Sophia Learning
Sophia: Strong Verbs
This tutorial provides a PowerPoint presentation that defines strong verbs, gives examples, and explains why to use them. It also offers a YouTube video of a teacher setting up a "fight" between strong verb and weak verb. The tutorial...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Strong Verbs
This tutorial focuses on replacing weak verbs with strong verbs in writing. It offers a video of robots Peter and Lucy discussing his need to fix the weak verbs in his writing. This information is summarized in a slideshow that follows:...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Using Strong Verbs: Lesson 1
A slideshow explaining how to use strong verbs. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Using Strong Verbs."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Using Strong Verbs: Lesson 4
A video lesson explaining how to use strong verbs. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Using Strong Verbs." [6:27]
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Vengeful Verbs in Shakespeare's Hamlet
For this lesson plan, students will consider Vengeful Verbs in Shakespeare's Hamlet. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab. In this lesson, students will learn to distinguish generic verbs from...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Strong Verb
Notes, an animated video and a five-slide PowerPoint presentation explaining strong, active verbs and how students can use them in their writing. [1:25]
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Pearson Adult Learning Center: Vivid Verbs Challenge Quiz
A ten-sentence quiz where students are asked to complete each sentence by choosing the appropriate vivid verb from the word bank provided. When finished, students can check their work to see any sentences that are incorrect as well as a...
English Worksheets Land
English Worksheets Land: 4 Shades of Verbs [Pdf]
Students learn about the differences among action verbs with similar meanings by placing them in order on a graphic organizer.
English Worksheets Land
English Worksheets Land: Extreme Verbs Worksheet [Pdf]
Students learn about the differences among action verbs with similar meanings by placing them in order on a graphic organizer from weakest to strongest.
English Worksheets Land
English Worksheets Land: 4 Shades of Verbs 2 [Pdf]
Students learn about the differences among verbs with similar meanings by placing them in order from least to most on a graphic organizer.
Other
K12 Reader: Shades of Meaning: Strong vs. Weak [Pdf]
A activity to build word choice skills by choosing stronger verbs and adjectives to fill in the blanks on the sentences provided.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Writing Prompts
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students will learn and practice strategies for strengthening their writing by using strong verbs and literary devices.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Tail Acrostic Poems
In this lesson, Spring: An Alphabet Acrostic by Steven Schnur Mentor, Silver Seeds by Paul Paolilli, and Henry & The Kite Dragon by Bruce Edward Hall are used as mentor texts. Students will practice their acrostic skills on the tail...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Polish Tone, Style, and Figurative Language
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will learn strategies for evaluating and revising the tone, style, and figurative language in an essay. It also includes practice exercises.
Other
K12 Reader: Shades of Meaning Weak to Strong Card Set [Pdf]
Six sets of three words with similar definitions but varying shades of meaning. Students cut out the words and place them in order of weakest to strongest.
Other
K12 Reader: Shades of Meaning: How Many? [Pdf]
A worksheet on which student think of three synonyms for a word and then order them from weakest to strongest.
English Worksheets Land
English Worksheets Land: Sorting Through Horrifying and Size Adjectives [Pdf]
Students learn about the differences among words with similar meanings by cutting them out and pasting them in order from most to least on a graphic organizer.
Other
K12 Reader: Shades of Meaning Card Set [Pdf]
Six sets of three words with similar definitions but varying shades of meaning. Students cut out the words and place them in order of weakest to strongest.
English Worksheets Land
English Worksheets Land: Sorting Through Horrifying and Size Adjectives [Pdf]
Students learn about the differences among adjectives with similar meanings by placing them in order from least to most on a graphic organizer.
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