Sophia: Introduction to Pronouns

How is your grandmother related to you? How is your cousin related to your grandmother? Learn about family relationships and pronouns with an activity that guides pupils to write two short narratives about members of their families.

Many regard John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath as the great American novel. The lesson plan combines a variety of strategies, including partner work, independent practice, creative writing, grammar instruction, and small group...

A good overview of the basic parts of speech, this presentation is ideal for a junior high class that likes flashy animation and bright colors. The concepts are complete, but simple enough to lend well to lecture notes. Use the slide...

This tutorial focuses on how to write the introductory paragraph of a research paper. It provides two YouTube videos: the first explains the three parts of an introduction, their purposes, and an example using the funnel format. The...

Learn to use apostrophes to indicate possession, or ownership -- and when not to use them.

Apostrophes can help show when something belongs to someone. Paige and David explain how!

This video lesson focuses on introductions including the role of an introduction and what it includes. It discusses the length, and methods to hook the reader, and how to make a strong introduction. Real Player is required.

This lesson introduces the comma and how it is used.

This tutorial focuses on suffixes using a screencast which provides an introduction to suffixes and then addresses a list of common suffixes, their definitions, how they work with words, and examples. It also tells how to find suffix...

This screencast defines adjective clauses and relative pronouns. It provides a chart showing which relative pronoun to use with subjective, objective, and possessive case based on what the pronoun is referencing.