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Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Anymore vs. Any More

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page explains the use of "anymore" in informal writing, but in formal writing and anywhere else, "any more" is preferable. Examples are provided.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Informative Speech

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A nine-part learning module with links to websites, videos, and images to use while learning how to write and deliver an informative speech.
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Website
Other

English 100: Persuasive Essay

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial provides writing instructions and ideas to help the student in preparing a persuasive essay.
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Using Appropriate Language

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Knowing the right language for your particular audience is a necessary skill for all writers. No one wants to offend their audience or appear as though they don't know their content. Learn these rules of thumb to become more familiar...
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Conventions

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Sharpen your use of the formal conventions of English with this self-guided learning module. The module focuses on formal and informal language, making pronouns agree with their antecedents, and common spelling and grammar errors. At the...
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Lesson Plan
CPALMS

Cpalms: Calling All Kid Presidents

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will watch a video of Kid President giving a speech and another of a student's winning speech to be vice-president of the student council. They will also read an excerpt from...
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Handout
BBC

Bbc Bitesize: Speaking and Listening: Standard English

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Explains what standard English is and when it is used, the difference between formal and informal language, and non-standard forms of English such as those found in dialects.
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Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Capitalization:titles of Books, Articles, Songs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page explains the rules for capitalizing titles: In informal writing all words may be capitalized, but in formal writing, articles, conjunctions, and prepositions are NOT capitalized unless they begin a sentence. Examples are provided.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Style and Technique

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use context to figure out how to use language appropriately--formality, irony, understatement, and overstatement.
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Handout
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this section of a textbook, students learn different techniques for writing an introduction. It provides links to information on the following topics: the role of an introduction, getting attention and interest, establishing...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Correcting Double Negatives

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow lesson focuses on fixing double negatives. It starts by showing what a double negative really says and how to make it say what they mean. It discusses why they are not used, when they can be used in writing, a list of...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Correcting Double Negatives

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow lesson focuses on double negatives. It includes defining the term, explaining why they aren't used, providing a list of "no" words, offering ways to correct them with examples, and listing steps to eliminate them in writing.
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Engaging Family & Community in Afterschool and Summer Programs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Informal literacy experiences often serve to shape young people's identity as readers and writers as much as or more than formal schooling.Community and family support can emphasize the importance of reading and writing, build...
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Website
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: 7.1: Tone and Style

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Gain a better understanding of tone and style by understanding formal and informal style, learning to write clearly, correcting vague sentences, distinguishing...
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Activity
Cambridge Rindge & Latin School

Cambridge Rindge & Latin School: Making an Outline

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A tip sheet on how to create and outline for a research paper.

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