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Fix It
Word processing practice and vocabulary blend with proofreading in a multi-purpose instructional activity that makes excellent use of an hour in the computer lab. Learners edit the grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors in a given...
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Mechanics: Section 2, Letter #2
Here is a letter thanking a kind host, but there are a few mistakes which need to be corrected. Learners read the letter, assess each underlined section, and chose the best fix for each spelling, capitalization, or punctuation problem...
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Mechanics: Section 2, Letter
Proofreading is an important skill to master. Prepare your young writers by having them complete this online worksheet, where they read a formal letter and correct the underlined spelling, capitalization, and punctuation mistakes. They...
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Mechanics: Section 1, Sentences
These 10 sentences are a mess. Have your young editors examine each, then correct any spelling, capitalization, or punctuation errors. This is an online activity and can be used as a quiz, completed as a class, or at an independent...
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Mechanics: Section 2, Letter
This letter to Dr. Ramirez is full of spelling, capitalization, and punctuation errors. It's up to your lucky learners to find and fix them all. They pay close attention to the underlined phrases, then use the multiple choice options to...
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Mechanics: Section 1
Your class can get online and practice editing with this online activity. They read a letter, then examine each underlined section noting if there is or isn't a mistake to be corrected. They then choose the best fix to the proble:...
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Mechanics: Section 2
Kids can practice the mechanics of writing as they work through this online review sheet. They examine 10 sentences and select the appropriate revision for each sentence with regard to capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Answers...
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Mechanics: Section 1
Save time and trees by using an online interactive worksheet. Learners examine 10 sentences and select the appropriate revision for each sentence with regard to capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. They then submit their answers to...
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Poetry Workshop: Putting Feelings into Words
Poetry is a wonderful way for learners to express themselves and develop writing skills. A comprehensive PowerPoint presentation defines, and provides examples of, the types and components of poetry. The presentation concludes with a...
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Capitalization in Sentences
Woah, these sentences need some capitals! Learners examine 10 incorrect sentences to determine which letters should be capitalized. They circle names, restaurants, sentence-starters, titles, planets, days of the week, locations, and...
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Capitalization and Punctuation (Pizza and Camping)
Second graders demonstrate their command of Standard English conventions for capitalization and punctuation by indicating the errors in two passages. They must circle all the words that should be capitalized and provide any missing...
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Where Does the Comma Go?
Where does the comma go? Use this resource to help your class practice placing commas. They work through 10 different sentences adding the comma to the proper place in each. Tip: Award points to the group that correctly places the comma...
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Mechanics: Section 2
Here are 10 sentences, and each contains a mechanical error. Your class will revise each sentence, correcting capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. This worksheet in online and can be scored immediately.
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A Lesson in "Comma Sense"
Young grammarians punctuate an unedited letter to give it meaning. They explore how misplaced and erroneous punctuation can result in giving text a completely different meaning than intended. The lesson is a fun way to reinforce basic...
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Say it with FEELING!
Why should we read with expression when we read? Engage your learners in this discussion and teach them the easiest way to gauge expression: the end mark! Is it a question mark? An exclamation point? This helps you determine how to...
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English Grammar and Usage: Short Answer Quiz/Review
This comprehensive assessment tool covers parts of speech, transitivity, punctuation, common usage errors, and verb tense. Your budding grammarians demonstrate knowledge of an array of discrete points of correct usage in English. I'd use...
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Punctuation
Cover higher-level punctuation concepts such as the difference between the en-dash and em-dash. This punctuation review is for formal writing and scholarly articles and is based mainly on APA style. The presentation is very...
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Sentence Punctuation
Practice punctuation with your primary schoolers with this worksheet. Learners try out question marks and periods by inserting correct punctuation at the end of 11 sentences. Sentences are interrogative and declarative. The worksheet is...
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Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
Beginning with a definition and a few corrected examples, this resource shows how comma splices can be identified and then eliminated. Four sentences are enumerated for writers to practice in order to avoid comma splices themselves.
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Semicolons
This one-page handout provides an overview and examples of how and when to use a semicolon. It does not include any questions or exercises; however, it does address relevant grammar rules at the secondary level.
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Commas: Conventional Usage
This four-page handout explains in detail when and why to use commas. Three extended sentences provide an opportunity for practice splitting long sentences into shorter ones. Multiple examples help to clarify correct usage.
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To Quote or Not to Quote
Introduce your middle and high schoolers to the correct use of quotation marks. They identify examples of correct and incorrect quotations in magazines and edit a paragraph in groups. Use this lesson plan as a way to reinforce...
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Learning to Use Quotation Marks
Tired of correcting errors with quotation marks? Use this lesson to reinforce the proper use of quotation marks. Tenth graders study the rules for quotation marks, and then practice using quotation marks within sentences.
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What Did You Say?
Work on punctuation such as placing quotation marks around direct quotes, and inserting commas to set off a quotation. The lesson includes a printable activity sheet and additional practice sentences.