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Death by Scrabble - Charlie Fish Essay writing activity
Vocabulary words taken from the great short story, Death by Scrabble by Charlie Fish are used in a Scrabble-like essay writing assignment. Word-letters are given Scrabble point values and students accumulate points by using the vocabulary words in a story of their own. Bonus points such as double word scores can be acquired by using the words on s...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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Death by Scrabble - Vocabulary, Questions & Quiz
These lessons & quiz were created for the awesome short story by Charlie Fish, �Death by Scrabble� There are a list of challenging vocabulary words taken from the story and some comprehension questions. The last four pages of the lesson is a quiz for the text. The quiz incorporates multiple choice questions, true false, short answer and essay. Ques...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11
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Beyonce Knowles - Patsy Cline "Sweet Dreams"
There was almost fifty years between the release
of these songs of the same name by these two great
female, American singers, both at the top of their craft
at the time. Much has changed over those five
decades. There are attached questions related to the two songs, their lyrics and the change of our culture over time.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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The Giver - Descriptive Words.
Ms. Lowery, the author of The Giver, was very careful in the first ten chapters of the book. She had to describe everything without the use of colors. It was carefully done and done so well that we never noticed until later that she didn�t mention any colors other than black, white, and gray. This worksheet explores descriptive words and how alt...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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Rihanna - Farewell 1
Question and answers about Rihanna�s hit song, Farewell
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas
A fun and easy unit. I offer it during the holidays because children are distracted. It is also adds a bit of Christmas cheer, and believe it or not many of my kids have never read the story (or seen the Chuck Jones classic cartoon). We also watch the cartoon in class. It is a bit of a Christmas gift to my students as well because the quiz at t...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-15
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Questions
Comprehension questions for How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-15
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Compare and Contrast
In this worksheet students compare and contrast the classic Short story, �The Lottery� � written by Shirley Jackson and first published in 1948 to "The Hunger Games" a more contemporary novel by Suzanne Collins published in 2008, specifically the Reaping where the tributes are chosen in the town square.
Students should first read �The Lottery� ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4
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Rihanna - Farewell 4
A worksheet that focuses on the Rihanna�s hit song Farewell, that allows students to understand that saying goodbye to different people affects us each differently. Also allows students to organize thoughts and teaches them to prepare messages in their mind before communicating them.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Rihanna - Farewell 2
Thesaurus activity. Students come up with words that are synonyms and Antonyms of Farewell.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 1
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