Extensive site for teaching Spanish speaking ELL. The theme of this unit is the directions - An "e-mail" is presented, giving directions to a house party - Interactive exercise follows, asking comprehension questions - A guided writing...

A listening comprehension exercise designed for native Spanish speakers learning English. Students listen to a short conversation about class schedules and then answer questions based on what has been heard. Instructions are in Spanish....

Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts "j" & "y". Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's Lounge," for suggested...

At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand the concept of cultural competency. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "What is Cultural Competency?."

A ten-slide presentation explaining revision strategies that focus on improving the flow of a written text.

This site provides four versions of rubrics for narrative writing. The rubrics provide the following assessment categories: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, fluency, conventions. A 6-point rubric, a 5-point rubric, a 4-point...

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Johnny Griffin, an African American jazz tenor saxophonist noted for his fluency in the hard-bop idiom.

Students will learn how to combine sentences by utilizing participial phrases

In this lesson, learners will create 4 original poems within a particular rhythm and rhyme scheme.

In this lesson plan students learn how to paint a setting with their descriptive choice of words.

In this lesson the students will use the conditional "if" in order to guide their reader to become someone or something.

In this lesson students will learn the meter and rhyme of a sonnet and they will write one of their own using specific word choice.

In this lesson young scholars will use the sentence structure from Wallace Stevens' "13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird."

An explanation and examples of various techniques that can be used in order to emphasize important sentences within a text.

For this lesson, students will use transition words and phrases to shift from one idea to another within a story.

In this lesson students will create a poem from the viewpoint of a lost toy.

Revision can be a difficult process for students. With a roll of the dice, students are reminded of the steps they can take to improve their writing. Includes templates for four types of dice that focus on ideas, organization, voice, and...