Fixing Grammar with Technology: Word Processing, Editing, Writing Process

Design a newsletter with Microsoft Word using this resource as a guide for your work. Beginning with your base page to formatting the masthead, columns, and headers and footers, you'll find a variety of tips and tricks for working with a...

There are some words out there that just make you say, "Wow!" Encourage your class to find and use these words in their writing to make their work more interesting and complex. This packet goes through the writing process, beginning with...

Practice multiple grammar skills with one instructional activity, which includes word banks, fill-in-the-blanks, and reordering sentences. Each exercise focuses on a different skill, ranging from forms of be to possessive nouns, and...

Use word processing software to write a story with a given parameter. While working on the computer, students practice beginning techniques such as the space bar, shift key, and inserting material. After creating their draft, students...

A study of prefixes and root words can help your learners with their word choice in writing. Participants review the meaning of 13 prefixes before adding them to root words and defining the new words.

Transitional words and phrases are essential writing tools that allow authors to clearly guide their audience through a story. In the fifth lesson of this series on narrative writing, learners begin their drafts by linking together the...

Middle schoolers get creative with the classic my-summer-vacation theme. They review the mechanics of writing, narrative expression, and then use the computer to generate an original piece describing a fiction or non-fiction story about...

Word processing practice and vocabulary blend with proofreading in a multi-purpose lesson that makes excellent use of an hour in the computer lab. Learners edit the grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors in a given paragraph (not...

Engage learners in a creative and collaborative writing project to demonstrate your class's knowledge of the 11genres of fiction. This ambitious lesson begins with a starter activity which reviews elements of each genre. Then, small...

In an argumentative essay, the introductory paragraph is the primary opportunity to get your readers' attention and tell them why the issue you are discussing is important. Demonstrate to your young writers how to construct an organized...