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Odyssey Travel Brochure Assignment
Once my English 9 students have read at least half of Homer�s Odyssey, I give them the assignment of creating a travel brochure advertising three locations Odysseus visited on his journey home to Ithaca. Instructions/requirements are one the front. The back has a map with all of the labeled stops of Odysseus� journey, as well as room for students t...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4
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"The Black Cat" Text & Questions
I play the audio of this story, and students read along silently. After each section, we stop and discuss the questions in the right hand column. It took three days to get through, but students loved Poe�s writing-- especially the gore! I read it with my class of 11th graders as a part of our unit on American Gothicism. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 33
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Lamb to the Slaughter: Post-Reading Questions
After my students read Roald Dahl�s ironically gruesome story "Lamb to the Slaughter" I have them individually answer these post-reading questions on a separate piece of paper. After giving them 20 minutes to complete the task, I facilitate a discussion in which we talk about their responses to each question. This piece is a great way to teach iron...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18
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"The Feather Pillow" Text & Questions
I use this worksheet to teach Horacio Quiroga�s horror story "The Feather Pillow." Text is on the left, and questions are on the right. I play the audio of the story, and stop after each section. At that point students answer the questions and we discuss their responses. A creepy story with a grotesque ending!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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John F. Kennedy�s Inaugural Address & Questions
I use this worksheet to have students practice identifying rhetorical strategies (ethos, pathos, and logos) in JFK�s Inaugural Address. Students take turns reading each section. After we read each, we go back and answer the comprehension questions using the I do/ we do/ now you do sequence. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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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
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Benjamin Franklin�s Aphorisms
This is a great worksheet that gives middle and high school students a chance to practice paraphrasing and analyzing three of Benjamin Franklin�s famous Aphorisms from Poor Richard�s Almanack. I model paraphrasing the first Aphorism on the overhead, and then let students loose to choose three others that "speak to them." This activity took up a who...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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Olaudah Equiano Slave Narrative: Post-Reading Questions
After my English 11 students read excerpts of Olaudah Equiano�s famous slave narrative I assign them these post-reading questions. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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Simple & Compound Sentences Worksheet
I use this worksheet/packet to teach simple and compound 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 document cam...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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