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Lesson Plan 18: Cleaning It Up

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Careful proofreading is an important step in the writing process.  After guided practice using a provided worksheet that details common grammar concepts, young writers refer to the worksheet as they proofread their own work. Although the...
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Fused Sentences (Also called Run-on Sentences)

For Students 6th - 8th
After reading a detailed explanation of fused sentences and studying the provided examples, learners reconstruct nine sentences to eliminate comma splices and fused, or run-on, sentences. This could be used as homework or a group exercise.
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Guided Journal

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students complete Dossier handouts that define qualities of fictional journal characters, and then write journal entries with specific grammar requirements, while assuming identity of fictional adults.
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Misplaced and Dangling Participles

For Students 6th - 8th
Help! I’ve misplaced my modifier! Misplaced modifiers and dangling participles are the subject of a instructional activity that first defines basic terms and then offers examples of correct usage. Armed with this information, young...
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Preparing for the New SAT

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Read the College Board's explanation of changes in the SAT for 2005, including essay and grammar questions, use College Board's suggestions for ways to study, practice sample questions, and explore other sites with practice tests.
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Comprehending the Story

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners explore story-grammar. They discuss story-grammar and read That Mean Man. A story map is created and a Venn Diagram is used to compare and contrast concepts within the story. They retell the story and use a story pyramid to...
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Be a Good Sport!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore the sport of lacrosse to improve their reading and grammar skills. In this reading and grammar instructional activity, students read and discuss the sport of Lacrosse. Young scholars complete a Cloze activity, a...
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Language Arts Writing Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice writing open-ended questions about a specific topic. They use proper grammar and syntax in their questions that are typed into a word processing file. A rubric is included in this lesson plan to help with assessment.
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Lesson Two: Writing Letters in Code

For Teachers Pre-K - 9th
Combine your friendly letter lesson, grammar lesson, and technology lesson with this fun activity! Young writers compose letters to friends, and then convert the text to Webdings font. Their friends then decode the letter based on a key....
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The Present Perfect Tense and the Prepositions "For" and "Since"

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this present perfect grammar worksheet, young scholars complete 10 sentences using "for" or "since." There is instruction provided on this page.
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Misplaced and Dangling Participles, Worksheet 2

For Students 6th - 8th
Are your young grammarians misplacing or dangling their participles? The 17 sentences on this activity provide participants practice with pesky participles. 
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The Verb

For Students 2nd - 4th
"Are," "Is," and, "Am" are the three verb phrases used in this grammar worksheet. Leaners fill in one of these words in 10 different sentences. A good, basic grammar rules worksheet.
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Past Tense 3

For Students 4th - 6th
Save paper and use an online worksheet instead. This activity asks learners to read each of 14 sentences then fill in each blank with the most appropriate past tense verb. They can check their answers for immediate feedback.
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Conjunctions

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Complete exercises for conjunctions in this conjunctions lesson. Middle schoolers work in pairs to combine sample sentences. They analyze the conjunctions and choose one to help them rewrite the sentences. Additionally, they may complete...
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Subordinate Conjunctions and Complex Sentences for SMART Board

For Teachers 6th - 9th
A SMART board is a great way to get kids engaged and excited about grammar. Using this SMART board lesson and worksheet, pupils study the rules of conjunctions, clauses, and complex sentences. After they have worked on the exercises, a...
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Consumer Scams

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Letter writing may be outdated but it's a great way to practice English conventions, grammar, and spelling. The class researches consumer scams, then writes a letter about them. They each choose a scam to write about paying close...
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Pair Editing

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Practice thinking critically and editing by finding basic errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Partners read the stories What's Up? and Cold Water Clean. They look for and edit any mistakes they find. Worksheets are available...
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Armadillo

For Students 3rd
In this proof reading worksheet, 3rd graders correct errors in six sentences. Errors may be capitalization errors, punctuation errors, spelling errors, and grammar errors. There are two identical worksheets on this page.
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Iguana

For Students 3rd
In this proof reading worksheet, 3rd graders identify the ten errors in the six sentences. Each sentence is about an iguana. Errors include capitalization, spelling, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Animals A to Z: Gorilla

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this editing sentences worksheet, students read and edit four sentences about gorillas to find the ten errors involving capitalization, punctuation, spelling and/or grammar. Students correct each error.
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Animals A to Z: Gecko

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this editing sentences activity, students read and edit five sentences about geckos to find ten errors involving capitalization, punctuation, spelling and/or grammar. Students correct each error.
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Animals A to Z: Flamingo

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this editing sentences worksheet, students read and edit six sentences about flamingos to find ten errors in capitalization, punctuation, spelling and/or grammar. Students correct each error.
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A Lesson in "Comma Sense"

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young grammarians punctuate an unedited letter to give it meaning. They explore how misplaced and erroneous punctuation can result in giving text a completely different meaning than intended. The lesson is a fun way to reinforce basic...
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Book: The Southern Colonies: Quest for Prosperity

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars, after reading Chapter 1 in the book, "The Southern Colonies: Quest for Prosperity,"begin to analyze the motivation behind European colonization. They convey the setting of the scene into a writing piece to illustrate the...

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