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Dinosaur Acrostic Poem
This is a sheet that teaches how to create an acrostic poem, I use the word DINOSAUR,and I give some word suggestions at the bottom of the page. I hope that the students can have fun as they learn.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Rules for Using Dashes
Dashes are more complicated than you may think, so I have tried to demystify them. There are two types that I explain, and I refer to hyphens as well. It ends with an exercise.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10
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"The Cask of Amontillado" Illustrated Voc. for Advanced Students Page 1
This is Page 1 of a list of an illustrated vocabulary word list for "The Cask of Amontillado."
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: others
Downloads: 14
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Parts of Speech Reference Sheet with Exercise
This is a reference sheet with several sentences that tells what part of speech each word is in each sentence. On the second page there are five sentences for students to practice.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 4
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Speaking Activity: What Did Your Parents Teach You?
This is a speaking and thinking activity for small groups. The students read the sayings/lessons that all parents teach, and then they rank them in the order that they would put them. Each group shares the first three and the last three on their list. (There is one sort of strange saying from my own mother. I wrote an explanation for it.) I hope yo...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 10
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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
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Conjunction Reference Sheet
This is a reference sheet for advanced students who are ready to concentrate on writing. I give this out as a reference sheet for their notebooks. (For 9th grade I just give out the first sheet.) I then teach each conjunction type individually. As we write sentences with conjunctions, I look to see if they are punctuating their sentences correctly....
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 13
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What is a Shakespearean Sonnet?
The Shakespearean sonnet is explained in detail which includes iambic pentameter and the rhyme scheme. "Sonnet 78" is featured and is summarized.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 20
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Table Place Setting: Informal
This is a worksheet for explaining the place setting in a nice, informal restaurant.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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"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
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"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
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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
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