Curated OER
Choosing the Best Hits
Young scholars practice quickly scanning the results of an internet search to determine which might provide the best information. They choose key words or phrases to type into the search engine and read the descriptions of each hit.
Curated OER
Creating Storyboards for Younger Students
Students create electronic storyboards for younger children about a nearby refuge and lake. After interviewing the younger students about their impressions of the lake, they use Powerpoint to make the storyboard, including the interview,...
Curated OER
Historical Research Using the Internet
Students complete Internet research based on historical origin of something of their choosing, and discuss procedures and options for conducting successful search. Students then collect and interpret data, consider various ways to...
Curated OER
Lady Liberty
Young scholars discussed symbolism, freedom and the Statue of Liberty. They explored Keith Haring's style. They used colored markers, color, and line to draw a Statue of Liberty.
Curated OER
Women in Afghanistan
Students investigate the role and status of women in Afghanistan. They listen to Laura Bush's radio address, complete a Webquest, explore various websites, answer discussion questions, and read newspaper articles about the status of...
Curated OER
She's All Over the Map
Students consider female authors and their literature. Working in partnerships, they research and map the life and work of a Nobel Prize-winning female author of their choice. Students write individual letters expressing their thoughts...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Quotation Marks: Lesson 3
This learning module introduces quotation marks, how they are used, and how to use other punctuation with them. A quiz to assess learning is also provided. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Quotation Marks."
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Inside or Outside? A Mini Lesson on Quotation Marks and More
Contains plans for a miniinstructional activity that teaches about the proper use of quotation marks in dialogue. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Incorporating Quotes in Writing
This slideshow lesson focuses on how to incorporate quotes into writing. It explains the rules for using quotation marks, discusses how writers use quotation marks, and explains quotation etiquette with examples of single quotations and...
TES Global
Blendspace: Quotation Marks 3.w.6.2b
A fifteen-part learning module with links to images, websites and videos on how to properly use quotation marks.
TES Global
Blendspace: L3.2c Quotation Marks
A ten-part learning module with links to images, videos, and websites to use while learning about quotation marks.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Ten Minute Grammar Lessons Quotation Marks
[Free Registration/Login Required] These lessons are intended to be used by English Language Arts teachers in grades 6-8 for a quick, whole-class review of the rules for using quotation marks.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Quotations and Commas
During this lesson students will have the opportunity to learn the proper way to use quotations and commas. They will view information on the Internet and participate in online activities to help them master this concept.
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Characterization Lesson
This learning module incorporates materials to support the instruction of characterization approaches that are used by authors. A PowerPoint lesson on characterization is available. An additional lesson plan on the topic of...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Question Mark
This slideshow lesson discusses the question mark: its purpose, rules and examples for its use, and common errors in usage.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Grammar Ii and Technical Writing: Review
This lesson focuses on capitalization and punctuation including links to practices and quizzes on capitalization, commas, apostrophes, and quotation marks.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Writing: Editing: Strategies for Editing: Practice 3
A learning module that teaches students about editing their writing in four mini-lessons: Introduction, Avoiding Coma Catastrophes, Placing Quotation Marks, Apostrophes, Em Dashes Like a Pro, and and Putting It All Together.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Writing: Editing: Punctuation
A learning module that teaches students about the rules of punctuation in six mini-lessons: Introduction, Terminal Punctuation, The Common Comma, Apostrophes and Quotation Marks, Semicolons, and Your Turn.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Ellipsis Mark
This video lesson focuses on the proper use of the ellipsis, including how to type them correctly and how to use them in various types of quotations. [8:57]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Quotations Within Quotations: Lesson 3
This slideshow lesson introduces the punctuation rules for including a quotation within a quotation. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Quotations within Quotations."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Quotations Within Quotations: Lesson 4
This lesson introduces the punctuation rules for including a quotation within a quotation. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Quotations within Quotations."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Quotations Within Quotations
This lesson introduces the punctuation rules for including a quotation within a quotation. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow and provides review questions over the lesson's content.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Divided Quotation Punctuation
This lesson explains the punctuation rules for a divided quote. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.