Your student will determine the meaning of some of the words and phrases from a soliloquy from Shakespeare’s As You Like It.
Shakespeare’s Language: Using Context Clues
It’s time to decipher Shakespearean English using context clues!
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet: Understanding the Prologue
Students will learn about prologues in this activity and will enhance their skills by answering questions about the “Romeo and Juliet” excerpt.
Sherlock Holmes: Prose to Drama
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created the character of Sherlock Holmes in the late 19th century. Students read an opening paragraph and rewrite it as a play.
Situational Irony vs. Dramatic Irony
Your student will determine which passage shows situational irony and which shows dramatic irony.
Spelling: What’s Wrong, and What’s Right?
Your students will learn the difference between right and wrong in spelling with this “Proofing and Editing” worksheet.
Spot it! Which Are Grammatically Correct?
With this printable worksheet on editing and proofing, students will be asked to circle the number of the sentence that is grammatically correct. Ideal for 6th – 12th grade students, but can be used where needed.
Spot the Infinitive Phrase
Practice reading and writing skills with this printable verb worksheet focusing on infinitive phrase. Students will be asked to read through the given sentences and circle the number of each sentence that contains an infinitive phrase. Ideal for 7th – 9th grade students, but can be used where appropriate.
Summarize It: President Theodore Roosevelt’s Message
In this worksheet, your student will summarize part of President Theodore Roosevelt’s message to Congress about conservation.
Susan B. Anthony and the Right to Vote
Susan B. Anthony was very important in women’s right to vote. Here is a exercise for students to read and then answer related questions.
Thanksgiving Idioms Worksheet Activity
Help your students better understand what is an idiom with this Thanksgiving Idiom Phrases Activity.
The Dash as Punctuation: Interruptions
This worksheet has some dashing practice on dashes.
The Dash as Punctuation: Substitutions
Let’s learn about dashes in writing!
The Ellipsis for Omitting Text
Your student won’t be eclipsed by the ellipsis after this worksheet.
The Ellipsis to Show a Pause
Time to pause with an ellipsis!
The Ransom of Red Chief
Your student will examine the use of irony in this classic humorous short story.
The Slash as Punctuation
The sly slash is also used as a punctuation mark!
Twain and Society: The Gilded Age
Mark Twain’s first novel The Gilded Age is not as famous as many of his other works, but it still tells a humorous and enlightening story of a time in American history full of wealth, excess, and greed. Students read a passage and answer questions.
Using Antonyms for Context Clues
In this worksheet, if you understand the antonym, you understand the word!
Using Context Clues with Literature
Finding the meaning with context clues is the focus of this middle school worksheet.