A hands-on activity where students learn to decode and encode Shakespearean language by writing secret messages or insults, then swapping them with peers to translate.
Vocabulary study for the first four chapters of William Kamkwamba's memoir about building a windmill in Malawi.
Vocabulary study for the first four chapters of the dual-narrative memoir about a life-changing pen pal relationship.
Vocabulary study for the first four chapters of Reyna Grande's memoir about her journey from Mexico to the United States.
Vocabulary study for the first four chapters of Trevor Noah's memoir about growing up in apartheid-era South Africa.
Vocabulary study for the first four chapters of Ji-Li Jiang's memoir about the Cultural Revolution in China.
A comprehensive set of vocabulary-building puzzles focused on essential ELA academic terms, covering literary elements, figurative language, rhetorical devices, and more.