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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Test Book 1--Grade 8 (2008)
In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Test activity, students listen to an article twice while taking notes. Students then answer reading comprehension questions and write an essay using details and examples from...
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Test Book 2--Grade 8 (2007)
In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts instructional activity, learners listen to an article twice, then answer reading comprehension questions. Students then use details from the article to compose an essay.
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Book 2--Grade 8 (2006)
In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts learning exercise, students listen to an article and take notes. Students then answer reading comprehension questions and compose an essay using details from the article.
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Book 3--Grade 8
In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts worksheet, students read a story and a poem and answer reading comprehension questions. Students then compose an essay using details from both selections.
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We are the World - Writing about our Earth
First graders write facts about the Earth. In this Earth instructional activity, 1st graders discuss natural resources, recycling, and how to keep the Earth clean. They work in groups to create a small book with 3-5 facts about the...
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Publishing: A Persuasive Essay
Third graders are given an opportunity to create a visual to accompany their presentations of their persuasive essays. They may use the computer or other media as resources.
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A Christmas Carol Reaction
Eighth graders explore writing in voice. They read and discuss A Christmas Carol and the trait of voice in writing. They write a bio poem about one of the characters and his traits, feelings, attitudes and reactions. They write their...
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The Great Chase
Students use the text "The Great Chase" to explore characters, views, and using words and phrases from the text. They write character profiles that describe the characters in the story. Students use key words and phrases from the story.
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Civil War Telecollaborative Newspaper
Fifth graders analyze the different points of view in the Civil War. They role-play a Southern citizen, write and publish a newspaper article, e-mail a partner, and create a class newspaper with articles, editorials, ads, and political...
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Lewis and Clark Encounters with Native Americans
Students research what the exchange was between the various Native American groups and Lewis and Clark. They are able to write reflections after truly considering the issue with the help of research.
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Writing Personal Goals for the Summer
Third graders read and discuss the book, Miss Rumphius. They go over new vocabulary included in the book and discuss the concept of setting goals. They set their own goals for the summer and present them using a graphic organizer...
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Using the Correct Vocabulary to Solve Problems
Third graders examine the vocabulary and strategies to be used with addition, subtraction, and multiplication word and story problems. They observe the teacher solve a variety of problems, then write and illustrate their own original...
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Vocabulary Cards
Students in an ESL classroom are introduced to new vocabulary for a new section. As a class, they are dealt an index card with an envelope with a vocabulary word on the outside. They practice writing new sentences with the new vocabulary...
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New York State Sample Test English Language Arts
In this English Language Arts Sample test worksheet, students read a passage and answer reading comprehension questions. Students also write about the texts.
Quia
Quia: Punctuation Commas and End Marks
Play Hangman as you recall the basic types of sentences and punctuation marks. Great fun!
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Standard Punctuation Power Point
Learn about using end marks, commas, semicolons, and apostrophes correctly. Practice identifying correct usage in questions that could be found on standardized tests.
University of Calgary
Univ. Of Calgary: Punctuation Rules Periods
The informational site which includes helpful details concerning the rules, uses, and misuses of periods in the English language. Includes information about the period at the end of sentences as well as in abbreviations. Also, provides...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Grammar: Punctuation
This instructional activity focuses on the roles of all of the punctuation marks; it provides a video, small practices in various sections, and a punctuation self-check.
Other
Super Teacher Worksheets: Punctuation: Period and Question Mark [Pdf]
This PDF gives a simple definition of a period and question mark, an example of when to use each type of punctuation and then has thirteen simple sentences for learners to practice their skills of identifying what type of ending...
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Punctuation
This site features a punctuation practice exercise. Students have an opportunity to test their punctuation knowledge when they visit this interactive resource.
University of Calgary
Univ. Of Calgary: Periods, Question Marks, Exclamations
This excellent resource provides information about rules, uses, and misuses of these three end marks (period, question mark, exclamation mark). Also, includes examples and short quizzes at the end of each section.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: End of Sentence Punctuation
This page discusses end of sentence punctuation with links to periods, exclamation marks, and question marks.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Period
Rules and examples for using a period correctly at the end of a sentence.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Quiz on Using Quotation Marks
This site offers a 10 question quiz in which students read a sentence or sentences and are asked to insert necessary punctuation --commas and quotation marks-- and capitalization. After completing each question or at the end, they click...