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=Language = > a business letter), semi-colons, apostrophes, quotation marks, and commas used in these ways: direct address, items in a series, following introductory words, in dates and addresses, quotations, parts of a letter, and before coordinating conjunctions in compound sentences. Adjective Express (Harcourt School) Adjective or Adverb? (OWL) Adjective or Adverb? Adjectives Adjectives (BBC) Adjectives (Edu Place) Adjectives and Adverbs (BBC) Adjectives and Adverbs The Adjectives and Adverbs Trail (Harcourt School) Adjectives, Comparatives, Superlatives (English Zone) Adjectives with Countable and Uncountable Nouns (OWL) Adventure with Adjectives and Adverbs (Harcourt School) Adverb or Adjective? Adverb Match (Oswego) Adverb Ringers (Harcourt School) Adverbs Adverbs and Adjectives Adverbs and Prepositions (Edu Place) The Adverb Tree House (Harcourt School) Affect and Effect A Good 200 Word Sentence (Grammar) Al Capone Does My Shirts Alien Scavenger Hunt (Game Goo) Alien Scavenger Hunt 2 (Game Goo) The Amazing Vocabulary Machine (English Zone) Antonym Quiz Antonyms Antonyms (KidPort) Antonyms (Sadlier Oxford) Apostrophes (BBC) A Second Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement (Grammar) Astronomy-Prepositions Quiz Avoiding Comma Splices (Grammar) Avoiding Comma Splices (Grammar) Avoiding Common Errors (OWL) Ball Hogs (FEN) Basic Coordinating Conjunctions Be Verb Practice 1 (English Zone) Be Verb/Present and Past Big Dog's Grammar Blustery Day (Harcourt School) Breaking Down Compound Words (TV 411) Bugs' Day Out (Harcourt School) Call My Bluff Canoe Comparisons (Harcourt School) Can or May? Capitalization Capitalization (Study Zone) Capitalization and Punctuation (Sentence Sense) Catastrophes of Apostrophic Propostions (Grammar) Capitalization and End Punctuation in Sentences Capitalization and Punctuation (Edu Place) Chopping Sentences Combining Sentences (Grammar) Combining Sentences (Sentence Sense) Comma Confusion Comma Dive (Harcourt School) Commas (BBC) Commas and Colons (Harcourt School) Commas Exercise 3 (Chomp Chomp) Comma Quiz (Grammar Book) Comma Quiz Comma Usage Quiz Commonly Confused Words (English Zone) Commonly Confused Words (English Zone) Comparisons Comparative and Superlative 2 Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Comparative and Superlative Forms Quiz (About) Comparatives: One Syllables Words (English Zone) Comparison Slide (Harcourt School) Complex Sentence Bandstand (Harcourt School) Complex Sentence Camp (Harcourt School) Complex Sentences (Harcourt School) Compound Sentences (Study Zone) Compound Word Characters (TV 411) || Compound Words (KidPort) Confusing Verbs: Lay/Lie 1 (English Zone) Confusing Words 1 Confusing Words 2 Conjunctions (Better English) Conjunctions 1 Conjunctions 2 Context Clues 1 Context is Key (TV 411) Contractions (KidPort) Contraction Match (Oswego) Contractions Contractions Contractions (Harcourt School) Contractions (ABC Teach) Contractions (Love To Learn Place) Contractions (eThemes) Contractions (School Express) Contractions and Negatives (Harcourt School) Contractions Practice 2 (English Zone) Contractions Practice 1/to Be Verb (English Zone) Cool Off With Commas and Colons (Harcourt School) Cumulative Review (Edu Place) Cumulative Review: The Sentence, Nouns (Edu Place) Cursive (Handwriting for Kids) Descriptives/Comparatives/Superlatives Dictionary Entries (TV 411) The Difference Between Adjectives and Adverbs (OWL) Diving Into Quotations (Harcourt School) Draw a Descriptives/Comparatives/Superlatives Easily Confused Words Ending Punctuation Quiz (Soft Schools) End Punctuation (uOttawa) English Everglades Spelling Exercise in Plurals and Possessives (Grammar) Exercise in Punctuation (Grammar) Exercises: Comma Splices and Fused Sentences Exploring the Pronoun Reef (Harcourt School) Find Comparatives and Superlatives in Your World Finding New Ways to Say Something (TV 411) Fishing for Comparisons Fly By (Sadlier Oxford) Fearless Frieda/Big Kahuna (Game Goo) Fearless Frieda/Skillful Skateboard (Game Goo) Fish 'Em Up 2 (Scholastic) Forming Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Forming Compound Words (TV 411) Fragments and Run-Ons (Grammar) The Gallery of "Missused" Quotation Marks Gator's Smash 'Em! (Fun School) Go, Goes, Going, Went or Gone Grammar Bytes! Grammar and Punctuation Words Grammar Glossary/Grade 5 (Harcourt School) The Grammar Gorilla (Fun Brain) Grammar Topics Greatings Around the World (Fact Monster) Greek Suffixes Guessing Vocabulary in Context 1 (English Zone) Guessing Vocabulary in Context 2 (English Zone) Guided Comprehension: Knowing How Words Using Semantic Feature Analysis (Read Write Think) Handwriting Worksheets Wizard (Writing Wizard) Helping and Linking Verbs (Pro Teacher) Helping and Main Verbs Historical and Cultural Contexts Homographs Homonyms Homophones (BBC) Homophones (KidPort) How Does the Effect Affect You? (Lesson Tutor) How to Use Quotation Marks (OWL) Identifying and Classifying Verbs in Context (Read Write Think) Identifying Independent Clauses (Grammar) (Interjections)! Grammar: How to (Verb) (Plural Noun) to (Verb) (Scholastic) The Importance of Punctuation Interactive Quizzes (Grammar) Irregular Plurals Irregular Plurals 1 Irregular Plurals 2 Irregular Plurals 2 Irregular Plurals 2 Irregular Plurals of Nouns Irregular Verbs (Chomp Chomp) Is It Farther or Further? (Lesson Tutor) Jelly Fish (Sadlier Oxford) Latin and Greek Word Elements (Fact Monster) Lay or Lie? Leave or Let? Lie and Lay Lie and Lay Lie or Lay? Lie and Lay - Whatever? (Lesson Tutor) Linking Verbs (uOttawa) Linking Verbs (uOttawa) Linking Verbs Quiz (Soft Schools) Literacy Quiz Look, Cover, Write and Check Look, Say, Cover, Write and Check (BBC) Magnetic Chat Making Sentences (BBC) Making Subjects and Verbs Agree (OWL) Making Subjects and Verbs Agree: Exercise Manuscript Handwriting (ABC Teach) Matching Words Match the Homonyms (Mighty Book) Match the Synonyms (Mighty Book) Mixed-Up Pronouns (Harcourt School) Multiple Meaning Words Multiple Meaning Words Negative Prefixes Noun Explorer (Harcourt School) Nouns (Edu Place) On The Trail of Adjectives and Adverbs(Harcourt School) || Parts of Speech (uOttawa) Parts of Speech 1 Parts of Speech: Adverbs (English Zone) Parts of Speech Quiz Penguin Park Punctuation (Harcourt School) Penguins On Ice (BBC) The Perfect Tenses (Harcourt School) Personal Dictionary (TV 411) Personal Pronouns (BBC) Planting Sentences (Harcourt School) Play Ball with Pronouns (Harcourt School) The Plural Girls (Fun Brain) Plural Forms and Irregular Nouns Plural and Possessive Nouns Plurals and Count/Non-Count Nouns (Grammar) Plurals Practice Sheet Plurals Quiz Plurals Rules (BBC) Possessive Pronoun Safari (Harcourt School) Power Proofreading (Edu Place) Practice Comma Quiz Prefixes (BBC) Prefixes Prefixes Prefixes Prefixes (Sadlier Oxford) Prefixes Make New Words (TV 411) Prefixes Say Plenty (TV 411) Prefix Mix (TV 411) Preposition Barnyard (Harcourt School) Preposition Desert (Harcourt School) Preposition Exercises Preposition State Fair (Harcourt School) Prepositions (Harcourt School) Prepositions Prepositions Prepositions Prepositions Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections (Glencoe) Printable Handwriting Worksheets: Manuscript (ABC Teach) Pronoun Agreement (Chomp Chomp) Pronoun Case (Chomp Chomp) Pronoun Exploration (Harcourt School) Pronouns Pronouns Pronouns (Edu Place) Pronoun Toss (Harcourt School) Proofreading Proofreading Makes Perfect (Harcourt School) Punctuation Campground (Harcourt School) Punctuation-Comma Putting Down Roots (TV 411) Putting Down Roots (TV 411) Putting Sentences Together (BBC) Putting Your Roots Into Action (TV 411) Putting Your Roots Into Action (TV 411) Puzzling Pathways (Harcourt School) Quiz on Prepositions (Grammar) Quotation Marks and Colons (Harcourt School) Raise or Rise? Raise or Rise? Rats! Adverbs and Adjectives (Learning Planet) Reading Clues (About) The Regional Dialects in the United States Repairing Run-On Sentences (Grammar) Rooting Out Words (Fun Brain) Roots and Their Families, Part 2 (TV 411) Root Words (BBC) Rules for Comma Usage (Grammar) Sandcastle Quiz (BBC) Save the Kingdom (Teach-nology) Say It Another Way (TV 411) Scramble-Saurus Game (Fun Brain) Self-Study Homonym Quizzes The Sentence (Edu Place) The Sentence Combining (Harcourt School) Sentence Garden (Harcourt School) Sentence Power (Harcourt School) Sentence Sort (Harcourt School) Sentence Speedway (Harcourt School) Shining the Light on Adverbs (Harcourt School) Single Quotation Marks (English Plus) Singular and Plural Nouns Sit or Set - Does It Matter? (Lesson Tutor) Sit or Set?...Lie or Lay? Sit or Set Quiz Short Circuit (Scholastic) Snowman Builder (Sadlier Oxford) Space Station (Sadlier Oxford) Spell a Roo (Fun Brain) Spell Check (Fun Brain) Spelling and Vocabulary (Teachers' Desk) Spelling - ing (English Zone) Spelling Match (Edu Place) || Spelling Practice Spelling Quiz Number Three (Endings) (Grammar) Spelling Wizard (Scholastic) Spelling/Word Builders (Harcourt School) Spin and Spell Spotlight on Clauses (Harcourt School) State Abbreviation State of Being Verbs Stationery (Primary Game) Subject-Verb Agreement (Chomp Chomp) Subject-Verb Agreement Subject-Verb Agreement Subject-Verb Agreement 2 Subject-Verb Agreement: Additional Practice 1 (Grammar) Subject-Verb Agreement Quiz 1 Subject-Verb Mix-Up (Harcourt School) Success with Suffixes (TV 411) Suffixes (BBC) Suffixes Suffixes (TV 411) Suffixes (Sadlier Oxford) Suffixes Make New Words (TV 411) Suffixes Say A Lot (TV 411) Suffix-ly (Beacon Learning Center) Super Challenge (Edu Place) Super Sentence Match (Harcourt School) Super Spelling Test Superlative Forms of One Syllable Words (English Zone) Synonym and Antonym Word Encounters: Level 1 Synonym and Antonym Word Encounters: Level 2 Synonym and Antonym Word Encounters: Level 3 Synonyms Synonyms Synonyms (Sadlier Oxford) Synonyms (KidPort) Synonymical Synonym Toast (Scholastic) Quiz on Possessives and Irregular Plurals (Grammar) Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement (Grammar) Quiz on Using Quotation Marks (Grammar) Quotation Marks Quotation Marks Quotation Marks Quotation Marks (Grammar) Quotation Marks (Study Zone) Quotation Marks and Colons (Harcourt School) Quotation Marks Worksheet 1 Quotation Marks Worksheet 1 There There (Better English) Thesaurus (TV 411) They're/Their/There (Better English) Title Ball (Harcourt School) Title Hockey (Harcourt School) Title Ride (Harcourt School) To Lie/To Lay and To Sit/To Set (Grammar) To, Too and Two Treasure Trove (Primary Games) Two, Too and To-Who Knew? (Lesson Tutor) Type in the Plural Form Type the Contraction Using Commas With Coordinating Conjunctions (Grammar) Using Context Clues (Internet 4 Classrooms) Using Context Clues Using Context Clues Using Irregular Adjectives (Glencoe) Using Multiple Meanings (TV 411) Verb Power (Harcourt School) Verbs (Edu Place) Verb Tense (uOttawa) Vocabulary Vocabulary Pinball (Play Kids Games) Vocabulary: Multisyllabic Words Words With Multiple Meanings (TV 411) Wacky Web Tales (Edu Place) Walk the Walk Charades (Scholastic) What are Context Clues? What Makes a Compound Word? (TV 411) What's A Root? (TV 411) What's That Word?/2 What's That Word?/4 What's That Word?/6 What's That Word?/8 Where is the Speaker From? (PBS) Word Builder (Harcourt School) Word Confusions (Fun Brain) Word Formations (uOttawa) Word Jungle Word Parts Word Roots and Prefixes Word Scramble (Mr. Nussbaum) Words Commonly Confused Words With Multiple Meanings (TV 411) Writing Resources (Internet 4 Classrooms) || =Communication = > situations. Ain't I a Woman? Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Wired for Books) A Questioning Tool Kit A Listening Exercise For Groups Asking Questions: When, How, Why Audience (Study Zone) Audience (Study Zone) Audience Analysis Audience and Purpose 3 Audience and Purpose 4 Automatic Talking (Not Listening) Exercise Basic Speech Structure Can You Follow Directions? Choral Reading (Teacher Link) Colonial Manners Critical Reasoning Warm-Ups Determine Writing Audience (Study Zone) Determine Writing Audience (Study Zone) || Determine Writing Audience (Study Zone) Fables Five Characteristics of a Good Small Group Leaders Five Qualities Good Leaders Express (Girl Scouts) Following Oral Directions (Study Zone) Follow Directions (Study Zone) Giggle Poetry Give Me Five History and Politics Out Loud How Polite Are You? How Well Do You Follow Directions? Improving Sentence Clarity (OWL) The Informational Speech Body, the Purpose, Structure and Organization (Speech Mastery) Information and Critical Literacy In Search of an Audience J.K. Rowling and Her Harry Potter Celebrate Birthdays Today (Read Write Think) Koko's Kitten (ALEX) Leadership Qualities Let's Read for Speed! Listen and Respond to Fables (Study Zone) Listen and Respond to Fables (Study Zone) Listening and Responding to Poems (Study Zone) Listening for Specific Information (BBC) || The Magician's Apprentice (Education World) Make a Long Story Short (TV 411) Making Oral Presentations More Ideas Than You'll Ever Use for Book Reports (Teach Net) Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters The Nature of a Good Leader New Tips for Social Etiquette Conversation Skills Oral Book Review (Teacher's Network) Oral History Activity Oral Presentation Rubric (Read Write Think) Oral Presentation Skills Organizational Patterns [|Patterns of Organization and Their Clue Words] Planning, Writing and Completing Oral Presentations Presentations: Ordering the Phrases Principles of Organization (Grammar) Play Books Poetry Presentation Rubric (Read Write Think) Preparing Visual Aids Questioning: A Comprehension Strategy for Small-Group Guided Reading (Read Write Think) Read Along Stories and Songs (RIF) || Reader's Theaters The Reading Performance: Understanding Fluency Through Oral Interpretation (Read Write Think) Speaking Up on the Daily News Speech Tips Speech Writing (Scholastic) Storytelling Lesson Plans and Activities Sum It Up (Reading Quest) Sum It Up Instructions (Reading Quest) Step by Step Guide to Preparing Your First Speech Teaching Audience Through Interactive Writing (Read Write Think) Teaching the Art of Polite Conservation Team Leadership Theme (About) Tinker Toys Projects Using Visual Aids Effectively Vote for Me! Developing, Writing and Evaluating Persuasive Speeches (Read Write Think) Warm Up Activities Which Direction Should I Go? (National Geographic) Why Mole Shouted Writing Guide: Audience || =Writing = About Margins, Indentation, Alignment, and Line Spacing (Microsoft) Aesop's Fables Alike or Different You Be the Judge! (Beacon Learning Center) An Interactive Online Paragraph Writing Tutorial Audience (Study Zone) Audience (Study Zone) Audience Analysis Audience and Purpose/3 Audience and Purpose/4 Audio Stories For Children Author's Purpose (Oswego) Author's Purpose Interactive Practice Site (Internet 4 Classrooms) Author's Purpose Worksheets (Teach-nology) Author's Purpose Worksheets and PowerPoint Shows (Internet 4 Classrooms) Batter Up! Bio-Cube (Read Write Think) Build a Story Bubbl.us Building Vocabulary: Making Multigenre Glossaries Based on Student Inquiry (Read Write Think) Can You Convince Me Choppy Sentences Class Exercise: Paragraph Coherence Coherence and Unity Cohesion: Using Repetition and References Words to Emphasize Key Ideas in Your Writing Combining Sentences (Grammar) Combining Sentences with Appositives (Glencoe) Common Mistakes Compare and Contrast Compare and Contrast Activities (Internet 4 Classrooms) Compare and Contrast Lesson Plans (Internet 4 Classrooms) Compare and Contrast Map (Read Write Think) Compare/Contrast Essay (Harcourt School) Comparing and Contrasting (Harcourt School) Comparing Cinderella and the Rough-Face Girls (Education World) Compound Sentences (Study Zone) Consistancy Correct the Mistakes Creating a One-Sentence Summary From Supporting Details/49 Creative Visual Writing Prompts Creative Writing Prompts Critical Evaluation of Resources Customize and Print Out Your Own Cartoons (National Geographic Kids) Cyber Kids Developing Persuasive Writing (Read Write Think) Determining Writing Audience (Study Zone) Determining Writing Audience (Study Zone) Determining Writing Audience (Study Zone) Dictionary Exercises Dictionary Skills (Teaching Online) Doodle Splash (Read Write Think) Edit Dan's Copy (Scholastic) Edublogs [|Effective Conclusions] Electronic Texts (Study Zone) Electronic Texts (Study Zone) Elementary Writing Resources (Internet 4 Classrooms) The Elf Project Essay Map (Read Write Think) Essay Start: Essay Writing Help or Essay Writing Guide Evaluate Author's Purpose (Scholastic) Evaluation Station Exercises for Eliminating Wordiness Expository Essay Collection Expository Essay Prompts Expository Prompts (Teacher Web) Expository Writing Prompts Expressive Writing (Harcourt School) || Factors to be Considered for an Effective Conclusions Finding Information of the Internet The Five Paragraph Essay Fifth Grade Lessons Four Main Components for Effective Outlines (OWL) Grade 5 Writing Assessment Sample Prompts and Anchor Papers Haiku Haiku Generator How Are They Selling It? (TV 411) How to Edit or Proofread an Essay or Paper (WikiHow) How-to Essay (Harcourt School) How to Get an A in Writing How to Use the Microsoft Word Thesaurus How to Use Word Choice That Catches the Reader's Eye (Kim's Korner 4 Teachers Talk) How to Write a Chronological Narrative (Study Zone) How to Write a Paragraph Using the Writing Cycle (eHow) How to Writing: Motivating Students to Write for a Real Purpose (Read Write Think) Identifying the Topic Identifying the Topic Sentence Identifying Topics and Main Ideas/11 Imagination Prompt Generator I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Someone a Letter (EDSITEment) Improving Sentence Clarity (OWL) Incredible Shrinking Notes (Education World) Information and Activities for Modes of Writing (Kim's Korner 4 Teacher Talk) Information About Expository Writing Information and Critical Literacy Information Elimination (Beacon Learning Center) In Search of an Audience Instant Haiku Generator Introduction to Prewriting (OWL) I Want to be an Astronaut (Harcourt School) J.K. Rowling and her Harry Potter Celebrate Birthdays Today (Read Write Think) Journal Scape Journal Writing Ideas (Teacher Net) KidWorld!! Learn How to Write a Sentence and Paragraph! Letter Generator (Read Write Think) Letter Poems (Read Write Think) Listen and Respond to Fables (Study Zone) Listen and Respond to Fables (Study Zone) Literary Response Essay Literature-Figurative Language Locating the Main Idea/24 Magic Mirror (Teacher's Desk) Make a Long Story Short (TV 411) Make Beliefs Comix! Make Kids' Writing Shine: Using Beginnings and Endings to Teach Craft (Scholastic) Making a Outline Making Connections (Beacon Learning Center) Making Judgement (Scholastic) Making Judgement/34 (Scholastic) Manuscript Form MLA Style MLA Works Cited Format (Study Guide) Multiple Meaning Words Narrative Writing Prompts Necessary and Unnecessary Words New Outline Maker Newspapers (Study Zone) Newspapers (Study Zone) Online Timer (Internet 4 Classrooms) || On Writing a Paper Outline Worksheet Note Taker (Read Write Think) Nursery Rhyme Expansion Paragraph Coherence Paragraph Coherence Paragraph Essentials Paragraph Structure Paragraph Unit Paragraph Unit Paragraph Writing Exercise Peer Editing Form Personal Narrative (Harcourt School) Persuasive Essay Collection Persuasive Map (Read Write Think) Persuasive Writing Persuasive Writing (Scholastic) Persuasive Writing (Scholastic) Persuasive Writing Persuasive Writing (Harcourt School) Planning: Thought Starters Planning Your Writing (BBC) Plan Your Speech Conclusion Poetry Writing Practice Powerful Writing: Description in Creating Monster Trading Cards (Read Write Think) Power Proofreading (Edu Place) Prewriting Essays Prewriting Strategies Proofreading Publish (The Write Source) Punctuation Campground (Harcourt School) Putting Sentences Together (BBC) Read and View Imaginative Texts (Study Zone) Reading for Meaning Research Roadmap Research Skills Response to Literature Writing Rubric Rhyming Zone Second Quiz on Combining Sentences (Grammar) Sentence Fragments (OWL) Screen Writers Toolkit: Writing Dialogue Shape Poems (Read Write Think) Speech Conclusion: 5 Effective Strategies to Conclude a Speech Spell Binder (Wicked) Strategies for Variation (OWL) Story Bird Story Character Outline (Study Zone) Story Mapping (Read Write Think) Story Starters Story Starters (Scholastic) Storytelling Activities and Lesson Ideas (Story Arts) Student Writing Tools Sum It Up (Reading Quest) Sum It Up Instructions (Reading Quest) Summarize as You Read (TV 411) Summarizing (Reading Quest) Summarizing (BBC) Take Notes (TV 411) Tales of the Talking Toothbrush (Teacher's Desk) Teaching Audience Through Interactive Writing (Read Write Think) Techniques for Writing: Writing Topic Sentences for Paragraphs Techniques for Writing: Using Specific Language Tell It To The Judge Persuasive Essay (Scholastic) Terrific Transitions! Text 2 Mind Map Textbook Skills/25 || The Thesaurus (TV 411) Thesaurus Tips for More Vivid Writing Tone Topic, Central Point, and Details/14 Topic Sentences Topic Sentences/1.1 Topic Sentences/1.2 Topic Sentences/1.3 Topic Sentences/1.4 Topic Sentence/10 Topic Sentence/13 Transitional Devices (OWL) Transitional Words and Phrases Transition Words Transition Words Transition Words Traveling Terrain: Comprehending Nonfiction Text on the Web (Read Write Think) Troubleshooting Your Sentence Types of Paragraphs in an Essay/4.2 Types of Paragraphs in an Essay/4.1 Ways to Narrow Down a Topic Webbing Tool (Read Write Think) Using a Dictionary (Study Zone) Using Excel in a Classroom (Internet 4 Classrooms) Using a Glossary/15 Using a Variety of Sources (Study Zone) Using a Variety of Sources (Study Zone) Using a Variety of Sources (Study Zone) Using Reference Sources (Education Atlas) Using Reference Sources Using The Dictionary/16 Using Verbs in Poetry Using Vivid Adjectives (ALEX) Vivid Descriptions and Works of Art (Education World) Vivid Verbs (A to Z Teacher Stuff) Web Poster Wizard What's the Big Idea? (Harcourt School) Which Writing is Right? (Beacon Learning Center) Who Could It Be? (Teacher's Desk) Word Central Word Processing Activities The Write Advise: A Student's Guide to Writing Essays Write Me a Story Writer Slate Writer! Writer! Writing (TV 411) Writing (Lee Summit) Writing a "How-To" Explanation Writing a Chronological Narrative (Study Zone) Writing a Personal Narrative Writing a Persuasive Essay Writing Dialogue Form Writing Directions (Study Zone) Writing Exercises WritingFix WritingFix: Random Writing Prompts Writing Fun! Writing: Graphic Organizer (ALEX) Writing Guide: Audience Writing: Instructional Philosophy and Teaching Suggestions Writing Paragraphs Writing Process (Brain Pop) The Writing Process The Writing Process Writing Prompts/Journal Topics (Can Teach) Writing That Persuades Writing to Persuade Rubric Writing Transitions (OWL) Young American Poetry Digest || =Research = An Introduction to Research APA Citation Game Automatic Bibliography Maker (BibMe) Bibliography Blunders (Beacon Learning Center) Bubbl.us Character Trading Cards (Read Write Think) Choose a Research Topic Citation Style Guides Citing Sources Concept Mapping with Excel (Internet 4 Classrooms) Critical Evaluation of Resources Critically Analyzing Information Sources Developing Ideas Edit Dan's Copy (Scholastic) Essay Map (Read Write Think) Evaluating Internet Research Sources Evaluating Web Pages Evaluation Criteria Evaluation Of Information Sources Exploratree Fact Fragment Frenzy Interactives (Read Write Think) Follow the Clues (Scholastic) || General Format (OWL) Graphic Organizers (eThemes) Graphic Organizers Graphic Organizers Graphic Organizers Graphic Organizers (Enchanted Learning) Graphic Organizers (Edu Place) Graphic Organizers (Edu Place) Graphic Organizers Maker (Teach-nology) Graphic Organizer Templates (Education World) The Great Kapok Tree: Teaching About Conflict in Literature (Education World) How to Narrow or Broaden Your Topic How to Narrow Your Topic (Homework Tree) How to Research (Scholastic) How to Take Research Notes (eHow) Inference Notes Information and Critical Literacy Information Elimination (Beacon Learning Center) Interactive Circle Plot Diagram (Read Write Think) Interactive Graphic Organizer Interactive Graphic Organizer Interactive Graphic Organizer Interactive Venn Diagram (Read Write Think) Kinds of Concept Maps Lesson of Self-Discovery and Peer Introduction Library and Reference Resources (Glencoe) || Main Idea Graphic Organizer (Study Zone) Making Note Cards Mind Mapping (Mindomo) MLA BibBuilder MLA Citation Game MLA Formatting and Style Guide (OWL) MLA Style (The Write Source) Narrow Your Research Topic (Homework Tips) Narrow Your Topic Note Taker (Read Write Think) Note Taking Note Taking On Taking Notes While Reading OttoBib Prereading Notes Problem-Solution (Reading Quest) The Quality Information Checklist Ready Reference & Copyright Sources (Discovery Education) Reference Search Reference Source (Study Zone) Research Begins Here Research Guide Research Guide Research Report (Harcourt School) Research Report (Harcourt School) Research Roadmap || Research Skills Son of Citation Machine Story Board (Scholastic) Story Mapping (Read Write Think) Style Manuals & Writing Guides Summary Notes Take Notes (TV 411) Teaching Zack to Think Topics Text 2 Mind Map Thesis Builder (Tom March) Thesis Statement Thesis Statement Thinking Maps Tips and Examples for Writing Thesis Statements (OWL) Tips On Making Your Own Concept Map Using an Almanac (ALEX) Using a Variety of Sources (Study Zone) Using Reference Source Using Reference Source (Education Atlas) Using Reference Sources (Oswego) Using References to Locate Information (Study Zone) Ways to Narrow Down a Topic Webbing Tool What is Referencing? What Matters Most: How to Tell What's Important Word Central Writing (Lee Summit) Writing a Research Paper Writing Guide: Working With Topics || =Logic = Adverb Clauses: Cause and Effect Relationships Affluenca (PBS) Analogies Analogies Analogies Analogies (Gamequarium) Analogies (Sadliert Oxford) Analogy Quiz (Fact Monster) Antonyms Artifacts Bag Author Study: Improving Reading Comprehension Using Inference and Comparison (Read Write Think) Ball Hogs (FEN) Be a Critical Reader (TV 411) Book Report Alternative: A Character's Letter to the Editor (Read Write Think) Cause and Effect Book List (Teacher Net) Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer Cause and Effect Paragraphs Cause and Effect Review Common Persuasive Techniques Cows: Context Clues (Sadlier Oxford) Demolition Fears After City Blaze (BBC) Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion Dolphins 1 (English Zone) Draw Conclusions (Harcourt School) Drawing Conclusions (Study Zone) Drawing Conclusions (Study Zone) Drawing Conclusions (Study Zone) Dyslexics Boy's Site Wins Top Award (BBC) || Elephants (English Zone) Fact and Opinion (Edu Place) Fact and Opinion (BBC) Fact and Opinion (Harcourt School) Fact and Opinion Self Test Fact or Opinion? Fact or Opinion? Fact or Opinion? Fact or Opinion Activities and Worksheets (Internet 4 Classrooms) Fantasy Bookmark (Read Write Think) Field Trip Adventure (Sadlier Oxford) Follow the Clues (Scholastic) Grade 5 Reading Online Test Guess What Comes Next (TV 411) Homonyms Homonyms Homophones (BBC) How Are They Selling It? (TV 411) Hungry Ferret Causes Rail Scare (BBC) Inference (Study Zone) Inference (Study Zone) Inference: Inference Equations (Critical Reading) Inference Riddles || Inferring (Reading Lady) The Land of the Rocket to the Moon (Sadier Oxford) Looking for the Fine Print (TV 411) Making Inferences (Study Zone) Making Inferences (Study Zone) Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions (Study Zone) Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Martin Luther King Jr.: Fact or Opinion? (Education World) The New Addition (Scholastic) News to Me (BBC) Otters Head For Towns and Cities (BBC) Persuasive Argument Picture Puzzle Prediction Practice with Cause and Effect Prediction Cards (Scholastic) Prediction Page Propaganda Propaganda and Debating Techniques Reading Clinic: Use Predictions to Help Kids Think Deeply About Books (Scholastic) Reading Prediction Form Say It Another Way (TV 411) Simple Present Tense: Fact, Habit, Opinion or Schedule? (English Zone) Statement and Opinion Story Board (Scholastic) Synonyms Synonyms (Sadlier Oxford) || Teaching Students to Make Inferences The Thesaurus (TV 411) Using Cause and Effect Transitions Using Context Clues Using Historical Fiction to Learn About the Civil War (Read Write Think) Wartime Propaganda (Think Quest) What Are They Selling? (TV 411) What Caused It? (Beacon Learning Center) White Loafers and Passport Control (BBC) Word Jungle Words In Context (Toon University) The World's Greatest Contralto (Scholastic) || =Informational Text = Aesop's Fables Agreement American Rhetoric: Online Speech Bank Author's Purpose Interactives (Internet 4 Classrooms) Author's Purpose Worksheets and Power Point Shows (Internet 4 Classroom) Bats Are Our Buddies The Bear Facts About Summarization Captions Help Tell a Story (TV 411) Cause and Effect Book List (Teacher Net) Cause and Effect Graphic Organizers Cause and Effect Paragraphs Cause and Effect Review Cheese Sauce Chronological Order Cloze Reading (Mr. Nussbaum) Compare and Contrast (Harcourt School) Compare and Contrast Compare and Contrast Activities (Internet 4 Classrooms) Compare and Contrast Lesson Plans (Internet 4 Classrooms) Compare and Contrast Map (Read Write Think) Comparing and Contrasting: Picturing an Organizational Pattern (Read Write Think) Compare Or Contrast? Comparing Cinderella and the Rough-Face Girl (Education World) Creating a One-Sentence Summary from Supporting Details Creating Scavenger Hunts Critical Evaluation of Resources Critical Evaluation Surveys and Resources (Discovery Education) Critically Analyzing Information Sources Cup of Tea Cyber Story || Demolition Fears After City Blaze (BBC) Description (Scholastic) Determining What Is Important (Reading Lady) Dream Catcher Dyslexic Boy's Site Wins Top Award (BBC) Electronic Texts (Study Zone) Electronic Texts (Study Zone) Enchanting Readers with Revisionist Fairy Tales (Read Write Think) Evaluation Criteria Evaluation of Information Sources Evaluating Internet Research Sources Evaluating Web Pages Examining Plot Conflict Through a Comparison/Contrast Essay (Read Write Think) Get the Idea (Beacon Learning Center) Grade 5 Reading Online Test Headings (Study Zone) How Not to Read the News Paper How to Build a Baking Soda Volcano How to Make Paper Hat How to Read & Enjoy a Play Hungry Ferret Causes Rail Scare (BBC) I Can Wash Dishes (Econ Ed Link) Improving Your Reading in School Subjects Incredible Shrinking Notes (Education World) Interpreting Chart Information (TV 411) Level 200 Reading Topics Level 330 Reading Topics Level 490 Reading Level Looking for the Fine Print (TV 411) Main Idea and Details (Harcourt School) Making Judgement (Scholastic) Making Judgement (Scholastic) Magic Mirror (Teacher's Desk) Make a Light Bulb Make a Long Story Short (TV 411) || Mapping Out Summarization "Minimum" Solar Box Cooker My Reading Strategy Checklist Native American Mandala The New Addition (Scholastic) News to Me (BBC) Numbers (BBC) @http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/unitplan.jsp?id=46&FullBreadCrumb=%3Ca%2Bhref%3D%22%2Fbrowse%2Fsearch.jsp%3Fquery%3Dcompare%26c1%3DCONTENT30%26c17%3D7%26c2%3Dfalse%22%3EAll%2BResults%2B%3C%2Fa%3E%2B%26gt%3B%3Ca%2Bhref%3D%22%2Fbrowse%2Fsearch.jsp%3Fc4%3Dt11%26c5%3Db1%253Dt11%2526c6%253Db1%2526c16%253D%253E%26b1%3Dt11%26c6%3Db1%26c16%3D%26c1%3DCONTENTOnce Upon a Genre (Scholastic) Otters Head For Towns and Cities (BBC) Practice Reading Test Practice with Cause and Effect The Quality Information Checklist Paragraph Units Petroleum Scavenger Unit Practice with Comparison and Contrast Practice with Explaining a Process Primary Source and Archived Collections Projects Primary Source Documents (Internet 4 Classrooms) Primary Sources on the Web Probable Passage Matrix Read All About It! Reading Charts and Graphs (TV 411) Reading Clinic: Use Predictions to Help Kids Think Deeply About Books (Scholastic) Reading Comprehension (Mr. Nussbaum) Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension Skills: Scanning Reading Faster Reading for a Purpose Reading for a Purpose Reading for Meaning Reading Headlines (TV 411) Reading Percentages in Charts (TV 411) Reading Strategies Reading Strategy Checklist Research Building Blocks: Skim, Scan, and Scroll (Read Write Think) || Scanning (BBC) Scanning Exercise Sequence (Teach-nology) Sequence (Harcourt School) Sequence It Sequence of Events (Beacon Learning Center) Sequencing (Study Zone) Sequencing Events of a Story (Internet 4 Classrooms) Shaking Things Up In Summarization Skimming Skimming (BBC) Skimming Exercise Skimming and Scanning (Teaching Ideas) Skimming and Scanning (42 Explore) Slave Narratives: Constructing U.S. History Through Analyzing Primary Sources (EDSITEment) Slim Down to the Good Stuff Story Scramble (PBS Kids) Story Sequence with Word Story Shackles Story Starters (Scholastic) Story Summary: Write About A Book (ABC Teach) Sum It Up Sum It Up Instructions Summarize As You Read (TV 411) Summarize/Paraphrase (Harcourt School) Summarizing Summarizing (Reading Quest) Teaching Zack to Think Tell It to the Judge: Persuasive Essay (Scholastic) Text Summarizer Types of Text (BBC) Using a Glossary/15 Using a Table of Contents (Teach-nology) Using Cause and Effect Transitions Using Historical Fiction to Learn About the Civil War (Read Write Think) Using Primary Sources in Your Research Using Reference Sources Wallpaper Bookmark What Are They Selling? (TV 411) What Caused It? (Beacon Learning Center) What's on a Map? (TV 411) White Loafers and Passport Control (BBC) Youth Source || =Media = American Rhetoric: Online Speech Bank Animal Pictures (Jungle Walk) Audience Analysis Audio Broadcasting and Podcast: Oral Storytelling and Dramatization (Read Write Think) Borders, American ID for Educators (PBS) Bullets Be Gone (Training Day) Capturing A Moment in Time (ALEX) Creating a Multimedia Presentation (Holt) Creating a Power Presentation (Class Zone) Critical Media Literacy: Commercial Advertising (Read Write Think) Digital Slideshows: PowerPoint for the Novice (ALEX) Don't Buy It! (PBS Kids) || Ease History Elements of Messages Find Graphics (Internet 4 Classrooms) Free Audio-Video (Learn Out Loud) Free Photos for Education (Tech 4 Learning) The Function of Images in Text Images as Persuasion Images of Life on Earth Looking Into Holidays Past Through Primary Sources || Media Elements Medium as Process Moving Images Multimedia Presentation Checklist (4 Teachers) Picturing Parts of Speech (ALEX) Photo Analysis Guide Photography (National Geographic) Producing a Video (Class Zone) Strategies of Thinking Visually: Being First, Doing Second || Tips for Creating a Better PowerPoint Slide Show Top Ten Slide Tips Understanding Persuasion Using Vivid Adjectives (ALEX) VoiceThread VoiceThread/Example Welcome to PowerPoint Writing Guide: Audience || =Literature = 101 Common Book Themes (About) Absolutely Whootie Aesop's Fables Aesop's Fables Aesop's Fables A Fun Way to Teach Similes (Poetry Teachers) Agreement Alaska Native Stories: Using Narrative to Introduce Expository Text (Read Write Think) All About Alliteration: Responding to Literature Through a Poetry Link (Read Write Think) Alliteration Alliteration Lesson Plans and Resources Alliterations (American Rhetoric) American Rhetoric: Online Speech Bank Analogies Analogies Analogies Analogies (Sadlier Oxford) Analogies - Find the Appropriate Match Analogy Quiz (Fact Monster) Analyzing Poetry Tips Animal Similes Antonyms Antonyms (Sadlier Oxford) A Short Story (BBC) Author's Purpose Interactive Practice Sites (Internet 4 Classrooms) Author's Purpose Worksheets and PowerPoint Shows (Internet 4 Classrooms) Balanced Literacy Batter Up! The Big Bad Wolf: Analyzing Point of View in Texts (Read Write Think) Book Report Sandwich Station (Scholastic) Cavalier Poetry and Drama Change Idioms to Plain English Characters and Point of View Circus Builder (Sadlier Oxford) Cloze Reading (Mr. Nussbaum) Compare and Contrast Compare and Contrast (Harcourt School) Compare and Contrast Activities (Internet 4 Classrooms) Compare and Contrast Lesson Plans (Internet 4 Classrooms) Compare or Contrast Conflict Conflict Conflict Conflict (Wikipedia) Constructing Plot Creating a One-Sentence Summary From Supporting Details Critical Evaluation Information (Discovery Education) Critical Evaluation of Resources Critically Analyzing Information Sources Demolition Fears After City Blaze (BBC) Developing Conflict Dialogue (Writers Write) Dialogue (Suite 101) Dialogue Workshop Differences Across the Curriculum Do You Know Your Metaphors? Do You Know Your Similes? Dyslexia Boy's Site Wins Top Award (BBC) || Electronic Text (Study Zone) Electronic Text (Study Zone) The Elements of Drama Enchanting Readers with Revisionist Fairy Tales (Read Write Think) Evaluating Internet Research Sources Evaluating Web Pages Evaluation Criteria Evaluation of Information Sources Exploring Point of View Exploring World Cultures Through Folk Tales (Read Write Think) Eye on Idioms (Read Write Think) Fables, Fairy Tales, Stories and Nursery Rhymes Fact Fragment Frenzy (Read Write Think) Fairy Tales Fairy Tales and Children's Stories Fairy Tales and Stories Fiction: Description (Scholastic) Field Trip Adventure (Sadliert Oxford) Figures and Legends in American Folklore (Fact Monster) Genre, Audience and Purpose (BBC) Gothic, Novel and Romance: Brief Definitions Grade 5 Online Reading Test Homophones (BBC) Great Kapok Tree: Teaching About Conflict in Literature (Education World) Grimm's Fairy Tales Guide to Drama Harry Potter Reviews, Quizzes, Features and More! (Fact Monster) How to Read & Enjoy a Play How to Start Writing in the Third Person (About) Hungry Ferret Causes Rail Scare (BBC) The Idiom Connections Idioms Imagery Incredible Shrinking Notes (Education World) Inferring Supporting Details Instructions (BBC) Interactive Circle Plot Diagrams (Read Write Think) Kids' Corner (Wired For Books) The Land of the Rocket to the Moon (Sadlier Oxford) Level 200 Reading Topic Level 300 Reading Topic Level 330 Reading Topic Level 490 Reading Topic Links to Fables, Fairy Tales, Stories and Nursery Rhymes The Literacy Crossword Literary Genres Literature as a Jumping Off Point for Nonfiction Inquiry (Read Write Think) Literature Comprehension Literature - Conflict Literature - Imagery Literature - Similes and Metaphors Locating Information (Harcourt School) Looking for the Fine Print (TV 411) Magic Mirror (Teacher's Desk) Maintaining Point of View (Study Zone) Maintaining Point of View (Study Zone) Make a Long Story Short (TV 411) || Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Making Judgements (Scholastic) Making Judgements (Scholastic) Metaphor List Metaphors My Family Traditions: A Class Book and a Potluck Lunch (Read Write Think) Mythology (Fact Monster) Myths Around the World (Scholastic) Name That Literary Element (Glencoe) Narrative and Dialogue: A Contrast of Writing Styles Narrative Elements (Harcourt School) New Fairy Tales News to Me (BBC) Numbers (BBC) The Official Chris Van Allsburg Website The Official Website of Robert Munsch @http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/unitplan.jsp?id=46&FullBreadCrumb=%3Ca%2Bhref%3D%22%2Fbrowse%2Fsearch.jsp%3Fquery%3Dcompare%26c1%3DCONTENT30%26c17%3D7%26c2%3Dfalse%22%3EAll%2BResults%2B%3C%2Fa%3E%2B%26gt%3B%3Ca%2Bhref%3D%22%2Fbrowse%2Fsearch.jsp%3Fc4%3Dt11%26c5%3Db1%253Dt11%2526c6%253Db1%2526c16%253D%253E%26b1%3Dt11%26c6%3Db1%26c16%3D%26c1%3DCONTENTOnce Upon a Genre (Scholastic) Online Practice Reading Tests Oral Traditions Otters Head for Towns and Cities (BBC) Paint by Idioms (Fun Brain) Personal Narrative (Harcourt School) Personal Narrative (Harcourt School) Plot Diagram (Read Write Think) Plot Outline Poetic Devices Poetry Co-op Poetry General Knowledge Quiz Poetry Writing Practice The POINT of Point of View Point of View Point of View Point of View Power Writing for Paragraphs Practice with Comparison and Contrast Predict Outcomes (Harcourt School) Promoting Cultural Values Through Alphabet Books (Read Write Think) The Quality Information Chechlist Purpose Read and View Imaginative Texts (Study Zone) Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension (Mr. Nussbaum) Reading for Meaning Reading for a Purpose Reading for a Purpose Reading Genre Definitions Reading Strategies Reading Test Recognize the Differences Among Stories and Plays (Study Zone) Say It Another Way Screenwriter's Toolkit Seven Directions: Making Connections Between Literature and American Indian History The Short Story (Glencoe) Short Story: 10 Tips for Creative Writers The Short Story: Read to Write Simile Matching Game Similes Similes Quiz Ski Lodge Vacation (Sadlier Oxford) Stage Directions Story Starters (Scholastic) Story Stew: Teaching Character, Plot and Setting (Teachers Net) Story Mapping (Read Write Think) Studying the Metaphysical Poets Sum It Up (Reading Quest) Sum It Up Instructions (Reading Quest) Summarize as You Read (TV 411) Summarizing(Reading Quest) Supporting Details Synonyms Synonyms (Sadlier Oxford) || Teaching Point of View With Two Bad Ants (Read Write Think) Teaching Zack to Think Thank You Ma'm Langston Hughes: Developing the Concept Theme (Teacher Net) Theme The Thesaurus (TV 411) The Three Master Recipes of Fiction Types of Literature (Fact Monster) Understanding Setting, Plot and Theme (Study Zone) Understanding Setting, Plot and Theme (Study Zone) Understanding Setting, Plot and Theme (Study Zone) Using Context Clues Using Context Clues 2 (Glencoe) Using Historical Fiction to Learn About the Civil War (Read Write Think) Using Picture Books to Teach Plot Development and Conflict Resolution (Read Write Think) Using Reference Sources Vocabulary Quizzes Using Snowflake Bentley as a Framing Text for Multigenre Writing (Read Write Think) Wartime Poetry: Working With Similes (Read Write Think) Wendy's World of Stories for Children What is Poetry? White Loafers and Passport Control (BBC) Wizards and Pigs (Game Goo) Word Jungle Word Relationships Writing (Sentence Sense) Writing Dialogue Form WritingFix Writing: Similes and Metaphors (eThemes) ||
 * 1) **Parts of Speech** - Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g., common/proper, singular/plural, possessives, predicate nouns), verbs (e.g., action/linking, regular/irregular, be/have, verb phrases, agreement with subject in person and number), pronouns (e.g., agreement with antecedent, reflexive, possessive, correct pronoun case), adjectives (e.g., common/proper, predicate adjectives, demonstrative adjectives, proper comparative forms), adverbs (e.g., proper comparative forms, adverbs of degree {too, very}), conjunctions (e.g., coordinating), interjections, and prepositions (place prepositional phrases in correct location within the sentence).
 * 2) **Recognize Usage Errors** - Recognize usage errors (e.g., double negatives, troublesome words: {to/to/two, their/there/they're, its/it's, sit/set, lie/lay, affect/effect, sit/set, lie/lay, may/can, leave/let, teach/learn}).
 * 3) **Word Usage** - Recognize and appreciate cultural and regional differences signaled by word usage and vocabulary.
 * 4) **Capitalize** - Capitalize correctly sentence beginnings, proper nouns and adjectives, titles, abbreviations, quotations, parts of friendly letters and business letters.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**End of Sentence** - Use correct end of sentence punctuation (e.g., period, question mark).
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Punctuation** - Demonstrate knowledge of the meaning and function of certain marks of punctuation, including colons (between the hour and minute and after the greeting of
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Quotation Marks** - Demonstrate the correct use of quotation marks in conversation, including their use with capitalization, end marks, and explanatory materials.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Spell** - Spell correctly high-frequency and commonly misspelled words appropriate to grade level.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Apostrophes** - Form and spell correctly contractions, plurals, and possessives.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Abbreviate** - Abbreviate words correctly.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Write Legibly** - Write legibly in manuscript and cursive.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Agreement** - Use appropriate language structure in oral and written communication (e.g., subject-verb agreement in simple and compound sentences, correct syntax, correct placement of modifiers).
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Sentence Errors** - Recognize and edit incomplete sentences and run-on sentences.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Combine Sentences** - Eliminate reliance on simple sentences by combining independent classes, by creating compound subjects and/or predicates, by using introductory phrases or clauses, or by appropriate use of a semicolon.
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms** - Define and recognize word synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms.
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Unfamiliar Words** - Use a variety of previously learned strategies (e.g., roots and affixes, context, reference sources) to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
 * ABC Order (Mr. Nussbaum)
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Summarizing** - Listen attentively by facing the speaker, asking questions, and summarizing what is said.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Polite Conversation** - Use established rules for polite conversation (e.g., do not interrupt, face the speaker, listen attentively, provide appropriate feedback, take turns).
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Give Directions** - Give multi-step directions.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Questions** - Formulate and respond to questions from teachers and group members.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Audience** - Identify the targeted audience and purpose for a speech.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Summarize** - Construct a summary of a speech.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Response to Text** - Participate in creative and expressive responses to text (e.g., choral reading, discussion, dramatization, oral presentations, and personal experiences).
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Speech Patterns** - Use different voice levels and speech patterns in formal and informal
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Recitation** - Participate in recitations of assigned/self-selected passages.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Oral Presentation** - Create and deliver an oral presentation using visual aids or props.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Organizational Structures** - Recognize common organizational structures of speeches (e.g., sequential, chronological, problem-solution, comparison-contrast, cause-effect).
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Group Leader** - Formulate the criteria needed in selecting a good group leader (e.g., understands the group task, works well with others, keeps the group on task ).
 * A Detailed Speech Outline
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Audience and Purpose** - Determine an audience and purpose for writing.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Purpose for Writing** - Write for a variety of purposes: to entertain, persuade, inform, describe, demonstrate knowledge, answer questions, respond to literature, acquire knowledge (e.g., clarify thinking, take notes, synthesize information, enhance communication).
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Writing Prompts** - Practice writing to narrative and descriptive prompts within a specified time limit.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Writing** - Write poems, stories, and essays based upon personal reflections, observations, and experiences.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Compare and Contrast** - Compare and contrast two persons, places, things, or ideas.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Written Response** - Respond in writing to literature studied (e.g., critique, journal, group project).
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Write a Story** - Create a well-developed story or passage summary, as well as personal reflections and imaginative writing
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Respond to Questions** - Compose and respond in writing to original questions and/or problems from all content areas.
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Expository Writing** - Explore writing in the expository mode.
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Writing Process** - Recognize and use all steps in the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing/proofing, publishing.
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Outline** - Construct an outline with main ideas and supporting details.
 * 12) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Topic Selection** - Select and refine a topic.
 * 13) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Organization** - Compose clear, coherent, well-organized multi-paragraphed works.
 * 14) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Paragraph** - Develop a paragraph with a topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence.
 * 15) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Syntactic Variety** - Demonstrate syntactic variety.
 * 16) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Precise Language** - Use precise language, including vivid words and figurative language.
 * 17) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Transitional Words** - Use appropriate time-order or transitional words and phrases.
 * 18) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Page Format** - Use correct page format (e.g., paragraphs, margins, indentations, title).
 * 19) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Revision** - Revise to clarify thought, to refine ideas, and to distinguish between important and unimportant information.
 * 20) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Resources** - Use resources (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, computer) to aid in the writing process.
 * 21) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Writing Rubric** - Demonstrate confidence and competence in using the Tennessee Writing Assessment rubric while evaluating one's own writing and the writing of others.
 * 22) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Using Technology** - Use technology to publish and present.
 * 23) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Publication** - Identify and explore opportunities for publication (e.g., local/national contests, Internet web sites, newspapers, periodicals, school displays).
 * 6+1 Trait Writing
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Research Topic** - Define and narrow a topic for research.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Reference Sources** - Discern and use appropriate reference sources in various format (e.g., interviews with family and community; encyclopedia, card/electronic catalogs, almanacs, magazines, newspapers).
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Research Tools** - Use current technology as a research and communication tool for personal interest, research, and clarification.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Gather Information** - Gather and record information on a research topic using three different sources, at least one of which must be a print source.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Evaluate Reliability** - Evaluate and determine the reliability of sources on a given topic.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Organize Information** - Organize information from text or technological sources using a graphic organizer.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Note Taking** - Develop a note taking system that includes important concepts, paraphrases, summaries, and identification of reference sources.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Write Report** - Write a research report, using three or more sources
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Necessary Information** - Distinguish between necessary and unnecessary bibliographical information in a citation.
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Cite Sources** - Cite three or more sources, including the title, author, and page number(s).
 * The ABC's of Web Site Evaluation
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Fact or Opinion** - Distinguish between fact**/**opinion, between cause**/**effect, and between fantasy/reality.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Inferences** - Make inferences and draw appropriate conclusions while reading, viewing, or listening to print and non-print media.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Predictions** - Make and adjust predictions while reading, viewing, or listening to print and non-print media.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Analogies** - Construct and complete analogies using synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, categories, and subcategories.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Persuasive Devices** - Recognize examples of persuasive devices (e.g., bandwagon, loaded terms, testimonial, name-calling).
 * The 20 Top Logical Fallacies
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Purpose for Reading** - Use a variety of pre-reading strategies (e.g., set a purpose for reading, {to understand, to enjoy, to solve problems, to locate specific information/facts}, utilize reference sources to build background for reading, preview text features).
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Derive Meaning** - Derive meaning while reading (e.g., use metacognitive and self-monitoring reading strategies to improve comprehension {reread, ask for help, self-questioning, draw on earlier reading}).
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Understanding** - Check for understanding after reading (e.g., summarize, identify the author's purpose).
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Text Parts** - Use common text parts and features to enhance understanding (e.g., headings, key words, graphics, captions, side bars, chapter titles, glossaries).
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Sequence** - Understand sequence of events from text.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Determine Main Idea** - Determine the main idea and supporting details from text.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Skim Text** - Skim text to develop a general overview of content or to locate specific information.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Variety of Texts** - Understand a variety of informational texts, which include primary sources (e.g., autobiographical sketches, letters, diaries, Internet sites).
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Follow Instructions** - Follow multi-tasked instructions in informational and technical texts (e.g., programming technological equipment, complete/repair a model plane/car).
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Summarize** - Summarize information presented in text.
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Organizational Structures** - Explore the organizational structures of informational text (e.g., chronological, sequential, cause-effect, comparison-contrast, problem-solution).
 * Adverb Clauses: Cause and Effect Relationships
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Use Media** - Use media (e.g., photographs, PowerPoint, dioramas, videos, the arts, online catalogs, nonfiction books, encyclopedias, Internet) to view, read, and represent information.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Using Print** - Use print and non-print materials along with prior knowledge to provide background for writing and/or presenting.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Research** - Use media to conduct research and prepare reports.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Libraries** - Use libraries/media centers to access media sources.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Oral Report** - Use media to enhance reports and oral presentations.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Effect of Media** - Examine the effects of media (e.g., television, print materials, Internet, magazines, cell phones) on daily life
 * American Memory from the Library of Congress (Library of Congress)
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Pre-reading Strategies** - Use a variety of pre-reading strategies (e.g., set a purpose for reading, {to understand, to enjoy, to solve problems, to locate specific information/facts}, utilize reference sources to build background for reading, preview text features).
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Derive Meaning** - Derive meaning while reading (e.g., use metacognitive and self-monitoring reading strategies to improve comprehension {reread, ask for help, draw on earlier reading}).
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Check for Understanding** - Check for understanding after reading (e.g., summarize, identify the author's purpose).
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Build Vocabulary** - Build vocabulary by reading from a wide variety of texts and literary genres.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Text Forms** - Recognize varying forms of text (e.g., poems {lines and stanzas}, plays {acts, stage directions}, novels {chapters}).
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Story Elements** - Understand the meaning of plot, character, setting, conflict, point of view, and theme in narration.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Conflict** - Explore the various kinds of conflict (e.g., person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. environment, person vs. technology).
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Point of View** - Begin to distinguish between first and third person points of view.
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Theme** - Distinguish between a stated and an implied theme.
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Conflict & Resolution** - Analyze the plot structure of a narrative (story), including identifying the problem (conflict) and determining how the problem is resolved.
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Compare Texts** - Discuss similarities and differences in events and/or characters, using evidence cited in two or more texts
 * 12) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Connections** - Make connections among various texts showing similarities and differences.
 * 13) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Dramatic Elements** - Recognize elements particular to dramatic literature (e.g., time constraints, organizational structure, stage directions, dialogue).
 * 14) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Literary Devices** - Know and use basic literary devices (e.g., imagery, metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole).
 * 15) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Sound Devices** - Recognize sound devices in poetry (e.g., onomatopoeia, alliteration, rhythm,rhyme, repetition).
 * 16) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Culture** - Identify how culture, ethnicity, and historical eras are represented in literary text.
 * 7 Themes, Patterns and Symbols

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