Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Biographical Research Paper

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
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.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Social Studies Newspaper

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders decide on a topic and write a whole newspaper on that topic. The newpaper also needs to include illustrations and advertisements.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Busy Beaver

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
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.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Guess the Author-Using Pseudonyms

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students study about descriptive writing. They write a descriptive paragraph about themselves without revealing their physical description and sign their writing with a pseudonym.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Managing Medical Conditions

For Teachers 12th
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.
Website
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: 13.1: Common Errors in Grammar and Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[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...
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Repairing Run on Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
Handout
Grammar Tips

Ten Common but Easily Corrected Errors

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource presents the easiest errors to make when writing. Use this resource to help you proof your work.
Activity
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Pronoun Agreement: Exercise 2

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Practice pronoun agreement by correcting the pronoun usage errors in each of these 20 sentences.
Activity
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Pronoun Agreement: Exercise 3

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Practice pronoun agreement by correcting the pronoun usage errors in each of these 20 sentences.
Activity
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Commas: Exercise 2

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Practice comma usage by correcting any comma errors in these 20 sentences.
Activity
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Pronoun Agreement: Exercise 1

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Practice pronoun agreement by correcting the pronoun usage errors in each of these 20 sentences.
Activity
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Pronoun Agreement: Exercise 4

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Practice pronoun agreement by correcting the pronoun usage errors in each of these 20 sentences.
Activity
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Pronoun Agreement: Exercise 5

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Practice pronoun agreement by correcting the pronoun usage errors in each of these 20 sentences.
Activity
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Pronoun Reference: Exercise 3

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Practice pronoun agreement by correcting the underlined pronoun reference error in each of 20 sentences.
Activity
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Pronoun Reference: Exercise 4

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Practice pronoun agreement by correcting the underlined pronoun reference error in each of 20 sentences.
Activity
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Pronoun Reference: Exercise 5

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Practice pronoun agreement by correcting any underlined pronoun reference errors in each of 20 sentences.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Exercises in Capitalization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
Unit Plan
Get It Write

Get It Write: Four Verb Errors to Avoid

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Sentence Fragments Exercise 1

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
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.
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Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Exercise 1: Recognizing Parallel Structure

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A twenty-question quiz that asks students to choose which sentences are correct and which have errors in parallel structure.
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Quia

Quia: Grammar Mingling at a Party Activity

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
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!
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Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Exercise 1: Finding Fragments in Short Passages

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
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...
Activity
Other

Pen and Page: Proofreading Exercise 2

For Students 9th - 10th
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...