Organizer
Curated OER

Who Am I?

For Students 4th - 9th
Your budding journalists need to understand the five W's for writing a news story. They read a story, complete several graphic organizers to help them organize and write their article, and then use a self-assessment activity to edit and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Blogging to Create a Community of Writers #6: Writing a Review

For Teachers 6th
Looking for a good social media lesson for your class? Then, this lesson is for you! They study various written reviews, then must choose an item to review of their choice. They can choose from: a book, restaurant, CD/musical...
Worksheet
Curated OER

An Email about My Town Writing Exercise

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English vocabulary skills worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer, 1 essay, and 12 fill in the blank questions regarding their town.
Interactive
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Accents

For Students 5th - 10th
In this accents learning exercise, 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,...
Interactive
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Africa

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Africa learning exercise, 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,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Test Yourself! Write Short Answers

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this writing answers worksheet, students read questions that accompany pictures, then write the answers to the questions on a line beside the question, 8 total.
Worksheet
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K12 Reader

The Kid Will Win a Ship

For Students 1st Standards
Which word included the short /i/ sound: pirate or ship? Work on the short /i/ sound with your class by using the short poem provided here. Class members read the poem and answer three reading comprehension questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

English in Mind Unit 4: Grammar Practice

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this English grammar worksheet, pupils write answers from given questions, put words in order to create a sentence, complete questions with do or does, and make sentences negative. Students answer thirty one fill in the blank and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

English in Mind Unit 13: Grammar Practice

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this grammar worksheet, learners write questions from a statement, practice using was and were, and put words in the correct order to form a question. Students answer twenty seven short answer and multiple choice questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

English in Mind Unit 16: Grammar Practice

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this grammar worksheet, learners write sentences from given words, determine the comparative forms of adjectives, and practice adjectives endings. Thirty two fill in the blank and short answer questions are asked.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

English in Mind Unit 14: Grammar Practice

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Use this grammar practice worksheet to have learners complete thirty fill in the blank and short answer questions related to conditional sentences.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Writing Exercise: The Spanish in North America

For Students 4th - 7th
Bring writing into your history course with this exercise on Spanish development and conquest in North America. Five short-answer prompts get students writing about various aspects of Spanish influence. They consider the origin of the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Writing Exercises: Political Revolutions

For Students 6th - 10th
Political Revolutions are fascinating! Historians explore the 18th century revolutionary period through writing with these three broad short-answer prompts. They consider the long-term effects of the Napoleonic Code and describe the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Writing Exercises: Scientific Revolution

For Students 9th - 12th
How is the Scientific Revolution evident in our lives today? Use this short-answer application and comprehension learning exercise as your scholars explore this progressive era. Questions have learners explaining the scientific method...
Interactive
Curated OER

Revision Test - Going to and Questions

For Students 4th - 5th
In this writing questions worksheet, students review the statements into questions, complete a word order activity, short answer activity, and mistake correction activity.
Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Thomas Jefferson and Monticello: An Introduction to Writing Historical Fiction

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Thomas Jefferson is one of the most recognized names and faces in America—but is there more to the third president of the United States? Upper elementary and middle schoolers conduct research on Jefferson, his famous home at Monticello,...
Assessment
New York State Education Department

Comprehensive English Examination: June 2015

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Heroes rise from adversity. That theme forms the focus of the critical lens essay in a sample comprehensive English examination. The exam, which is part of a larger series of sample standardized tests, also includes two short response...
Assessment
New York State Education Department

Comprehensive English Examination: January 2016

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Poetry and prose often have more in common than it initially appears. A sample comprehensive English exam has test-takers compare and contrast two passages to answer short response questions. The exam, which is part of a larger set of...
Worksheet
Longman

Stories for reading comprehension

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
A packet full of old-fashioned short stories could be a review activity for a reading comprehension lesson. Learners read 14 stories before answering multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blank sentences, and vocabulary exercises.
Worksheet
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K12 Reader

Narrative or Expository?

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Narrative or expository? That is the question readers face on a two-part comprehension instructional activity that asks kids to read a short passage about these two different types of writing, and then to answer a series of comprehension...
Unit Plan
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British Council

Unit 8: Proofreading

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Plagued by punctuation or stymied by spelling? Lesson eight in a nine-part series of career education and skills activities introduces the importance of proofreading. Learners categorize common writing errors and construct error-free...
Lesson Plan
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National Association of Writers in Education

Character and Situation

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Delve into narrative writing that puts choice in the hands of the writers. Kids pick their own characters, emotions, items, and places from a list and tie them together in the exposition. Several questions help guide the writers toward...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Reading and Talking with Peers: A Carousel of Photos and Texts about Frogs

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Frogs are the theme of a lesson plan that challenges scholars to examine photographs, read informational texts, then ask and answer questions. Scholars work collaboratelively as they rotate through stations, discuss their observations,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Missouri

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this review of facts about Missouri worksheet, students draw a picture and write a short answer about the state. Students complete 2 activities.