Here are ten worksheets that can be used with the vocabulary lesson presented in "The Mouse That Roared: Teaching Vocabulary with Source-Based Lessons" by James Blasingame Jr. and Alleen Pace Nilsen. You can download and distribute them to small groups working in your classes. The authors would love to hear about your results. email: James Blasingame Jr. or Alleen Pace Nilsen

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>Vocabulary Worksheets for "The Mouse That Roared: Teaching Vocaulary with Source-Based Lessons

Tim Moxey takes a humorous and satirical look at the current high-stakes atmosphere in secondary schools in this short piece from the March 2005 "Speaking My Mind."

>"How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Standardized Testing"