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Fanatically Grammatically Correct
Research guidelines for correct usage, then explore how creative writers employ punctuation as an essential tool in their craft. Secondary classes create board games to teach elementary school learners how to properly punctuate. From the...
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Punctuation: Visible Speech
Examine the proper uses of punctuation with this easy PowerPoint. Simple, bold, and straightforward, each slide introduces a different symbol. Difficult or confusing instances are indicated as well.
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Grammar - Revise Your Symbols
Explore the different symbols of grammar. Middle schoolers write two sentences using different symbols, including asterisks, apostrophes, and ellipses. They also read and answer guided questions.
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Conventions - Punctuation Research
Study unusual punctuation marks in this punctuation activity. Young grammarians work in small groups to research one of the unusual punctuation marks (semi-colon, colon, dash, comma, ellipses, or quotation marks) and discuss how the mark...
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The Final Copy
Write short stories in which events are presented in logical order, point of view is clear, theme and characters are developed. Middle schoolers also work on sensory language, concrete language and/or dialogue. They establish their...
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Ellipses: a Mini Lesson
“Use ellipses to show omitted material from a quoted passage . . . and to maintain good grammar . . . .” Everything learners need to know about ellipses and how to uses them is included in colorful presentation that is rich with...
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Worksheet 3 Math 126: Ellipses and Hyperbolas
In this ellipses and hyperbolas worksheet, students solve 8 short answer and graphing problems. Students graph ellipses, hyperbolas, and parabolas given an equation. Students identify the foci of an ellipse or hyperbola.
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Easy Worksheet: Domain and Range
In this domain and range instructional activity, students solve 4 short answer problems. Students find the domain and range of various functions given an equation, table of values, or graph.
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Graphing and Properties of Ellipses
In this algebra instructional activity, 11th graders identify the center, vertices, co-vertices, length of major and minor axis. There are 20 questions with an answer key.
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Exercise Set 8.2: Ellipses
In this ellipses worksheet, young scholars solve 78 problems. Students write ellipses equations in standard form. Young scholars write equations given the center, a values, b values, and a horizontal or vertical access.
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Ellipses
In this ellipses worksheet, 11th graders solve and complete 4 different problems. First, they define what an ellipse is and draw a picture. Then, students find the coordinates of the center and the foci and the lengths of the major and...
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Ellipses
In this ellipses worksheet, 11th graders solve and complete 6 different problems. First, they write an equation for each ellipse shown. Then, students find the coordinates of the center and foci and the lengths of the major and minor axes.
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Planetary Orbit
Young scholars compare and contrast ellipses of various eccentricities that represent the shape of planetary orbits. They make a circle with the string by trying the two ends togther. Students calculate the eccentricity of their ellipses...
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Graphs and Ellipses
Students explore linear graphs, the parabola and the rectangular hyperbola.
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Ellipses And Kepler's First Law
Students explain that planets actually orbit the center of gravity of the solar system, and that distant planets may be detected by motions of their central star around the centers of gravity of their planetary systems.
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Graphs And Ellipses
Learners become acquainted with linear graphs, the parabola and the rectangular hyperbola. Also prepare tables of paired values as preparation for plotting a line. They study the cartesian equation of an ellipse, with a worked example.