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Curated OER
Biographical Research Paper
Students choose a subject for a biographical research paper. They use books, the Internet, encyclopedias and articles to gather information on a determined subject then follow a rubric to write a research paper.
Curated OER
Social Studies Newspaper
Twelfth graders decide on a topic and write a whole newspaper on that topic. The newpaper also needs to include illustrations and advertisements.
Curated OER
Busy Beaver
Students practice editing for conventions, focusing on one element at a time after reviewing conventions poster. They examine how to use proofreader's marks and discuss how to edit using them.
Curated OER
Guess the Author-Using Pseudonyms
Students study about descriptive writing. They write a descriptive paragraph about themselves without revealing their physical description and sign their writing with a pseudonym.
Curated OER
Managing Medical Conditions
Twelfth graders discover more about a medical condition that is of interest to them and write what they have learned about that condition, using the information as a personal resource or to share with others.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: 13.1: Common Errors in Grammar and Punctuation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explanations and examples that teach how to identify and correct errors in subject/verb agreement, comma splices, sentence fragments, capitalization of titles and...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Repairing Run on Sentences
An exercise with ten sentences to help students identify and correct run-on sentences. Students read the sentence and then click on the answer choice that corrects any errors in the sentence. After making their choice, students can see...
Grammar Tips
Ten Common but Easily Corrected Errors
This resource presents the easiest errors to make when writing. Use this resource to help you proof your work.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Pronoun Agreement: Exercise 2
Practice pronoun agreement by correcting the pronoun usage errors in each of these 20 sentences.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Pronoun Agreement: Exercise 3
Practice pronoun agreement by correcting the pronoun usage errors in each of these 20 sentences.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Commas: Exercise 2
Practice comma usage by correcting any comma errors in these 20 sentences.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Pronoun Agreement: Exercise 1
Practice pronoun agreement by correcting the pronoun usage errors in each of these 20 sentences.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Pronoun Agreement: Exercise 4
Practice pronoun agreement by correcting the pronoun usage errors in each of these 20 sentences.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Pronoun Agreement: Exercise 5
Practice pronoun agreement by correcting the pronoun usage errors in each of these 20 sentences.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Pronoun Reference: Exercise 3
Practice pronoun agreement by correcting the underlined pronoun reference error in each of 20 sentences.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Pronoun Reference: Exercise 4
Practice pronoun agreement by correcting the underlined pronoun reference error in each of 20 sentences.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Pronoun Reference: Exercise 5
Practice pronoun agreement by correcting any underlined pronoun reference errors in each of 20 sentences.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Exercises in Capitalization
In this exercise, students are read sentences with boxes in which to correct a capitalization error. They need to determine if the word is correctly capitalized and type a "C" in the box for correct or an "I" in the box for incorrect.
Get It Write
Get It Write: Four Verb Errors to Avoid
In this tutorial you will find common usage mistakes and detailed explanations of why they are wrong, along with ways to correct them. Learn why you shouldn't say "can't hardly" or "could care less." A brief quiz checks your understanding.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Sentence Fragments Exercise 1
An exercise where students read ten sets of three sentences and chooses which sentence in each set is a complete sentence. When finished, students can check their answers and see the correct answers to any that were missed.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Exercise 1: Recognizing Parallel Structure
A twenty-question quiz that asks students to choose which sentences are correct and which have errors in parallel structure.
Quia
Quia: Grammar Mingling at a Party Activity
This website presents a series of conversations where each sentence has a grammar usage drop down menu. You pick the correct word for that sentence. If you are incorrect you are given a second chance to correct your mistake!
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Exercise 1: Finding Fragments in Short Passages
Twenty short passages each containing one sentence fragment which students are asked to choose. Feedback for each answer is given along with the option of reading an explanation of why the answer is correct or incorrect. Passages and a...
Other
Pen and Page: Proofreading Exercise 2
In this proofreading exercise, students read a sentence and determine if there are errors in it. If no errors are detected, they leave Correct in the box; if they find an error, they select the type of error found using the drop-down...