This concise PowerPoint presentation is designed to facilitate a review of the 12 Labors of Hercules.

This worksheet features 62 common roots and formatives. Students will define each root or formative, using context and available resources (e.g., dictionaries, internet). Also, students will form words by combining roots and formatives. LEARNING TARGETS: 1. Students will determine the meanings of common word roots. 2. Students will apply knowledge of word roots by combining word roots and creating new words. 3. Students will discern meanings of common formatives using context clues.

This editable assessment measures general comprehension and holds students accountable for the assigned reading of Aesop’s fable “The Fox and the Crow.” Delivered in Word Document format, this quiz includes an answer key. Learning targets addressed include: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the appropriate definition of fable. Students will demonstrate basic comprehension of the text. Students will demonstrate knowledge of literary terminology by applying the concept to the text. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the text’s theme by paraphrasing a logical message they discern.

A visually stimulating Power Point that provides context for the drama. Information covered includes Shakespeare’s background, The Globe Theatre, characteristics of Shakespearean performances, and character overviews. For the purpose of engaging students, I will occasionally use humor to convey important ideas. This is intended to come across in this presentation.

This resource measures reading comprehension and holds students accountable for the assigned reading of “Split Cherry Tree” by Jesse Stuart. A short answer assessment, this quiz features 9 questions and includes an answer key. Questions pertain to the following key details: ♦ The cause of the split cherry tree ♦ Dave’s means of repayment ♦ Dave’s insistence that he not stay after school and why ♦ Dave’s father’s behavior ♦ Professor Herbert’s lesson involving bacteria ♦ Dave’s father’s philosophy on killing ♦ Professor Herbert’s thoughtful offer ♦ A surprising admission regarding how education has changed and how it has passed Dave’s father by

This file contains two Word documents. The first is a 13-question, multiple-choice quiz designed to measure plot recall. The second is the corresponding answer key. Questions pertain to the following details: • The North Crawford Mask and Wig Club • The avoidance of social gatherings • The narrator's wish for Harry Nash • The narrator's invitation to an auditioning woman • The town's reaction to Harry's acting • The narrator's first impression of Helene's acting • Efforts to improve Helene's acting • Helene's fantasy when viewing movies in the past • Helene's difficulty in establishing relationships • Lydia's impressions on who will direct • Lydia's prediction for Helene • A gift from Harry • "The luckiest girl in town"

Reinforce the standard conventions of academic writing and perform a quick check of students’ knowledge with this grammar worksheet on distinguishing transitive verbs from intransitive verbs. Delivered in printable Word Document format, as well as in PDF format, this resource conveniently offers the option to edit. An answer key is provided.

Reinforce the standard conventions of academic writing and perform a quick check of knowledge with this grammar worksheet designed to help students understand how context influences word choices. Delivered in printable Word Document format, as well as in PDF format, this resource conveniently offers the option to edit. An answer key is provided.

This formative grammar worksheet reviews the basics of common and irregular adjectives that compare. Featuring 50 opportunities to apply knowledge of comparative and superlative adjectives, this resource is recommended for middle and high school students enrolled in composition classes emphasizing rudimentary writing skills. An answer key is included.

This formative grammar worksheet reviews the basics of common and irregular adverbs that compare. Featuring 45 opportunities to apply knowledge of comparative and superlative adverbs, this resource is recommended for middle and high school students enrolled in composition classes emphasizing rudimentary writing skills. An answer key is included.

This formative grammar worksheet reinforces the basic principles of linking verbs and measures how well students can distinguish them from action verbs. In addition, this resource assesses a learner’s ability to identify predicate words of linking verbs. Featuring 48 opportunities to practice application of knowledge, this printable resource is recommended for middle and high school students who are enrolled in composition classes emphasizing rudimentary writing skills. An answer key is included, as is a brief PowerPoint presentation to facilitate discussion of the topic.

Reinforce the standard conventions of academic writing and perform a quick check of students’ knowledge with this grammar worksheet on writing numerals. Delivered in printable Word Document format, as well as in PDF format, this resource conveniently offers the option to edit. An answer key is provided. By completing this activity, students will demonstrate an ability to: Spell out single-digit whole numbers Use numerals for whole numbers larger than nine Spell out simple fractions and use hyphens Express mixed fractions in figures unless they begin a sentence Navigate the various acceptable ways to express decades and dates Distinguish between when it is most appropriate to spell out the time of day in text versus using numerals Hyphenate compound numbers from twenty-one through ninety-nine Write out a number when it begins a sentence under all circumstances And more

Use this editable grammar activity to help middle and high school students reinforce the basics of conjugating verbs so their forms match their compound subjects correctly. To facilitate the process, the worksheet includes tips for discerning whether a compound subject is considered singular and plural. An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. By engaging with this grammar exercise, students will: Demonstrate awareness of the definition of compound subject Choose plural verb forms when multiple subjects are combined with the conjunction and Navigate situations in which multiple subjects are combined with or, either…or, and neither…nor

Reinforce the standard conventions of academic writing and perform a quick check of students’ knowledge with this grammar worksheet on pronoun-antecedent agreement. Delivered in printable Word Document format, as well as in PDF format, this resource conveniently offers the option to edit. An answer key is provided. By engaging with this resource, students will demonstrate an ability to: Use a singular pronoun to refer to anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, none, nothing, one, somebody, someone, or something Use a plural pronoun to refer to both, few, many, or several Discern whether to use an indefinite pronoun such as all, any, more, most, none, and some is singular or plural in context Use a singular pronoun to refer to two or more singular antecedents joined by or or nor Use a plural pronoun to refer to two or more antecedents joined by and Recognize that a collective noun is singular when it refers to the group as a collective unit Recognize that a collective noun is plural when it refers to the individual members of a group Discern whether to use the pronoun each other or one another in context

This formative grammar packet reviews the basics of singular and plural indefinite pronouns and matching them with appropriate verb forms in context. This resource is recommended for middle and high school students enrolled in composition classes emphasizing rudimentary writing skills. An answer key is included.

Reinforce the standard conventions of academic writing and perform a quick check of students’ knowledge with this grammar worksheet on simple and compound subjects and predicates. Delivered in printable Word Document format, as well as in PDF format, this resource conveniently offers the option to edit. An answer key is provided.

This grammar worksheet helps middle and high school students understand the importance of communicating ideas objectivity and logically, as opposed to using emotionally charged, manipulative language. By engaging with this resource, students will practice isolating examples of loaded language (also known as emotive and high-inference language) from more appropriate, accurate alternatives, and vice versa. Featuring 20 opportunities to practice, this editable product is recommended for middle and high school students who are enrolled in composition classes emphasizing rudimentary writing skills. An answer key is included.

Reinforce the standard conventions of academic writing and perform a quick check of students’ knowledge with this grammar worksheet on complete sentences and fragments. Delivered in printable Word Document format, as well as in PDF format, this resource conveniently offers the option to edit. An answer key is provided.

Reinforce the standard conventions of academic writing and perform a quick check of students’ knowledge with this grammar worksheet, which evaluates students’ abilities to identify improper shifts in verb tenses. With this multiple choice resource, students will identify sentences that demonstrate tense consistency, and teachers will be able to expedite the grading process. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats.

This 8-slide PowerPoint is designed to provide students a brief introduction to the concepts of roots and formatives. This presentation addresses how learning about prefixes expands one's vocabulary, as well as how prefixes influence the meanings of words (e.g., reversing a verb's meaning, creating negative meaning, showing time and order, indicating location and degree, and expressing support or opposition).