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Summer Treasures
This is a worksheet to help students spell what they might see in the summer time.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9


 
"The Cask of Amontillado" Illustrated Voc. for Advanced Students Page 2-3
This is pages 2-3 of the illustrated vocabulary for "The Cask of Amontillado."
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 10


 
"Only Naughty Children See Spooks on Halloween"
This is a Halloween poem with illustrations. I explain synonyms and antonyms, and there are five questions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9


 
Literary Devices in "The Cask of Amontillado"
This activity looks at different quotations and references in the story "The Cask of Amontillado," and asks the student to tell which literary device it is.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12


 
The Klondike Gold Rush: 3rd Pre-Reading for The Call of The Wild
This ws contains some basic information on the gold rush, Jack London, dog sleds, and the positions of the dogs for the sled. This is the 3rd pre-reading before The Call of The Wild.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13


 
Essay Notes for Comparing/Contrasting The War of the Worlds Novel and Movie
My students had too much trouble trying to understand all the differences and similarities between the book and the movie, so I put together a handout of notes. I also added some different types of graphic organizers. Carla Horne
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 6


 
Thanksgiving Poem and Trivia
This has a short poem that I illustrated and created 6 questions about it. There are also 5 trivia questions about Thanksgiving and turkeys in general. An answer key is included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3


 
Paraphrasing Poetry: "Fire and Ice"
This sheet defines paraphrasing. The student will then read the poem "Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost. After reading the poem, the student reads a short paragraph, not a poem, that is a paraphrase. For an exercise, the student will read "Woman with Flower� and paraphrase it. I hope this helps students be less afraid of poetry!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9


 
Summer Treasures Activities
I took a ws I did a long time ago and added a couple of words. I then created a word search and "look and find" ws to go along with it. It�s mainly for spelling and for fun.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-12
Type: others
Downloads: 8


 
Icebreaker: Draw Your Name
This activity is for the beginning of the school year. It is a way for the teacher and students to introduce themselves. You can also incorporate the spelling of the objects if your students are at that level. I hope you find it fun.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-14
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 15

 


Adjectives
This is my version an adjective ppt for older students who are intermediate learners. It also explains the questions that adjectives answer.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 12


Adjectives and Questions for Elementary Students
This power point features Coco, a black American cocker spaniel, explaining the questions that adjectives answer about nouns and pronouns. There is also a link to a video of the song "How Much is that Doggie in the Window?" Carla Horne

Level: elementary
Age: 8-12
Downloads: 11


"Autumn Fires" by Robert Louis Stevenson and Activities
This is a short poem by Robert Louis Stevenson. I illustrated and defined a couple of the words, explained alliteration, and explained that it was contrasting summer and fall. Finally, I have a few questions and a wordsearch. Happy Thanksgiving!

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100


"The Face in the Trees" Lesson
This is a poem about polluting the environment and how nature is personified as a face in the trees. I have defined "illusion" and "sigh," and I created a small wordsearch. (There is a hyperlimk to a dictionary.)This lesson is to make us more aware of the environment and how poetry can be a vehicle ...

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100


"Eldorado" by Edgar Allan Poe Lesson
This is another poem by Edgar Allan Poe, "Eldorado." It is a short poem, and I begin this lesson with some vocabulary words and note. I then have the poem and one illustration. The choose-the-correct-answer sentences are easy, and so is the wordsearch. I end with one final illustration. I hope that ...

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100


"Words" by Sappho
Poetry is the most concise way to say so much with so few words. I can�t get over how wonderful this ancient Greek poem is. Students will learn what lyric poetry is, who Sappho was, and the definition of immortal.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100


Punctuating Titles
This exercise explains and gives several examples for using underlining or using quotation marks with titles of literature, drama, and other media.

Level: advanced
Age: 14-100


The Blue Crab Wordsearch
There is a short definition and description of the blue crab. I have also created 4 reading worksheets with questions for the blue crab.

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-14


Spelling Words Found at School
This exercise is for elementary students.

Level: elementary
Age: 9-12


The Family Wants a Pet
This is a short exercise about animals that can be pets. The student needs to know how to correctly spell the animal�s name and what it looks like.

Level: elementary
Age: 7-11


Albinistic Animals Are Awesome
I have tried to give a very basic explanation for why some animals are albinos. There are several CUTE pictures. I also explain how the title is an example of alliteration, and the different parts of speech "albino" can become when the spelling is changed and when it describes a noun.

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100


"Annabel Lee" Online Lesson
This exercise goes with my ws. Again it has the poem, a note about who Annabel Lee was, three comprehension questions, and a wordsearch. I tried to put a Youtube video in, but it just didn�t work. Sorry!

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100