Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Geographical Use of Definite Article The

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page provides rules for when to use and not use the article "the."
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Indefinite and Definite Articles

For Students 6th - 8th
This video lesson covers the rules for the use of definite and indefinite articles; it defines and gives specific examples and rules for each. Real Player is required.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Indefinite and Definite Articles

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on articles; it defines article, definite article, and indefinite article and provides examples of each. It explains the difference between "a" and "an" and tells when to use each, and it also discusses the exceptions...
Lesson Plan
Study Languages

Study Spanish: Days of the Week

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Thorough explanation of days of the week, their plural forms, and their use with definite articles. Ample examples demonstrate this concept. A short test at the end of the lesson plan tests the student's mastery of this grammar principle.
Unit Plan
Study Languages

Study Spanish: The Definite Article Part Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
This Spanish tutorial on special uses of the definite article and exceptions to the rules for its normal usage features examples that illustrate its application to countries, titles and other special situations. Students test their...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Indefinite and Definite Articles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on articles; it defines definite and indefinite articles and provides examples of each. It explains the a vs. an rule and the exceptions to the rule.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Article Usage

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial focuses on English articles (a, an, the); it includes a slide show which defines the two types of articles and provides an exercise choosing the correct article. It also offers 2 YouTube videos: the first defines definite...
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Articles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page explains what articles are including the definite article "the" and the indefinite articles "a" and "an" and provides examples of their use and exceptions for the use of "a" and "an". It explains the rules for the uses of...
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Article Usage

For Students 6th - 8th
This tutorial focuses on the articles (a, an, the) including identifying them and the two types of articles: definite and indefinite. It offers 3 slide shows; the first one is non-audio and has students identify articles in sentences and...
Handout
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas at Austin: Los Articulos

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out when the use of an article is necessary in Spanish. Read complete explanations along with helpful examples.
Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Using Articles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The definition of "articles" is followed by examples of definite, indefinite, omitted, and special-use articles. Further elaboration on article usage follows concerning countable and uncountable nouns, first vs. subsequent mention, and...
Handout
Other

Center for Communication Practices: Polytechnic Institute: Article Usage [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The Writing Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute provides this detailed handout, with exercises included, to help non-native speakers of English sort out the proper use of articles. The site includes study and learning hints,...
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: A Article, an Article, or the Article. . . Which to Use?

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains what articles are, how they function in a sentence, and how to determine correct article usage. It includes 4 videos about what articles are, how they function, definite, and indefinite articles and how to use them...
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Articles

For Students 9th - 10th
This video lesson focuses on the 3 articles: a, an, the; it defines articles, discusses the two categories: definite and indefinite, and provides the rules for use and the exceptions with examples.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Articles

For Students 6th - 8th
This screencast focuses on articles (a, an, the) including definitions, the two types, how and when to use each.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Articles: Basic Rules for A, An, and The

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This video focuses on English articles (a, an, and the) including definitions, pronunciations, the two types, and when and how to use them.
Handout
University of North Carolina

Articles: The Writing Center

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What is an article? Explore the world of articles when you visit this informative resource. Students and teachers can brush up on their knowledge of these tiny but important words.
Handout
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Articles, Determiners and Quantifiers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Have you ever wondered about the purpose of such small words as a, this, the and the like? These words are articles, determiners and quantifiers that precede and modify nouns.
Unit Plan
Study Languages

Study Spanish: Months, Seasons, and Dates

For Students 9th - 10th
This online lesson is on the use of definite articles and numbers with months, seasons, and dates. A quiz follows the lesson to test the student's comprehension of this grammar principle.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: A Article, an Article, the Article: Which to Use

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch a video [2:11] to learn what articles are, and then a second video [4:37] to learn the difference between definite and indefinite articles. Finally, watch a video [4:46] on the use of the definite article "the" and another [3:51]...
Activity
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Articles Exercise #2

For Students 9th - 10th
Exercise practicing the use of a, an, and the.
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Excerpt From Trail of Tears Diary" by Jobe Alexander & Mary Hill

For Students 7th - 8th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Grammar: Other Parts of Speech

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan focuses on conjunctions, prepositions, and articles. It discusses the types of conjunctions and their uses, some prepositions and their uses including ending a sentence with a preposition, and definite and indefinite...
Activity
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Francais Interactif

For Students 9th - 10th
This full-featured interactive textbook encounter utilizes French speakers in real life scenarios. Well structured for work on grammatical concepts (links to Tex's French Grammar), vocabulary, listening comprehension and exposure to...