The Space Age Trainers: Write A Story (9-13 years)
A creative-writing worksheet teaching narrative story planning (introduction/middle/ending), using a mentor short story about a boy whose new bag is stolen by bullies as the model text.
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A creative-writing worksheet teaching narrative story planning (introduction/middle/ending), using a mentor short story about a boy whose new bag is stolen by bullies as the model text.
Give ESL/EFL students at middle and high school level a nonfiction reading passage about Gardens by the Bay, a Singapore park known for its Supertree Grove, Cloud Forest, and Flower Dome and its sustainability focus, including a quoted individual ("James"), paired with comprehension, vocabulary, and true/false argument questions and…
A no-prep art-history drawing and writing activity where students reimagine three famous artists/artworks in a modern context.
Give ESL/EFL students at middle and high school level a nonfiction reading passage about the FIFA World Cup as a global sporting and cultural event, paired with comprehension, vocabulary, and true/false argument questions and personal or comparative essay writing prompts.
Give ESL/EFL students at middle and high school level a nonfiction reading passage about the children's book and film 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs' by Judi Barrett and Ron Barrett, paired with comprehension, vocabulary, and true/false argument questions and personal or comparative essay writing prompts.
Give ESL/EFL students at middle and high school level a nonfiction reading passage about the Japanese anime/manga 'Forest of the Piano' (Forest of the Piano), its story and characters, paired with comprehension, vocabulary, and true/false argument questions and personal or comparative essay writing prompts.
Post-reading ESL/EFL novel-study worksheet prompting identification of the book's author/genre/publication date, two open list-response activities, an opinion letter to the protagonist, and a character-diary creative writing task.
Give ESL/EFL students at middle and high school level a nonfiction reading passage about the European "discovery" of the Americas, its historical framing, and Columbus's legacy, paired with comprehension, vocabulary, and true/false argument questions and personal or comparative essay writing prompts.
Give ESL/EFL students at middle and high school level a nonfiction reading passage about how Carnival is celebrated in different countries/cities (e.g. Cologne, Nice's Bataille de Fleurs, Quebec Winter Carnival), paired with comprehension, vocabulary, and true/false argument questions and personal or comparative essay writing prompts.
A post-viewing ESL/EFL worksheet built around the film "Shrek", combining film-info recall, vocabulary logging, character description, and reflective/creative writing tasks.
A post-viewing ESL/EFL worksheet built around the film "Saving Mr. Banks (Mary Poppins)", combining film-info recall, vocabulary logging, and reflective/creative writing tasks.
A post-viewing ESL/EFL worksheet built around the film "Princess Mononoke", combining film-info recall, vocabulary logging, character description, and reflective/creative writing tasks.
A post-viewing ESL/EFL worksheet built around the film "Porco Rosso", combining film-info recall, vocabulary logging, character description, and reflective/creative writing tasks.
A post-viewing ESL/EFL worksheet built around the film "Rocketman (Elton John)", combining film-info recall, vocabulary logging, character description, and reflective/creative writing tasks.
A post-viewing ESL/EFL worksheet built around the film "Rogue One - A Star Wars Story", combining film-info recall, vocabulary logging, and reflective/creative writing tasks.
A post-viewing ESL/EFL worksheet built around the film "Solo: A Star Wars Story", combining film-info recall, vocabulary logging, and reflective/creative writing tasks.
A post-viewing ESL/EFL worksheet built around the film "Return to Never Land (Peter Pan)", combining film-info recall, vocabulary logging, character description, and reflective/creative writing tasks.
A post-viewing ESL/EFL worksheet built around the film "Pride and Prejudice", combining film-info recall, vocabulary logging, character description, and reflective/creative writing tasks.
A post-viewing ESL/EFL worksheet built around the film "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows", combining film-info recall, vocabulary logging, character description, and reflective/creative writing tasks.
ESL post-viewing movie guide worksheet for "Mary Poppins Returns", giving students structured prompts to record basic film information and practice creative writing from a character's perspective.
End-of-year reflective writing prompts paired with note-taking sheets so students can process and write about their school year.
A post-viewing ESL/EFL worksheet built around the film "Selma", combining film-info recall, vocabulary logging, character description, and reflective/creative writing tasks.
Post-viewing ESL/EFL comprehension and creative-writing worksheet built around the film "Godzilla (1998)", combining basic film-info recall, a vocabulary log, character description, reflection prompts, and a character-diary writing task for English language learners.
Post-viewing ESL/EFL comprehension and creative-writing worksheet built around the film "Godzilla vs. Kong", combining basic film-info recall, a vocabulary log, character description, reflection prompts, and a character-diary writing task for English language learners.