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Phrases to Outlaw in Students' Writing
If your writing classroom was the Wild West, what phrases would be "outlawed"? Here is one poster that every writing instructor, and really, any teacher of communication, should have in their classroom!
Curated OER
Homophone Hunt
What is a homophone? Review the definition with your class before sending them off for this independent activity. As they read the story, they search for any homophones used incorrectly.
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Addition of Decimal Numbers and a Common Factor
Students use video clips to help them understand decimal addition and errors in decimal equations. In this decimal addition lesson, students watch and complete several videos about decimal addition. Students also complete two assessment...
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Common Errors: Life's Minor Irritations
In this common errors instructional activity, students fix the sentences with common spelling, grammar, or language errors in them. Students complete 15 sentences.
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Manners: Common Errors
In this common errors worksheet, students complete the quiz by reading each sentences and correcting the common error for the 15 examples.
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Madison: Writing Center: Editing Checklist
This twelve-item checklist is linked to short explanations that include an example of the error, followed by revisions. W.9-10.5 Writing Process
Grammar Tips
Who, That, Which
Need a quick reference for when to use who, that or which? This article offers a concise explanation.
Grammar Tips
Ten Common but Easily Corrected Errors
This resource presents the easiest errors to make when writing. Use this resource to help you proof your work.
Dave's ESL Cafe
Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal verbs-two-part verbs that combine a verb with a preposition-are often difficult for English language learners to comprehend because they have peculiar meanings unfamiliar to non-native speakers of English. What does it mean, for...
English Club
English Club: Six Common Mistakes in Esl Writing
This EnglishClub tutorial provides a list, with brief explanations, of the most common writing mistakes made among English as a Second Language students.
Diffen
Diffen: Affected vs. Effected
What is the difference between the words affected and effected? Read this quick comparison about the two commonly confused terms.
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English Made in Brazil: Erros Comuns (Common Errors)
An explanation of the most common grammatical errors that Portuguese speakers are likely to make in English. Each error is analyzed, with special attention to mistakes Portuguese speakers typically make when translating their language's...