Help your students better understand idioms and adages with this Christmas Phrases Activity. Students will be asked to rewrite each sentence in his/her own words without using the idiom or adage.
Inference in Literature: The Wizard of Oz
“The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” will help your student learn inference.
Inference Practice 2: Where Am I?
Here’s some inference practice for your middle school student.
Irish Proverbs Worksheet Activity
This activity lists some Irish proverbs, and your students will explain what they think each one means.
Irony in Poetry
Two poetry passages from classic literature are the focus of this irony worksheet.
Literature About Chicago: Prose vs. Poetry
It’s prose vs. poetry in this worksheet on literature about Chicago.
Look Around! Meaning in Context
It’s all about spotting the context clues in this worksheet!
Main Idea Graphic Organizer
Staying organized can be difficult, especially when you are trying to keep your writing and ideas well organized. With this printable Main Idea Graphic Organizer, students can keep their thoughts and ideas organized and separated based on their order of importance.
Mark Twain and the Homesick Connecticut Yankee
Mark Twain published A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court in 1889. Students read an excerpt from chapter 7 and answer questions.
Mark Twain: How to Tell a Story
Students read the beginning of Mark Twain’s essay “How to Tell a Story” and answer related questions.
Mark Twain: Travels Abroad
Mark Twain is known for his fictional works, but he also wrote one of the best-selling travel books of all time: The Innocents Abroad. Students read an excerpt from Chapter 7 and answer questions.
Oliver Becomes an Apprentice
Charles Dickens published Oliver Twist in 1837. It is the story of a poor orphan named Oliver Twist and his many difficulties and adventures as he grows up. Students read the passage and answer questions.
Organize the Main Idea
Help your students learn how to better organize their ideas with this Main Idea Organizer. Students will be asked to come up with a title, write a main idea, and support the main idea with three written details. In order to excel at writing, it is important to learn how to construct paragraphs in a way that is easy for the reader to understand the argument.
Oxymoron Match
An oxymoron is some seriously fun figurative language!
Passive Voice to Active Voice
This worksheet will be liked by you!
Poetry and Poets: Robert Frost
Frost wrote vibrant poetry about nature and the rural life. Below is one of his poems from a collection published in 1916. Students read it carefully and answer the questions.
Punctuation – Using the Slash in Writing
Slashes for quoting poetry lines are essential!
Romeo and Juliet: Sword Fight
Students read an excerpt from Romeo and Juliet and answer related questions.
Sentences Using Passive Voice
Practice recognizing passive voice with this printable verbs worksheet. This activity asks students to read through the sentences and circle the number of each one that uses passive voice. Ideal for 8th – 10th grade, but can be used where appropriate.
Shakespeare: Understanding the Sonnet
William Shakespeare is known for his plays, but he also wrote over 150 sonnets. In this activity, students read one of his sonnets and write the rhyme scheme.