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Movie Review: Alvin and the Chipmunks + questions
Movie Review including questions. Exercise touches on fact and fiction, especially reading for meaning (by understanding the elements of good writing). Again, good for CALP. Lots of kids need more than just comprehension but ability to read and evaluate texts (as per Bloom�s Taxonomy). Thanks in advance for comments!
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Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: Choose
Downloads: 104
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Citizenship word list (activity)
A way to begin discussing "citizenship" in the classroom, or even simply, classroom rules. Vocabulary word list with pictures that students can match. They can cut and paste the pictures and match them with the proper definition. It is great because it involves a hands-on thinking activity!
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 9
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Writing a Biography
A fun way to engage students in writing a biography. Can be combined with a lesson on uses of present and past tense, adjectives applied to people, building relationships between students, and thinking skills.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 48
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Parts of a Story + Blank Template
Help your students know/understand the vocabulary for the parts of a story. Prepares them to analyze stories and discuss them for academic classes. Definitions and blank template included. FULLY EDITABLE.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 142
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Writing a Response Journal
Need to get your students to do more than just reading comprehension? Get them to make meaningful connections to what they�ve read by writing reading response journals. Sample is included to help them get started.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: others
Downloads: 91
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Why vs How: Seeing and Knowing the Difference + Answer Key
Do your students have a hard time answering HOW and WHY questions? Some exercises to help them practice telling the difference between them. Fully editable + answer key included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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Distance, Mass, and Capacity: Learning the Difference in Meaning
Help students learn math content in English and understand how to know the difference between these terms. Amusing questions will get them thinking. ANSWER KEY + Fully Editable
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Writing a Review
Guide to writing a review with space right beside it for students to see. Note: Please see Alvin and the Chipmunk Review in my downloadables for a sample to go with this lesson. Can be used to review anything: story, toy, game.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 29
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Speaking/Writing Activity: Debate on Animal Testing
In this activity, students read for meaning, speak for a certain purpose, think critically about issues, and write for a specific audience. Excellent activity in a unit on persuasive techniques, and essay writing. For advanced students. Fully editable and easy to adapt!
PLEASE NOTE: Preview is incorrect. There are 4 pages in total. Works fine...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 44
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Worksheet: Reading Response (Self/World/Text Framework)
Get your students to respond to writing by making connections to the self, the world, and other texts. Foster critical reading skills. Includes focus questions for students to answer. Current version applies to narrative forms but it is fully editable and can be adapted to other text types.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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