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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
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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
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Coat of Arms Project
This is a project that could be done in middle school or high school. I like to do this when I teach about knights in British literature. It contains definitions, clip art of animals, colors and their symbols that were used in creating a blazon. Finally, there is a template that can be printed.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: others
Downloads: 20
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Compare and Contrast "The Cask of Amontillado" and the Real Story That Inspired Poe
Not many people know that Edgar Allan Poe was inspired to write "The Cask of Amontillado" after he heard a real account of a man being "buried" alive. It was in one of our old literature textbooks, but is not in the new ones. It can also be researched on the Internet. There is a table to compare and contrast the two stories using the plot terms. Th...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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"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
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Review for Vocabulary Chapters 1-3 The War of the Worlds
This is a gap exercise for vocabulary words from Dover Publishing�s Children�s adaptation of The War of the Worlds. I use this with my 10th grade class because it is only a little over a hundred pages, and we can read it before Halloween. I have also included a puzzle with a hidden message and an answer key. In my worksheets, I have two more handou...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Alliteration
I use this handout to teach my 9th graders alliteration. Poetic terms are on our End of Course Test from the State of Georgia and on our English Language Arts Graduation Test, so we are always looking for a way to teach them. I hope that it helps someone else, too.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4
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Coordinating Conjunctions: FANBOYS
This is a worksheet that focuses on just the coordinating conjunctions. I have the sentence pattern for a compound sentence that they fit into, and I also have one exercise for students to complete.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 25
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"Annabel Lee" Lesson
This is another one of Edgar Allan Poe�s poems. I have a few vocabulary words, the poem, some notes, and comprehension questions. I hope you find it useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 33
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Thanksgiving Poem and Activities
This ia a short Thanksgiving poem that I illustrated and created a few questions. There is also a fact about our President and a wordsearch. Happy Thanksgiving!!
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
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Short Story Terms
The student chooses the correct word to match the definition, and then finds the word in the puzzle.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
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"Fog" by Carl Sandburg
This is a lesson about the poem "Fog." I define metaphor, and I explain the symbols and the theme of the poem. I hope it is helpful. There is also an interactive exercise.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
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Dinosaur Lesson: Myths
This lesson begins with popular myths about dinosaurs. Next, there is an article about a recent find in Argentina. There is also a link to some dinosaur podcasts. Finally, I have choose the correct answer questions and a small wordsearch. I hope it is enjoyable.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
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"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
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"Christmas Time"
This is a short poem about the love and patience a grandmother shows at Christmas time. I have defined a few vocabulary words and created a wordsearch.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
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"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
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"Heart! We Will Forget Him" by Emily Dickinson
This is a short poem by Emily Dickinson. It is simple to understand once the students understand the vocabulary, which I have provided the definitions and a link to the free online dictionary.com. There are also a few choose the answer questions and a wordsearch. I hope it is useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
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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
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