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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Capitalization:titles of Books, Articles, Songs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page explains the rules for capitalizing titles: In informal writing all words may be capitalized, but in formal writing, articles, conjunctions, and prepositions are NOT capitalized unless they begin a sentence. Examples are provided.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Starting a Sentence With a Conjunction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation with examples of the capitalization and punctuation rules for beginning a sentence with a conjunction.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Conditional Sentences. Was Instead of Were in the Unreal If

For Students 9th - 10th
This Grammarly Handbook resource clarifies topic of conditional sentences. The hypothetical situation of using the verb was in a clause beginning with the word if is discussed.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Comma Setting Off Non Restrictive Clauses

For Students 9th - 10th
This page focuses on understanding what a non-restrictive clause is and that it must be set off by commas. It explains that non-restrictive clauses often use begin with the word "which" and offers examples.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Capitalization:first Word After Colon if It Begins a Sentence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page explains the rules for capitalizing the first word after a colon if it is an independent clause. It also says this rule varies between British and American English and by style format. Examples are provided.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Alaska Start Iii

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "The Alaska Start III" by Robert Groves, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
Website
Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma Historical Society Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Find facts about Oklahoma's rich history and famous people, and explore museums and historic sites. An interactive map of the state allows you to choose museums, military sites, historic homes, and other notable locations in Oklahoma,...
Article
Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Genevieve Carpio, "Teaching #Immigration Syllabus"

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on a series of #syllabi designed to provide a historical and theoretical context for critical social issues. This article addresses #ImmigrationSyllabus written in January of 2017. It provides a foundation for...
Website
Other

Us News: Money: Reasons Community College Makes Sense Right Now

For Students 9th - 10th
As the cost of a college education continues to rapidly rise, many more young people are considering the advantages of beginning their higher education experiece at a community college. Read about the most common reasons here.
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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: How Did I Start My Very First Project

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An article and video exploring the anatomy of a project. Get an insight into how a teacher developed and executed a project from beginning to end. Understand the steps they took while working through...
Article
Scholastic

Scholastic: Pre Reading Activities: Signs and Symbols

For Teachers Pre-K - K Standards
As young children begin keying into symbols, they are making a huge conceptual leap: they're learning that a picture can convey a message. The following anecdotes track practical applications of children's interactions with...
Website
Other

Rti Action Network: Response to Intervention

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Site addresses how to get started, the essential components, how to connect with others, and professional development needed for full, successful RTI implementation. A RTI blog, mentoring service, and Ask the Expert features will be...
Website
Council of Foreign Relations

Council on Foreign Relations

For Students 9th - 10th
Authors provide daily analysis of current world events as well as news by region and issue. Blogs and reports on major news stories are also available. Many subjects are presented beginning with an entire background overview, helping...
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The Tongue Untied

The Tongue Untied: Conjunctions

For Students 9th - 10th
Come and learn about all types of conjunctions when you visit this educational resource. This site gives a clear definition of the function of a conjunction. Use the "Turn the Page," function to learn more.
Article
Drama Circle

Drama Circle: A Brief History of Russian Drama (Before 1900)

For Students 9th - 10th
This summary of Russian plays and playwrights begins with the 18th century comic playwright, Denis Ivanov Fonvizin and continues through Anton Chekov, with two or three sentence summaries about ten writers and their works.
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Donald Clark

Blended Learning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
While the concept of blended learning has probably been around since the beginning of Instructional Design, the term was not coined until the late nineties. However, blended learning is probably the closest thing we have to a silver...
Activity
University of Virginia Library

Prism: "Influences on Achievement" Visualization

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have highlighted Grant Wiggins' blog post "Influences on Achievement." Strategies we currently use are blue while strategies that are easy to begin are red, and the most...
Article
Other

Responsive Classroom: Teaching Children How to Converse

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Conversation skills are important for academic and social learning at all grade levels. This first-grade teacher teaches conversation skills very specifically, starting at the beginning of the year, and provides lots of structured...