If you would like a concise overview of MLA formatting, this two-page handout provides it. It addresses page layout, parenthetical citations, and works cited (including when and how to use ellipses to indicate an omission), but it does...

Illustrate the fine workings of how to punctuate the many situations where are quotations appear and are needed in this easy to understand PowerPoint presentation. It is designed for legal writers, so some the examples are for specific...

This creepy fantasy story needs an ending! Learners use a spooky voice to read a short story ending at an ellipsis...what was in the dark, dark box? They illustrate what they think could have been in there and write a title for the...

Write short stories in which events are presented in logical order, point of view is clear, theme and characters are developed. Middle schoolers also work on sensory language, concrete language and/or dialogue. They establish their...

Middle schoolers arrange sentences to create correct punctuation use with commas and semicolons. Using FANBOYS, they define and recognize subordinate (dependent) vs. independent clauses, and other necessary parts of a sentence. They...

Explore indirect and direct characterization and review rules of punctuation. After a review, middle schoolers complete a short worksheet, labeling sentences as an example of a direct or indirect characterization. In groups, they play a...

Explore the different symbols of grammar. Middle schoolers write two sentences using different symbols, including asterisks, apostrophes, and ellipses. They also read and answer guided questions.

How do you assess what your pupils have learned over the course of the year? Find out how competent they are at reading and analyzing age-level literature with the ideas presented here. Included in this resource are two suggested...

The third lesson of five in an eighth-grade poetry unit has young scholars comparing Shakespearean sonnets with Petrarchan sonnets. To begin, they examine the different structures of the two forms and their different rhyme schemes. After...

Help your class discover possible patterns in a sequence of numbers and then write an equation with a instructional activity that covers sequence notation and function notation. Graphs are used to represent the number patterns.

Here is a math lesson that is really a visual arts lesson in disguise! In it, pupils utilize their knowledge of geometric shapes and forms to create a detailed version of a cylinder. The instructions on how to go about the task are very...

What is an asterisk? What is a tilde? Learners use this interactive page to review the names of different symbols and punctuation marks. They locate 29 different buttons. 

In this writing worksheet, students read techniques for quoting material. Students read about how to correctly use quotations, textual references and footnotes, and a bibliography.

In this punctuation worksheet, students, with a partner, complete a variety of six activities associated with punctuation.

For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 5 multiple choice questions based on symbolism in Anna Karenina. Students may submit their answers to be scored on this timed quiz.

Students simulate the Earth's revolution around the sun using CEENBoT. In this earth science instructional activity students calculate the Earth's distance in AU and it's speed of revolution. They explain how the Earth's movement cause...

Students write a five paragraph expository theme. They explain in their theme how the story they read qualifies as science fiction. Students write using all the conventions of English correctly.

This lesson focuses on the ellipsis. The following topics are discussed: how it is written, its purpose, its uses, how to punctuate sentences with ellipsis, and examples of sentences with ellipses. Text and audio formats are used.

The ellipsis is used to show a pause in speech or that part of a sentence has been removed.

Instructional resource providing notes and examples on the rules of using the ellipsis. A quiz link is provided.

This page focuses on the ellipsis including what it is, what it means, how to use it, and examples of its use.

This video lesson focuses on the proper use of the ellipsis, including how to type them correctly and how to use them in various types of quotations. [8:57]

This site contains information on the correct use of the following types of punctuation: dash, parentheses, bracket, ellipsis, and slash. Examples are provided for each of the uses discussed.

A screencast introducing an ellipsis and explaining its uses. Followed by a three-question quiz to check for understanding. [4:36]