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What Happened Next? (Grades K-4)
Explore the structure of narrative writing with this fun, collaborative lesson. Start by reading aloud a short story, asking small groups of learners to fill in key events on a large story board prepared on the class whiteboard....
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Verb Issues I
See the variety of verbs spelled out in these slides. From infinitives to intransitives, each verb is defined and shown with examples. Relationships of verbs to other parts of a sentence are clearly explained. This complex subject is...
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A TVO!--Transitive Verbs and Objects
In this transitive verbs and objects worksheet, students underline the indirect objects in 4 sentences and write the direct object on the lines provided. Students name the two kinds of objects introduced in this lesson and underline the...
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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
In this verb worksheet, students read about transitive and intransitive verbs, then identify verbs in 10 sentences as either transitive or intransitive.
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Conjunctions I
In this conjunctions worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz. Students read the sentences and from three choices, select the conjunction that would correctly complete the sentence.
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the Connectors
Students recognize and explain meaning of connectors, punctuate a compound sentence using connectors, and compose compound sentences using the correct connectors.
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Finding conjunction, adverb, and transition word errors
In this editing worksheet, learners edit the sentences by choosing the best sentence part to complete the sentence. Students complete 10 sentences.
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No Direct Objects Allowed Using Intransitive Verbs
In this transitive/intransitive verbs worksheet, students identify and use each verb type. In this fill in the blank worksheet, students answer twenty questions.
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If I Could Have Lived in Another Time or Culture
Third graders develop multi-paragraph compositions. They include an introduction, first and second level support, and a conclusion. They use a variety of sentence structures (e.g., simple, compound/complex) and sentence types (i.e.,...
Scholastic
Transitional Guided Reading
Use a fill-in-the-blank lesson plan template to enhance your guided reading lesson plans with details surrounding decoding strategies, fluency and phrasing, vocabulary strategies, comprehension, and more!
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Social Studies: Essay Outline
Here is a resource intended for a social studies class, but great no matter the subject. It's a complete outline for an essay. It includes space to write ideas related to the thesis, supporting details, transition sentences and words,...
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Coordinating Conjunctions Test
This interactive online activity/quiz requires that learners identify the coordinating conjunction in each of 14 sentences. Type them in the box at the end of each sentence. Click a button to get instant feedback. Not much in the way of...
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Adjectives and Adverbs with Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
In this grammar activity, students practice using the correct modifier in each of the 14 sentences. Students circle the correct adjective or adverb for each sentence.
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Writing Connections: Link Writing to Pupils' Daily Lives
Engage your learners in writing a set of instructions that relates to their experiences.
New York State Education Department
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 4
Why is it important to use precise language? Participants explore this question in the fourth activity in a series of 15 on effective instruction. Perfect for all content areas, the activity promotes appropriate language choice through...
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Transitive and Intrasitive Verbs
In this transitive and intransitive verb instructional activity, middle schoolers identify transitive and intransitive verbs. Students are given a sentence pair and must click "yes" or "no" in the transitive and...
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Georgia CRCT - 7th Grade Language Arts Quiz
Whether your seventh graders are preparing for the Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) or any other standardized test, this practice worksheet takes them through a variety of language arts skills. Punctuation, grammar,...
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The Different Kinds of Connectives
Connectives are words that link clauses or sentences. Conjunctions link clauses with in a sentence, so get ready to bring two thoughts together with this slide show on connectives. Listed are various types of connectives used to compare...
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Informational Writing: Lesson 2 of 5
Introduce expository writing to your elementary learners. Young authors write a three-paragraph informational paper using the steps of the writing process. They follow guided lessons to experience each of five steps. Included are tons of...
Trinity University
Explain Yourself: An Expository Writing Unit for High School
Introduce expository writing with a unit that asks writers to craft an essay to explain a belief, value, or priority that is important to them. Mini-lessons within the unit focus on crafting thesis statements and conclusions, selecting...
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The Missing Link
What is the missing link? Provide your class with this incomplete essay (it's missing transition words), and have writers place words from the transition word bank into the essay. Also, since only three of the five paragraphs are...
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Parts of Speech
This online multiple choice quiz focuses on upper-level grammar concepts. In addition to covering simple parts of speech such as nouns, verbs, and adjectives, this resource also covers more advanced information, such as transitive vs....
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Grammar-Mechanics Session #1/Parts of Speech
As part of a grammar lesson, use these sentences to identify parts of speech. There are no directions, but parts of speech are available. The resource contains ten sentences in all.
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Because Of, Due To, Owing To
In this word choice activity, students learn the correct use of three transition terms: because of, due to, and owing to. After reading the rules and studying the examples, students rewrite 5 sentences.