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High school english language arts handouts on sale
"The Wave" - Morton Rhue / Todd Strasser - Complete Teaching BUNDLE + ANSWERS
This bundle includes all my worksheets, handouts and other teaching materials to teach the iconic novel The Wave by Morton Rhue / Todd Strasser. The bundle includes:Pre-Reading Activity (thought-provoking, contextualized worksheet)Context Handout / Newspaper Article: Freedom of Speech & Political Correctness Reading Log & Chapter-by-Chapter Comprehension Questions (all chapters) NEW! - Detailed, COMPREHENSIVE ANSWER KEY + TEACHER'S GUIDE for every chapter and all the questions!The Stanle
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Raven Edgar Allan Poe Guided Reading Worksheet, Crossword and Wordsearch
This lesson packet contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 29 questions (with answer key), a crossword puzzle (with answer key) and wordsearch puzzle (with answer key) for The Raven, a poem by Edgar Allan Poe.
Key vocabulary words from the poem are used for the crossword and wordsearch puzzles. The word bank from the word search list are the same words used in the crossword puzzle. You will love this lesson set.
Great value
The 29 question worksheet should take about 60-70 minute
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8th - 12th
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Everyday Use by Alice Walker Complete Guided Reading Worksheet
This lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 44 questions (answer keys included) for Everyday Use by Alice Walker. Questions consist of True and False, fill in the blank and short answer.
This story is found in high school literature books as well as the Springboard Level 5 book.
It will take about 50-70 minutes for the students to complete this worksheet (depending on the student).
If you don't have this story in your literature book, you can find it here:
http://xroads.vir
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8th - 12th
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The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell Complete Guided Reading Worksheet
This lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 67 questions (answer keys included) for The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell. Questions consist of True and False, fill in the blank and short answer. This packet is 4 pages long, 2 pages for the questions and another 2 pages for the answer key. Questions are in chronological order - as the story is read by the students, the questions are presented.
This worksheet is designed with cost effective photocopying in mind. This is a
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6th - 11th
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The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Complete Guided Reading Worksheet
This lesson unit contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 32 questions (with answer key) for the short story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. Questions consist of True and False, multiple choice, fill in the blank and short answer.
This is a classic short story published in 1948 that centers around small town rituals of holding a "lottery" where the "winner" receives a death sentence that centers around the offering of human life in order to appease the farming corn gods. A truly horrif
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5th - 9th
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"The Importance of Being Earnest" (Wilde) - IB / A-Level TEACH Bundle + ANSWERS
This bundle includes all my handouts, worksheets, and activities to teach The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde. The resources are designed to be taught at a fairly high level, avoid looking flashy or patronizing, and instead focus on enabling higher-level cognitive, critical, and thinking skills, as well as to hone close-reading skills in your students. The bundle includes the following resources:1 - Oscar Wilde Biography, with a particular focus on his philosophy of aestheticism and
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Grammar/Writing: Parallel Structure in Word, Phrase, and Clause Pretest/Posttest
Note: This is paired with our semicolon unit and available here:Grammar Bundle: Parallelism Test and Semicolon UnitParallelism has always been important, but the problematic concept now claims prominence in Common Core State Standards and practice tests. Parallelism, the use of matching grammatical structures for comparison or implied comparison within a sentence (as in the use of coordinating conjunctions, comparisons, lists, series, linking verbs), is fully addressed in 9th and 10th grades. Th
Winter Dreams F Scott Fitzgerald Complete Guided Reading Worksheet
This lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 53 questions (answer key included), crossword puzzle (answer key included) and word search (answer key included) for Winter Dreams by F Scott Fitzgerald.
Check out the free 9 question preview with answer key!
Note: This short story is found in many high school texts as well as the new 11th grade Florida Collections by "Houghton Mifflin Harcourt", found on page 413. If you are using this text for the first time, this is a great way
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9th - 12th
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty J. Thurber Guided Reading Worksheet
This lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 37 questions (with answer key) for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber.
This worksheet is designed with cost effective photocopying in mind. This is a two page worksheet that can be combined to a front/back copy using only 1 sheet of paper. No staples.
It should take about 40-70 minutes for a student to complete this worksheet.
As a public high school English teacher, the biggest challenge I have is getting students t
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8th - 12th
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A Midsummer Night's Dream - Advanced Teaching + Drama + Literary Analysis BUNDLE
This bundle contains ALL my print-and-use worksheets, handouts, presentations and teaching activities for my extensive unit on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.The level of the bundle is certainly high enough to be taught as a set text for the IB English A: Literature or English A: Language and Literature curriculum OR as a year 8-10 text (also suited to IGCSE / GCSE Exam Prep, depending on the current curriculum!)Most resources, in my opinion, are too patronising of the students.Addition
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe Guided Reading Worksheet & Vocab Puzzles
This lesson unit contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 45 questions (with answer key), 3 different crossword puzzles (with answer keys) and 3 different word searches (with answer keys) for the short story The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. Questions consist of True and False, multiple choice, fill in the blank and short answer.
CHECK OUT THE FREE 9 QUESTION PREVIEW.
This lesson is Common Core and Florida Standards aligned:
RL 9.2.1, RL 8.1.3, RL8.6 / LAFS 8.RL.1.1, LAFS.
8.RL
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8th - 11th
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By the Waters of Babylon by Stephen Vincent Benet Guided Reading Worksheet
This lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 59 questions (with answer key) for By the Waters of Babylon by Stephen Vincent Benet. Questions consist of True and False, fill in the blank and short answer.
It will take about 50-90 minutes for the students to complete this worksheet (depending on the student).
Check out the 10 question free downloadable preview. If you like it, purchase the full 59 question worksheet (with answer key) for only $1.
As a public high school English
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8th - 12th
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Hamlet (Shakespeare) Complete Advanced Activity Bundle
This is a collection of handouts, worksheets etc. for William Shakepeare's iconic play 'Hamlet'. Having taught it quite often, by now, I have put together a great selection of advanced worksheets, activities, with a particular focus on catering to high schools teaching the play. The worksheets and handouts are of an advanced enough level to be taught at university, too. The unit covers the following topics and issues central to the play:Introduction to the Play & Pre-Reading ActivitiesAct 1,
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck) Complete NO PREP TEACH BUNDLE ACTIVITIES + ANSWERS
One of my favorite novels to teach, I've revisited and revised my Of Mice and Men resources and included a comprehensive range of activities for each of the six parts of the novel. Each unit focuses on different aspects worth teaching (and standards-aligned). A comprehensive table of contents can be found in the preview. Some examples of the activities included in each unit are:1. Comprehension & Close Reading Questions for each chapter of Of Mice and Men.2. Let's Get Quizzical! - Quote Hunt
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Holes (Louis Sachar) Complete NO PREP TEACHING BUNDLE ACTIVITIES + ANSWERS
One of my favorite novels to teach, I've revisited and revised my resources for Holes by Louis Sachar, and included a comprehensive range of activities in order to enable a hassle-free, varied, and standards-aligned teaching of this great novel:Each unit focuses on different aspects worth teaching (and standards-aligned). Here's a list of the units included and the aspects that each unit focuses on:Before Reading Activities - 5 Things You Need to Know about HolesChapters 1-3: PalindromesChapters
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5th - 10th
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Costa's Level of Questioning Thinking Reference Sheet & Student Bookmarks AVID
AVID style themed Costa's Level of Questioning reference sheet and bookmarks. The reference sheets are a great way for students to easily access the type of questions and promote higher levels of thinking. The bookmarks can also be placed inside notebooks and journals for quick reference.Thank you for supporting a fellow teacher. Please consider checking out my other items. Free Addition: A free editable Power Point version has been added by popular request. This editable Power Point version use
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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The Masque of the Red Death Poe Reading Worksheet Crossword Wordsearch
This lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 36 questions (with answer key), crossword puzzle (with answer key) and wordsearch (with answer key) for The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe.
Free preview includes 5 of the 36 questions with KEY.
You may already know this, but this is not an easy story for most lower level students to read. This worksheet is really necessary for these students as it helps them read along with the story and answer the questions.
The 36 qu
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9th - 12th
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Middle School Daedalus and Icarus A Greek Myth Guided Reading Worksheet
Great Value! This reading lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 32 questions (with answer key) for the short story Daedalus and Icarus - A Greek Myth. This worksheet goes along with the Middle School reading of the myth. I have included a copy of this story in the download. Also, if you want to verify the version before you make your purchase, please check out the FREE PREVIEW to see the story. Questions consist of True and False, multiple choice, fill in the blank and short
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5th - 9th
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The Life You Save May Be Your Own by Flannery O'Connor Guided Reading Worksheet
This lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 40 questions (answer key included) for The Life You Save May Be Your Own by Flannery O'Connor. Questions consist of True and False, fill in the blank and short answer.
It will take about 50-80 minutes for the students to complete this worksheet (depending on the student).
If you don't have this story in your literature book, you can find it here:
http://faculty.smu.edu/nschwart/2312/lifeyousave.htm
This worksheet was made with cos
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8th - 12th
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An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge Complete Guided Reading Worksheet, Crosswords
This lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 29 questions (answer key included) and 2 different crossword puzzles for An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce. Questions consist of True and False, fill in the blank and short answer. This is for High School students.
This lesson also comes with 2 different crossword puzzles using key vocabulary and terms from the short story. (Answer keys included).
It will take about 50-80 minutes for the students to complete this
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8th - 12th
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Grammar Task Cards: Nouns and Noun Phrases in Functional Context
Do your students know a direct object or object complement from a predicate nominative? Noun phrases populate diverse sentence structures that students must know for further development of grammar and writing skills. The total of 96 noun/noun phrase practice cards and answers are written from review to advanced levels to promote success for all students. The cards are intended for independent, whole group (document camera) or small group practice. This unit of nouns assists all students in achi
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7th - 10th
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The Red Headed League Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Complete Lesson Pack
This lesson packet contains a complete guided reading worksheet 3 pages long with 49 questions (with answer key).
BONUS INCLUDED! This pack also comes with a crossword puzzle (with answer key) and wordsearch puzzle (with answer key) for The Red Headed League - a Sherlock Holmes story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Key vocabulary words are used for the crossword and wordsearch puzzles. All answer keys are included. This purchase is 10 pages and an excellent value.
Check out the 10 question preview
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8th - 12th
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Punctuation/ Grammar Bundle: Parallel Structure Test and Semicolon Unit
When better to use parallelism than with semicolon applications?
This bundle features our 20 multiple-choice question parallelism pretest/posttest written in vignette format and available as an individual item here.
The semicolon lesson plans are constructed to provide theory and practice (practice topics include driving safety, study habits, reading choices, video gaming and social media reviews). Lessons detail the use of semicolons with clauses, conjunctive adverbs, and within lists. A dem
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9th - 12th
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A Quilt of a Country by Anna Quindlen Complete Guided Reading Worksheet
This lesson unit contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 22 questions (with answer key) for the argument A Quilt of a Country by Anna Quindlen. Questions consist of True and False, multiple choice, fill in the blank and short answer.This is a letter written days after the September 11 World Trade Center attacks that analyze the melting pot status and history of the United States. The author discusses how America came to be (and survived over the past 3 hundred years) with its diversity
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5th - 10th
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
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Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
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