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Summer Treasures
This is a worksheet to help students spell what they might see in the summer time.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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Coat of Arms Project
This is a project that could be done in middle school or high school. I like to do this when I teach about knights in British literature. It contains definitions, clip art of animals, colors and their symbols that were used in creating a blazon. Finally, there is a template that can be printed.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: others
Downloads: 20
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"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
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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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The Epiphany of the Haiku
This lesson focuses on the haiku and the more symbolic meanings they have. Basho is the featured poet, and there are two exercises for writing haiku poems. There are also websites for more information.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 1
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The End of Our Unit on The War of the Worlds
First, I have listed exactly what we have to accomplish. Next, I have a sheet explaining how to write a compare/contrast essay. The graphic organizer follows this, and finally I have examples of how an introduction and a conclusion could be written. Carla Horne
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 3
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Alaskan Wolves
This is a nonfiction reading activity that has a three-column chart for comparing and contrasting Alaskan wolves. After the chart there is a cloze paragraph that uses the information from the chart. There is also an answer key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 16
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Paraphrase Lesson
This can work with high intermediates or advanced students. It explains the difference between paraphrasing and summarizing, and there is one long paragraph with an answer key. I also have two websites for additional help.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 19
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"The Raven" Lesson
This is a full lesson for Edgar Allan Poe�s "The Raven." It begins with vocabulary and their definitions then I have a copy of the poem, which is now public domain, and finally I have comprehension questions. It�s good for a poetry unit or for halloween.
Level: advanced
Age: 13-17
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 45
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A Christmas Song/Poem
This is a cute little song/poem about wanting a hippopotamus for Christmas. I have defined some words and illustrated others. There is also a short comprehension exercise.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4
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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
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My computer has a problem
This poem is a sentence poem by William Carlos Williams. I have defined imagism and sentence poems. I also have quotations from Williams and a link to Wordle for students to try. I end with some choose the correct answer questions.
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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"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
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"Words" by Sappho
Poetry is the most concise way to say so much with so few words. I can�t get over how wonderful this ancient Greek poem is. Students will learn what lyric poetry is, who Sappho was, and the definition of immortal.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
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Punctuating Titles
This exercise explains and gives several examples for using underlining or using quotation marks with titles of literature, drama, and other media.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
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"Kaboom!"
The poem, "Kaboom!" is about the literary term, onomatopoeia, and miners. It gives students the idea that not all "treasures" are about money. I have included some questions and a word search.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
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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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Dinosaur Lesson: Myths
This lesson begins with popular myths about dinosaurs. Next, there is an article about a recent find in Argentina. There is also a link to some dinosaur podcasts. Finally, I have choose the correct answer questions and a small wordsearch. I hope it is enjoyable.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
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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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