Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: How to Choose Credible Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on choosing credible sources for a research project. It offers two versions of a slideshow: a non-audio slideshow and an audio slideshow which explains the information as it is shown. They each define terms, offer...
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Audience and Writing Style

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow tutorial focuses on adjusting writing style to fit the audience. It looks at audience characteristics and discusses how to adapt the vocabulary, sentence style, and tone to fit them. It provides an example using the topic...
Handout
Other

English Channel: Subject Verb Agreement With Correlative Conjunctions

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
A brief explanation of the subject-verb agreement rules when using correlative conjunctions is followed by a practice exercise.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Paper Writing: Transitions and Topic Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on transitions including transitional devices, lists of common transition words and phrases, transitions between paragraphs with examples, and separate lists of transition words for descriptive, narrative, and...
Lesson Plan
Other

Nsw Department of Education and Training: Picture This [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Reading unit plan focusing on picture books. It contains ten days worth of teaching suggestions that use a variety of reading strategies including modeled as well as independent reading and writing. Also includes five printable...
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words: Image to Narrative

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson, which can be adapted to fit with any picture you choose, works for students of all levels.
Unit Plan
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: Using Commas in a Series

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
In this learning module, students read about the rules for using commas to divide nouns, verbs, and adjectives when the words are written in a series. They insert commas in a practice exercise with 25 questions and receive immediate...
Handout
W. W. Norton

W. W. Norton: The Research Essay: Integrating Source Material Into the Essay

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Information about integrating source material into an research essay. SL.11-12.2 Eval&Integrate sources
Handout
W. W. Norton

W.w. Norton & Company: The Writing Process: Revising

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Information about the process of revision including three steps to keep in mind: play the role of the reader, think in terms of strength and weakness, and take advantage of computer capabilities. Use the links on the right for other...
Handout
W. W. Norton

W.w. Norton & Company: Paraphrase, Summary, Description: Paraphrase

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Information and examples for how to paraphrase a statement.
Handout
BBC

Bbc Bitesize Revision: Openings and Endings

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
As part of a revision and writing section of BBC Bitesize, this site goes over several tips involved in writing both openings and endings.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Chronological Transition Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow lesson focuses on chronological transition words; it defines and lists the categories of transition words. It defines chronological transition words, states their purpose, provides a list of them, and shows how to write...
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Headings and Subheadings

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial uses two short videos and a PDF handout to explain how and when to use headings and subheadings. Video 1 explains the purpose of headings and subheadings and why and when to use them; video 2 discusses how to format and...