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Worksheet
Curated OER

Complete the Sentences 3

For Students 4th - Higher Ed
In this language arts instructional activity, learners read and analyze 20 incomplete sentences. Students complete the sentences by choosing one of 4 possible choices provided. This is from the UK.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Said Is Dead

For Teachers 3rd - 11th
Students revise writing to improve organization and word choice. They check for logic, order of ideas and precision of vocabulary. Students list different verbs for the word "said." They write dialogue in which the speakers tell a story...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Teaching of Writing Amy K

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine strong verbs and select them while exploring expressive language. In this expressive language lesson, students use verbs that convey appropriate meaning. Students discover sentence fluency using verbs  in their...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Don't Say "Said," Say . . .

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this word choice worksheet, students read the various alternatives for the word 'said.' Students then brainstorm alternatives for another over-used word.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Writing a Comparison/Contrast Paragraph: Using Vivid Verbs

For Students 4th - 5th
In this vivid verbs learning exercise, students complete three activities that help them use strong, vivid verbs in the comparison and contrast writing.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Phrasal Verbs with Turn

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this language arts worksheet, students read 5 sentences; all have the phrasal verb "turn." Students choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence. Example: John turned --- to be a good student (out). This is intended for...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Complete the Sentences 4

For Students 4th - 5th
For this language arts worksheet, students examine 20 incomplete sentences with 4 possible choices for endings. Students choose the most appropriate word to best compete the sentence.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Showing Creative Problem Solving

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
After reading excerpts in which Buck solves a problem in Jack London's The Call of the Wild, students write their own three-paragraph animal stories imitating London's style and word choice. Teacher and student instructions are provided...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: I'm So Bright! I Wear My Shades Indoors!

For Teachers 6th
This lesson engages students in learning about light through multiple sources. Students will learn how light is produced, reflected, refracted, and separated. Students will communicate their findings through an independent project that...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Revise Your Writing

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will learn to revise your writing for clarity. You will begin by reviewing some major considerations for revision: genre, purpose, and audience. You will...
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Handout
University of Wisconsin

Univ. Of Wisconsin: Writing Center: Guide to Close Reading for Literary Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This guide discusses how to approach analysis of a literary text, with the main focus being on the poem "Design" by Robert Frost. It explains how to examine the subject, the form, word choice or diction, and the theme. In each section,...
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Unique Metaphor Collections

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, the first chapter of the novel Girl with a Pearl Earring is used as a mentor text. Young scholars will identify metaphors and then create their own unique metaphorical descriptions that they will begin to collect in their...
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Article
Other

Shoreline Community College: Formal Properties of Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
As students become more aware of text complexity, an understanding of the formal properties of literature becomes more important. This is an excellent examination of the kinds of choices writers make that change the way readers receive...
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Connotation/denotation

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Work through links to activities, assessments, websites, and videos to learn about connotation and denotation.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Literary Elements and Techniques: Tone and Mood

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore the difference between tone and mood in this animated video [2:28] from WNET through definitions and examples from poetry and prose. Discussion questions below help students to further apply their understanding before analyzing a...
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Activity
English Worksheets Land

English Worksheets Land: 4 Shades of Verbs [Pdf]

For Students K - 1st Standards
Students learn about the differences among action verbs with similar meanings by placing them in order on a graphic organizer.
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English Worksheets Land

English Worksheets Land: Plain Words and Fancy Words [Pdf]

For Students K - 1st Standards
Students learn about the differences between words with similar meanings by placing them in the right column of a graphic organizer.
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English Worksheets Land

English Worksheets Land: Extreme Verbs Worksheet [Pdf]

For Students K - 1st Standards
Students learn about the differences among action verbs with similar meanings by placing them in order on a graphic organizer from weakest to strongest.
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English Worksheets Land

English Worksheets Land: Sorting Through Horrifying and Size Adjectives [Pdf]

For Students K - 1st Standards
Students learn about the differences among adjectives with similar meanings by placing them in order from least to most on a graphic organizer.
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English Worksheets Land

English Worksheets Land: Sorting Through Horrifying and Size Adjectives [Pdf]

For Students K - 1st Standards
Students learn about the differences among words with similar meanings by cutting them out and pasting them in order from most to least on a graphic organizer.
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English Worksheets Land

English Worksheets Land: 4 Shades of Verbs 2 [Pdf]

For Students K - 1st Standards
Students learn about the differences among verbs with similar meanings by placing them in order from least to most on a graphic organizer.