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Past Simple or Past Progressive
Students complete an online grammar quiz for past progressive form or past progressive. In this grammar quiz lesson, students read the example sentences and use the past simple or past progressive form of the verbs to complete each...
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Cover Letter/Letter of Introduction Writing
Students compose cover letters. In this writing skills lesson, students follow the provided steps to write cover letters that introduce them to potential employers.
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The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
Students read the story The Day Jimmy's Boa At the Wash and put the event boxes in order from the beginning to end of the story. In this sequencing lesson plan, students do this on the computer.
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6 Traits: Organization
Students make logical patterns in their writing to demonstrate the trait of organization. In this organization lesson plan, students focus on events proceeding logically.
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6 Traits: Voice
Students explore the trait of voice. In this language arts lesson plan, students focus on the writing trait of voice. Students view a video and practice writing.
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6 Traits: Word Choice
Students explore language arts by participating in a vocabulary usage activity. In this word choice lesson, students read examples of great word usage in literature and discuss with the class why some words appear stronger than others....
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6 Traits: Sentence Fluency
Students practice writing with sentence fluency in order to make the story more enjoyable for the reader. In this sentence fluency lesson plan, students focus on rhythm and flow.
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Basic Letter Response to a Writing Prompt
Students respond to a writing prompt using appropriate letter format. In this letter writing lesson, students discuss the format for letter writing and use the worksheet format to write the heading, inside address, and salutation....
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Ready, Set, Action
Students investigate parts of speech by analyzing action words in sentences. In this verb usage lesson, students read sentences to each other and identify the action words and verbs used. Students participate in a speed challenge in...
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Verbs and Adverbs
Students identify the verbs, nouns and pronouns in a groups of sentences . As a class, they discuss the importance of verbs and discover the function of adverbs. To end the lesson plan, they examine the difference between adjectives...
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Past Tense
Students complete an online grammar activity using the past tense form of the verbs. In this grammar quiz lesson, students read through the paragraphs and complete them using the past tense of the verbs in parenthesis.
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Grammar: A Review of the Eight Parts of Speech
Seventh graders use the web site to review the eight parts of speech which they have previously studied. They complete the review test at the end of the parts of speech web site. They apply this knowledge in examinations and in written...
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Understanding Nouns - Part One
Young scholars explore nouns. In this grammar activity, students review nouns through the use of a study sheet. Young scholars complete a worksheet identifying the types of nouns, including common, proper, concrete, abstract, collective,...
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Understanding Verbs
Students explore verbs. In this grammar lesson, students review verb tenses using a study guide created by the teacher. Students complete a worksheet about verbs.
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Understanding Subjects
Students explore subjects. In this grammar lesson, students discuss subjects and how to recognize them in sentences. Students complete a worksheet in which they choose the subjects in sentences.
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Understanding Subject and Verb Agreement
Students explore subject and verb agreement. In this grammar lesson, students review the rules for subject and verb agreement. Students complete a worksheet for independent practice.
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Conventions: Adjectives
Fifth graders study adjectives. In this grammar lesson, 5th graders name a particular person at the school describing that person with adjectives and describe a charcter from a book read using adjectives as well.
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Pre-Reading Hamlet with "Hamlet: An Insider’s Guide"
Prove that Gertrude did kill Ophelia from practicing the word inflections activities with these pre-reading strategies for Hamlet. Thespians practice the line, “Is that your sandwich?” as they stress and accent different words, and...
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Hamilton and Burr : Compare and Contrast
Who were Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton? High schoolers examine the character traits of these historical figures and watch the video, The Duel. Hamilton vs. Burr: An Event that Changed History (available from PBS), to gain...
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Words In The News
A complete resource from BBC World Service provides informational text for English or ESL classes to teach vocabulary, grammar, and reading skills. Learners participate in small group work, whole class discussions, and role-plays to...
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Pet Guess Who
Est-ce que ton animal grand ou petit? Pair up your beginning French speakers for a game of Pet Guess Who! Using pet advertisements from newspapers or the Internet, pairs try to guess what kind of animal their partner has. Also, use the...
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Crocodiles Escape in Vietnam
What, there was a crocodile escape? Read, analyze, and examine a newspaper article with your class about the crocodiles that escaped in Vietnam. Your English language learners note the facts and key vocabulary in the story and answer...
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Getting to Know You
After going over the five steps of the writing process, pupils fill out "Getting to Know You" worksheets. They trade papers with each other, and have the task of writing a descriptive paragraph about the person whose worksheet they...
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Awesome Antonyms
Review with your young learners what opposites are and use a fun tag board game called Auntie Alice to practice. After the class plays the game, pairs work on computers practicing with interactive matching/flashcards/concentration games...