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Check Comprehension and Apply Writing

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Elementary schoolers practice the skill of non-fiction writing. They study aspects of the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, and write an essay which describes the tower and it's fascinating history. The article about the tower is included in...
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Using Parallel Structure

For Students 7th - 9th
In this parallel structure worksheet, students rewrite a set of 10  sentences, revising for parallel structure, then choose expressions that make sentences parallel.
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Revise for Parallel Structure

For Students 7th - 8th
In this parallel structure worksheet, students revise a set of 20 sentences for parallel structure. Page has links to additional resources.
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Second Quiz on Combining Sentences

For Students 4th - 6th
In this combining sentences worksheet, students combine four or five sentences into less sentences. Students combine 6 sets of sentences.
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Fragments and Types of Sentences

For Students 7th - 9th
In this online interactive grammar worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice questions regarding fragments and types of sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Run-on Sentences

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice using punctuation in run-on sentences. In this punctuation mini-lesson, 2nd graders listen to the book Punctuation Takes a Vacation. They read their own sentences and try to find where they end. 
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Repairing Run-On Sentences

For Students 6th - 7th
In this run-on sentences worksheet, students complete a ten question multiple choice on-line interactive exercise. Students read a sentence and indicate the correct way to write it without it being a run-on sentence.
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Lesson on Run-on Sentences

For Teachers 7th
In this lesson on run-on sentences worksheet, 7th graders read the explanation and examples of sentence construction and punctuation, then rewrite 10 sentences correctly.
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Correcting Run-On Sentences

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this combining sentences worksheet, young scholars read information about how to use conjunctions or semicolons to avoid run on sentences. Students write four sentences according to directions.
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Correcting Unfinished Sentences With Subjects and No Verbs

For Students 9th - 11th
In this grammar worksheet, students finish each unfinished sentence by joining it to a finished sentence next to it by adding a verb.
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Incomplete Sentences

For Students 7th - 9th
In this grammar worksheet, learners finish each unfinished sentence by joining it to a finished sentence next to it. Students check their answers when done.
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Correcting Unfinished Sentences Containing Subjects And Verbs

For Students 4th - 5th
In this grammar and writing worksheet, students finish each of 8 unfinished sentences by joining it to the sentence that comes after it. They look for the words, "who, which, and that" to determine where the sentences should be joined...
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Sentence Combining

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this sentence combining activity, students match phrases from 2 columns to create a meaningful sentence. Students may click on an answer button beneath each sentence to check their work.
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Combining Sentences I

For Students 7th - 8th
In this sentence combining worksheet, students read the sentences and determine the best way to combine the example to complete the 10 online exercises.
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1st Grade - Act. 22: Retelling the Tiny Seed

For Teachers 1st
First graders write sentences and illustrate ways seeds travel.
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Structure of a General Expository Essay

For Students 7th - 10th
A great student reference tool and graphic organizer in one worksheet! Young writers can read a detailed description of each section of a standard five-paragraph essay before completing a graphic organized with their own writing. The...
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A Monster of a Metaphor

For Teachers 7th - 12th
What do Jeep advertisements and Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath have in common? They both employ the art of the extended metaphor! Using the Six-Trait Writing model, learners begin to work on their own extended metaphors. Development...
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Fast Fact-Finding

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Ever wonder why the sky changes color so often? Readers examine an informational excerpt from John Farndon's How the Earth Works. They underline key points as they read and then answer five response questions. Prompts review main...
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The Last Word: Using Critical Thinking and Analysis to Reach a Decision

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Want to explore the process of writing a persuasive essay and tie it in with the upcoming elections? Class members use Venn diagrams and the hamburger model of persuasive writing to write a five-paragraph essay on elections and...
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High School Literary Paragraph Development

For Teachers 10th
You can cover literary elements, writing organization, and proofreading skills in this SMART board instructional activity. Using student paragraphs from a previous assignment, the class reviews the best examples of writing. A SMART board...
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Retelling

For Teachers K - 1st
Explore language arts by completing a story worksheet in class. Readers will identify the importance of plot, setting, and character while they write their own short story. They also retell their story to a classmate and participate in a...
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Grade 10 ELA Module 4: Unit 1, Lesson 5

For Teachers 10th Standards
Learners prepare for the end-of-unit task by evaluating previous homework and writing sentences with parallel structure and various phrases. Scholars do this by closely examining E.B. White's Death of a Pig. They examine the structure of...
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From George to Martha: Writing a Sonnet Using Primary Sources

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What was the relationship like between George and Martha Washington? To protect their privacy, Martha Washington destroyed all her husband’s letters after his death so historians have little evidence of their lives together. Two letters...
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End-Of-Unit 2 Assessment: On-Demand Analytical Essay About How Esperanza Changes Over Time

For Teachers 5th Standards
Close the unit on Esperanza Rising with an in-class analytic essay on how Esperanza changes over the course of the novel. Writers can use any of their notes and work from the unit as well as their drafts of the first two paragraphs of...