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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Action Packed Rain Forest Sentences

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
In this lesson plan, Jane Yolen's Welcome to the Greenhouse is used as a mentor text. Students will record their favorite verbs from the mentor text, rank them according to their favorite, and share them. Students will also use...
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Action Packed Ocean Sentences

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
In this lesson, Andrew Clement's awesome picture book, Big Al is used as a mentor text. Students will record their favorite verbs from the mentor text, rank them according to their favorite, and share them. Students will also use...
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Action Packed Zoo Sentences

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, If I Ran the Zoo, written by Dr. Seuss, is used as the mentor text. Students will record their favorite adjectives from the mentor text, rank them according to their favorite, and share them. Students will also use...
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Camping Sentences

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
In this lesson, Teaching Grammar in Context by Constance Weaver provides foundational information for this lesson. When I Go Camping with Grandma, a book by Marion Dane Bauer, is used as the mentor text of this lesson. Young scholars...
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Who/what/where/when Game: Wild Weather Sentences

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
In this lesson, Teaching Grammar in Context by Constance Weaver provides foundational information for this lesson. Brave Irene, written by William Steig, is used as the mentor text of this lesson. Students will develop sentences with...
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Unit Plan
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: Parts of Speech in Sentences: The Order of Operations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this comprehensiv learning module students identify the parts of speech by following a certain order until each word in a sentence is labeled. In a variety of exercises, learners practice finding verbs, prepositional phrases,...
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Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Commas After Introductory Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Grammarly Handbook resource explains how to use commas after introductory elements. Numerous examples of commas after introductory phrases, introductory clauses, and introductory transitions are provided in this resource.
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Handout
English Club

English Club: Learn English: Grammar: Preposition Rule

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A rule about prepositions and prepositional phrases. Examples are provided.
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Activity
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Commas After Introductions Exercise 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with adding commas to introductory phrases in sentences.
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Handout
University of Ottawa (Canada)

Hyper Grammar: The Parts of Speech

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This grammar tutorial site offers a thorough discussion of the various parts of speech.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Common Expressions: Easy

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Can you identify which prepositions to use for these common expressions?
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Common Prepositions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Let's learn about the most common prepositions.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Common Expressions: Medium

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Can you spot the correct prepositions to use in these conventional expressions?
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Common Expressions: Hard

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Can you spot the correct prepositions to use in these conventional expressions?
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Prepositions About Time and Space

For Students 9th - 10th
Identify and use prepositions that show relationships in time and space.
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Article
Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: 4th Grade Grammar

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
This article focuses on the grammar of 4th grade including the beginning of more adult conversation, a grammar review from previous grades, more irregular verbs, prepositions and prepositional phrases, and improved sentence structure.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Direct and Indirect Objects

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow lesson focuses on direct and indirect objects. It defines and gives examples of each and explains that direct objects can be words, phrases, or clauses while indirect objects can be words, phrases, or found in...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Playing With Prepositions Through Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students play with and explore prepositions during a whole group reading of Ruth Heller's Behind the Mask, and then by composing and publishing prepositional poems based on the book's style.
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College Claparede (Switzerland)

English Exercises Online: Verbs and Prepositions (2)

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Complete each of the 25 sentences in this exercise by typing the correct preposition into the box. Hint are available if needed, and answers can be checked when finished.
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College Claparede (Switzerland)

English Exercises Online: Verbs and Prepositions (1)

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Complete each of the 25 sentences in this exercise by typing the correct preposition into the box. Hint are available if needed, and answers can be checked when finished.
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Handout
Other

Western Grammar: Module 2: Advanced Sentence Structure

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Online grammar textbook explaining sentence structure provides definitions of different types of subordinate clauses and exercises related to this topic. There is also information on phrases and other components of sentences.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Sentence Openers

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial focuses on adding variety to your writing with sentence openers. A PowerPoint presentation explains sentence openers and gives examples of ways to create interesting sentences, such as beginning with a prepositional phrase,...
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Towson University

Towson University: Ows: Prepositions Exercise 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on using the correct Prepositions for each sentence. It is suitable for ESL as well as regular English classes.
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Towson University

Towson University: Ows: Prepositions Exercise 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on using the correct Prepositions for each sentence. It is suitable for ESL as well as regular English classes.