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Curated OER

Writing a Short Story - Weather

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use the information they wrote about on the topic they chose in studying About Weather. They then write a short story using the information choosing a theme, setting, characters, and the plot.
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Curated OER

Show Me the Money!!!

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students research employment rates in the United States with a focus on broadcast journalists. In this employment rate instructional activity, students visit the given websites to explore popular states to live in, highest and lowest...
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Curated OER

Responding to a Writing Prompt

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the writing and proofreading process. They practice responding to a writing prompt. Students write three paragraphs about the given prompt and proofread their work.
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Curated OER

Eight Lines about home

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students brainstorm positive things about their city and write an eight line poem about it.
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Curated OER

Manage Soil

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students identify and classify soil ypes according to data on the soil triangle. Given examples, students identify soil conservation practices, using criterion assessment instrument. When giving a case situation involving soil...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Recycling: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars journal information regarding recycling from previous research. They use Microsoft Word to write their entries regarding recycling that is used in oral and video presentations. They visit "Green School" sites on the...
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Other

English Grammar Revolution: Types of Sentences

For Students K - 1st Standards
This site offers a brief tutorial on the four types of sentences, then two exercises of 10 sentences each, for student practice or assessment. Answers are also available.
Website
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Grammar Basics: Types of Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides multiple resources on the different types of sentences. Students can observe a presentation on simple, compound, and complex sentences, watch a video [4:19] about simple sentences, and link to a video about compound...
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Quiz on Sentence Types

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This 10 question quiz asks students to read sentences and label them as to type by selecting from options given. There are review links given to study before taking the quiz if desired; it is scored and feedback is provided when...
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Fragments and Types of Sentences

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
Ten questions asking students to identify the difference between complete sentences and sentence fragments.
Handout
University of Ottawa (Canada)

University of Ottawa: Hyper Grammar: Building Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An excellent site which outlines the types of sentences - simple, compound, and complex. Gives in-depth information and examples of each. Includes review exercises for practice or assessment.
Article
Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: 10th Grade Grammar

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article focuses on what grammar 10th graders need to know to be successful in the upper grades and college. These include the following: parts of speech, sentence structure/syntax, types of sentences, types of clauses, parallelism,...
Handout
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Principles of Composition

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
If you are a teacher OR a student looking for a well-informed website on elements of the writing process, you are in luck! This site from the Capital Community College is very comprehensive and easy-to-navigate. From grammar basics to...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: No Nonsense Grammar: Using Varied Sentence Types

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
While they aren't wrong, overusing simple sentences can be dull and boring. Make use of compound or complex sentences! [0:44]
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TES Global

Tes: Sentences: Simple, Compound and Complex

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This downloadable reference provides notes and examples of different types of sentences. Simple sentences, compound sentences, and complex sentences are discussed on the resource pages.
Activity
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Exercise 4: Identifying the Different Types of Fragments

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice sentence skills by identifying the type of fragment in each short passage: subordinate clause, participle phrase, infinitive phrase, afterthought, lonely verb, or appositive.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Grammar: Sentence Structure

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on sentence structure including the parts of a sentence, types of sentences, sentence patterns, run-on sentences, fragments, phrases and clauses, and much more. It also includes a video, practices, and a self-check.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Complex and Compound Complex Sentences: Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Choose the sentence that correctly combines two statements in order to create a complex or compound-complex sentence in this seven-question quiz.
Handout
The Write Place

Literacy Education Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...
Handout
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Abstract Nouns

For Students 9th - 10th
The composition of a noun is more than just a person, place or thing. Use this resource to study examples of nouns and their many uses.
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Other

Kim's Korner: Color Coded Parts of Speech Kinesthetic Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Students can brush up on their knowledge of the parts of speech when they do this activity. This site contains a kinesthetic lesson plan that caters to children with all types of learning styles.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Grammar: Other Parts of Speech

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on conjunctions, prepositions, and articles. It discusses the types of conjunctions and their uses, some prepositions and their uses including ending a sentence with a preposition, and definite and indefinite...
Interactive
Quia

Quia: Punctuation Commas and End Marks

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
Play Hangman as you recall the basic types of sentences and punctuation marks. Great fun!
Activity
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Run on Sentences

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This site shows how to repair run-on sentences. Students and teachers will find this interactive resource helpful.