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In this vocabulary worksheet, students study 5 commonly used words in a word bank. Students complete 30 varied questions and activities with these words.
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Comma Exercise
In this comma exercise instructional activity, students must proofread and edit 10 sentences inserting commas where necessary.
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Eliminate "To Be" Verbs
Students remove to beverbs from their writing. In this verb usage lesson, students write strategies from eliminating to be verbs, then locate the verbs in their writing and eliminate as many as possible.
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Six Trait Writing with Charles Dickens and Shel Silverstein
Second graders identify the traits of good writing in poems and stories in the six lessons of this unit. The traits analyzed are used to improve the student's own writing skills.
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Using "And", "But", & "Or" Exercise
In this grammar worksheet, students fill in the blank each sentence with either "and", "but" or "or". There are 10 sentences to complete on this worksheet.
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Personal Timeline
Seventh graders review the stages of the writing process. In this writing process lesson plan, 7th graders review the writing process steps by creating a personal timeline. Students complete graphic organizers for the lesson plan and...
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Teaching Language Arts with Sayings and Phrases
Students complete a unit to learn sayings and phrases that help them understand language art concepts. In this sayings and phrases lesson, students complete 11 lessons that use common sayings and phrases to teach language art concepts...
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Writing Similes
Fifth graders identify and write similes. They define simile and discuss different examples, and with the help of a thesaurus, write original similes that compare the colors of crayons to objects or feelings. Students copy their rough...
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Writing to Analyze, Comment and Review
In this writing to analyze, comment and review worksheet, young scholars analyze blurbs, comment on the openings and endings of novels, and review a book from their own choosing. Students answer seventy short answer questions.
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Using Plural Nouns in Descriptions
In this plural nouns worksheet, students complete three exercises that help them understand and use plural nouns in descriptive writing.
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Vocabulary Building Activity
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, 2nd graders complete 6 memory skill questions, 6 word scramble questions, and 7 sentence writing questions. A word bank is provided.
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Letters of Inquiry
Learners compose letters of inquiry. In this written communication lesson, students read sample letters of inquiry about sites in Washington, D.C. Learners then write their own letters of inquiry to the Washington, D.C. Chamber of Commerce.
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All About Me!
Reinforce punctuation skills as well as printing skills with a kindergarten autobiography activity. Youngsters write their information, including their name, address, and age, and draw a picture of themselves and the place where they...
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The Visual Thesaurus and the SAT
Demonstrate strategies for tackling unfamiliar vocabulary words in preparation for the SAT. Using Visual Thesaurus computer software, middle and high schoolers interpret contextual clues, solve sample sentence completion questions, and...
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Pretending with Prefixes
The book Fortunately provides an excellent opportunity to discuss prefixes and suffixes as they appear in context. The class goes over a list of prefixes and suffixes with the teacher. They then write two sentences; the first...
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Vocabulary Building
Use primary text documents to learn word roots. Learners listen to a reading of the Declaration of Independence and highlight words they don't know. They compile these words and guess their meanings. They discuss roots, prefixes,...
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Eliminating Weak Essay Material
A strong essay eliminates weak or unnecessary material. Determining what information contributes to an essay and what information should be deleted is a skill readers and writers of informational text must develop. Class members practice...
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Active Voice vs. Passive Voice
What is the passive voice? What is the active voice? Which voice is typically preferred in writing? Use this worksheet to discuss the different voices. Then, have learners rewrite a series of sentences so that they are in the passive...
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Ain't Gonna Rain No More
In this creative writing lesson plan, pupils listen to the song "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More", read the book adaptation titled I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!, and pay close attention to the rhyming scheme, punctuation and...
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Vivid Verbs
Spice up your writing! Your amateur writers will benefit from concentrating on understanding and improving verb use in writing. An introductory activity addresses weak verbs. A second exercise helps them see the importance of strong...
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Taking Outer Space to Cyber Space
Use the Internet, write an expository text, and have students share their knowledge of the planets in our solar system. They compose an expository writing piece and publish it to a web page.
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spelling: school theme
In this spelling school theme worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 10 words pertaining to school . Students complete a variety of activities with these words: unscramble, fill in the blank, and sentence completion.
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Rachel's Life is in a Hole
Explore how lack of access to water impacts peoples' lives in poor countries. Through text reading and discussion, middle schoolers are presented with the story of a young girl who lives and functions with limited water resources. They...
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Novel Character Study
Students complete a character study using a database to compile information from a novel. They design a five slide presentation highlighting the character's reaction to different situations in the book. They write an acrostic poem using...