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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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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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Oxymoron Lesson
This is an oxymoron lesson. It includes a definition, several pictures, and a chart that the students must complete. There is also an answer sheet.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 14
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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
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The Summary Analysis of The War of the Worlds
This, again, is based on the book from Dover. I have the summary analysis of the plot, which explains how it is an allegory, a graphic organizer showing the placement of the plot elements, a letter tile puzzle, and a maze. There is an answer key for the letter tile puzzle. Please copy and remove it before you print the puzzle.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11
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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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Jack London and the Naturalism Genre
This is an introduction to naturalism, Jack London�s writing style, and his book THE CALL OF THE WILD. Allegories are defined, and there is a cloze activity to go with the reading. Plus, I have a word bank.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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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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Alliteration
I use this handout to teach my 9th graders alliteration. Poetic terms are on our End of Course Test from the State of Georgia and on our English Language Arts Graduation Test, so we are always looking for a way to teach them. I hope that it helps someone else, too.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4
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Illustrated Idioms
This sheet defines idioms, gives a humorous illustration of the idiom, gives two examples explaining them, and then it has 10 idioms for the student to figure out the literal meanings.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13
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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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The Call of the Wild Vocabulary Exercise
This exercise explains the difference between personification and anthropomorphism. It has 10 beginning vocabulary words with their definitions, an exercise, and a wordsearch.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
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