Being really funny means you need to have a humor attitude. These worksheets shows Middle School students how to develop a humor attitude. The worksheets highlight the difference between being the ‘class clown’ or local ‘nitwit’, and focusses on looking at life with a sense of humor - using the lens of laughs. My classes really enjoy the focus I have on humor - I’m sure yours will too. Great activities and strategies for anyone wanting to let more humor in to their life. 17 pages in total including an answer key where necessary. I’d be really disappointed if anyone is not happy with these packs, so if that’s you, please get back to me and your money will be very happily refunded. I’d really like some feedback too, so all comments most welcome.

Look for these spooky Abandoned locations on Google Maps and explore their wonder on Street View. Quality worksheets that prompt the student to use the navigation tools on Google Maps and explore a bit closer to answer the questions. There are a whole lot of man-made structures out there that have been left to rot or are waiting for a new life. Students look closely at the remains and complete some exercises to reflect on their investigations. 8 Locations in all are identified, plus another dozen or so that students can search for in their own time. Lonely fun park wiped out by Hurricane Katrina Desolate industrial island Massive empty car plant Rusting and bogged locomotives from another era Overgrown mill house in the middle of a busy town … and more Very original and includes an answer key. I’d be really disappointed if anyone is not happy with these packs, so if that’s you, please get back to me and your money will be very happily refunded. I’d really like some feedback too, so all comments most welcome.

The ability to speak in public is one of the hardest things that anybody can endure, but it is so much easier if you can adopt some powerful techniques that others use to make their speech memorable and at least survive on the stage. Young people should be given plenty of practice time to present a speech and this unit of work helped the kids in my class adopt some strategies use in their speeches. This pack consists of quality worksheets that review some famous speeches and shows the techniques that the speaker used to be persuasive and powerful. The content includes: - Analyzing Donald Trump’s acceptance speech - Learning about Alliteration in speeches - Practising the use of Tricolons - Understanding the Power of Speech Metaphors - Ways to use Repetition in Speeches - Reviewing Inch by Inch, by Al Pacino - Reviewing Queen Elizabeth I’s Speech to the Troops at Tilbury, 1588 - Discovering the power of The Gettysburg Address - Counting the metaphors in the ‘I Have a Dream Speech’, by Martin Luther King The pack also includes a bonus Rubric that can be used to analyze the effectiveness of any speech. 32 pages in all, including an Answer Key

Telling a joke to a group of people is a real art - and no-one ever teaches us how to do it! These worksheets explore some key aspects of joke telling and they can be great fun in any middle classroom. I suggest setting the ground rules with the class right at the beginning so that any inappropriate material is not used as a joke… but that never really happened in any of the lessons that I conducted with my students, so hopefully it is a non-issue for your class as well. This pack includes 12 pages of worksheets plus an answer key showing some suggested answers to the questions about jokes. Headings in the pack include: - Defining a joke - Putting on your humor hat - What is the best joke you have ever heard? - Know your audience - Joke types - How to write your own joke - How to deliver a joke I really enjoy working with humor in my classes and I have about a dozen packs of worksheets that worked in my class in my TES store. ******************************************** I’d be really disappointed if anyone is not happy with these packs, so if that’s you, please get back to me and your money will be very happily refunded. I’d really like some feedback too, so all comments most welcome.

Great value Activity Book of worksheets and activities using Google Maps, Google Earth and Google Street View. Covers a wide range of topics, subject areas and skills. All self-guiding, challenging and very original. This is a combination of all my various Google Maps packs and bundles, compiled into an updated and attractive single book of activities with an answer key. Invest in this book, download and just share or print off whatever you need, whenever you need it.

You know that storytelling is an important skill every student must master. It is an important skill for work and in life. The best business leaders are great storytellers. The best community leaders are great storytellers. To sell, to persuade, to influence, to show, to tell, to entertain - you need to tell a story. Stories make an emotional connection. But where do they come from? How do you structure a story? Is there a template? Or even some story starters that people use? The Student’s Storyteller’s Activity Book answers all of these questions. This pack of 24 pages of activities will guide students on how to find, create and deliver great stories to any audience. Table of Contents Finding Great Stories Personal Stories Deeper Personal Stories Structuring Your Story Structuring Your Story Stories with Messages The Story Spine Stories with Character Two Must-Have Stories Delivery Story Analysis 29 Storytelling Tips

Google Earth is one of the great online educational tools and has so many features to learn. Download this Powerpoint slide set to show your students how to use and practice the zooming and flying functions. Easy to follow - students could review them at their own pace. 21 slides Note that sample slides only shown here, but full presentation of 21 interactive slides will be downloadable once purchase has been made.

12 humor types are illustrated in this slide deck. The slides can be used to identify each of the humor types that are typically used. Identify which humor type is being used in conversation, in literature, or by the scallywag in your class. The slides identify the name of the humor type, includes a definition and an example along with an original illustration.

Great introduction into interpreting Political Cartoons, explaining and illustrating the main strategies used by cartoonists: - labelling - use of symbols - analogy - irony - exaggeration. The slide deck supports the Interactive Notebook Political Cartoons - An Interactive Notebook The interactive slide deck is very expertly made and is another part of the humour and comedy series that I use in my Middle School classes. Downloading this Powerpoint pack also provides you with a very flash template to develop your own great slide presentation.

Create fun storyboards that students then place on to geographic locations on Google Earth. The storyboards can be used to walk through a story showing each step of the plot on Google Earth - using images and descriptions - but they can also be used to create a tour of anything that you can think of. This pack shows students how to create their own simple Tour on Google Earth, by creating a storyboard(Word template included), setting up Placemarks, inserting images and description as well some activities at each location, then recording the tour for others to view. Very motivating. Also includes an assessment Rubric, answer key, 12 worksheets, and a Word document Storyboard template. Note that there are some very minor steps included that apply to Mac users only.

24 pages of worksheets for upper primary/lower secondary students using Google's fabulous Street View, newly updated with Answer Key and further instructions for Agent Pegman. Activities include: - looking for animals on safari - looking for unusual landmarks - perform some exemplary spy work - visit some very obscure locations - stand right in the middle of Stonehenge, Legoland, Warwick Castle gardens and travel the slopes of Whistler 32 pages Answer key included Duration 3 weeks Note that only sample pages are shown here and the full 32 pages will be available for download once a purchase has been confirmed

Something original! Calling all budding linguists - this pack of 25 worksheets(including answer key) will challenge the Middle School student looking for something original. The theme of the worksheets is how sounds are articulated in the mouth, and how each point of articulation changes the sound that is made. The pack covers how all sounds of the alphabet are made and requires the student to closely analyse how sounds in words are constructed. Topics include: points of articulation manner of articulation phonetic analysis The pack will enhance language learners and provide them with an understanding of how different languages are spoken.

Single A3 pdf Tip Sheet for students to assist with their Speechwriting. Includes: 13 tips when writing a speech 25 plus personal speechwriting ideas The two main speech structures Essential techniques that make speeches effective, with examples The three main speech types … all on a single page for easy reference

Great worksheets for Middle School students based around the story of Easter and everything connected with Easter (Easter Eggs - chocolate and non-chocolate!, Easter Island, the Easter sites of significance, and more.) Use Google Maps to complete the worksheets Learning objectives include: • Ability to calculate distances in Google Maps • Able to load a database to Google Maps • Ability to insert Placemarker information in Google Maps • Ability to use creativity and imagination in developing a fantasy island • Ability to construct a map with all key features • Ability to locate information in Google Maps using coordinates • Ability to apply some simple knowledge of Excel. All the activities were great fun in my classroom, and the students could progress through them at their own pace and without too much direction. 26 pages Answer key included Duration 1-2 weeks Note: Sample pages only shown here, full pack of 26 pages of worksheets will be available for download after purchase

"I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.” - Groucho Marx “The problem with common sense is that most people are morons.” - The Sarcasm Society Sarcasm can be witty, but in the school environment it can be hurting. Teach your students to recognise sarcasm and to be careful with its use. This is a starter pack of humour worksheets centred around the topic of Sarcasm. Topics include: - Irony v Sarcasm - Sarcasm Detector - Sarcasm as Verbal Bullying - Groucho Marx and his form of Sarcasm - Comparing Sarcasm with being Sincere - Plotting types of Sarcasm on the Nasty v Nice scale, and the Funny v not Funny scale ... and more 15 pages, 1 week duration

Powerpoint slides of maps with a simple clue that can be used as a class activity. The task is to determine what country is outlined on each slide. First the country outline is shown, then click on to a single clue to help identify the country. The clue might be a longitude or latitude, a key city, or a geographical feature. Use Google Earth to find the country from the clues provided. The task is simple, but the activity is challenging. Once the students identify the country from the shape and/or the clue, click on to see the answer. A great source I used to make these worksheets was http://www.amcharts.com/svg-maps/. Here you can download the outline of the maps and import them into Illustrator and move states around or whatever you might like to do for your own worksheets. There are 22 maps in all. Slideshow sequence shows the answer at final transition. (Sample pages only shown here)

Use Google Earth to complete these self-directed worksheets. Easy to use and very educational. A wide range of topics covered, including: - Religions of the world - Capital cities - Deserts - Trip planning - Cryptic Clues to solve - Volcanoes - Rivers - The Roman Empire - Around the World in 80 Days and more Enjoy 30 pages Note that only sample worksheets shown here, but full pack of 30 pages will be available for download once purchased. Duration - 1 week

These worksheets of printable maps each have a simple clue on each map that students use to determine what city is outlined on the sheet. Best used with Google Earth. The clue might be a longitude or latitude. The task is simple, but the activity is challenging. And some maps involve a bit of problem solving by the student. Students can also use the layout of the city as well to assist in working out the name. The worksheets have an answer key at the end. There are 10 maps in all. *************************************************************************** Learn more about the author at www.malcombrown.com.au ******************************************** 100% Money Back guarantee - if there is anything at all about this pack that disappoints or was not as expected, please get back to me and your investment will be completely refunded - no issue at all. *********************************************

12 humor types are illustrated in this poster series. The posters are A3 size and can be used to identify each of the humor types that are typically used. Refer to the posters to identify which humor type is being used in conversation, in literature, or by the scallywag in your class. The posters identify the name of the humor type, includes a definition and an example along with an original illustration. 12 A3 posters - samples are shown here.