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9th and 10th Grade Worksheets


A Visit From St. Nicholas
In this worksheet about the famous Christmas poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” your student will find the similes and metaphors.

Abigail Adams: Persuading Her Husband
Common Core Standards: RI.9-10.6
Go behind the scenes of the Continental Congress with this point of view worksheet on Abigail Adam’s letter to her husband, John.

Another Time
Here’s a creative writing prompt that will move your student through time and space.

Character Analysis in The Red Badge of Courage
Common Core Standards: RL.9-10.3
Your student will analyze the main character from the classic novel, “The Red Badge of Courage” in this worksheet.

Churchill’s Speech: We Shall Fight on the Beaches
Common Core Standards: RI.9-10.6
Your student will discover Winston Churchill’s gift of oratory in this worksheet.

Different Perspectives: The American Revolution
Common Core Standards: RI.9-10.6
Poet Rudyard Kipling offers an alternative perspective on the American Revolution in this worksheet on point of view.

Find the Main Idea: Call of the Wild
After reading a passage from “Call of the Wild” by Jack London, students write the main idea and two supporting ideas.

Find the Main Idea: David Copperfield
Students read a passage from the book, David Copperfield, and write the main idea and two supporting ideas.

Find the Main Idea: Major Art Movements
A worksheet about the major art movements. Students write the main idea and 4 supporting ideas.

Find the Main Idea: Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Students read a passage from the book, Moby Dick by Herman Melville, and write down the main idea and two supporting ideas.

Find the Main Idea: O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
Students read a passage from O Pioneers! by Willa Cather and write down the main idea and supporting ideas.

Find the Main Idea: Romeo and Juliet
Students read a passage from Act II Scene 2 from Romeo and Juliet, and write the main idea and supporting ideas.

Find the Main Idea: Solar Eclipses
Students write the main idea and supporting ideas after reading a few passages about solar eclipses.

Find the Main Idea: The Magna Carta
Students read a few paragraphs about the Magna Carta and write the main idea and two supporting ideas on the lines provided.

Find the Main Idea: The Mississippi River
Students read a paragraph about the Mississippi River and write down the main idea and supporting ideas.

Find the Main Idea: Three Reading Passages
Students read three different passages and choose the correct main idea for each.

Find the Meaning: JFK’s Inaugural Speech
Common Core Standards: RL.9-10.4
In this worksheet, your student will determine the meaning of some phrases in President Kennedy’s Inaugural Speech.

Mark Antony’s Oration from Julius Caesar
Common Core Standards: RL.9-10.2
Mark Antony’s oration from Julius Caesar is the focus of this worksheet for determining the purpose of the text.

Poe: A Valentine
The master of mystery, Edgar Allan Poe, challenges your student to solve a riddle in this poetry worksheet.