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Blake "The Clod and the Pebble"
The printable analyzes William Blake�s poem "The Clod and the Pebble." There are seven comprehension questions and an answer key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9


 
Poetry Chart and Exercise
Alliteration,assonance,cliche, hyperbole,idiom, metaphor, onomatopoeia, simile, and personification are on the chart. I have an exercise with an answer key to go with it.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20


 
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


 
Earth and Mars
Before I taught The War of the Worlds, I did some nonfiction activities about Earth and Mars. There are two charts of information. A picture of the two planets, questions, fill-in-the-blank sentences with a word bank, and an interesting picture of what NASA believes to be a Martian fossil. Also, there is an answer key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3


 
"Autumn Fires"
This is a short poem by Robert Louis Stevenson. It contains alliteration and is a good poem to discuss the use of the five senses in figurative language.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5


 
Recycling Christmas Cards
This is a craft my sister-in-law taught me twenty years ago. It is a lesson about not only recycling Christmas cards but also reading and following directions. The photos at the end are the Christmas card ball ornament she made for us many years ago. On the last page, there are a few questions to answer about the main purpose of the lesson.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 6


 
The Epiphany of the Haiku
This lesson focuses on the haiku and the more symbolic meanings they have. Basho is the featured poet, and there are two exercises for writing haiku poems. There are also websites for more information.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 1


 
"Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" Lesson
This is a poem by Robert Frost. I have explained the figurative language in it, such as alliteration, synedoche, symbol, and personification. I give a link to create a Wordle, which I found online and would be fun for students to do with other poems.Finally, they must complete the rhyme scheme. I hope it is useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12


 
"The Cask of Amontillado" Vocabulary
This is a short vocabulary list that goes with an adapted version of Poe�s story. It has three illustrations.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: others
Downloads: 7


 
The Rhyme Scheme in "Eldorado" by Poe
This worksheet could go along with the online exercise about "Eldorado." This sheet defines rhyme, rhyme scheme, stanza, and it has a table with the rhyme scheme for "Eldorado." Finally, there are two short exercises for students to practice finding rhyme schemes.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7

 


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


Dinosaur Vocabulary
This is a wordssearch and fill-in-the-blank sentences focusing on nine vocabulary words.

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-14


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


Haiku Lesson
This is a lesson about how to write a haiku poem. It has the definition, a table, an exercise, and a word search.

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100


Ballad: "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"
I use this song to teach ballads. It is based on a true event that I give background information for. I have a link to a Youtube video, several pictures, choose-the-correct answer checklst for ballads, and a wordsearch. I hope it is helpful.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100


"At the Sea-Side" by Robert Louis Stevenson
This is a children�s poem by Robert Louis Stevenson. I added some illustrations, and I define similes and imagery.

Level: elementary
Age: 10-14


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

Level: elementary
Age: 9-12


Halloween poem
This is a Halloween poem that explains couplets, synonyms, and antonyms. It has some illustrations, questions, and a wordsearch.

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100


"A Dinosaur for Christmas" by Kenn Nesbitt
This is a cute poem that I illustrated, but not as much as I wanted to because the site had problems. I added a few questions. (12-17-09 I just added more pictures because the site finally started working correctly.) Sorry.

Level: elementary
Age: 8-12


My computer has a problem
This poem is a sentence poem by William Carlos Williams. I have defined imagism and sentence poems. I also have quotations from Williams and a link to Wordle for students to try. I end with some choose the correct answer questions.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100


Help Save the Blue Crab
This is a reading comprehension exercise about the blue crab which lives from New England to Florida in the U.S. Students learn about why it is important to try to save the blue crab and what else could endanger them.

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100