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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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Pre-Reading for Call of the Wild: Info. on Wolves
This is part of the beginning of The Call of the Wild unit. It is a reading comprehension about wolves. There is a chart to complete after the reading. Carla Horne
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18
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"Fire and Ice" Analysis
This is a mini-lesson about the analysis of Robert Frost�s poem "Fire and Ice." There is a different poem at the end for students to analyze.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 11
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Blake "The Clod and the Pebble"
The printable analyzes William Blake�s poem "The Clod and the Pebble." There are seven comprehension questions and an answer key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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Earth and Mars
Before I taught The War of the Worlds, I did some nonfiction activities about Earth and Mars. There are two charts of information. A picture of the two planets, questions, fill-in-the-blank sentences with a word bank, and an interesting picture of what NASA believes to be a Martian fossil. Also, there is an answer key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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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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What is a Shakespearean Sonnet?
The Shakespearean sonnet is explained in detail which includes iambic pentameter and the rhyme scheme. "Sonnet 78" is featured and is summarized.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 20
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Alliteration in the poem "A Who�Z Who in the Horrible House" by Wes Magee
I am so sorry that it didn�t upload right the first time. This is a cute alliterative poem by Wes Magee. I illustrated it and provided the questions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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Comprehension Questions for "The Cask of Amontillado"
The questions go with the short story "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe. The text can now be found on several sites for free.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 21
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Irony in "The Cask of Amontillado"
This is a handout meant for advanced students studying the short story "The Cask of Amontillado." It deals with the three types of irony found in the story.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 12
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Adjectives
This is my version an adjective ppt for older students who are intermediate learners. It also explains the questions that adjectives answer.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 12
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Adjectives and Questions for Elementary Students
This power point features Coco, a black American cocker spaniel, explaining the questions that adjectives answer about nouns and pronouns. There is also a link to a video of the song "How Much is that Doggie in the Window?" Carla Horne
Level: elementary
Age: 8-12
Downloads: 11
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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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The Blue Crab Wordsearch
There is a short definition and description of the blue crab.
I have also created 4 reading worksheets with questions for the blue crab.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-14
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Dinosaur Vocabulary
This is a wordssearch and fill-in-the-blank sentences focusing on nine vocabulary words.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-14
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"There Will Come Soft Rain" Lesson
This is a lesson based on Sara Teasdale�s poem "There Will Come Soft Rain." Alliteration, peronification, imagery, and the theme are explained. There is also a wordsearch, questions, and some pictures.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
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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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"Autumn Fires" by Robert Louis Stevenson and Activities
This is a short poem by Robert Louis Stevenson. I illustrated and defined a couple of the words, explained alliteration, and explained that it was contrasting summer and fall. Finally, I have a few questions and a wordsearch. Happy Thanksgiving!
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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Albinistic Animals Are Awesome
I have tried to give a very basic explanation for why some animals are albinos. There are several CUTE pictures. I also explain how the title is an example of alliteration, and the different parts of speech "albino" can become when the spelling is changed and when it describes a noun.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
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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 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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