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San José State University

Writing Concisely: Deleting or Replacing Unnecessary Information

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Are you actually feeling really tired of reading wordy, redundant, long, lengthy sentences practically all the time over and over again? Introduce writers to this handout and exercise to teach to tighten up their prose! Provides two ways...
PPT
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Introduction to Writing Traits and Writing Strategies

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Intended for an audience of teachers, this presentation lays out the six traits of writing, the writing process, and the teaching process for traits and strategies. If you are trying to understand the writing process more fully, you...
Worksheet
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Using Intensive Pronouns

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Myself, yourself, and himself are intensive pronouns. Get your learners using these pronouns when writing sentences with this series of worksheets which include a reading and discussion section, examples, three practice activities, and...
Worksheet
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Worksheet 2: Sentence Fragments

For Students 7th - 9th
Young grammarians revise a series of sentences to correct fragment errors. No definitions or examples are provided; however, the learning exercise could be used to assess pupil understanding of the principle.
Interactive
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Kinds of Sentences by Function Practice

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this kinds of sentences worksheet, students study examples of declarative, interrogative, imperative and exclamatory sentences. Students read ten sentences and tell what type they are and put in the ending punctuation.
Lesson Plan
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Sentence Puzzle Race

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create sentences based on the word cards they are given. In this sentences lesson plan, students work in teams and get points for correct sentences.
Lesson Plan
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Renewable Energy Sentences

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students construct sentences using nouns and verbs from a "renewable energy" word bank. In this cross curriculum ecology and sentence structure grammar and mechanics lesson, students listen to the book Our Earth: Clean Energy by Peggy...
Lesson Plan
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Spanish Sentence Structure

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Instruct your class on how to put together a sentence in Spanish. The resource covers the different parts of speech, showing how the Spanish version of each sentence compares with the English version. While there are no procedures...
Worksheet
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Sentence Building

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this sentence building worksheet, learners make a sentence using the word given. The worksheet offer eight words in order to practice sentence building.
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Basic Guide to Writing an Essay

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Introducing your class to essay writing? The gentle tone, concise explanations, and clear examples provided by a 17-slide presentation introduces young writers to the expository essay format. All that's missing is a complete essay with...
Worksheet
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Writing Prompt

For Students 1st - 4th Standards
Guided by a picture of children engaging in winter activities (building a snowman, sledding, etc), young writers compose three sentences about the picture. They are prompted to use three specific words provided in a word bank. The...
Lesson Plan
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How to Research and Write an Essay

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Research and write a 500-word essay. Pupils research a topic and write an essay based on their research. They use the given directions and examples to help them research, organize, format, and write their essay. There's a short chart...
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Tech Coach Corner

Narrative Writing

For Teachers 4th - 7th
A comprehensive presentation on narrative writing, this should be shown to a class before the writing process begins. There are not activities listed, so pupils can take notes on the elements of narrative writing and figurative language....
Organizer
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Writing Template

For Students 3rd - 5th
Give your writers the chance to organize their thoughts before writing a story with this graphic organizer. Simple and easy to understand, the lines provided prompt elementary learners to write the main characters, main events, and...
Lesson Plan
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Writing a Personal Narrative

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
What is the difference between a news story and a personal narrative? This plan has learners write a personal narrative using the topic of service projects in their community. Consider completing a cross-curricular extension by bringing...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Paragraph Writing Instruction

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Writing a paragraph from details found directly in a text is the central focus of this thorough and explicit lesson plan. Using the stories Nasreen's Secret School and Rain School, third graders are lead step-by-step...
Worksheet
Basic Handwriting for Kids

Adjectives - Writing Sentences

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this grammar instructional activity, students write 10 original sentences using the adjectives that are given in a word bank at the top of the page. They use words such as tasty, hushed, strong and gentle.
Worksheet
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Adjectives - Writing Sentences

For Students 4th
In this grammar worksheet, 4th graders write 10 original sentences using the adjectives that are given in a word bank at the top of the page. They use words such as magnificent, smart, frigid, and sincere.
Worksheet
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Adjectives - Writing Sentences

For Students 4th
In this grammar learning exercise, 4th graders write 10 original sentences using the adjectives that are given in a word bank at the top of the page. They use words such as brilliant, shady, hazy, and early.
Worksheet
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Adjectives - Writing Sentences

For Students 4th
In this grammar instructional activity, 4th graders write 10 original sentences using the adjectives that are given in a word bank at the top of the page. They use words such as green, bright, orange, and skillful.
Worksheet
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I Want.....Sentences

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this writing sentences practice activity, students write 4 sentences that begin with the phrase 'I want.' Students select ideas for the sentence from the ideas offered on the activity.
Worksheet
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Test Yourself: Sentence Scrambles

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this writing sentences instructional activity, students unscramble 4 sets of words to compose 4 sentences and then fill in the blanks in 4 sentences with have got or has got.
Worksheet
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Sentences: Predicates 5

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this writing sentences learning exercise, students practice their grammar skills as they finish the 5 sentence starters with the appropriate predicates from the word bank.
Worksheet
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Sentences: Predicates

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this writing sentences worksheet, students practice their grammar skills as they finish the 5 sentence starters with the appropriate predicates from the word bank.

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