Less than $5 Homeschool English Language Arts Study Guides

Immerse your students deeper into Armstrong Sperry's Newberry award winning story, Call it Courage, with this interactive study pack. Designed to engage students with the story line and vocabulary, this resource offers multiple ways to enrich their reading experience and comprehension.

The pack includes three distinct chapter note templates, allowing you to pick the format best suited to your particular teaching style or classroom environment. These templates will provide students with a structure for capturing their thoughts, ideas, and questions as they progress through the book.

In addition to these templates, a writing prompt sheet with five diverse ideas is included. These prompts are designed to stimulate critical thinking and encourage students to engage more deeply with the narrative, characters, and themes of the story, thereby enhancing their understanding and enjoyment of the book.

The pack also features a word search and crossword activity sheets to reinforce understanding of the vocabulary and characters from the story. Not only do these activities make learning fun, but they also stimulate cognitive abilities such as problem-solving and focus.

Finally, a 2-page worksheet is included in the pack. This versatile resource can be used as a quiz to assess comprehension and retention of the story or even a homework assignment.

These resources provide a comprehensive and engaging way for your students to immerse themselves in Call it Courage, enriching their reading experience and making teaching this award-winning story a breeze.

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The Lacemaker and the Princess by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley and the book study to accompany it!

This 7-page (1538 words ) student Handout will help any student and/or teacher of the play get started in thinking about themes, characters and examination questions. Written by an Examiner and teacher of 30-years standing.

The Guide is structured as follows:

• Historical Context: Written during the Elizabethan era, “Hamlet” reflects the cultural and political changes of the time, including the Renaissance and the rise of humanism.
• Shakespeare’s Life and Works: Understanding Shakespeare’s life and other works can provide valuable insights into “Hamlet,” one of his most complex plays.
• Character Analysis: The guide examines key characters like Hamlet, Claudius, Gertrude, Ophelia, Polonius, Laertes, Horatio, and King Hamlet’s ghost, highlighting their complexities and roles in the narrative.
• Language and Style: Shakespeare’s use of soliloquies, wordplay, and vivid imagery enhances the play’s emotional and intellectual impact.
• Study Strategies: Effective study strategies include close reading, performance analysis, discussion, and consulting secondary sources to deepen understanding.

Look out for my other resources on Hamlet as well.

Overview of standard English composition essay guidelines for upper level writers. Basic, straightforward, and easy to follow. Includes examples of cover sheet, no cover sheet essay, and text model.

This resource is designed to accompany Kwame Alexander's novel The Door of No Return. This resource covers all 7 chapters of the text. Students will answer comprehension questions about the text, along with questions about figurative language and text design. There are also questions that push students to analyze the text and the choices the author made.

Some of the terms used in this study guide include:

- simile

- alliteration

- personification

- ellipses

- mood

- textual evidence

- irony

- context clues

- summarize

Included in this resource are 132 questions about this text. Each chapter study guide has a color and a black/white version of the worksheets. There is a color and a black/white cover. If you would like to print them all at once, you can put the cover page on top. There is a Google Doc with answers to all of the questions.