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Creative Writing with Run-ons
In this creative writing exercise, students will write a short narrative intentionally using run-on sentences. They will then correct them and submit both versions: the original and the corrected text.
Descriptive Paragraphs Assignment
This assessment will require students to complete MCQs on descriptive language and techniques before writing a descriptive paragraph guided by a prompt. Students will focus on organizing ideas logically.
Exploring Vocabulary Nuances
This quiz will involve multiple choice questions probing deeper meanings and usages of certain academic terms. In the open-ended section, students will describe scenarios in which specific vocabulary can affect essay clarity and strength.
Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle
A crossword puzzle where students will use context clues to fill in vocabulary words based on brief descriptions provided in the clues.
Theme Impact Discussion Forum
An online discussion forum where students post their thoughts on the impact of specific themes in modern media. They will respond to prompts and engage with peers' posts.
Setting and Context Assessment
This assessment focuses on various aspects of the setting, including time and place, and how they influence the scene. Students will respond to questions in both MCQ and open-ended formats.
Feedback and Revision Process
This assessment involves peer review of a speech draft. Students will provide feedback based on a guided framework, answer MCQs on constructive criticism, and reflect on the revision process.
Practice for Essay Structure
A quiz focused on the structure of essays, where students answer MCQs about components like thesis statements, introductions, and conclusions, along with an open-ended question to structure an essay plan.
Analyzing Famous Speeches
Students will analyze excerpts from famous speeches. They will answer multiple-choice questions related to rhetorical devices used and write a short critique regarding the effectiveness of those devices.
Exploring Transitional Phrases
Students will learn how transitional phrases affect the flow of sentences. This assessment will include multiple choice questions and a section requiring students to add appropriate transitions in a passage.
Understanding Subject-Verb Agreement
This quiz will assess students' understanding of the basic rules of subject-verb agreement through multiple choice questions and require them to construct sentences that illustrate these rules.
Sensory Detail Vocabulary Quiz
A vocabulary quiz where students must match terms related to sensory details with their definitions or examples in contexts. It aims to enhance their understanding of descriptive language.
Contextual Vocabulary Application Test
Students will complete a series of sentences where they select vocabulary options and explain their choices in open-ended responses, reinforcing understanding of contextual vocabulary.
Delivery Impact Discussion
Open-ended questions prompting discussions on how delivery affects the reception of messages in famous speeches.
Thesis Crafting Challenge
Students will create their own thesis statements based on a given topic and justify their choices in writing.
Context Clues Scavenger Hunt
Students will read a passage and list all the words they don't know, using context clues to define them, followed by a reflection on the importance of context in vocabulary development.
Textual Analysis: Purpose & Perspective
A comprehensive assessment where students analyze a piece of literature, answer MCQs to demonstrate understanding, and respond to open-ended prompts about the author’s perspective and purpose.
Symbolism in Short Stories
Assess students' knowledge of symbols used in short stories through MCQs and open-ended questions that require them to interpret symbols and discuss their thematic relevance.
Comparative Theme Analysis
Students will complete a quiz comparing themes across different media formats (e.g., comparing themes in a song and its movie adaptation). This includes MCQs and an open-ended section where students elaborate on their comparisons.
Author’s Techniques and Purpose
Students will answer multiple-choice questions about various literary techniques used by authors and write short analyses on how these techniques reflect the author’s purpose.
Peer Teaching Exercise
Students create a brief presentation explaining the differences between 'their', 'there', and 'they’re', using examples and inviting questions.
Formal vs. Informal Language Assessment
A quiz examining the use of formal and informal grammar through multiple-choice questions and scenarios requiring appropriate grammatical choices.
Poetry Interpretation and Response
This assessment will involve reading a poem and answering multiple choice questions about its meaning, tone, and style. Students will also write a short response reflecting on their personal interpretation.
Prefix and Suffix Match-Up
A matching exercise where students match words to their corresponding prefixes and suffixes, with multiple choice questions to test understanding of their meanings.
Character Analysis MCQ
A multiple-choice assessment focused on analyzing pre-existing characters from literature. Students will select answers based on their understanding of character development and traits depicted in the text.
Literary Devices Review
A quiz focused on various literary devices including symbolism and motifs, featuring multiple-choice questions for definitions and examples, and open-ended questions for in-depth responses on their uses in texts.
Timed Skimming and Scanning Challenge
Students will participate in a timed quiz focusing on skimming and scanning under pressure, answering MCQs and a few open-ended questions to reflect on the process.
Diagnostic Prefix and Suffix Assessment
A comprehensive quiz that assesses the knowledge of prefixes and suffixes through MCQs and an open-ended section where students analyze a given text for word modification.
Quiz on Poetic Structures
This assessment includes multiple choice questions on the forms and structures of different types of poetry, including Haiku, Sonnet, and Free Verse. Students will also answer open-ended questions about the characteristics of each style.
Understanding Author’s Purpose
A quiz that assesses students' ability to identify the author's purpose in various texts through multiple-choice questions and ask them to explain their reasoning in an open-ended section.
Peer Editing Review
Students will provide feedback on a peer's writing, focusing on areas for improved conciseness and clarity, culminating in an assessment of their editing skills.
Create Your Own Idiom Project
Students will create their own idioms and write explanations for their meanings. The project includes multiple-choice questions about existing idioms.
Tone Identification Challenge
A series of audio clips from famous speeches will be played. Students will answer MCQs about the tone used in each clip.
Peer Review Skills
Assessment focusing on providing constructive feedback to a peer's persuasive essay draft. Includes criteria-based questions and open-ended feedback prompts.
Pronouns and Prepositions Quiz
This assessment focuses on identifying and using pronouns and prepositions correctly in given contexts.
Research Project on Ethical Theories in Literature
This project involves researching various ethical theories and their application within a chosen work of fiction. Students will apply their findings in a written report and present their insights.
Parts of Speech Mixed Review
A comprehensive assessment that includes various parts of speech, allowing students to demonstrate understanding through both MCQs and open-ended responses.
Critical Response Questions
An assessment consisting of open-ended questions that prompt students to critique a text based on its main idea and supporting details.
Using Evidence in Essays
A quiz that tests knowledge on how to effectively incorporate evidence into essay responses, with MCQs regarding types of evidence and an open-ended question for students to demonstrate this skill.
Debate Preparation Worksheet
A task where students outline their arguments for and against a current issue in a structured format. They will answer MCQs about debate strategies and submit their written preparation as an open-ended question response.
Matching Definitions to Idioms Quiz
Students will match idiomatic expressions with their correct definitions in a multiple-choice format and provide sentences using selected idioms.
Root Word Analysis Project
A comprehensive project where students choose a root word and analyze its meaning, use in language, and significance across various fields, paired with a quiz to test comprehension.
Grammar Fundamentals Quiz
A multiple-choice quiz focusing on the basic rules of English grammar, including parts of speech, tenses, and sentence structure.
Creating a Figurative Language Glossary
Students will compile a glossary of key terms related to figurative language found in poetry. They will complete MCQs related to definitions before writing clear, detailed definitions and examples for each term in their glossary.
Transforming Sentences for Agreement
Students will be given sentences in which they must transform the subject or verb to ensure proper agreement. The quiz features multiple choice questions and open-ended transformations.
Thematic Connections
This assessment will ask students to answer multiple-choice questions on how specific symbols relate to major themes in literature, followed by open-ended questions that require thematic analysis.
Creative Sentence Construction
Students will create sentences that correctly use 'their', 'there', and 'they’re', demonstrating their understanding of the differences in meanings.
Narrative Planning Sheet
A guided planning sheet for students to outline their narratives while emphasizing where and how dialogue will be incorporated, followed by an assessment quiz.
Critical Analysis of Persuasive Texts
Assessment involving the analysis of real-world persuasive texts (advertisements, speeches, etc.) with multiple choice and open-ended questions about effectiveness and techniques used.
Active vs. Passive Voice Challenge
An assessment focusing on distinguishing between active and passive voice through multiple-choice questions and practical usage in open-ended writing tasks.
Understanding Main Ideas
This quiz will include MCQs and open-ended questions focusing on identifying the main ideas presented in a chosen TED Talk or interview. Students will summarize the key points in their own words.
Impact of Bias on Public Perception
This assessment includes 7 multiple choice questions on the effects of media bias and one open-ended question discussing how bias may alter public perception of an event.
Understanding Time Management Concepts
This assessment consists of multiple-choice questions testing your knowledge of essential time management concepts and strategies for writing exams. Additionally, there will be open-ended questions that provoke critical thinking about how these strategies can be practically applied.
Identifying Run-on Sentences
This quiz will test students' ability to identify run-on sentences from a list of sentences. Students will answer MCQs and provide open-ended explanations for their choices.
Peer Review of Ethical Dilemma Analysis
Students will exchange written analyses of ethical dilemmas and provide peer feedback. This encourages collaborative learning and improvement of argumentative writing skills.
Historical Context of Poetry Styles
Students will answer MCQs related to the historical context of different poetic styles. This will be complemented by open-ended questions on how history influences poetic themes.
Writing Skills Evaluation
An assessment divided into MCQs about writing conventions and an open-ended section where students craft an essay or response to a prompt, focusing on structure, clarity, and argumentation.
Roles in Debate
This quiz assesses understanding of different roles in a debate (e.g., moderator, speaker, opponent). Students will respond to MCQs and an open-ended question about the responsibilities associated with each role.
Transforming Run-on Sentences
Students will be required to transform given run-on sentences into complete sentences using proper punctuation and conjunctions. The assessment includes multiple choice questions on the rules of sentence structure and open-ended tasks for rewriting the sentences.
Symbolism in Alternate Endings,
In this assessment, students will take a quiz focused on identifying symbolism within a story. They will then write an alternate ending that incorporates these symbols in a meaningful way.
Main Idea Identification Game
An interactive online quiz that gamifies the process of identifying main ideas and supporting details in texts.
Editing for Organization
Assessment includes MCQs on editing techniques followed by an open-ended task where students edit a provided paragraph to improve its organization and clarity.
Word Formation Challenge
Students will complete an exercise where they transform base words by adding appropriate prefixes and suffixes. This includes both MCQs and a section for open-ended responses to explain their choices.
Identifying Figurative Language
This quiz will test students' ability to identify different types of figurative language used in various poems. Students will select the correct type of figurative language from multiple-choice options and explain their reasoning in open-ended responses.
Persuasive Language Techniques Quiz
This assessment tests students' knowledge of persuasive language techniques used in debates. It includes MCQs and an open-ended question requiring students to analyze a persuasive speech and identify its techniques.
Reflective Reading Journal
Students will maintain a journal documenting their skimming and scanning practices throughout various texts accompanied by quizzes to gauge their learning progress.
Thesis Statement Reflection Journal
Students will maintain a journal where they write reflections on their learning about thesis statements throughout the unit.
Response to the Past Assignment
An open-ended question that prompts students to reflect on what they would like to discuss with the historical or literary figure and why it is significant to them.
Plot Structure Understanding Quiz
Students will assess their understanding of the plot structure within the scene, responding to relevant MCQs and providing explanations for plot development.
Vocabulary in Context Quiz
Students will listen to a podcast and take a quiz that focuses on understanding and using vocabulary that appears within the podcast. Following this, they will write sentences using some of the newly learned terms.
Idioms in Different Cultures Assessment
Examine idioms from various cultures around the world. This includes MCQs and an open-ended question about cultural significance.
Film vs. Literature: Symbolism
This assessment will compare symbolic elements from a film adaptation of a novel to the text itself, utilizing multiple-choice questions and open-ended answers focused on students' interpretations.
Identifying Errors in Subject-Verb Agreement
Students will analyze sentences to find and correct subject-verb agreement errors. This assessment includes multiple choice options and requires explanations for corrections.
Idioms in Everyday Speech Quiz
A quiz to assess students' recognition and understanding of idioms commonly used in everyday conversations, along with contextual MCQs.
Active Voice Usage in Writing
This assessment focuses on the application of active voice in writing. Students will complete MCQs and write a short passage demonstrating effective use of active voice.
Contextual Vocabulary Quiz 1
This assessment contains multiple choice questions focused on selecting the correct vocabulary word to fill in the blanks based on the context of given sentences.
Ending Redesign Workshop
In this collaborative assessment, students will work in groups to discuss an assigned story. They will complete an individual quiz and then collectively write an alternate ending, incorporating feedback from their peers.
Preparing for Q&A Sessions
Students will learn strategies for handling questions after their speech. Assessment includes MCQs and a scenario-based open-ended question on how to effectively answer audience queries.
Figurative Language in Music Lyrics
Students will analyze lyrics from selected songs that use figurative language, answer MCQs, and then write a paragraph discussing one instance of figurative language in a song of their choice and its effect.
Sentence Structure and Parts of Speech
Students will analyze sentences to identify parts of speech while also constructing their sentences using the targeted parts accurately.
Open-Ended Vocabulary Response
Students will answer open-ended questions about how context clues help them understand specific vocabulary in a provided text. They should provide examples from the text.
Synonym and Antonym Quiz
This quiz will consist of multiple choice questions and open-ended questions that test students' understanding of synonyms and antonyms. Students will select the correct synonym or antonym from a given list and explain their reasoning in open-ended questions.
Interactive Scenario-Based Questions
Using hypothetical scenarios, students will identify logical fallacies and address open-ended questions on how to construct a more valid argument in the same context and improve persuasive communication.
Common Errors in Grammar Assessment
A quiz designed to illustrate frequent grammar mistakes through multiple-choice questions, along with an open-ended section for correction exercises.
Podcast Reflection Exercise
Students will listen to a podcast episode and then answer a series of MCQs to test their understanding. This will be followed by an open-ended question asking them to reflect on what they learned and how it impacts their views.
Historical Origins of Idioms Assignment
Research and write about the historical origins of selected idioms. This includes an MCQ segment on idioms' backgrounds.
Parts of Speech Identification Scavenger Hunt
Students will identify parts of speech in a short text and then create an illustrated scavenger hunt of sentences using varied parts of speech.
Theme Exploration Presentation
A project that requires students to create a presentation exploring a specific theme in a chosen media, using visuals and audio clips to support their findings, alongside quiz-style questions.
Critical Thinking and Personal Response
Students will engage by assessing their own perspectives on the content presented in the TED Talk or interview. This includes MCQs on presenting arguments and a personal reflection open-ended question.
Parts of Speech Quiz: Nouns and Verbs
This assessment will test students on identifying nouns and verbs in sentences through multiple-choice questions and open-ended explanations.
Scanning for Details Quiz
Students will complete a quiz focusing on scanning techniques to locate specific information within texts. It will include both MCQs and a practical element of locating information.
Interactive Symbol Exploration
In this assessment, students will engage in an interactive quiz format that includes multiple-choice questions about symbols and motifs. They will also write reflections on symbols they find meaningful in their own lives.
Idioms in Writing Enhancement Exercise
This exercise focuses on using idioms to enhance creative writing. It involves MCQs related to idioms and a writing prompt for students to incorporate idioms.
Character Perspective Shift Quiz
In this assessment, students will examine a familiar story from another character's perspective. They will take a quiz to identify character traits and motivations before composing an alternate ending from this new viewpoint.
Idiomatic Expressions in Media Assessment
Analyze idiomatic expressions used in media such as music, films, and advertisements. The assessment will include MCQs and an open-ended analysis.
Root Word Matching Game
An interactive matching activity where students pair root words with their definitions, including a few open-ended scenarios where they create sentences using words derived from those roots.
Writing Argumentative Paragraphs
Students will first take a quiz on elements of argumentative writing, then craft a paragraph that argues a position on a given topic, ensuring ideas are well-organized and supported.
Bias Identification in Visual Media
This assessment consists of multiple choice questions regarding bias in photographs and graphics in news articles, followed by an open-ended question requiring an assessment of a news infographic.
Crafting a Persuasive Argument
Task focused on developing a personal argument on a given topic. Students will answer questions and write a short persuasive essay.
Thesis Statement Group Activity
In groups, students will collaborate to create a thesis statement for a selected topic and present it to the class.