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Texas Gateway: Capitalization (English I Writing)
In this lesson, student learn that the language of casual exchanges on mobile devices is not acceptable in formal writing. They will also develop some case sensitivity, the ability to use capital letters appropriately as they proofread...
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Texas Gateway: Characters and Staging in Drama
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will analyze how different playwrights characterize, or develop, their protagonists and antagonists through the dialogue and staging of their plays.
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Texas Gateway: Citing Material Correctly (English Iii Writing)
In this lesson, students will learn how to decide when they need a source citation, how to cite sources using parenthetical information, and the differences among the citation styles.
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Texas Gateway: Close Reading of Prose: Practice 1 (English I Reading)
In this lesson, students practice close reading strategies to help them understand a writer's tone. They will examine the writer's choice of diction, details, and irony to identify the writer's attitude.
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Texas Gateway: Grammar (English I Writing)
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson focuses on finding and fixing grammar errors in your writing. It includes strategies for locating errors such as reading your paper aloud to see if your are...
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Texas Gateway: Grammar (English Ii Writing)
This lesson focuses on finding and fixing grammar errors in your writing. It includes strategies for locating errors such as reading your paper aloud to see if your are missing words. It also provides practice with subject-verb agreement...
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Texas Gateway: Greek and Latin Affixes (English Iii Reading)
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson. You will be introduced to a number of common affixes and roots; play games to practice matching affixes to their meanings; read a passage and use your...
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Texas Gateway: Hyperbole and Understatement (English Ii Reading)
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will learn to recognize hyperbole and understatement in nonfiction. Good examples also appear in other forms of writing such as fiction and poetry, but we...
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Texas Gateway: Season Fitness
Students have fun in fitness as they follow along with their teacher to perform various exercises and stretches found in the different seasons. Doing activities like playing baseball and cross-country skiing, students learn about the...
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Texas Gateway: How to Capitalize Titles | No Nonsense Grammar
Capitalizing titles of books, movies, etc. can be tricky at first glance, but is easy to figure out. Remember to capitalize the first word, last word, and any important words within the title.
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Texas Gateway: Instruction: Reading Rockets: Topics a to Z
This site provides a link to curricular materials that tell us what to teach, and instruction informs us of the best way to teach. This section includes information about both the "what" and "how" of evidence-based teaching.
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Texas Gateway: Kids in Motion: Waddle
This activity connects literacy, creativity and movement. Students act out different animals in the book "Waddle" as the teacher reads aloud. When the animal name and the verb describing how that animal is read, students move like the...
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Texas Gateway: Lesson Builder Template: Engaging With Literature
Download this lesson builder template as a framework for reviewing and analyzing your classroom literature lesson.
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Texas Gateway: The Electric Company Magazine: Issue Two
In this 28-page issue of "The Electric Company Magazine," children will build literacy skills through games and reading adventures with Jessica and the gang.
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Texas Gateway: Engagement: Reading Rockets: Topics a to Z
This site provides a link to the website Reading Rockets: Topics A to Z which offers reading engagement resources.
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Texas Gateway: Overview of Vowel Consonant E Syllables
This resource has two sections: Vowel-Consonant-e Syllables and video demonstrations. It provides downloads of the following: lesson plan, lesson materials, word list, and video transcript.
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Texas Gateway: Overview of R Controlled Syllables
This resource has two sections: R-Controlled Syllables and video demonstrations. It provides downloads of the following: lesson plan, lesson materials, word list, and video transcript.
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Texas Gateway: Overview of Consonant Blends
This resource has two sections: Overview of Consonant Blends and video demonstrations. It provides downloads of the following: lesson plan, lesson materials, word list, and video transcript.
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Texas Gateway: Overview of Consonant Digraphs
This resource has two sections: Overview of Consonant Digraphs and video demonstrations. It provides downloads of the following: lesson plan, lesson materials, word list, and video transcript. This section is intended as a teacher...
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Texas Gateway: Overview of Consonant Vowel Consonant Words/closed Syllables
This resource has two sections: Overview of Consonant-Vowel-Consonant Words/Closed Syllables and video Demonstrations. It provides downloads of the following: lesson plan, lesson materials, word list, and video transcript. This section...
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Texas Gateway: Overview of Letter Sounds
This Overview of Letter Sounds resource has two sections: Introduction to Letter Sounds and Video Demonstrations. It provides downloads of the following: lesson plan, lesson materials, glossary, and video transcript. This section is...
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Texas Gateway: Overview of the Ed Suffix With Unchanging Base Words
This resource has three sections: Overview of the -ed Suffix with Unchanging Base Words, video demonstration, and teaching tips. It provides downloads of the following: lesson plan, lesson materials, word list, and video transcript.
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Texas Gateway: Overview of Affixes With Unchanging Base Words
This resource has three sections: Overview of Affixes with Unchanging Base Words, video demonstration, and teaching tips. It provides downloads of the following: lesson plan, lesson materials, word list, and video transcript.
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Texas Gateway: Overview of Compound Words
This resource has two sections: Overview of Contractions, and video demonstration. It provides downloads of the following: lesson plan, lesson materials, word list, and video transcript.