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Strong Verbs

For Students 7th - 9th
Add interest to your class's writing by having them focus on strong verbs. Using this worksheet, first have them identify all of the main verbs in each sentence. Then, have them rewrite each sentence using a stronger verb. Practice often...
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Vivid Verbs in Writing

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore how to incorporate vivid verbs in their writing. They review action verbs in sentences and view a Power Point presentation discussing possible verbs and their meanings. They view a website and retell a Greek myth...
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Subject Verb Agreement

For Students 4th - Higher Ed
In this subject verb agreement activity, students read 15 multiple choice questions where they choose the correct verb to complete each sentence so there is subject verb agreement.
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Subject-Verb Agreement

For Students 7th - 10th
In this subject/verb agreement worksheet, students practice their grammar skills at they select the appropriate verbs to complete 15 sentences.
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Curated OER

Constitutional Issues: The Separation of Powers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research and stage a debate on the question: RESOLVED that the Constitution should be amended to provide for a parliamentary system of government. They debate if a parliamentary system of government might be better.
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Curated OER

Worksheet 7. Nouns and Verbs (Birds)

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this birds reading comprehension worksheet, learners read a passage about birds and respond to 8 multiple choice questions regarding the paragraph. Some questions have more than 1 correct answer.
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Roald Dahl

Matilda - The First Miracle

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
As the story unfolds, readers discover Matilda has a superpower. Take part in an activity that has learners talking about what superpower they would have, how they would use it, and how it could help others. Then, after reading the 14th...
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Azar Grammar

Song Lessons: I Wanna Be Like You

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's swing rendition of Robert and Richard Sherman's "I Wanna Be Like You" offers young grammarians an opportunity to examine verb tenses, noun clauses, gerunds, and prepositions.
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Total English Upper Intermediate: The Power of Persuasion

For Students 6th - 8th
In this gerunds and infinitives practice worksheet, students complete 10 sentences as they fill in each of the blanks with a gerund or infinitive. Students then complete 8 sentence starters with the appropriate gerunds or infinitives.
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Recipe for Sensational Sentences

For Teachers 4th - 7th
'Cook-up' sensational sentences with your class. They expand sentences by adding more descriptive words. Then discuss the importance of using appropriate grade level language in daily speaking and writing.
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Reed Novel Studies

The Search for Delicious: Novel Study

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Have you ever gone looking for one thing but ended up discovering something else? That is exactly what happened to Gaylen, a character in The Search for Delicious. Gaylen begins looking for a food to label as delicious, but discoveres...
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Going the Distance!

For Students 5th - 7th
In this distances and dimensions key vocabulary worksheet, students complete 12 sentences with the proper terms from the word bank and then write 6 original sentences using the verbs another word bank.
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Choosing Between Affect and Effect

For Students 7th - 11th
After reading a review of the meaning and usage of affect and effect, pupils complete a practice exercise to demonstrate their understanding of this tricky pair. An answer key is provided.
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Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab

For Students 9th - 11th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students decipher the best word choice to complete the sentence. All words begin with the letter "F."
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Curated OER

Expanding Journal Writing Entries For Beginning Writers

For Teachers 1st
First graders through a variety of strategies assess how to write in journals openly and effectively. Those strategies include integration of technology, story telling, group and team work, performance-based assessment/rubrics, visual...
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Poetry for Home: Homelessness

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read a poem to learn about homelessness. In this poetry lesson, students make a list of words about their home and then feelings about their home. Students read the poem 'When I Think Home' and then write their own version of...
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Your Dictionary: Verb Activities

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
This articles discusses the use of grammar games to help students understand verbs; it describes several verb activities and games including verb activities with a word wall, Power Verbs, Nicky Noun and Victor Verb, and Fortune Cookie...