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Independent & Dependent Clauses Worksheet
I use this worksheet/packet to teach independent vs. dependent (subordinate) clauses. I guide instruction through each section as follows: I model the first 1-2 problems, we do the next few together as a class, students do the next few in pairs, and the final few individually as a "ticket out the door." I make sure to have a copy of the worksheet o...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 20
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John F. Kennedy�s Inaugural Address & Questions
I use this worksheet to have students practice identifying rhetorical strategies (ethos, pathos, and logos) in JFK�s Inaugural Address. Students take turns reading each section. After we read each, we go back and answer the comprehension questions using the I do/ we do/ now you do sequence. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 15
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Jon Edwards� "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
As a part of our unit on rhetorical strategies and non-fiction, I have my English 11 students read this famous sermon by Puritan Jon Edwards. Text is on the left, and questions are on the right. This worksheet is a great way to have students identify rhetorical strategies as well as literary devices. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Lamb to the Slaughter: Post-Reading Questions
After my students read Roald Dahl�s ironically gruesome story "Lamb to the Slaughter" I have them individually answer these post-reading questions on a separate piece of paper. After giving them 20 minutes to complete the task, I facilitate a discussion in which we talk about their responses to each question. This piece is a great way to teach iron...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18
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Langston Hughes Theme Essay
Though I use this worksheet to assign my students an essay in which they analyze 1 constant theme throughout 3 of Langston Hughes� short stories, it can be used with any text. The first page is requirements, and the second page is a pre-written outline which provides scaffolding sentence by sentence, paragraph by paragraph. I tell students that usi...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11
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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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Langston Hughes� "Passing": Post-Reading Questions
As a part of our unit on The Harlem Renaissance, I have my English 11 students read Langston Hughes� short story "Passing." Then, I assign them this worksheet of post-reading questions to answer individually. After that we discuss their responses as a class. This is a great story that can be found in his book The Ways of White Folks. Enjoy!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 3
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Langston Hughes�s "Dreams" and "Dream Deferred"
I use this worksheet to have students annotate the poems as we read, and then answer the post-reading questions for each. Enjoy!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Langston Hughes�s "Mother to Son"
This worksheet features a copy of the poem and 7 post-reading questions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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Literary Devices (Figurative Language) Quiz
I gave this quiz to my English 11 students to as a pre-test before our final exam. It assesses their knowledge of: personification, similes, metaphors, foreshadowing, and irony. Enjoy!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 24
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