This resource contains lessons, Powerpoints, and activities on semicolons, colons, sentence combining, and commas.
In this performance task, students will work cooperatively to research the history of radio drama. Resources include original scripts from the 30's and 40's and an audio recording of Orson Wells' "War of the Worlds." Using what they've learned from their research, each group will create a script for a new mystery series. Students can extend the lesson by recording their drama complete with sound effects.
In this review activity designed to reinforce student understanding of grammar, punctuation, and spelling, the class will be divided into teams that race against each other to correctly identify and correct sentences on the board.
In this lesson, students will continue to edit their research papers, including a short lesson on how to improve flow and transition through the use of semi-colon and colons.
This resource contains a Powerpoint on commas, colons, semicolons, as well as worksheets on the correct use of semicolons.
Many words sound alike but mean different things when put into writing. This list will help students distinguish between some of the more common words that sound alike. Includes practice exercises.
In this resource from PBS Learning Media, students will learn spelling rules and conventions that pertain to i before e, plurals of nouns ending in y, and homophones. They will complete an activity in which they identify and revise misspelled words in sentences.
In this lesson, students learn how to use parentheses correctly in sentences. Students first learn about the rules of parentheses, then apply the rules in an activity.
This lesson provides a guide for instructors to assist students with vocabulary acquisition and usage. Included within the resource are directions for extending this lesson for usage with multiple videos and various vocabulary lists. A rubric for grading and directions for peer evaluation are also provided.
In this recurring lesson, students watch an artistic video clip and use the words in their current vocabulary lesson to process the content through several types of creative writing. This gives students a chance to write in a unique voice and to understand the meaning of their vocabulary words in a new context. They also have the opportunity to analyze their peers' use of the vocabulary when they read and discuss each other's stories.
This lesson focuses on the pairing of one NY Times article about the Holocaust with a powerful literary passage from the 2005 novel "The Book Thief.' The novel, set during WWII in Germany, is the story of a girl who shares her stolen books with neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau. The pairing of the book and article leads students to address the question, "How should the story of the Holocaust be told to young people today?"
This resource provides a lesson designed to provide students the opportunity to read, analyze, reflect through writing using the text There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury.
Students are invited to explore the cultural offerings around them "” from architecture to books, dance, fashion, film, food, music, theater, TV and video games "” and write reviews about what they experience. The New York Times models along with advice from current Times critics to help them through the process.
This lesson occurs within a study of early American literature and exposes students to the writings of Thoreau. Tasks require students to analyze Thoreau’s philosophies and apply them to their own lives in an essay. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.
In this lesson, students edit paragraphs to include quotation marks in order to explore how to use them properly.
This video explains usage of apostrophes and how they function to modify words.
A handout/tutorial on comma usage including the mnemonic device FANBOYS, common sentence inturrupters, and comma splice confusions.
A handout/tutorial on the correct use of quotations in one's writing.
This resource provides a lesson designed to guide students through a reading of the short story "Lamb to the Slaughter". Students will read and analyze the text. Afterwards, students will reflect through response to guided questions and write an essay.
This resource provides a lesson that should accompany a reading of Einstein's four short works by Albert Einstein. Included is a speech, letter, and an essay. Students will read an analyze. Afterwards, students will be responsible for completing an essay.