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"The Sniper" Text & Questions
I use this worksheet to teach Liam O�Flaherty�s short story "The Sniper" to my English 10 students. We listen to the story and stop after each section to answer the questions and discuss our responses. The ending is surprising, and it has been a student favorite for years. Enjoy!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 17
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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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"A Rose for Emily" Text & Questions
I use this worksheet to teach William Faulkner�s story "A Rose for Emily." It takes 2-3 48 minute periods to complete. After we read each section, we stop and address the questions to the right. A great story with a Gothic twist!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 24
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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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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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"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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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
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"The Tell-Tale Heart" Text and Questions
I play an audio of Edgar Allan Poe�s "The Tell-Tale Heart" and students listen and read along. Text is on the left of the worksheet. The comprehension questions are on in the right column, and I stop the audio at the end of each box. At that point we address the discussion questions-- either individually, in pairs, or as a class. The questions are ...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 49
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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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