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"Cora Unashamed" Post-Reading Questions
I give this worksheet to students after we read Langston Hughes� short story "Cora Unashamed." Topics include: racism, America in the 1930�s, mixed race love. I have students individually answer the questions after we read. We then go through and discuss their responses. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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The Raven: Text & Questions
After listening to Edgar Allan Poe�s famous poem "The Raven" I display this worksheet on the whiteboard and also give students a copy. Because of the difficult language, we answer the questions together as a class. This worksheet gives students an opportunity to practice identifying internal rhyme, tone, mood, and descriptive imagery. I usually fol...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 42
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Olaudah Equiano Slave Narrative: Post-Reading Questions
After my English 11 students read excerpts of Olaudah Equiano�s famous slave narrative I assign them these post-reading questions. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2
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Langston Hughes� "Little Dog": Post-Reading Questions
After we read Langston Hughes� short story "Little Dog" I have students individually answer the questions on this worksheet. Then we discuss their responses as a class. Enjoy!
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4
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Catcher in the Rye: Ch. 4-11 Quiz
A 3 page, 30 point quiz assessing students� understanding of the characters, key vocabulary terms, and events featured in chapters 4-11 of Catcher in the Rye. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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5 Paragraph Essay Skeleton
I use this essay skeleton worksheet to support my middle and high school EL students. Though I tell them using it is optional, it is a good way for the kids to see the different parts of an essay, while providing the necessary visual scaffolding that many ELs need. Enjoy!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11
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William Carlos Williams� Imagist Poetry
I use this worksheet to teach my English 11 students about William Carlos Williams� Imagist poetry. It covers two of his most famous poems-- "This Is Just to Say" and "The Red Wheelbarrow." There are also accompanying comprehension questions on the right. The kids are always amazed that either of these two pieces are even poems, let alone famous on...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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"The Black Cat" Text & Questions
I play the audio of this story, and students read along silently. After each section, we stop and discuss the questions in the right hand column. It took three days to get through, but students loved Poe�s writing-- especially the gore! I read it with my class of 11th graders as a part of our unit on American Gothicism. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 33
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Most Common Prefixes: Worksheet
I use this worksheet at the beginning of the school year to teach my students about the meaning(s) of common prefixes they will encounter in our reading. It is useful to have students refer back to as a point of reference. Enjoy!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Odyssey Travel Brochure Assignment
Once my English 9 students have read at least half of Homer�s Odyssey, I give them the assignment of creating a travel brochure advertising three locations Odysseus visited on his journey home to Ithaca. Instructions/requirements are one the front. The back has a map with all of the labeled stops of Odysseus� journey, as well as room for students t...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4
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