Handout
English Plus+

Capitalizing in Letters

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page gives information and examples about capital letters in letters.
Handout
Other

Grammar Monster: Capital Letters With North, East, South, and West

For Students 9th - 10th
Information and examples showing when and when not to capitalize directions.
Unit Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian in Your Classroom: Introduction to the Nature Journal [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Smithsonian in the Classroom presents "Introduction to the Nature Journal." Teachers can download this comprehensive teaching package in which students will practice and develop their skills of writing observations and making hypotheses....
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Count the Fs: Why a Sample Instead of a Census?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this interactive lecture activity, students count the number of times the letter F appears in a paragraph. The activity demonstrates that a census may not always give accurate information, and that sample counting can be a more...
Handout
Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Spoonerism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a glossary entry for "Spoonerism" including the definition, background information, and examples.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Abraham Lincoln Primary Source Set

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress presents Abraham Lincoln's Primary Source Set. Provides numerous examples of primary documents such as handwritten letters to Mary Todd Lincoln, drafts of speeches, and auditory examples of Lincoln's speech at...