[Free Registration/Login Required] A 100-slide PowerPoint presentation will guide students through a descriptive writing task. Students will be write extensive pieces about a travel experience.

This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on determining Sentence Patterns.

A step-by-step approach to a common question type on the SAT Writing and Language Test: adding or deleting sentences.

This entry focuses on avoiding shifts when writing sentences including shifts in verb tense, mood, number, person, discourse, and sentence structure. It provides explanation and examples of each type of error and explanation and examples...

This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on determining Sentence Patterns.

This learning module provides a clear explanation of sentence fragments. Hints for finding sentence fragments are provided, along with explanations about how to fix them.

In this seven question quiz, students are given a sentence and asked a question about parts of the sentence, such as what is the subject of the sentence, or what is the underlined part of the sentence called. They are to select from the...

This site from the Capital Community College helps with paragraph development and topic sentences.

A lesson plan in which students use sentence strips with various phrases to create sentences. Materials are included.

Lesson which allows young scholars to explore active/passive voice verb choice through numerous online resources, and then apply these principles to their own writing style.

This tutorial focuses on transitions including transitional devices, lists of common transition words and phrases, transitions between paragraphs with examples, and separate lists of transition words for descriptive, narrative, and...

Read a tutorial about coordinating conjuctions and when they can be used to begin sentences.

Persuasive writing is the topic of this article. Students will learn the parts of the persuasive essay and how to write an effective persuasive essay.

This slideshow tutorial focuses on adjusting writing style to fit the audience. It looks at audience characteristics and discusses how to adapt the vocabulary, sentence style, and tone to fit them. It provides an example using the topic...

Students will compare the number of circles in two boxes. If they are equal, they will write a number sentence. Explanations and examples are included.

In this exercise/quiz, students will determine the parts of speech for each word in three separate sentences.

In this exercise/quiz, students will determine the parts of speech for each word in three separate sentences.

Check out this in-depth look at the function of active and passive voice in writing effective sentences. A quiz is included at the end of the module.

If you've ever wondered about whether you should choose "bring" or "take" in a sentence, this tutorial will answer all your questions. There is a brief quiz at the end to check your understanding.

Emma Bryce navigates the sticky world of misplaced, dangling and squinting modifiers. [3:21]

Eric Carle's illustrations feature paper collages, so after reading some of Carle's books you might create your own word collage for an added challenge. Students will choose a scene, an emotion, an animal, or a person. Then students...

Gives guidelines to sensitive language by presenting preferred substitute words or phrases for potentially offensive ones. Covers sexism, race, age, sexual orientation, disabilities, and language that patronizes, demeans, excludes or...

This site has a list of transitional words and phrases organized by their function in a sentence or paragraph. Because they are organized under such headings as "providing an example" and "showing conclusions," it is easy to find an...

Thse instructional practices use model or mentor sentences to help students learn how authors use conventions to clarify and convey meaning in their writing. These instructional practices are described in detail in Handout 14: Teaching...