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Lisa Diaconis
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Langston Hughes Theme Essay
Though I use this worksheet to assign my students an essay in which they analyze 1 constant theme throughout 3 of Langston Hughes� short stories, it can be used with any text. The first page is requirements, and the second page is a pre-written outline which provides scaffolding sentence by sentence, paragraph by paragraph. I tell students that usi...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11


 
The Crucible: Pre-Reading Discussion Questions
Prior to reading the play The Crucible, I give my English 11 students 10-15 minutes to individually answer these pre-reading questions. The questions focus on the themes and topics that are present in the text, such as adultery, witchcraft, etc. Once students have answered the questions we go through each and I call on random kids to read their res...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12


 
MLK�s "I Have a Dream": Rhetorical Strategies
This worksheet gives students practice at identifying and analyzing rhetorical strategies (ethos/pathos/logos/repetition) in MLK�s historical speech "I Have a Dream". Text is on the left, and corresponding questions are on the right. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 28


 
Robert Frost�s "Design": Sonnet Worksheet
I use this worksheet to teach Robert Frost�s sonnet "Design" as a part of my 3 week unit on American Modernism. This activity fills a 48 minute class period, and asks students to label rhyme scheme and similes within the piece, as well as analyze what Frost is saying. We first listen to a reading of the poem, then go back and define any unfamiliar ...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6


 
The Lottery: Post-Reading Discussion Questions
After reading Shirley Jackson�s horror story "The Lottery" I have my English 11 students individually answer these questions on a separate piece of paper. After giving them 20 minutes to respond in complete sentences, I go through each question and randomly call on students to read their responses. We usually spend one day with the text, and the fo...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13


 
"Thank You, M�am" Post-Reading Questions
I give my English 11 students this worksheet of questions to answer after reading Langston Hughes� short story "Thank You, M�am." Enjoy!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4


 
5 Paragraph Essay Skeleton
I use this essay skeleton worksheet to support my middle and high school EL students. Though I tell them using it is optional, it is a good way for the kids to see the different parts of an essay, while providing the necessary visual scaffolding that many ELs need. Enjoy!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11


 
The Earth on Turtle�s Back: Mythology Questions
After listening to the Native American myth "The Earth on Turtle�s Back," I ask my English 11 students to individually answer these post-reading questions. Then, we discuss their responses as a class. This is one of two myths I teach as a part of my unit on early American Lit. Enjoy!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 1


 
Independent & Dependent Clauses Worksheet
I use this worksheet/packet to teach independent vs. dependent (subordinate) clauses. I guide instruction through each section as follows: I model the first 1-2 problems, we do the next few together as a class, students do the next few in pairs, and the final few individually as a "ticket out the door." I make sure to have a copy of the worksheet o...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20


 
Complex & Compound-Complex Sentences Worksheet
I use this worksheet/packet to teach complex and compound-complex sentences. I guide instruction through each section as follows: I model the first 1-2 problems, we do the next few together as a class, students do the next few in pairs, and the final few individually as a "ticket out the door." I make sure to have a copy of the worksheet on the doc...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10

 

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