Poetry Activities for Rhyme (w/ 'How Do I Love Thee?')
A single-poem literary-analysis worksheet that teaches students to identify and interpret rhyme using "How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
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A single-poem literary-analysis worksheet that teaches students to identify and interpret rhyme using "How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
An ESL/EFL reading comprehension and writing worksheet built around a nonfiction-style informational passage about Time Capsules, used to practice reading comprehension, vocabulary, and extended written response in English.
An ESL/EFL reading comprehension and writing worksheet built around a nonfiction-style informational passage about Toni Morrison, used to practice reading comprehension, vocabulary, and extended written response in English.
An ESL/EFL reading comprehension and writing worksheet built around a nonfiction-style informational passage about Tennis - Sports, used to practice reading comprehension, vocabulary, and extended written response in English.
A step-by-step storyboard planning guide, available as both printable and interactive Google Slides, that teaches students to plan a creative narrative by identifying its plot, setting, characters, conflict, and theme.
An ESL/EFL nonfiction reading passage and writing worksheet about century eggs, a preserved Chinese food, used to build reading comprehension, vocabulary and personal-opinion/comparative essay-writing skills for teen or adult English learners.
An ESL/EFL nonfiction reading passage and writing worksheet about Bookcrossing, the worldwide book-sharing movement, used to build reading comprehension, vocabulary and personal-opinion/comparative essay-writing skills for teen or adult English learners.
A creative-writing project that has students rewrite a well-known fairy tale, fable, or myth from the villain's first-person point of view, supported by an assignment sheet, rubric, and a peer-editing process.
An ESL/EFL nonfiction reading passage and writing worksheet about Discord, the online communication platform, used to build reading comprehension, vocabulary and personal-opinion/comparative essay-writing skills for teen or adult English learners.
An ESL/EFL reading comprehension and writing worksheet built around a nonfiction-style informational passage about Tintin - Comic Book, used to practice reading comprehension, vocabulary, and extended written response in English.
A set of character-profile prompt cards (with brief character bios and a linked story-idea hook) intended to spark creative short-story writing focused on character development.
An ESL/EFL nonfiction reading passage and writing worksheet about C-pop, Chinese-language pop music, used to build reading comprehension, vocabulary and personal-opinion/comparative essay-writing skills for teen or adult English learners.
An ESL/EFL reading comprehension and writing worksheet built around a nonfiction-style informational passage about Triwizard Tournament, used to practice reading comprehension, vocabulary, and extended written response in English.
Let students have fun and get creative with this FREE 2-Sentence Horror Stories Writing Activity. Students will write a couple of 2-sentence horror stories, which will challenge them to consider their reader's reactions while writing concisely. This writing activity can serve as enrichment, a resource for early finishers, or just a fun…
An ESL/EFL reading comprehension and writing worksheet built around a nonfiction-style informational passage about The Phantom of the Opera, used to practice reading comprehension, vocabulary, and extended written response in English.
An ESL/EFL nonfiction reading passage and writing worksheet about the history of cats and humans, used to build reading comprehension, vocabulary and personal-opinion/comparative essay-writing skills for teen or adult English learners.
A mini-lesson/workshop teaching secondary students to write with more precise and concise language, using a slideshow of weak-vs-strong sentence examples, a reference handout, and a two-part worksheet with answer key.
An ESL/EFL nonfiction reading passage and writing worksheet about Casu Marzu, the Sardinian cheese made with live insect larvae, used to build reading comprehension, vocabulary and personal-opinion/comparative essay-writing skills for teen or adult English learners.
An ESL/EFL nonfiction reading passage and writing worksheet about the film Billy Elliot (2000), used to build reading comprehension, vocabulary and personal-opinion/comparative essay-writing skills for teen or adult English learners.
A mini-lesson/workshop teaching secondary students the 'show, don't tell' writing principle, using a slideshow contrasting telling sentences with showing paragraphs, then having students turn a randomly-drawn telling sentence into a descriptive showing paragraph.
An ESL/EFL nonfiction reading passage and writing worksheet about André Rieu, the Dutch violinist/conductor, used to build reading comprehension, vocabulary and personal-opinion/comparative essay-writing skills for teen or adult English learners.
A mini-lesson/workshop teaching secondary students to identify and create literary 'voice' (diction, syntax, tone) through a poem-reconstruction group activity and an original-writing exercise.
An ESL/EFL nonfiction reading passage and writing worksheet about extraterrestrial life / UFOs, used to build reading comprehension, vocabulary and personal-opinion/comparative essay-writing skills for teen or adult English learners.
A mini-lesson/workshop teaching secondary students to identify, analyze, and create tone in writing, using a slideshow, guided practice with poems and Shakespearean sonnets, and a situation/tone-strip writing activity distinguishing tone from mood.