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Assessing the Traits: What is Good Writing?
Students examine samples of writing and discuss the score it received. They brainstorm what qualities make a good writer and stories.
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To, Too, and Two
The most pesky of homophones: to, too and two! Here's a learning exercise to help you review and discuss what homophones are and how to correctly use them in sentences. Learners choose the correct word for 20 sentences. This can serve as...
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Declarative Sentences
In this declarative sentences activity, students write a declarative sentence for each subject given. Students write 26 sentences total.
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Write a Number Sentences
For this problem solving worksheet, 2nd graders use strategies to solve story problems. Students write a number sentence for two word problems and complete the operation for a solution in each.
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Omitting If in Conditional Sentences
In this grammar activity, students learn when to omit the word "if" in writing conditional sentences. They then answer 7 questions using what they learned.
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Sequence of Sentences
In this sentence order learning exercise, students read two sentences with a picture in a box. Students write the sentence letters (a, b) in order.
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Lesson Five:Determining Ideas and Adding Details
Second graders create their own writing pieces. In this narrative lesson, 2nd graders use a graphic organizer to come up with ideas and details. They practice writing topic sentences.
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Correcting Run-On Sentences
In this combining sentences worksheet, pupils read information about how to use conjunctions or semicolons to avoid run on sentences. Students write four sentences according to directions.
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Colors: Sentences
In this writing sentences worksheet, students write 4 sentences about colors and trace 4 color words. Picture clues are provided.
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Colors: Sentences 2
In this writing sentences worksheet, students write 4 sentences about colors and trace 4 color words. Picture clues are provided.
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Beginning Sentence Completion 3
In this sentence correction activity, students correct the mistakes in each of 6 sentences. The errors are in grammar and word usage. Students write the sentences correctly.
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Subtract is from 10 to 18: Using Shapes
In this subtraction from 10 to 18 worksheet, students count the shapes and write the number sentence that the shapes represent.
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Creating a Title Page, Organizing, and Writing the Research Paper
Students create a title page, organize information, and write the introductory paragraph to a research paper. In this research writing lesson plan, students discuss the elements of the title page and outline, then write one of their...
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Collaborative Story Writing
Students participate in a collaborative story writing activity. In small groups, students each write three sentences, adding on to the story when it is their turn, then peer-editing the story and presenting it to the class.
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Sentence (Structure) Recognition Practice
In this sentence clauses worksheet, sixth and seventh graders read ten sentences and write down whether the sentence is: simple, compound, complex or compound-complex.
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Intermediate Sentence Completion 16
Although this worksheet is labeled for intermediate English language learners, I'd argue the vocabulary is more appropriate for advanced learners. The pupil reads each sentence and selects the appropriate word to complete the sentence....
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Lesson Exchange: Introduction to Research Papers (Senior, Literature)
Although unlikely in today's English classroom, this lesson focuses on introducing research papers to seniors in high school. It briefly reviews the parts of an essay, and mentions showing learners example essays, but no examples are...
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BBC News School Report: Write As You Speak
Middle schoolers complete this journalism/language arts learning exercise to improve their writing. They work in partners interviewing each other, then write key facts in a table, summarizing what, who, where, when, why. They make their...
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Got These Properties? (Commutative in Addition/Zero in Addition and Subtraction)
Second graders examine the commutative property of addition and the property of zero in addition and subtraction. They complete an asessment worksheet to gain practice reading and working number sentences horizontally and vertically.
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Run On Sentences
Sixth graders review three sample sentences in order to identify sentence structure, and to practice how to edit sentences appropriately. They work with a partner to define a run-on sentence and identify three ways to correct it. They...
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Commas
Help your pupils punctuate properly! This particular worksheet focuses on commas and requires learners to write original sentences that fulfill certain comma requirements.
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The 5 Paragraph Essay
The value in this PowerPoint about the five-paragraph expository essay comes from the clear explanations and specific examples provided to illustrate each aspect; however, a complete, model essay is not included. Beware the typos!
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The Compound-Complex Sentence
After reading a series of definitions and studying examples, partners craft five of their own compound-complex sentences.
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How to Outline, Plan & Write a Memoir
Get to know each individual through a memoir project. The lesson plan outlined here is a bit vague, but has some promising ideas for graphic organizers to help writers prepare their work. In order to succeed with the lesson plan, you...