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323 reviewed resources for syntax

Style and Syntax Lesson Plan

Style and Syntax

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Words make all the difference. Use the samples in a language arts packet to model how the words writers choose (diction), and they way they arrange these words in their sentences (syntax) make all the difference in the tone of a piece...
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Back to School: Style Analysis Lesson Plan

Back to School: Style Analysis

9th - 12th
Jump back into expository writing and analysis at the start of a new school year! Start with a review of an authors' stylistic choices in diction, syntax, treatment of subject matter, and figurative language. Writers choose a text to...
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A Need for Sleep: A Close Reading of a Soliloquy from King Henry IV, Part II Lesson Plan
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A Need for Sleep: A Close Reading of a Soliloquy from King Henry IV, Part II

11th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Gentle sleep eludes poor King Henry IV. Uneasy under the weight of his responsibilities, Henry contemplates the darkness of the night and in his soul. To develop their skill reading difficult text, class members engage in a close reading...
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The Poetry of Robinson Jeffers: Word Choice and the Value of a Dictionary Lesson Plan

The Poetry of Robinson Jeffers: Word Choice and the Value of a Dictionary

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Poets generally choose each word carefully, and Robinson Jeffers is no exception to this rule. Look closely at Jeffers' word choice in "Inscription for a Gravestone" and "The Deer Lay Down Their Bones" through discussion and writing....
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Parallelism Worksheet

Parallelism

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
What is parallelism? Novice writers learn about parallelism and practice balancing 10 sentences for better syntax and parallel structure. A clear, straightforward worksheet with answers included.
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Voice Lessons Lesson Plan

Voice Lessons

9th - 12th
Students visualize examples of sentence structure by creating patterns with Lego blocks. They apply terms of voice and syntax by critiquing others' writings as well as revising their own writing pieces. Revision is the key within this...
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Beginning Paragraph Correction #8 Worksheet

Beginning Paragraph Correction #8

6th - Higher Ed
Readers answer 8 multiple choice questions by selecting the correct revisions to the paragraph provided. The focus is on prepositions, syntax, and parts of speech. A good, quick exercise for ELL classes or review for middle schoolers.
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Intermediate Paragraph Correction #8 Worksheet

Intermediate Paragraph Correction #8

9th - Higher Ed
If you are looking for a worksheet to challenge intermediate English learners on verb tense, syntax, and punctuation, you might want to check out this worksheet. Readers select the correct revisions to a passage in eight multiple choice...
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Analyzing For Tone: AP Literature - DIDLS Graphic Organizer

Analyzing For Tone: AP Literature - DIDLS

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Help your poetry readers analyze for tone! This graphic organizer encourages learners to focus on diction, imagery, details, language, and syntax. It can be used with any poem, but consider reading a poem as a whole group and completing...
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Childhood Reflections: Lesson 3 Is Number 3 of 7 In Unit Plan Lesson Plan

Childhood Reflections: Lesson 3 Is Number 3 of 7 In Unit Plan

7th - 9th
Students read and summarize a short story. In this language arts instructional activity, students will review the terms syntax and diction and find examples in the text of Eleven where these two terms have significance. They will...
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The Big Three of Literary Analysis Presentation

The Big Three of Literary Analysis

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
The central argument of this presentation is that in order to create insightful critiques, young writers need to know analysis vocabulary and how to apply these terms to what they read. One slide categorizes literary terms as...
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Latin Syntax Review: Mythological Creatures Lesson Plan

Latin Syntax Review: Mythological Creatures

10th - 12th
Young scholars of Latin review elements of Latin syntax, incorporating themes of mythological creatures (Pegasus, Hydra, Polyphemus Minotaur, Medusa, Chimaera) from Ancient Greece and Rome. The use of visuals adds dimension to this...
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Shakespearean Soliloquy Fluency: A Close Reading and Analysis of "To be or not to be" Lesson Plan
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Shakespearean Soliloquy Fluency: A Close Reading and Analysis of "To be or not to be"

11th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Hamlet's famous soliloquy (Act III, scene i) gets the close reading treatment in a group of skill building exercises. Assuming the role of a WWE wrestler, a kindergarten teacher, ninja assassin, and others, learners deliver a line from...
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Shifting Word Order in the Sentence Presentation

Shifting Word Order in the Sentence

9th - 12th
Show your class that sentences can be rearranged in a paragraph and so can words within a sentence. Each slide gives a set of instructions with a question and two choices; the answer is highlighted on the following slide. The last 20...
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Beginning Sentence Correction 4 Worksheet

Beginning Sentence Correction 4

3rd - 5th
In this worksheet, learners correct the errors in verb tense and syntax in each simple sentence. This worksheet could be used as a warm-up activity with ESL learners.
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Two Sides, Same Coin: How Political Beliefs Influence Language Use Lesson Plan

Two Sides, Same Coin: How Political Beliefs Influence Language Use

9th - 12th
Learners read several magazine articles on the same topic written from different political perspectives, paying particular attention to the diction, syntax, and arguments presented in support the point of view expressed. They then select...
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Use Varied Syntax Video

Use Varied Syntax

8 mins 11th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
What is the difference between revising and editing? Allow this video and accompanying slides to instruct your class on revision so that they can find out the difference and apply that knowledge. The narrator gets into the nitty-gritty...
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"The Glorious Whitewasher" from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain with Mini-Assessment Lesson Plan
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"The Glorious Whitewasher" from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain with Mini-Assessment

6th - 8th
CCSS: Designed
It's the classic scene: Tom Sawyer is whitewashing a fence. Expose your learners to Mark Twain's humor while reinforcing reading comprehension. Eighth graders are encouraged to read and reread, achieving as much exposure to the text as...
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Analyzing Grammar and Syntax in Ayn Rand's Anthem Activities & Project
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Analyzing Grammar and Syntax in Ayn Rand's Anthem

9th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
“I am. I think. I will.” Seek the secrets of words. Ayn Rand’s Anthem provides the text for a series of exercises that ask readers to analyze how Rand uses antimetabole, epistrophe, parallelism, and repetition to create meaning. Using...
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Language: 11-12th Grade ELA Common Core:
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Language: 11-12th Grade ELA Common Core:

11th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
The Common Core Language Standards address conventions of grammar and usage, spelling and punctuation, syntax and diction, academic vocabulary, and figurative language. Resources that address these standards may be found in this collection. Take a look at the attached notes for each resource to find the aligned Common Core Standards addressed.
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Syntax Surgery Lesson Plan

Syntax Surgery

4th - 8th
What makes a good sentence? Give your kiddos some hands-on learning with this fun activity. The teacher collects sentences from magazines, stories, his or her students, and cuts them apart. Then, in pairs or independently, kids...
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Grapes of Wrath Assessment

Grapes of Wrath

9th
CCSS: Designed
To demonstrate their ability to comprehend complex text, individuals analyze the details, syntax, and diction John Steinbeck uses in a passage from The Grapes of Wrath to reveal the develop and evolution of Mae's character.
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Review of Compound and Complex Sentences Worksheet

Review of Compound and Complex Sentences

3rd - 5th
An excellent language arts worksheet. Learners read seven sentences and determine if each is simple, compound, or complex. In order to practice sentence combining, young writers join 10 sets of sentences to form compound sentences, and...
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Collective Nouns Sentence Maze Worksheet

Collective Nouns Sentence Maze

3rd - 6th
Amaze your class with this instructional activity! A maze is made up of lines as well as words. Class members connect the words in each sentence to find their way through the maze. Learners must employ correct usage of collective nouns...
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