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Say hello to a platform dedicated to industrious, yet overtasked teachers like you. Say goodbye to countless hours spent developing relevant and engaging ELA lessons. Whether you are teaching the fundamentals of grammar, creative writing skills, classic literature, or contemporary fiction, you will find thousands of activities and assessments to help you achieve a healthier work-life balance without sacrificing academic rigor.
The Adventures of Ulysses Vocabulary Games for Chapters 12 and 13
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The Adventures of Ulysses Vocabulary Games for Chapters 12 and 13

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 12 and 13 of The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: altar, brood, caulk, chariot, dire, exploit, flare, fragrant, furnish, heed, kine, libation, makeshift, meddlesome, piety, plight, ravenous, treacherous, tumult, and wander. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
The Adventures of Ulysses Vocabulary Games for Chapters 4, 5, and 6
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The Adventures of Ulysses Vocabulary Games for Chapters 4, 5, and 6

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 4, 5, and 6 of The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: abruptly, apt, bellow, boisterously, exile, gibber, glower, gluttonous, indifferent, jeer, mercilessly, mutiny, peer, plead, quarrel, revel, skirmish, unwittingly, weary, and wriggle. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
The Adventures of Ulysses Vocabulary Games for Chapter 7
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The Adventures of Ulysses Vocabulary Games for Chapter 7

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapter 7 of The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin (“Circe”). A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: acrobat, anoint, cunning, decree, deign, descend, disposition, gorge, haughtily, homely, isle, moor, prophecy, provision, swoon, toil, trot, venerable, whimper, and widow. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Ender's Game Chapters 14 and 15 Vocabulary Games and Activities
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Ender's Game Chapters 14 and 15 Vocabulary Games and Activities

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 14 and 15 of Orson Scott Card’s dystopian science fiction novel Ender’s Game. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: apprehension, ascetic, compensate, dwell, feint, formidable, graceful, inscrutable, itinerant, timid, vague, and wince. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
The Grapes of Wrath Vocabulary Games for Chapters 7, 8, and 9
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The Grapes of Wrath Vocabulary Games for Chapters 7, 8, and 9

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 7, 8, and 9 of John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: casually, clamor, deftly, humble, incredulously, malice, retort, saunter, shrill, sidle, stride, supplication, and toil. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
The Grapes of Wrath Vocabulary Games for Chapters 10, 11, and 12
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The Grapes of Wrath Vocabulary Games for Chapters 10, 11, and 12

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 10, 11, and 12 of John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: apprehensively, coarse, contemptuous, eminent, giddy, ornery, principle, quarrel, shrewd, shudder, stationery, trifle, vague, and weary. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
The Grapes of Wrath Vocabulary Games for Chapters 4, 5, and 6
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The Grapes of Wrath Vocabulary Games for Chapters 4, 5, and 6

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 4, 5, and 6 of John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: brood, flitter, hasten, idle, meek, pique, ravenously, refuge, relish, scornfully, scowl, sparse, wane, withered, and wriggle. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
The Grapes of Wrath Vocabulary Games for Chapters 1, 2, and 3
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The Grapes of Wrath Vocabulary Games for Chapters 1, 2, and 3

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 1, 2, and 3 of John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: bemused, crossly, cunningly, dissipated, flare, judiciously, mutter, plod, smugly, squint, and stiflingly. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
"The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty Vocabulary Games and Activities
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"The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty Vocabulary Games and Activities

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement Liam O’Flaherty’s short story “The Sniper.” A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: ascetic, beleaguer, dart, gibber, mutter, parapet, paroxysm, reckless, recoil, remorse, ruse, and turret. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
The Grapes of Wrath Vocabulary Games for Chapters 13, 14, and 15
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The Grapes of Wrath Vocabulary Games for Chapters 13, 14, and 15

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 13, 14, and 15 of John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: blunder, descend, doleful, envy, exclaim, languid, listlessly, morosely, recede, restive, scurry, and stern. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
The Grapes of Wrath Vocabulary Games for Chapters 16, 17, and 18
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The Grapes of Wrath Vocabulary Games for Chapters 16, 17, and 18

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 16, 17, and 18 of John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: babbitt, beckon, cascade, jut, lanky, oblong, parched, querulously, reproachfully, swiftly, and vehemence. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
The Grapes of Wrath Vocabulary Games for Chapters 19, 20, and 21
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The Grapes of Wrath Vocabulary Games for Chapters 19, 20, and 21

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 19, 20, and 21 of John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: chitter, corrugated, disconsolate, drably, goad, horde, intently, nebulous, plead, precede, sneer, trudge, and wretched. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
The Grapes of Wrath Vocabulary Games for Chapters 22, 23, and 24
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The Grapes of Wrath Vocabulary Games for Chapters 22, 23, and 24

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 22, 23, and 24 of John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: barren, bleak, bravado, destitute, hoarse, liable, ominously, reverent, subside, treacherously, and unanimous. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
"Maud Martha Spares the Mouse" by Gwendolyn Brooks Quiz and Answer Key
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"Maud Martha Spares the Mouse" by Gwendolyn Brooks Quiz and Answer Key

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Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering Gwendolyn Brooks’ short story “Maud Martha Spares the Mouse.” The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the narrative. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: The length of time Maud Martha had searched for the mouse Maud Martha’s assumptions about the mouse’s mindset Maud Martha’s initial reaction to encountering the mouse Maud Martha’s emotional response to sparing the mouse Maud Martha’s self-reflection Maud Martha’s tasks at home And more
"Flight" by John Steinbeck Vocabulary Games and Activities
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"Flight" by John Steinbeck Vocabulary Games and Activities

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement John Steinbeck’s short story “Flight.” A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: agilely, ascend, clamber, coarse, dart, desolate, foliage, furtive, gangling, gulch, listless, meager, plod, rein, scowl, sentinel, sheepishly, skitter, slumberous, stern, whinny, withered, wriggle, and writhe. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Ender's Game Chapters 11, 12, and 13 Vocabulary Games and Activities
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Ender's Game Chapters 11, 12, and 13 Vocabulary Games and Activities

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 11, 12, and 13 of Orson Scott Card’s dystopian science fiction novel Ender’s Game. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: blunder, corroborate, derisive, loathsome, merciful, paltry, plead, rebuke, tedious, temperament, translucent, and wary. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Ender's Game Chapters 7 and 8 Vocabulary Games and Activities
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Ender's Game Chapters 7 and 8 Vocabulary Games and Activities

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 7 and 8 of Orson Scott Card’s dystopian science fiction novel Ender’s Game. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: erode, intently, mutter, obscurity, personnel, raucous, shudder, swaggering, transparent, polyglot, magnanimous, and ostentatiously. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Ender's Game Chapters 1 and 2 Vocabulary Games and Activities
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Ender's Game Chapters 1 and 2 Vocabulary Games and Activities

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 1 and 2 of Orson Scott Card’s dystopian science fiction novel Ender’s Game. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: commiserate, forestall, glint, malleable, mirth, peripheral, quarrel, rescind, smirk, spatter, submerge, and vivisect. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Ender's Game Chapters 3 and 4 Vocabulary Games and Activities
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Ender's Game Chapters 3 and 4 Vocabulary Games and Activities

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 3 and 4 of Orson Scott Card’s dystopian science fiction novel Ender’s Game. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: ambiguous, beckon, contempt, decelerate, deftly, extenuating, feeble, glower, incredulous, persecution, stride, and taunt. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Ender's Game Chapters 9 and 10 Vocabulary Games and Activities
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Ender's Game Chapters 9 and 10 Vocabulary Games and Activities

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 9 and 10 of Orson Scott Card’s dystopian science fiction novel Ender’s Game. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: acquiescence, archaic, banter, competent, cynical, denunciation, discreet, humble, improvise, keen, surly, and wander. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences