activity, students read twelve sentences and find the word or punctuation mark in each sentence that is used incorrectly. Students underline the mistake and write the correct word or punctuation mark at the end of each...
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Farmer Boy Days
Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Farmer Boy Days. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, go over vocabulary, answer short answer questions,...
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Dangling Modifiers
Students identify misplaced and dangling modifiers and correct these errors in their writing. They create illustrations to match the misplace and dangling modifiers.
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SOAPSTone
Break an article down with a SOAPSTone chart. Class members determine the speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, subject, and tone. The chart includes a question for each of these elements, provides some clarifying text for each, and...
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Storytelling and Folklore
Stories are passed down orally in many cultures. Learn about the ways that storytelling can shape a society with a reading passage about Native American folklore and myths. After they finish reading, kids complete five reading...
Generation Rx
My Generation Rx: Plot Twists
How can prescription drugs be dangerous if they were prescribed by a doctor? Is it okay to share your prescription drugs with friends if they really need them? Clear up any common misconceptions about prescription drugs with a set of...
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Model Letter
In this model letter worksheet, students review the best format to contact their musical career mentors as they follow the format provided.
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Cricket Times
Young scholars design a class newspaper all about their study of crickets, including illustrations and various sections of the newspaper, like sports, jokes, articles, food, and reviews. Students create a plan to design a cricket from...
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April Fool's Day
In this April Fool's Day worksheet, learners read or listen to a passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct words, unscramble words and sentences, write discussion questions and conduct a survey about this day.
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Creating a Digital Newspaper
Students create a digital newspaper. In this digital newspaper instructional activity, students review the sections of a newspaper and brainstorm ideas for their paper. Students complete a schools news report, student interview, opinion...
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Hillbilly or Appalachian: Is There A Difference?
High schoolers examine the Appalachian region and its people. They write a journal entry, discuss the definitions of hillbilly and Appalachian, analyze cartoons and jokes, explore various websites, and develop a presentation.
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Past Simple
In this past simple verbs worksheet, students match pictures with action verbs, complete sentences with past simple verbs, and write past simple verbs next to the regular verbs. Students complete 3 activities.
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Verbs: Present and Past
In this verb worksheet, students read about present and past tense verbs, then write the past tense form of verbs underlined in sentences, then complete 2 sentences by adding the correct verb.
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Folk Groups and Community Folklife
Students explore folk groups and traditions in their local community. In this folklife lesson, students list the folk groups they belong to and its traditions. Students write about their favorite tradition and may complete extension...
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The Choices You Make
In this social studies learning exercise, students examine each question and make a choice. For example, they are asked about spending the day with their mom or spending the day with a friend for a fun-filled trip. Then they write an...