Activity
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Grammar: Try It: Sentence Structure

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a non-graded sentence structure practice in which students are asked to copy a blank paragraph with punctuation provided then write sentences to fit the punctuation.
Website
Other

Indiana Univerisity of Pennsylvania: Writing Center: Descriptive Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This website from the Writing Center at Indiana Univerisity of Pennsylvania focuses on descriptive writing. It includes discussion and examples of the following: Creating a dominant impression or mood, using sensory details, using vivid...
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Grammar Check

Grammar Check: Learn How to Write an Essay Like the Pros (Infographic)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An infographic is provided to help students with writing essays. Explicit information about essay writing steps are included. Essay mistakes relative to the content and style are articulated, along with features specific to essays.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Write an Expository And/or Procedural Text (English 6 Writing)

For Students 6th Standards
You will learn how to write an expository/procedural text with a variety of sentence structures, rhetorical devices, transitions, appropriate facts, and details.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Sentence Fragments

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent resource for correcting potential sentence fragments. Complete with charts, examples, and exercises.
Unit Plan
Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University (Dr. Mc Clennen): How to Do a Close Reading

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This guide is written for college students, but should be very useful for upper level high school students as well. The writer first describes fourteen steps to take in doing a close reading, then provides six pieces of advice on how to...
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin, Madison: Subject Verb Agreement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This excellent site explains numerous guidelines, complete with examples, for determining subject-verb agreement.