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Seven engaging activities to supplement your study of Act 1 Scene 1 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Great for getting started, reinforcing and assessing learning, revision and discussion. 1. Comprehension questions to accompany a first reading of the scene - 3 pages plus answers. 2. Matching activity. In Act 1 scene 1, a street brawl erupts between the servants of the Capulets and the Montagues. Draw a line to identify who says each of the lines about the old feud. Answer key provided.

Bring festive fun to figurative language review with these Christmas and winter color by code activities. Students read a themed story for each picture, identify different types of figurative language, and use the key to reveal a winter or Christmas picture. This set includes 6 full-page black and white color by code pictures, each with a matching story + key page, plus answer keys and completed color versions - perfect for centers, sub plans, and seasonal ELA lessons. Figurative Language Ty

This wordsearch is a great introductory or revision activity for students reading Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It includes characters, setting, themes, context and language, structure and form. Includes wordsearch plus answer key. The words read vertically, horizontally and diagonally, backwards, forwards, up and down. This resource is provided in black and white for cheap, quick and easy use. Please look at the thumbnail to see what is included in this resource and to make sure it is suitabl

Make grammar review hands-on and fun with Color by Parts of Speech Mystery Pictures! Students read each word, decide its part of speech, and use the key to choose the correct color - revealing eight hidden designs as they work. What's included:8 mystery pictures worksheets - print-and-go - perfect for sub-plans or fast finishersAnswer sheets for quick and easy self-assessmentSome pictures practice all 8 parts of speech, some 7, some 6, some 5 so that you can choose what suits your classroom or

Bring Spring fun to figurative language review with these engaging color by code activities. Students read either a themed story, modern sentences, literature quotations or Shakespeare quotations for each picture, identify different types of figurative language, and use the key to reveal a spring-themed picture. This set includes 5 full-page black and white color by code pictures, each with a sentence/story/quotations key page, plus answer keys and completed color versions - perfect for cen

This wordsearch is a great tool for introducing, reinforcing and revising that great work of Anglo-Saxon literature - Beowulf. Includes wordsearch and answer key. The words read vertically, horizontally and diagonally, both backwards and forwards. This word search is provided in black and white for cheap, quick and easy use. The answer key includes color for clarity. The word search covers: charactersthemessettingsymbolsmotifscontextsgenrePlease look at the thumbnails and the preview to see what

'Print and Go' quick and easy lesson on nouns. This resource has been designed to support students in their understanding of English terminology. The resource is in three parts: 'Remind Yourself’, 'Test Yourself' and ‘ Check your Answers’. The Remind Yourself’ page defines the terminology and provides examples, the ‘Test Yourself’ activity allow the students to practice their skills and reinforce the learning of the terms. The ‘ Check your Answers’ allows for peer or self-marking. Black and

This wordsearch puzzle is a great introductory or revision activity for students reading Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Students look for characters, themes, genre, settings and context and motifs. Includes wordsearch plus answer key. The words read vertically, horizontally and diagonally, backwards, forwards, up and down. This resource is provided in black and white for cheap, quick and easy use. Please look at the thumbnail to see what is included in this resource and to make sure it is suitabl

These five fun Winter themed puzzles can be used individually or as an Escape the Room activity. These puzzles require students to collaborate and discuss, encouraging good teamwork while practicing English language and problem solving skills. Answer keys for all activities are included. If playing Escape the Room, organize your students into pairs or threes and then set the scene. They are huddled around the log fire in a mountain cabin as a blizzard rages outside. They must succeed at five t

This wordsearch is a great revision tool for reinforcing students' knowledge of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Includes wordsearch and answer key. The words read vertically, horizontally and diagonally, both backwards and forwards. This word search is provided in black and white for cheap, quick and easy use. The answer key includes color for clarity. The word search covers: charactersthemessymbolscontextsgenrePlease look at the thumbnails and the preview to see what is included in thi

These five fun Halloween themed puzzles for the English classroom can be used individually or as an Escape the Room activity. There are two different versions of Complete the Sayings and Quotefall (one easier, one harder) so that you can choose which best suits your class or individual students. Answer keys for all activities are included. If playing Escape the Room, organize your students into pairs or threes and then set the scene. They are locked in a haunted house on Halloween and must su

This wordsearch is a great revision tool for reinforcing students' knowledge and spelling of figurative language terminology. Includes wordsearch plus answer key. The words read vertically, horizontally and diagonally, backwards, forwards, up and down. This resource is provided in black and white for cheap, quick and easy use. Terms included: allegory, alliteration, allusion, anaphora, assonance, chiasmus, consonance, euphemism, foreshadowing, hyperbole, idiom, imagery, irony, juxtaposition, met

'Print and Go' quick and easy lesson. This resource has been designed to support students in their understanding of English literary terminology. The resource is in three parts: a 'Remind Yourself’ page, two 'Test Yourself' pages and two ‘ Check your Answers’. The ‘Remind Yourself’ hand-out defines the terminology and provides examples, the two ‘Test Yourself’ activities allow the students to practice their skills and reinforce the learning of the terms. The ‘ Check your Answers’ allows for

Four engaging color by number activities that help students practice and reinforce their learning about parts of speech. Each activity uses text, rather than individual words in isolation, to help students understand the function of words in context. Allow the students to discuss to encourage them to articulate their ideas and thoughts about the way a word functions in a sentence. The four activities vary in difficulty so that you can assign work individually. * Picture 1 - noun, verb, adjective

This word search puzzle is a great introductory or revision activity for students reading 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson. It includes characters, setting, themes, genre and motifs. Includes wordsearch plus answer key. The words read vertically, horizontally and diagonally, backwards, forwards, up and down. This resource is provided in black and white for cheap, quick and easy use. Please look at the thumbnail to see what is included in this resource and to

I wrote this modern version of The Pardoner's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer for my students who were struggling with the original text. It was a great success - they engaged with the text much more and achieved higher grades in their exams! I tried to make it as easy as possible to match the Middle English word to its modern equivalent so this version does not rhyme. Please take a look at the thumbnails and preview before purchasing. This resource was originally sold through Llanguage Llamas store so

These Romeo and Juliet quotations games and activities task cards can be used in a variety of ways. There are three sets, each containing 16 cards: * Act 1 quotations (red border) * Act 3 quotations (blue border) * Act 4 and 5 quotations (green border) Suggestions for use include: 1. I have, Who says ...? game for pairs, small groups or the whole class. Pairs play with one set, the whole class with all the sets together. 2. Dominoes - for small groups. Choose to play with individual sets or all

This wordsearch is a great introductory or revision activity for students reading John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. Students look for characters, themes, settings, motifs, contexts and symbols. Includes wordsearch plus answer key. The words read vertically, horizontally and diagonally, backwards, forwards, up and down. This resource is provided in black and white for cheap, quick and easy use. Please look at the thumbnail to see what is included in this resource and to make sure it is suitable f

This wordsearch is a great introductory or revision activity for students reading Shakespeare's Macbeth. It includes characters, setting, themes and motifs. Includes wordsearch plus answer key. The words read vertically, horizontally and diagonally, backwards, forwards, up and down. This resource is provided in black and white for cheap, quick and easy use. Please look at the thumbnail to see what is included in this resource and to make sure it is suitable for your students. For information ab

This wordsearch is a fun introductory activity for students learning about William Shakespeare. There are two levels of difficulty. The first word search answers can only be found across left to right or downwards. In the second the words read vertically, horizontally and diagonally, backwards, forwards, up and down. This resource is provided in black and white for cheap, quick and easy use. Answer keys included. The word search uses the word 'theater' so two versions of each are included, one u