Middle schoolers aren't too young to feel strongly about politics, social issues, consumer rights, or environmental problems. Demonstrate the first steps toward social change with a project about action-oriented writing. Eighth...

Eighth grades can master the ELA Common Core standards! Show your learners the connection between classroom activities and assignments and the standards with this set of "I Can" statement posters. Each standard has been rewritten as an...

How close are your eighth graders to mastering the ELA Common Core standards? Keep an eye on progress with these charts, which include every eighth grade identifier and full standard text. As you move through the year and teach,...

In this lesson, you will learn to edit your final draft using a step by step approach to complete the final stage of writing called editing.

This proofreading exercise asks students to read sentences and using the drop-down menu to select the correct choice for the blank. These sentences cover capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and usage.

Identify the misspelled word then type in the correct spelling.

Check this brief explanation of how to tell the difference between lay, a transitive verb, and lie an intransitive verb, and use them properly in English grammar.

Need a quick reference for when to use who, that or which? This article offers a concise explanation.

This resource presents the easiest errors to make when writing. Use this resource to help you proof your work.

Use this list to help you find the correct usage of nine different pairs of commonly misused words.

This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides free spelling strategy sheets. Students will be able to refer to spelling reference sheets and follow the spelling tips.

Build spelling skills by choosing the correct spelling of these ten commonly misspelled words.

Clear up the confusion of troublesome grammar mistakes with these quizzes on correct grammar usage. Includes word choices and verb selection.

Clear up the confusion of troublesome verbs with this interactive Language Arts skill-building site. Students' engage in quizzes that tackle grammar usage and the confusing verbs: Their/There/They're and Who's/Whose.