Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Who/what/when/where: Mall Theme
In this lesson plan, Eileen Christelow's picture book, Five Little Monkeys Go Shopping, is used as the mentor text for its use of adverbial phrases. After several exposures to the mentor text, students will use click the buttons with the...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Sentence Fragments Exercise 3
A practice exercise with ten questions. Each question has three sentences and students are asked to choose the one that is a complete sentence. Answers can be checked when finished, and correct answers are provided for any questions missed.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Pronoun Choice Quiz
Ten choose-the-correct-pronoun sentences. Click Submit button to see right and wrong answers.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Participial Phrases [Pdf]
This PDF can be used as an overhead or handout. It shows how sentences can be strengthened when two or more sentences are combined with the use of participial phrases.
Other
Katelyn Pointek: One Word Writing Prompts
This site offers a list of one word writing prompts perfect for free writing activities which can be used as quick write or developed into stories. With one word story prompts, you start with the word provided and use either one sentence...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: A Left Brained Writing Prompt: The Start and Stop Game: Verbs
To use this writing prompt generator, click on the button until you find a verb that inspires a description or a poem in your mind. Sometimes just one good word can put a whole story idea in your head! The object of every Start &...
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Guide to Writing a Basic Essay: Sample Essay
This is an example of a basic five-paragraph essay on cats. The thesis of the essay is in bold, topic sentences are in italics, and each main idea is underlined.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Eric Carle
What do you know about Eric Carle, the author? This Carol Hurst site highlights some interesting facts about this author's life and refers to some of his books.