Vocabulary Story Writing Activity
Single-slide-deck activity directing students to write an original story that incorporates new vocabulary words.
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Single-slide-deck activity directing students to write an original story that incorporates new vocabulary words.
A short creative-writing activity in which students arrange food items into a picture and then write a description or short story about it.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the history and modern debate over cursive writing, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Provides double-entry journal prompts and a summary question analyzing Act 3, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about what students and teachers experience at fashion academies, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Provides double-entry journal prompts and analysis questions for Act 3, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet, the scene in which Tybalt is killed and Romeo is banished.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the history and styles of documentary filmmaking, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Provides four double-entry journal prompts and a summary question analyzing Act 1, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet, focused on character relationships and power dynamics.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the history and identity of the Italian fashion house Fendi, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Provides double-entry journal prompts and summary questions analyzing Act 1, Scenes 2 and 3 of Romeo and Juliet, focused on character relationships and power dynamics.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about language endangerment and efforts to preserve endangered languages, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
A double entry journal worksheet for close reading and analysis of Chapter 3 of John Steinbeck's The Pearl, focused on textual evidence, figurative language, and character shifts.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about ancient Egyptian mythology and its gods and beliefs, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
A double entry journal worksheet for close reading and analysis of Chapter 2 of John Steinbeck's The Pearl, focused on textual evidence, authorial attitude, and imagery.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the language-learning app Duolingo and its approach to education, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
A double entry journal worksheet for close reading and analysis of Chapter 4 of John Steinbeck's The Pearl, focused on textual evidence, negotiation tactics, and character message/lesson.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the history and identity of the Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
A double-entry journal worksheet for close reading of Act 1, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing,' focused on using textual evidence to identify character relationships, power dynamics, and dramatic irony.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the domestication history and care of pet rabbits, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
A double entry journal worksheet for close reading and analysis of Chapter 1 of John Steinbeck's The Pearl, focused on textual evidence, imagery, character traits, and inference.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the history and appeal of detective fiction as a literary genre, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Provides double-entry journal prompts and summary/analysis questions for Act 2, Scenes 5 and 6 of Romeo and Juliet.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the domestication and care of ferrets as exotic pets, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
A double entry journal worksheet for close reading and analysis of Chapter 6 (the final chapter) of John Steinbeck's The Pearl, focused on textual evidence, thematic change over the novel, and character relationship arcs.