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Analyzing Word Use Through Guided Wordle

For Teachers 3rd
Even though this lesson is just a basic way to review verb usage, it takes a novel approach. First, pupils identify verbs that they use too often in their writing, and then they create a Wordle. Wordle is a website that provides graphic...
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Genres, Genres Everywhere

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young readers assume the role of Genre Sleuths to investigate the characteristics of folktales, fantasies, and mysteries. For this session you will need to collect a variety of books on a topic you have been studying. Groups then examine...
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Analyzing Verb Use: Part 2

For Teachers 3rd
With the Wordle ap in one hand, and their favorite writing piece in the other, 3rd graders analyze their verb usage. They select a piece they have written, type it into Wordle, then analyze their word choices and alter them using synonyms.
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Getting Hooked, Introduction for a Narrative

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
How can you interest your reader? Here is a great lesson on reading and discussing the characteristics of a narrative. Elementary schoolers explore writing techniques to hook the reader. They identify their hook and share their...
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Finding Main Ideas

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Elementary schoolers read paragraphs one at a time in order to pick out the main ideas. They choose which sentences are most important in a paragraph. This type of exercise prepares learners to identify the main idea in longer narratives.
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Hands on Essays

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders relate the concept of individuality of geometric shapes to the individuality of topic sentences. They write and revise a persuasive argument essay using an established rubric.
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Fragments

For Students 7th - 10th
In this grammar worksheet, students read forty sentences and rewrite the ones that are fragments into complete sentences and place a c next to the ones that are correct as is.
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Polite or Impolite Sentences

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this recognizing polite and impolite questions and statements activity, students cut out cards with statements and questions and match the pairs using good manners and bad manners. Students match 24 cards.
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Vocabulary Lesson Sequence

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students illustrate new words. In this vocabulary lesson, students learn new vocabulary words and their definitions and draw pictures to illustrate their meaning. Students complete a variety of other vocabulary activities including word...
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CTBS Usage Practice #4: Grammar

For Students 7th - 8th
In this CTBS usage practice learning exercise, students identify the incorrect sentence from four multiple choice options, with seventeen questions total.
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Poetry--Rhythm and Meter in Sonnets

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students identify rhyme scheme and meter in a poem and respond to the message of the poem.  In this sonnet rhythm and meter lesson plan, students take notes on a lecture about rhythm and meter in sonnets and work in small groups to...
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Commas with Nonessential Elements Exercise 3

For Students 5th - 9th
In this comma exercise worksheet, students must put necessary punctuation in the sentences provided if they are incorrect.
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Writing Conventions: Questions

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this sentence types worksheet, students read the 3 telling sentences and write a question for each sentence. Students write using capitalization and punctuation.
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Topic: English - 'Making Connections' - Coordinating Conjunctions

For Students 4th - 6th
In this sentence writing instructional activity, students learn about using conjunctions in sentences. They then use what they learned to answer the 6 questions on the instructional activity. The answers are on the last page.
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Conjunctions

For Students 7th - 10th
In this grammar worksheet, students learn about conjunctions in sentence writing. They then use what they read to answer the 12 questions on the page. The answers are located on the last page of the packet.
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Paragraph Writing

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this paragraph writing worksheet, students read a short paragraph and then answer 3 short answer questions about sentence fluency. Next, students choose from 6 different main ideas and write a paragraph with a mixture of sentence types.
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Language Arts Vocabulary Database

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read a selection and identify the vocabulary words for the current week. Individually, they use the words to write in complete sentences and put the words into a database. They also practice their typing skills and must keep...
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Which Kind of Sentence?

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
In this types of sentences learning exercise, students read the sentences and write the correct punctuation mark at the end to illustrate the correct type of sentence. Students review the definitions for a declarative and interrogative...
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Conditional Sentences "If" Clauses

For Students 7th - 9th
In this conditional sentences worksheet, learners learn how to write conditional sentences. They then use what they learned to write 4 conditional sentences.
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Identifying Types of Sentences

For Students 1st
In this identifying types of sentences worksheet, 1st graders read 5 sentences and draw a line under the telling ones, then read 5 more and draw a line under the questions.
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Fourth Grade Language Practice

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this language practice worksheet, students complete a total of 25 multiple choice questions that use a variety of 4th grade language concepts. An answer key is provided.
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Command Sentences

For Students 2nd
For this recognizing types of sentences worksheet, 2nd graders read 10 sentences and determine if each sentence is a command or not. Students place an X next to each sentence that states a command.
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Christmas Scrambled Sentences

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this Christmas sentences worksheet, students use words in 2 sentences to make sentences that make sense. Students complete one 13 word sentence and one 16 word sentence.
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Question Formation Exercise

For Students 4th - 7th
In this question formation worksheet, students fill in the 19 most appropriate question words (How, How much, Who, When, or Where) to complete the 19 sentences correctly.