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ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity - Alternative Schools

Waldorf, Montessori and forest schools are among the alternative models described in a short article for English learners, who answer questions on how these schools work, write synonyms and finish with an opinion essay on alternative schooling.
Grades
Grades 7–12, Middle School, High School
Pages
3
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PDF
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Updated Oct 26, 2026

Subject
ELA, Language Development, ESL, Vocabulary, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Holiday & Seasonal, Holidays, Back To School
Topic
ESL, English Second Language
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Writing Prompts, Worksheets
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ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity Worksheets - Alternative Schools

This ESL EFL Teaching Resource on the "Alternative Schools" (3 PDF Worksheets Slides; Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity) can be ideal to improve Language skills in English. Ideal students for this ESL EFL TESOL Reading + Writing Activity are Foreign Students at middle and High School (7th-12th Grade; teens). Newcomers or any ESL Learner is also more than suitable for this ESL EFL TESOL TEFL (English as a Second or Foreign Language) Activity on the "Alternative Schools" (schools and educational systems such as Montessori, Waldord, Online School, Unschooling and Worldschooling; opinions of students, teachers, parents and educational experts). This Teaching Educational Resource Product can also be ideal for ESL EFL TESOL Centers worldwide or any English second language tutor.

Intermediate Advanced English as a Second or Foreign Language (ESL EFL TESOL TEFL) learners are suitable for this ESL EFL TESOL Teaching Resource on the "Alternative Schools" (Worksheet; 3 PDF Printable slides)

In this English Second or Foreign Language (ESL EFL TESOL) Reading Comprehension + Essay Writing Activity Worksheet on "Alternative Schools" (schools and educational systems such as Montessori, Waldord, Online School, Unschooling and Worldschooling; opinions of students, teachers, parents and educational experts) activities are included:

  • 1 text on "Alternative Schools" (schools and educational systems such as Montessori, Waldord, Online School, Unschooling and Worldschooling; opinions of students, teachers, parents and educational experts)

  • 16 Questions related to the text (with related space where students can answer)

  • 3 essay prompts for a writing activity on "Alternative Schools" (writing an essay on your own personal opinion on alternative schools and whether you believe they can be a valid alternative option to traditional schools + writing about one of the alternative schools describe in the text and writing why you would like to try it + pretending to attend one of the alternative schools described in the text for a week and writing a page of diary each day)

This ESL Teaching Resource can be great for Back to School Activities

This ESL, EFL (English Second or Foreign Language) Teaching Resource Reading + Writing Activity on "Alternative Schools" (schools and educational systems such as Montessori, Waldord, Online School, Unschooling and Worldschooling; opinions of students, teachers, parents and educational experts) is great for Intermediate Advanced English as a second or foreign language learners (ESL- EFL - TESOL). This English Second Language Worksheet on "Alternative Schools" (schools and educational systems such as Montessori, Waldord, Online School, Unschooling and Worldschooling; opinions of students, teachers, parents and educational experts) aims to train and Reading Comprehension + Writing Skills.

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Learning objectives

  • Compare different school models described in an informational text
  • Argue whether a statement about alternative schools is true or false using the article
  • Write an opinion essay about approaches to education

Skills covered

  • Reading to compare — answering questions about how each school model works
  • Vocabulary — writing synonyms for words from the article
  • Opinion writing — explaining a view on alternative schooling in a full essay

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