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6 Traits: Organization
Students make logical patterns in their writing to demonstrate the trait of organization. In this organization lesson plan, students focus on events proceeding logically.
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6 Traits: Voice
Young scholars explore the trait of voice. In this language arts lesson, students focus on the writing trait of voice. Young scholars view a video and practice writing.
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6 Traits: Word Choice
Students explore language arts by participating in a vocabulary usage activity. In this word choice lesson, students read examples of great word usage in literature and discuss with the class why some words appear stronger than others....
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6 Traits: Sentence Fluency
Students practice writing with sentence fluency in order to make the story more enjoyable for the reader. In this sentence fluency lesson plan, students focus on rhythm and flow.
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Introduction to Conditionals
For this conditionals practice worksheet, students read a lesson and then match 15 sentence parts to form 15 sentences with conditionals.
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Basic Letter Response to a Writing Prompt
Students respond to a writing prompt using appropriate letter format. In this letter writing lesson plan, students discuss the format for letter writing and use the worksheet format to write the heading, inside address, and salutation....
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Ready, Set, Action
Students investigate parts of speech by analyzing action words in sentences. In this verb usage lesson, students read sentences to each other and identify the action words and verbs used. Students participate in a speed challenge in...
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Annie's Gifts - Daily Proofreading
In this daily proofreading activity, learners correct the sentences on their grammar and punctuation from the story Annie's Gifts. Students correct 5 sentences total.
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Conjunctions
Reinforce your young grammarians' knowledge of conjunctions with this activity, which provides ten questions for students to fill in the blanks based on context clues. Helpful for all learners and particularly English learners, this...
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Verbs and Adverbs
Middle schoolers identify the verbs, nouns and pronouns in a groups of sentences . As a class, they discuss the importance of verbs and discover the function of adverbs. To end the lesson, they examine the difference between adjectives...
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Worksheet 9: Reading: Global Warming
Using an interesting reading passage about global warming, learners answer true and false questions related to the topic. This 6 question activity could be used in upper elementary or as part of an ESL lesson.
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A - An - Some
Students fill in the blanks to sentences with the words a, an, or some. In this a, an, or some lesson plan, students complete 15 sentences total.
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Capitalization and Punctuation in Sentences
In this capitalization and punctuation worksheet, students answer 5 yes/no questions about whether or not there are errors in sentences. Students then write 8 sentences, using correct capital letters and punctuation. This page appears to...
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ESL: Use To and Used To
In this ESL grammar worksheet, students read 8 sentences and choose between "use to" or "used to." There are no directions on this page and no examples.
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Past Tense
Pupils complete an online grammar activity using the past tense form of the verbs. In this grammar quiz lesson, students read through the paragraphs and complete them using the past tense of the verbs in parenthesis.
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Grammar: A Review of the Eight Parts of Speech
Seventh graders use the web site to review the eight parts of speech which they have previously studied. They complete the review test at the end of the parts of speech web site. They apply this knowledge in examinations and in written...
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Understanding Nouns - Part One
Students explore nouns. In this grammar lesson, students review nouns through the use of a study sheet. Students complete a worksheet identifying the types of nouns, including common, proper, concrete, abstract, collective, and compound...
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Understanding Verbs
Students explore verbs. In this grammar lesson, students review verb tenses using a study guide created by the teacher. Students complete a worksheet about verbs.
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Understanding Subjects
Students explore subjects. For this grammar lesson, students discuss subjects and how to recognize them in sentences. Students complete a worksheet in which they choose the subjects in sentences.
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Understanding Subject and Verb Agreement
Students explore subject and verb agreement. In this grammar lesson, students review the rules for subject and verb agreement. Students complete a worksheet for independent practice.
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Conventions: Adjectives
Fifth graders study adjectives. In this grammar lesson, 5th graders name a particular person at the school describing that person with adjectives and describe a charcter from a book read using adjectives as well.
Folger Shakespeare Library
Pre-Reading Hamlet with "Hamlet: An Insider’s Guide"
Prove that Gertrude did kill Ophelia from practicing the word inflections activities with these pre-reading strategies for Hamlet. Thespians practice the line, “Is that your sandwich?” as they stress and accent different words, and...
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Teaching the Written Word to Those Whose Words are Limited
Get your learners' pens moving by emptying their thoughts onto the page.
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Hamilton and Burr : Compare and Contrast
Who were Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton? High schoolers examine the character traits of these historical figures and watch the video, The Duel. Hamilton vs. Burr: An Event that Changed History (available from PBS), to gain an...