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Grammarly Blog: Capitalization:titles of Books, Articles, Songs
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 Blog: Starting a Sentence With a Conjunction
An explanation with examples of the capitalization and punctuation rules for beginning a sentence with a conjunction.
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Grammarly Blog: Conditional Sentences. Was Instead of Were in the Unreal If
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 Blog: Comma Setting Off Non Restrictive Clauses
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 Blog: Capitalization:first Word After Colon if It Begins a Sentence
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.
CommonLit
Common Lit: The Alaska Start Iii
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...
Oklahoma Historical Society
Oklahoma Historical Society Home
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,...
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Genevieve Carpio, "Teaching #Immigration Syllabus"
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...
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Us News: Money: Reasons Community College Makes Sense Right Now
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.
Buck Institute
Pbl Works: How Did I Start My Very First Project
[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...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Pre Reading Activities: Signs and Symbols
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...
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Rti Action Network: Response to Intervention
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...
Council of Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
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...
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Conjunctions
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.
Drama Circle
Drama Circle: A Brief History of Russian Drama (Before 1900)
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.
Donald Clark
Blended Learning
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...
University of Virginia Library
Prism: "Influences on Achievement" Visualization
[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...
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Responsive Classroom: Teaching Children How to Converse
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...