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Tired of reminding your class about what punctuation and formatting to use for books, plays, stories, poems, songs, etc.? Ask them to practice with the eight sentences provided here. Each sentence has at least one item to underline,...

Even middle schoolers need to review the rules of quotation marks! First, complete the mini-lesson at the top of the page, and then have your class attempt the exercise that follows. They edit 11 sentences. An answer sheet is included on...

After a quick review of previous lessons examining immigration policy of the past, individuals read, annotate, and answer text dependent questions based on an article about Arizona Immigration. The whole class then engages the question,...

Here's a clever way to introduce language learners to noun clauses. After a brief exercise that provides examples of different types of noun clauses, class members listen to the Association's "Never, My Love" and identify the clauses in...

Be sure to click "Download this Activity" to view the plan in its formatted version. The first worksheet has learners review what types of titles are italicized, underlined, or placed in quotation marks. The second page contains the...

Focus on making predictions with the first video in a series about analyzing Robert Frost's famous poem "The Road Not Taken." First, review the term prediction. What does it mean? How do readers make predictions? Model this process and...

Line, shape, color, texture, space. The first in a three-part series of lessons intended for advanced theatre arts classes introduces the elements of set design. Class members examine maquettes and analyze how designers have put together...

While the English language mostly uses the active voice, the passive voice has its place. The video, which you would most likely use as a supplementary material, briefly explains the two voices, provides four reasons to use the passive...

If your ESL pupils love talking about movies, here is an activity ideal for providing practice with both informational reading and elements of a story. Given fictional movie posters, they decipher the information and put it into a...

How can you write a short story from the "Somebody/Wanted/But/So" format? It might not make sense now, but as students complete the attached chart, their stories will begin to take shape. Additionally, the lesson includes a story...