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Curated OER

Constructing and Using Different Types of Sentences with Support from The Shurley Grammar Method

For Teachers 6th
Students analyze parts of speech, sentence structure, and ver usage in this ten lesson unit on grammar. Through games, activities, assignments, and printed material, the concepts are supported and reinforced in a creative way.
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Core Knowledge Foundation

Unit 2: The Middle Ages

For Teachers 4th Standards
Over four weeks, fourth graders read and discuss texts about the Middle Ages. They practice vocabulary, spelling, and grammar, such as nouns, adjectives, and verbs. Writing opportunities allow learners to boost their note-taking skills...
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American English

Create Your Own Sporting Event

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Combine vocabulary development and a study of verb tenses with a general introduction to sports. Class members get acquainted with the language associated with sports, and then complete a project to design and describe their own...
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Curated OER

Grammar Puzzles

For Teachers 3rd
Students explore the parts of a sentence through analysis, design, and drawing in this nine lessons unit on Grammar. The diagramming of sentences comprises the main thrust of this unit through the utilization of higher cognitive skill...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Appositive Phrases & Adverbial & Adjectival Phrases and Clauses

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson discusses the building blocks of phrases and clauses. Notice how the building blocks of phrases follow the parts of speech-nouns, verbs, adjectives, and so on....
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Nominalizations

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial begins with a slide show which defines nominalizations; gives examples of adjectives and adverbs changed into nouns, gerunds, and infinitives. Practice with simplifying nominalizations is provided. It also offers a YouTube...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: What Verbals Are

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Verbals are verbs disguised as nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. Verbals come in three forms: gerunds, infinitives, and participles. Gerunds are verbs that end in "-ing" and function as nouns. Participles end in "-ing," "-ed," "-d," "-t,"...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Parts of Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
On this site a learner can click through a slide presentation for the definition and examples of each of the eight parts of speech, and read a poem to increase memory and understanding. Then view a series of video lessons on nouns...
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TES Global

Blendspace: Year 10 Parts of Speech Recap

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
This eleven-part learning module provides a fun review of the seven main parts of speech, as well as, concrete/abstract nouns, collective nouns, comparative/superlative adjectives and adverbs, and collective nouns. These are presented...
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Study Languages

Study Spanish: Comparisons of Equality

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent lesson on comparisons of equality, using "tan" and "tanto" with adjectives, adverbs, and nouns. The lesson is thorough and easy to understand, with ample examples. A short test at the end of the lesson tests the student's...
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Study Languages

Study Spanish: Comparisons of Inequality

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an online lesson on comparisons of inequality, using "mas" and "menos" with adjectives, adverbs, and nouns. A great explanation of when to use "de" and "que" with numbers. The lesson is thorough and easy to understand, with...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Parts of Speech

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson begins with a PowerPoint covering the 8 parts of speech. It is followed by a mnemonic poem to remember the 8 parts of speech. Then nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and interjections each have a separate video...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Building Blocks of Language: The Eight Parts of Speech

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on the 8 parts of speech and how they function in sentences. It offers a YouTube video of students rapping the 8 parts of speech, a slide show of the 8 parts of speech, examples, and how they function in sentences,...
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University of Calgary

University of Calgary: Practice Distinguishing Clauses

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This section of an online grammar guide from the University of Calgary provides a review of and an interactive exercise on identifying how clauses function in sentences (as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs).
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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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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Parts of Speech

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This tutorial focuses on the parts of speech using 6 slideshow presentations. The first lists the 8 parts of speech and their functions; the next five discuss nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and conjunctions individually. These...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Parts of Speech

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on the parts of speech; it provides 6 short slideshows: the first is an overview of parts of speech, the other 5 are for each of the following parts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and conjunctions;...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Grammar: Sentence Components

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on sentence components. It provides a slideshow with each of the eight parts of speech plus articles; it defines each and gives examples using them in sentences. It also offers the lyrics to "The Grammar Song" in...