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Career Education
Students participate in a lesson that focuses on the research of a chosen career field. They gather information from a variety of resources. The information is used to compose a research paper or powerpoint presentation.
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Grammar and Punctuation
Students review grammar and punctuation rules from previous lessons. As a class, they work together to correct sentences on an overhead transparency. If there is a discrepancy about what needs to be changed, they must discuss the issue...
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Months of the Year 2
In this capitalization worksheet students see the months of the year. Students write them using capital letters. Students then correct 5 sentences which have capitalization errors.
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Transparency
Eighth graders discover proper use of quotation marks. They examine conversations between characters in comics and magazines. In pairs, 8th graders punctuate sentences correctly. They create a story, with dialogue, involving people in a...
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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.2
Semicolons and colonsĀ are tricky, and the Common Core creators knows that. If you are stuck on what to teach to make sure your learners can master Common Core skill L.9-10.2 use this resource to fine-tune your content. The multiple...
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Quotation Marks, Commas, And More
Correctly punctuating a character's dialogue can become a fun activity as students learn to use quotation marks, commas, and more.
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The Great Eight: Teaching the Eight Parts of Speech
Integrate grammar activities and review into your daily classroom routine to facilitate practice and reinforcement of this vital skill.
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Language Arts: Introduction to Nouns
Ninth graders discover how to differentiate types of nouns through interactive group work by using packets of manipulatives and completing worksheets. After discussing the characteristics of common and proper nouns, they open the packets...
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Holidays Around the World
Young scholars explore how different holiday traditions are celebrated around the world. Scholars write a paper describing how they celebrate their own favorite holiday. Email partners, from different states and countries, share their...
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Proofreading
Pupils review the techniques of editing and proofreading then complete writing prompt worksheet to assist the beginning of the writing process. They write a first draft on an assigned topic then revise, edit and format the finished...
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Seventh Grade Essay Unit
Seventh graders write a five paragraph essay and then branch out from there.