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Basic questions to guide students in writing an essay.
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Four color-rich pages of noun facts. Common Core: Language: L.1.1, L.K.1
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This thorough unit is packed with information about some of the most common fallacies: how to spot them, and how to avoid them. Subsequent lessons are available on our member site.
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Use this rubric to help fairly evaluate persuasive writing.
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Seven color-rich pages of adjective facts and usages.
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A very simple five-step formula, with imaginative & clear directions, for students who are stumped by this requisite essay format. Includes a list of essay questions.
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Explains the rules of compound sentences and then provides sentences for students to practice their knowledge.
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A straightforward checklist (with color-coding) to help students proofread their own work. Common Core: ELA: Writing:W.6.5, W.7.5, W.8.5
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Students read a series of sentences, decide which ones make the best persuasive arguments, and then put the sentences in order to create a persuasive paragraph. Fun and helpful!
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A rubric to help evaluate the elements of a research paper.
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A rubric for evaluating elements of narrative writing: characters, setting, plot, sequence of event, narrative voice, and word choice.
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Use this "event chain" form to help organize the story sequence for a narrative story.
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Helps students understand the basics of paragraph writing. Choosing and ordering sentences, writing clear topic sentences, and more.
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Poster showing some of the more common proofreaders' marks; this poster is a helpful reference for peer review or self-review. Common Core: ELA: Writing:W.6.5, W.7.5, W.8.5
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Short explanation and five pages of practice on subject/verb agreement.
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Introduces prepositions and prepositional phrases, with four pages of easy practice.
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Two worksheets to review eighteen parts of speech, from adjective to interjection to verb.
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the proper order of adjectives in a sentence
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Note taking and paragraph writing are essential study skills. Learn how to take notes on the important content found in nonfiction texts. Learn how to compose strong original paragraphs from the notes taken.
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Three color-rich pages of verb facts.
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Three Christmas-themed stories are filled with grammar, spelling, and usage errors. Find and fix the mistakes.
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Forming compound sentences with coordinating conjunctions. This introduces the basic seven conjunctions (and, but, yet, for, or, nor, so) and includes practice work.
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A ten-page unit designed to reinforce this often tricky grammar point.
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20 sets of misused and commonly confused words are presented and briefly practiced in this 10 page unit.
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Take these sentences (created from real news leads) and combine them into as few complex sentences as possible.
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Use this outline format to help organize thoughts and facts for a research paper or expository writing.
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This sizable unit contains: a page each for teachers and for students explaining the steps of the writing process (from brainstorm to final revision); worksheets to help students organize; a checksheet for revision; rubrics to help with transparent grading; 3 pages of narrative, research, and persuasive writing prompts to help get started.
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Cut out the sentences (a story about a trip to Ireland) and then put them in order by following an outline for a five-paragraph essay. This lesson is useful for students beginning composition, as it clearly outlines a five-paragraph essay.
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Take these complex sentences from real news leads and break them down into as many simple sentences as possible.
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This set of two posters can also be adapted for a mini-office. Step by step directions explain the format and style of a friendly letter.
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Eight pages of sentence practice to strengthen writing skills, including: combining multiple short sentences into complex sentences; creative "cause and effect" sentence practice; contrast sentences; and expanded sentences.
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With this self-directed spelling project, students choose a theme and write on the topic, with an emphasis on correctly spelling theme-related words.
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This sizable unit contains: a page each for teachers and for students explaining the steps of the report writing process (from gathering information to final revision);forms for helping students cite their sources, worksheets to help students organize; a check-sheet for revision; rubrics to help with transparent grading.
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The five paragraph essay process is broken into 8 steps, from brainstorming to checking against a rubric, and then students "follow" a student going through those steps to help understand how they work in practice.
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Paragraph and essay writing assignment for middle school, junior high and high school students. Creating a 30 second advertisement script is a fun marketing assignment. It also develops an understanding of the relationships between zoo facilities and their suppliers. One of many focused and fun creative writing offerings available in the Zoo Theme Unit.
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Paragraph and essay writing assignment for middle school, junior high and high school students. Satisfy your curiosity and write your own ideas about an assigned topic. The term “exotic species” can be clearly understood as you bring the concept into focus with your communicated meaning. One of many focused and fun creative writing offerings available in the Zoo Theme Unit.
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What is a sentence fragment? Seven pages of exercises with answers.
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Write an opinion paper on the importance of freedom of speech. Do you think this is an important right? Why?
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Imperative, interrogative, declarative, exclamatory. A student study guide is followed by ten pages of language arts skills development.
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