Semicolon and Independent Clauses

Let’s substitute a semicolon for a coordinating conjunction!

Setting the Scene: Great Expectations

In this worksheet, your student will analyze the setting in a scene from Dickens’ “Great Expectations.”

Shakespeare’s Henry V: Once More Unto the Breach

In this activity, your students will read an excerpt from “Shakespeare’s Henry V” and answer questions related to the topic.

Shakespeare’s Macbeth Reading Comprehension

Help your students improve their reading comprehension with this “Shakespeare’s Macbeth” activity.

Slavery in the Constitution

Your student can compare different parts of the Constitution that relate to slavery.

Tension in The Pit and the Pendulum

Here’s a worksheet on how Poe’s uses structure to create tension in “The Pit and the Pendulum.”

The Courtship of Miles Standish

Your student will read a stanza from Longfellow’s Pilgrim poem, “The Courtship of Miles Standish” and analyze the use of words.

Two Viewpoints: Lee Surrenders to Grant, 1865

In this worksheet, your student will compare the writings of Ulysses S. Grant with a painting of the surrender of Lee at Appomattox Court House.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin: George’s Speech

This reading comprehension worksheet on a passage from “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” is a great activity for Black History Month.

Using Inference in Writing

Your student will take the next step in understanding inference in this writing worksheet.

Using the Colon

There are lots of reasons to use a colon!

Warm Up to Paradox!

When something seems to contradict itself but can still be true, we call it a paradox. Identifying a paradox can be confusing. Here is a free worksheet to print out for your students to complete. Examples of a paradox and fill in the blanks can give your students a headstart on mastering a paradox.

What Can You Infer?

This inference worksheet spotlights text from “The Gift of the Magi.”

What Kind of Dependent Clause Is It?

Your student is asked to name the function of the dependent clause in this worksheet.