+
Activity
Other

Clear Ink/spell Web: Let the Web Decide!

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A different type of spell checker, giving results from search engines, not based on dictionary word lists, but on frequency of use on the Web. If you're looking for a word that hasn't become official or want to see whether one...
+
Article
Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: 9th Grade Grammar

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This article focuses on 9th-grade grammar including the expectation for good grammar skills in all subjects. Things like run-on sentences and fragments are no longer tolerated.
+
Handout
Other

Blue Book: Hyphens

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation contains seven rules for correctly using the hyphen, along with examples for each of the rules.
+
Activity
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Spelling Mistakes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Pupils will learn to identify spelling mistakes in sentences with this flipchart.
+
Unit Plan
Get It Write

Get It Write: When Less Is Better

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief tutorial on the proper use of "less" and "fewer." Take a short quiz to see if you understand the difference.
+
Article
Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Teaching Spelling in 9th Grade

For Teachers 9th Standards
This article focuses on spelling in the ninth grade including acquiring specialized skill sets for life, learning spelling while reading, and the skills to drill: letter sounds, syllables, and rhythm. L.9-10.2 Cap/Punc/Spell
+
Handout
Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Guide to Grammar and Style: Semicolon

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Guide to Grammar & Style provides this tutorial on two common uses for the semicolon: 1)to separate items in a list after a colon, and 2)to separate two independent clauses in one sentence.
+
Handout
The Write Place

Literacy Education Online: Using Spell Checkers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource gives three pointers for getting the best results from your spell checker.
+
Activity
Other

Stage Door: Word Traps

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This reference guide helps to discriminate words that confuse people with their spelling or meaning.