TEACHING RESOURCE
To encourage critical reading, teachers should ask students questions about the text before, during, and after they…
DAILY WARM-UPS
There are ten warm-ups for your students in this packet that was created by an English teacher and grammar expert. Each…
ASSESSMENT
An essential, must-have rubric for language arts classes The organization, elements of summaries, grammar, usage,…
The organization, elements of literary analysis/interpretation writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a…
LESSON PLANS
Week 19: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.
WORKSHEETS
Help students to go beyond a spell check by using this in-depth checklist for grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling…
The organization, elements of comparison/contrast writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written piece…
The organization, elements of response to literature writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written piece…
Quiz students about parts of speech with this printable. Students are asked to match each grammatical term with its…
The organization, elements of narration, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written piece are scored in this…
Week 11: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.
Focus on regular and irregular plurals, common and proper nouns, possessives, and pronouns.
ACTIVITIES
Use this substitute teacher kit for grades 7-8 that helps teach grammar by having students use a newspaper.
The organization, elements of cause-effect writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written piece are…
Present an activity that will have students thinking about synonyms. They will learn why it's important to use a variety…
This assessment helps a student evaluate his/her speaking and listening skills.
The organization, elements of definition/classification, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written piece are…
The organization, elements of problem-solution writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written piece are…
Week 10: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.
Use this printable to teach children the difference between direct and indirect dialog.
Your students will enjoy these tips on grammar from Woe is I Jr., The Younger Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in…
In this vocabulary quiz, students read definitions and write the appropriate words that end in "ous" or "or".
Focus peer conferencing and make it a valuable tool with this set of questions.
The organization, elements of how-to/process explanation writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written…