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Dinosaur Acrostic Poem
This is a sheet that teaches how to create an acrostic poem, I use the word DINOSAUR,and I give some word suggestions at the bottom of the page. I hope that the students can have fun as they learn.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
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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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
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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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"Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" Lesson
This is a poem by Robert Frost. I have explained the figurative language in it, such as alliteration, synedoche, symbol, and personification. I give a link to create a Wordle, which I found online and would be fun for students to do with other poems.Finally, they must complete the rhyme scheme. I hope it is useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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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
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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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Fairy Tales and Hooks: Introductory Paragraphs
Using fairy tales, I have created two handouts that explain how to begin an introductory paragraph for an essay. On the second page, there are also five fairy tales� names and topics that the tales teach.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Poetry Chart and Exercise
Alliteration,assonance,cliche, hyperbole,idiom, metaphor, onomatopoeia, simile, and personification are on the chart. I have an exercise with an answer key to go with it.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20
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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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"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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Ballad: "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"
I use this song to teach ballads. It is based on a true event that I give background information for. I have a link to a Youtube video, several pictures, choose-the-correct answer checklst for ballads, and a wordsearch. I hope it is helpful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
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Halloween poem
This is a Halloween poem that explains couplets, synonyms, and antonyms. It has some illustrations, questions, and a wordsearch.
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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"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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Haiku Lesson
This is a lesson about how to write a haiku poem. It has the definition, a table, an exercise, and a word search.
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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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
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"Eldorado" by Edgar Allan Poe Lesson
This is another poem by Edgar Allan Poe, "Eldorado." It is a short poem, and I begin this lesson with some vocabulary words and note. I then have the poem and one illustration. The choose-the-correct-answer sentences are easy, and so is the wordsearch. I end with one final illustration. I hope that ...
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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