Students read a poem and draft a response focusing on author's point of view. This activity may be used as a means to review constructed response writing or as a means to help teach the correct methods.
Students read an excerpt from the play Julius Caesar and attempt to express the idea behind the character's speech and provide evidence to support their response. This resource may be used in conjunction with instruction regarding constructed response writing.
Students read an excerpt from The Pit and the Pendulum and respond by attempting to prove how the author creates tension within the excerpt. Students must support their responses using evidence. This resource may be used in conjunction with constructed response writing.
Students will circle the reflexive pronoun in each sentence and then draw a line back to the subject it is reflecting.
A collection of worksheets for various student levels in combining and varying sentence patterns in writing.
Students read an excerpt from the novel Great Expectations and respond by attempting to offer reasoning regarding the effect of the author's choice of words within the text. This activity may coincide with instruction pertaining to constructed response writing.
Students order word cards from weakest to strongest.
Students order word cards from weakest to strongest.
Students read a passage and answer questions about summarizing skills. An answer key is included.
Students write the superlative form of adjectives.
For this activity, students add -ing to verbs.