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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


 
Summer Treasures Activities
I took a ws I did a long time ago and added a couple of words. I then created a word search and "look and find" ws to go along with it. It�s mainly for spelling and for fun.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-12
Type: others
Downloads: 8


 
"The Cask of Amontillado" Illustrated Voc. for Advanced Students Page 2-3
This is pages 2-3 of the illustrated vocabulary for "The Cask of Amontillado."
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 10


 
Pre-Reading for Call of the Wild: Info. on Wolves
This is part of the beginning of The Call of the Wild unit. It is a reading comprehension about wolves. There is a chart to complete after the reading. Carla Horne
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18


 
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


 
Adjectives
This is a two-page worksheet that tells what questions adjectives answer about nouns and pronouns. It also explains that articles are also adjectives. The exercise is on the second page.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7


 
Literary Devices in "The Cask of Amontillado"
This activity looks at different quotations and references in the story "The Cask of Amontillado," and asks the student to tell which literary device it is.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12


 
A Sentence Sequence Story
Using the numbers 1-10, students put the sentences in a logical order to form a story.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7


 
Symbolism and Motifs in The War of the Worlds
This is a ws about the symbols and motif in Dover�s The War of the Worlds. I explain and illustrate three different symbols, and the motif of good vs. evil. There are 11 questions after the reading. Please let me know if you have any questions. Carla Horne
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13


 
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

 


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


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


"A Dinosaur for Christmas" by Kenn Nesbitt
This is a cute poem that I illustrated, but not as much as I wanted to because the site had problems. I added a few questions. (12-17-09 I just added more pictures because the site finally started working correctly.) Sorry.

Level: elementary
Age: 8-12


A Christmas Song/Poem
This is a cute little song from the 1950�s. I have defined some words and illustrated others. There is a short exercise to go with it.

Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100


"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


Spelling Words Found at School
This exercise is for elementary students.

Level: elementary
Age: 9-12


"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


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


"There Will Come Soft Rain" Lesson
This is a lesson based on Sara Teasdale�s poem "There Will Come Soft Rain." Alliteration, peronification, imagery, and the theme are explained. There is also a wordsearch, questions, and some pictures.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100


The Family Wants a Pet
This is a short exercise about animals that can be pets. The student needs to know how to correctly spell the animal�s name and what it looks like.

Level: elementary
Age: 7-11


Dinosaur Vocabulary
This is a wordssearch and fill-in-the-blank sentences focusing on nine vocabulary words.

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-14


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