ESL Reading Comprehension + Essay - The Mandalorian - Star Wars
Give ESL/EFL students an informational reading passage about the Star Wars series The Mandalorian paired with comprehension, vocabulary, and essay-writing practice.
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Give ESL/EFL students an informational reading passage about the Star Wars series The Mandalorian paired with comprehension, vocabulary, and essay-writing practice.
Students read a nonfiction passage about the Oreo cookie (history and brand evolution), answer short-answer and true/false (with textual justification) comprehension questions, complete vocabulary/synonym exercises, and respond to three extended writing prompt(s) about the topic.
ESL/EFL reading comprehension and writing practice built around a nonfiction biographical passage about painter Frida Kahlo (life history, artistic style, and major works), paired with comprehension questions, vocabulary work, a true/false reasoning item, and personal-opinion/comparison/diary-entry writing prompts.
Gives ESL/EFL students a reading-comprehension and writing-practice worksheet built around a nonfiction article on the folklore origins and modern media portrayal of werewolves (Twilight, Teen Wolf).
ESL/EFL reading comprehension and writing practice built around a nonfiction biographical passage about fashion icon Iris Apfel (her career in textiles/interior design and her personal style philosophy), paired with comprehension questions, vocabulary work, true/false reasoning, and personal-opinion/comparison essay prompts about…
A bundle of grammar task-card sets covering multiple ELA grammar and vocabulary skills for practice in centers, small groups, or independent work.
Students read a nonfiction passage about the television network MTV (history and cultural impact), answer short-answer and true/false (with textual justification) comprehension questions, complete vocabulary/synonym exercises, and respond to two extended writing prompt(s) about the topic.
ESL/EFL reading comprehension and writing practice for teen/young-adult English learners, built around a 3-page informational essay about the Cold War Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union, culminating in the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing.
Multi-activity packet practicing letter Z formation, recognition, and beginning-sound vocabulary.
ESL/EFL reading comprehension and writing practice built around a nonfiction biographical passage about pop singer Dua Lipa, paired with comprehension questions, vocabulary work, true/false reasoning, and personal-opinion/comparison/diary-entry writing prompts.
Students read a nonfiction passage about picnics (etymology, history and cultural/artistic references), answer short-answer and true/false (with textual justification) comprehension questions, complete vocabulary/synonym exercises, and respond to two extended writing prompt(s) about the topic.
Complete daily 'good morning work' grammar/convention practice tied to Common Core language standards, log independent reading titles/genres/levels for the week, fix five 'Crazy Sentences' by adding capitalization and punctuation, and sort gingerbread-themed vocabulary words into syllable-count boxes then write two…
Give ESL/EFL students an informational reading passage about the How to Train Your Dragon film franchise paired with comprehension, vocabulary, and essay-writing practice.
Give ESL/EFL students an informational/narrative reading passage about the Harry Potter joke shop Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes paired with comprehension, vocabulary, and essay-writing practice.
ESL/EFL reading comprehension and writing practice built around a nonfiction passage about the durian fruit (etymology, cultivation, trade, and cultural reception), paired with comprehension questions, vocabulary work, true/false reasoning, and personal-opinion/comparison essay prompts.
Read informational slides and two paired texts ("Life of Harriet Tubman" and "The Underground Railroad"), answer reading-response questions (short answer and true/false), compare the two paired texts, write four facts and four vocabulary words with definitions, sequence life events on a timeline, respond to writing prompts, trace/write…
ESL reading-comprehension and writing practice built around an expository passage on quantum computing.
Read an informational passage (in an on-grade-level or below-grade-level version), draw and write on a graphic organizer, answer multiple-choice questions, match vocabulary terms to definitions, fill in a KIM vocabulary chart, complete a cause-and-effect chart, analyze a photo, and complete a Venn diagram comparing Rosie the Riveter and…
Students read a nonfiction passage about rap music (origins, style and cultural/social impact), answer short-answer and true/false (with textual justification) comprehension questions, complete vocabulary/synonym exercises, and respond to three extended writing prompt(s) about the topic.
ESL/EFL reading comprehension and writing practice for teen/young-adult English learners, built around a 3-page informational essay about Roger Federer, the Swiss tennis player (his upbringing, playing style, career records, and personal character).
Read a biographical passage on Rosa Parks, then answer reading response questions, complete a timeline, cut-and-paste sequencing, then/now comparison, vocabulary and word-fill activities, a word search, ABC ordering, an acrostic poem, a draw-and-write reflection, and a decoding puzzle for a Rosa Parks quote.
Read informational passages about pirates and answer reading-response questions; define new vocabulary words; write descriptive sentences using the five senses; write a short story or complete a story-starter using pirate slang; write a 6-line acrostic poem using P-I-R-A-T-E; complete two pirate-themed word searches…
Students read a nonfiction passage about Nutella (history, ingredients and controversies), answer short-answer and true/false (with textual justification) comprehension questions, complete vocabulary/synonym exercises, and respond to four extended writing prompt(s) about the topic.
Annotate the passage (circle main idea, underline supporting details, box unfamiliar words), fill in main-idea/supporting-detail graphic organizers, complete vocabulary-in-context activities for reparations, negotiate, isolationism, and industrialization, organize events into Germany/Japan and Allied/Axis charts, answer 8…