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The War of the Words: Grammar and Parts of Speech
Here's a activity that adds some zip to a study of parts of speech. Class members read two versions of the same article, one loaded with evocative nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, while the other is missing this sensory language....
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Revising Pronouns and Antecedents
Students choose better pronouns to use in their writing. In this pronouns in writing lesson plan, students identify pronouns in their writing, then replace second person pronouns to improve their writing.
University of North Carolina
Clichés
When it comes to writing, cliches are as old as dirt. A handout on tired phrases provides examples of cliches, as well as a description of the negative effects they have on a paper. Writers discover specific words and phrases to avoid,...
Curated OER
Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab
In this vocabulary worksheet, students decipher the best word choice to complete the sentence. All words begin with the letter "D."
Curated OER
Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab
In this vocabulary activity, students decipher the best word choice to complete the sentence. All words begin with the letter "E."
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Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab
In this vocabulary activity, students decipher the best word choice to complete the sentence. All words begin with the letter "F."
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Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab
For this vocabulary worksheet, students decipher the best word choice to complete the sentence. All words begin with the letter T.
Curated OER
Wordiness Worksheet 1
In this grammar worksheet, students rewrite ten sentences eliminating extra words and combining short sentences into longer ones when necessary.
Nosapo
Reading Activity: Circle the Right
Fables can teach us about life's morals, but they are also helpful for reviewing verb tense, spelling, and word choice. Three reading passages feature well-known fables, each with several opportunities for learners to circle the correct...
Curated OER
Speech! Speech!
Critical thinkers consider how word choice in speeches impacts the meaning and effectiveness of the message being presented. They examine and respond to some of the speeches made at the 2004 Republican and Democratic National Conventions.
We are Teachers
The Six Traits in Plain Language
If your rockin' writers use Six-Trait Writing, you'll definitely want to include these displays around your classroom throughout the year. Each trait (e.g. voice, word choice, organization, ideas, sentence fluency, conventions) is...
Curated OER
Writing with Strong Verbs
Students use strong verbs in their writing. In this verbs in writing lesson, students locate the verbs in their writing, then identify the verbs that are weak and make revisions.
San José State University
Fewer or Less?
If your class is working on when to use fewer or less in their sentences, this worksheet could be for you. Students go over many good examples, then complete eight fill-in-the-blank sentences with the correct word choice. Very nice!
University of North Carolina
Style
Just like you choose your clothes to ensure they fit the occasion, you should choose your words deliberately while writing. Style, the main topic of one handout in a series on writing skills, involves choosing words carefully and paying...
Curated OER
Search Warranted?
Young readers work on evaluating claims in a piece of informational text with the article "In New York, It's Open Bag or Find Exits" from the New York Times. They analyze current search procedures implemented to fight terrorism and...
Grammar Net
Adjectives of Comparison
Is our car bigger than theirs? Is this car better than than that one? Use comparative and superlative adjectives of provided verbs to complete twenty sentences.
Curated OER
Irregular Verbs
While short and to the point, this presentation focuses on present, past, and past participle forms of irregular verbs. Examples, charts, and definitions are included on the 3 slides. By adding additional content this could be a great...
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Eliminate "To Be" Verbs
Students remove to beverbs from their writing. For this verb usage lesson, students write strategies from eliminating to be verbs, then locate the verbs in their writing and eliminate as many as possible.
Curated OER
Eliminate Weak Verb-Adverb Combinations
Encourage your writers to use sob instead of cry loudly to trade in adverbs for strong verbs. Improve your middle and high schoolers' writing with this humorously written lesson which demonstrates how to remove excessive adverbs.
Shmoop
ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.3
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech, "I Have a Dream," is one of the most famous in United States history, but why was it so effective? Ask your class to determine the answer to this question. While the resource includes a description of...
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Figurative Language for Edgar Allen Poe
Are your classes weary of dreary worksheets? Are the learners nearly napping? Thrill them, fill them with delight with an interactive worksheet that asks them to identify the figurative language Edgar Allen Poe uses to add horror and...
Curated OER
Interactive Verb Quiz #2
For this grammar worksheet, students participate in an interactive verb quiz involving transitive, intransitive, linking and auxiliary verbs in twenty sentences.
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