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1. Power Proofreading - Choose 7th grade then select; Climb Every Mountain, , or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
2. Conjunctions - Click on the buttons to find the correct answer
3. Conjunctions - Conjunctions are words used as joiners. Different kinds of conjunctions join different kinds of grammatical structures.
4. Conjunctions Quiz I - Click the answer buttons to see the answers.
5. Conjunctions Quiz II - Combine the sentences using the conjunction given in parentheses.
6. Conjunction-itis Popup - Find the correct conjunction form to combine two short sentences together into one! (a Quia quiz)
7. Exercises in Plurals and Possessives - place a C by correct items and an I by incorrect items
8. Forming Compound Words - Match the words in the center with the words in the corners to form compound words that are found in a kitchen.
9. Definition of interjections - explanation
10. Interjections - list and meanings
11. Interjection Lesson -
12. Interjection Worksheet - Worksheet and lesson plan
13. Interjection Quiz - checks your answers
14. Interjection Test - Use as class lesson for understanding
15. Interjection Quiz - identify the interjection
16. Plural and Possessive Nouns - By clicking on a bubble, identify whether the highlighted word is a plural or possessive noun and then click on the "Submit Answer" button.
17. Plural and Possessive Nouns - By clicking on a bubble, identify whether the highlighted word is a plural or possessive noun and then click on the "Submit Answer" button.
18. Possessives and Irregular Plurals - 25 items in the quiz
19. Possessive Noun Practice - a six question quiz
20. Possessive Noun Quiz - a five question quiz [when asked to enter your name, enter X]
21. Possessive Pronouns and Contractions - a ten question quiz [when asked to enter your name, enter X]
22. Possessive Pronouns Used as Adjectives - a ten question quiz [when asked to enter your name, enter X]
23. Power Proofreading - Choose 7th grade then select; Around the World, Five O'clock News, E-mail to Debbie, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
24. Practicing adverbs, adjectives, nouns, pronouns, verbs - Word Skills 1 | Word Skills 2 | Word Skills 3
25. Recognizing Prepositions - The following paragraph is taken from Ernest Hemingway's short story "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber." Click on the prepositions in the order in which they appear and they will appear in the text-area below the paragraph.
26. Quiz on Prepositions - For each question, choose the single best answer.
27. Prepositions at the Crossword I - Type the correct letter in each box. Use the tab key to move from box to box or use your mouse-button to place the letter in each box.
28. Prepositions at the Crossword II - Type the correct letter in each box. Use the tab key to move from box to box or use your mouse-button to place the letter in each box.
29. Prepositions at the Crossword III - Type the correct letter in each box. Use the tab key to move from box to box or use your mouse-button to place the letter in each box.
30. Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns - Quiz quiz
31. Using Apostrophes Correctly - from the University of Delaware writing center
32. Power Proofreading - Choose 7th grade then select; The Runaway Classroom, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
33. Recognizing Prepositions - The following paragraph is taken from Ernest Hemingway's short story "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber." Click on the prepositions in the order in which they appear and they will appear in the text-area below the paragraph.
34. Quiz on Prepositions - For each question, choose the single best answer.
35. Prepositions at the Crossword I - Type the correct letter in each box. Use the tab key to move from box to box or use your mouse-button to place the letter in each box.
36. Prepositions at the Crossword II - Type the correct letter in each box. Use the tab key to move from box to box or use your mouse-button to place the letter in each box.
37. Prepositions at the Crossword III - Type the correct letter in each box. Use the tab key to move from box to box or use your mouse-button to place the letter in each box.
38. Recognizing the Function of Phrases - When you click on "Start this test," you will be presented with a sentence.
39. Verb and Preposition Combinations I - a quiz from the English-Zone
40. Verb and Preposition Combinations II - a quiz from the English-Zone
41. Verb and Preposition Combinations III - a quiz from the English-Zone
42. Power Proofreading - Choose 7th grade then select; Barnyard Ballet, Action Hero Role, Deadpan Acting Awards, or any one of the mixed pronoun practice exercises.

1. Problem verbs review - sit/set/lie/lay/rise/raise - Practice with these games to get a clear meaning of each of these troublesome verbs.
2. To Lie/To Lay - To Sit/To Set - Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence
3. Confusing Verbs - Lay / Lie - Read the sentence, and then choose the answer, and get your score instantly!
4. Double Negatives - a quiz
5. Its/It's and There/Their/They're - Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence.
6. To / Two / Too - Learn the difference between the homophones to, two, and too.
7. Sit or Set Quiz - Complete the sentences using the proper form of "sit" or "set."
8. Special Quiz on Except/Accept and Affect/Effect - Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence.
9. Past Tenses of Sit/Set and Lay/Lie - What is the correct verb form in each sentence?
10. Raise or Rise? - Make a choice by clicking on the radio button, then compare it with the correct answer hidden under the answer button.
11. Rise/Raise Practice Quiz - from Quia
12. Confusing Verbs: Raise / Rise
13. The Notorious Confusables - Quiz 1 | Quiz 2 | Quiz 3 | Quiz 4 | Quiz 5

1. Which Punctuation Mark? - Copy the sentence, and provide the missing punctuation.
2. Punctuating Quotations - Copy the sentence, and provide the missing punctuation.
3. The Importantance of Punctuation - Rewrite each sentence, punctuating it differently. (You may have to capitalize letters, but don't change any of the words.) Can you think of more than one way to change some of the sentences?
4. Power Proofreading - Choose 7th grade then select; Letter to Ms. Flack, , or any one of the mixed colon practice exercises.
5. Quotation Marks: Exercise - online exercise; In the following sentences put in quotation marks wherever they are needed, and underline words where italics are needed.

1. Sentence Fragments - Classify by placing the number of each sentence in the appropriate column. If you do it correctly, the total in both columns will be the same. At the bottom of the page, fix the fragments; making them into complete sentences.
2. Repairing Run-On Sentences - After each run-on sentence select the remedy that would best repair that sentence.
3. Fragments and Run-On's - After each sentence, select the option which best describes that sentence.
4. Avoiding Comma Splices - Click on "The sentence, please!" and a sentence containing a comma splice will appear in the top text-area. Repair the sentence.
5. Avoiding Comma Splices II - Click on "The sentence, please!" and a sentence containing a comma splice will appear in the top text-area. Repair the sentence.
6. A sample of a good 239-word sentence - It's not the kind of thing you'd want to read very often, but it does work. Remember, this is not a run-on sentence.
7. Run-on/Comma Splice/Fragment Quiz
8. Run on's and Comma Splices - Look at the passage and decide whether the sentence is correct or whether it is a run-on.
9. Avoiding Comma Splices, Fused Sentences, and Run-on's from LEO: Literacy Education Online
10. Combining Sentences for Variety and Clarity - several methods and examples are given, however this page only combines two sentences.
11. The Need to Combine Sentences - Sentences have to be combined to avoid the monotony that would surely result if all sentences were brief and of equal length. This lesson is followed by three quizzes.

1. Easily Confused Words - definitions of confusing words
2. The Most Often Mispelled Misspelled Words in English - AlphaDictionary; a one-stop cure for spelling ills
3. Spelling Quiz on commonly misspelled words in English - online quiz
4. Spelling Bee - Listen to three stories, one at a time, and then spell words from each story
5. Usspeller - Select your list of words, the do the spelling quiz. The lists includes 540 of the most commonly misspelt words in 27 lists

1. Conjunctions
2. And-But-Or - online quiz; Click the answer button to see the answer; good for whole class review
3. Basic Subordinating Conjunctions - online quiz Quiz Two ; Quiz Three
4. Conjunctions - Combine the sentences using the conjunction given in parentheses.
5. Conjunctions - online quiz; Click the answer button to see the answer; good for whole class review
6. Conjunctions - Choose the correct answer for each question. self checking
7. Conjunctions - online quiz; Click the answer button to see the answer; good for whole class review
8. So or Because - online quiz; Click the answer button to see the answer; good for whole class review
9. Fragments and Run-Ons - online quiz
10. Recognizing Sentence Fragments Quiz - online quiz
11. Semicolon
12. Comma vs. Semicolon - quiz to print for students
13. Colon and Semi-Colon - instruction lesson, then online quiz at the bottom of this page.self checking
14. Colon and Semicolon practice - Practice2; Practice3 - quiz ; word document to print
15. Punctuation - Semicolons - quiz with answers below
16. Semicolons - This quiz will provide practice in using the semicolon correctly
17. Semicolon Handbook - examples of when to use a semicolon
18. Semicolon Practice Quiz - online quiz
19. Semicolon Quiz - print this off for a review
20. Semicolons Quiz - and Quiz Two - Mixed-up sentence exercise; put the parts in order to form a sentence
21. Sentence Structure and Style - online lesson with examples and exercises.

1. Apostrophes with Possessive Nouns - a grammar quiz [ignore the part about email address]
2. Catastrophes of Apostrophic Proportions - a quiz on apostrophes

1. Infinitives - Lesson and quiz
2. Infinitive or Gerund - online quiz
3. Present: Infinitive and 3rd person singular - online quiz
4. Verbal Practice Exercise - Identify the underlined part of speech; worksheet to print out.

1. Forming Gerunds - lesson and practice
2. Gerunds and Infinitives - Put the verb into the correct form:
3. Interactive Phrase Quiz2 - Quiz1 - Identify the correct choice in each question
4. Phrase Practice Exercise - worksheet to print for students
5. Self-Test Quiz: Forming Gerunds - online quiz
6. Self-Test Quiz: Using Gerunds - change sentence around to use a gerund
7. Use of the Present and Past Participle -

1. Clauses - lesson with two self checking quizzes
2. Independent and dependent clauses - quiz to print ; Word document
3. Identifying Clauses - Select the best description of each of the following groups of word; online quiz
4. Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses - online quiz
5. Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses - In the following exercises, clearly bracket and label the independent clauses and dependent clauses
6. Main and Subordinate Clauses - scroll to the bottom of the lesson to get to the quiz

1. Quiz on Sentence Types - select the option that best describes that sentence
2. Review: Sentence Structure - online quiz

1. Identifying subject and verb - Choose the correct subject in the sentences provided below; quiz
2. Identifying subject and verb - Choose the type of verb used in the following sentences, quiz
3. Identifying subject and verb - List the subject and verb for each sentence in the following paragraph
4. Subject | Verb Agreement Check-Up - self assessment quiz; can be printed for whole class; answers given on separate page
5. Subject-Verb Agreement Problems - Quia quiz
6. Subject-Verb Agreement - online quiz; for each sentence, select the correct verb.

1. Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - worksheets and activities linked to this site, also Idiom dictionary
2. Connotation Mini-Lesson - lesson plan; proceed through a series of steps, gradually increasing their control over language, until they independently produce a text in which they concentrate on selecting words with powerful connotations
3. Heinle's Newbury House Dictionary of American English - simple, clear definitions, this online tool provides a wealth of sample sentences and idioms. quizzes and activities also.
4. Infoplease - dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas, thesaurus and more
5. Literature Terms - lesson plan with activity; read sentence and determine if the wording is connotative or denotative

1. Alien Word Mine - Click on synonyms or antonyms on the the right side then click Begin Game. Select Maybe later and the game will open in a new window.
2. Antonyms - When you see the word that is a synonym of the given word, click on the button at the bottom left of the screen
3. Commonly Misused Words and Phrases - homonyms and meanings
4. A Feast of Homonyms - Quiz quiz game
5. Synonyms Game - When you see the word that is a synonym of the given word, click on the button at the bottom left of the screen
6. Synonyms Exercises - three levels and many exercises.
7. Synonym Toast - active game; students click on toasts that match toaster word..
8. Synonym.com - type a word in the box and find a synonym, or antonym, of the word.
9. Synonym & Antonym Word Encounters - Level 1 words | Level 2 words | Level 3 words
10. Say it Another Way - Fill in the blank with a synonym for the missing word.
11. Synonymical: The Synonym Game - [this link opens in a new window] click to select the letters (one at a time) that spell the proper synonym. (Author - David Fisco)
12. The Thesaurus - a reference book that lists words and their synonyms - Drag and drop the words to the right thesaurus entry.
13. Using Word Webs to Teach Synonyms for Commonly Used Words - encourage students to use more descriptive words in written and oral language. lesson plan
14. Word Confusion - homonym practice game
15. Word Frog - Match correct word on incoming flies - select synonym, homonym or antonym practice

1. Greek affixes - meanings
2. Greek and Latin Roots - base transition page; roots and meanings
3. Greek & Latin Roots Skills - Quia Quiz
4. How Words Work - learning the common roots and prefixes; meanings of prefixes
5. Latin and Greek Word Elements - article with examples of common roots
6. Roots & Prefixes - Test your knowledge of the meanings of latin and greek roots and prefixes! Quiz quiz
7. Word Formation - many English words come from Latin, which uses prefixes and suffixes

1. Bingo Lingo - Players match words on their bingo cards with word roots drawn at random.
2. Flip-a-Chip - Examining Affixes and Roots to Build Vocabulary - lesson plan
3. Prefix Skills - Quia quiz
4. You Can't Spell the Word Prefix Without a Prefix - students learn in a cooperative setting to identify, define, and construct words with prefixes; lesson plan

1. Words with multiple meanings - students fill in the blanks from a word list
2. Context is the Key - students use context clues to determine the meaning of a word
3. Using Multiple Meanings - students decide which sentences use a word correctly

1. Greetings Around the World - A Few of the Ways to Say Hello
2. Historical and Cultural Context - Use your sleuthing skills to figure out when and where an historical event took place by examining some primary sources and using an educated guess to pinpoint them on a map and timeline

1. Guessing Vocabulary in Context 1 - online quiz; self checking
2. How to Guess the Meaning of Unknown Words - lesson with practice

1. Foreign Words and Phrases - The English meanings given are not necessarily literal translations.

1. Apostrophes with Possessive Nouns - a grammar quiz [ignore the part about email address]
2. Breaking Down Compound Words - In the following sentences, find the compound word and type it in as two separate words.
3. Catastrophes of Apostrophic Proportions - a quiz on apostrophes
4. Compound Word Characters - read a passage then select the appropriate compound words
5. Power Proofreading - Choose 7th grade then select; Climb Every Mountain, , or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
6. Exercises in Plurals and Possessives - place a C by correct items and an I by incorrect items
7. Forming Compound Words - Match the words in the center with the words in the corners to form compound words that are found in a kitchen.
8. Plural and Possessive Nouns - By clicking on a bubble, identify whether the highlighted word is a plural or possessive noun and then click on the "Submit Answer" button.
9. Possessives and Irregular Plurals - 25 items in the quiz
10. Possessive Noun Practice - a six question quiz
11. Possessive Noun Quiz - a five question quiz [when asked to enter your name, enter X]
12. Possessive Pronouns and Contractions - a ten question quiz [when asked to enter your name, enter X]
13. Possessive Pronouns Used as Adjectives - a ten question quiz [when asked to enter your name, enter X]
14. Power Proofreading - Choose 7th grade then select; Around the World, Five O'clock News, E-mail to Debbie, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
15. Practicing adverbs, adjectives, nouns, pronouns, verbs - Word Skills 1 | Word Skills 2 | Word Skills 3
16. Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns - Quiz quiz
17. Using Apostrophes Correctly - from the University of Delaware writing center

1. Power Proofreading - Choose 7th grade then select; American Biography, HME-TV Weather, Cooking at HME-TV, Endless Summer, Improve your HOme!, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
2. Quiz on Subject Verb Agreement - Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence. Don't use the HINT buttons unless you really need them.
3. A Second Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement - After each sentence select the verb form that will best fit in the blank. The explanation will describe the process of arriving at the correct choice for that sentence.
4. Third Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement - Select the appropriate verbs from the drop-down menus to complete each sentence correctly. There are thirty-three "opportunities for error" in these paragraphs.
5. Making Subjects and Verbs Agree: Exercises - a worksheet to print, not interactive
6. See whether you understand subject-verb agreement - Read each sentence, enter your response in the space provided, and then press "Submit" to check your answer.
7. Subject-Verb Agreement Quiz - Select the correct verb form to agree with the subject.
8. Subject-Verb Agreement: The Sore Thumb of Grammar
9. Subject/Verb Agreement - Click the answer button to see the answer.
10. ESL Subject Verb Agreement Quiz 1 - In the quiz questions , choose the correct verb so that subject and verb agree.
11. ESL Subject Verb Agreement Quiz 2 - Do this quiz after mastering the quiz questions and their rules in the first
12. Practicing adverbs, adjectives, nouns, pronouns, verbs - Word Skills 1 | Word Skills 2 | Word Skills 3
13. Phrasal verb quiz - matching PHRASAL VERBS in one column with sentences that could contain those verbs in another column
14. Complete Verb Phrase - online multiple-choice quiz
15. Irregular Verbs - Crossword puzzle filling in verb tenses. Solution given on another page. 2nd Puzzle
16. Verb Tenses - Students select verb tense in given sentence
    

1. Adjective or Adverb Exercise 1
2. Adjective or Adverb Exercise 2
3. Power Proofreading - Choose 7th grade then select; Know it All, Review for Endless Entertainment Show, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
4. Practicing adverbs, adjectives, nouns, pronouns, verbs - Word Skills 1 | Word Skills 2 | Word Skills 3

1. Conjunctions - Click on the buttons to find the correct answer
2. Conjunctions Quiz I - Click the answer buttons to see the answers.
3. Conjunctions Quiz II - Combine the sentences using the conjunction given in parentheses.
4. Conjunction-itis Popup - Find the correct conjunction form to combine two short sentences together into one! (a Quia quiz)
5. Definition of interjections - explanation
6. Interjections - list and meanings
7. Interjection Lesson -
8. Interjection Worksheet - Worksheet and lesson plan
9. Interjection Quiz - checks your answers
10. Interjection Test - Use as class lesson for understanding
11. Interjection Quiz - identify the interjection

1. Prepositional Phrases - Choose the correct preposition to complete the prepositional phrase in the question.
2. Prepositional Phrases - Grammar Blaster online quiz
3. Recognizing Prepositions - The following paragraph is taken from Ernest Hemingway's short story "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber." Click on the prepositions in the order in which they appear and they will appear in the text-area below the paragraph.

1. Commas Set off Nonessential Elements: Exercise #1 - Choose the correctly punctuated version of the word, phrase, or clause from the drop down list in order to complete the sentence ( there is a printer version of this also)
2. Commas with Nonessential Elements: Exercise #2 - choose correct or incorrect from the drop down list for each sentence.
3. Commas with Nonessential Elements: Exercise #3 - Choose the correctly punctuated version of the word, phrase, or clause from the drop down list in order to complete the sentence ( there is a printer version of this also)
4. Punctuation: Fill-in-the-Blanks - provide a comma, semicolon, or colon where appropriate or write a small-case "x" (without the quotation marks) where none of those marks is appropriate.
5. Quiz on Punctuation - Select the option which shows how that portion should be punctuated. Select The explanation, please! to learn the grammar rule(s) behind the correct answer
6. Using Commas with Coordinating Conjunctions -Insert any necessary commas in the sentence above
   before clicking on "Grammar's Version." online quiz
7. Using Commas with Introductory Phrases -Insert any necessary commas in the sentence above
   before clicking on "Grammar's Version."

1. Choose best conjunction to combine sentences - online quiz
2. Combining Choppy Sentences - lesson plan with practice
3. Combining Sentences Quiz - online quiz
4. Combining Sentences - Decide the best way to write each underlined section and choose the correct answer; online quiz
5. Sentence Combining - Match the two columns to have a meaningful sentence

1. Correcting Run-on Sentences - print out for students to correct run-on sentences
2. Fragments and Run-ons - online quiz; select the option which best describes that sentence
3. Repairing Run-on Sentences - online quiz; select the remedy that would best repair that sentence
4. Run On Sentences - Identify if each sentence is a run on sentence or a complete sentence.

1. Problem verbs review - sit/set/lie/lay/rise/raise - Practice with these games to get a clear meaning of each of these troublesome verbs.
2. To Lie/To Lay - To Sit/To Set - Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence
3. Confusing Verbs - Lay / Lie - Read the sentence, and then choose the answer, and get your score instantly!
4. Double Negatives - a quiz
5. Its/It's and There/Their/They're - Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence.
6. To / Two / Too - Learn the difference between the homophones to, two, and too.
7. Sit or Set Quiz - Complete the sentences using the proper form of "sit" or "set."
8. Special Quiz on Except/Accept and Affect/Effect - Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence.
9. Past Tenses of Sit/Set and Lay/Lie - What is the correct verb form in each sentence?
10. Raise or Rise? - Make a choice by clicking on the radio button, then compare it with the correct answer hidden under the answer button.
11. Rise/Raise Practice Quiz - from Quia
12. Confusing Verbs: Raise / Rise
13. The Notorious Confusables - Quiz 1 | Quiz 2 | Quiz 3 | Quiz 4 | Quiz 5

1. Power Proofreading - [colons] Choose 7th grade then select; Letter to Ms. Flack, , or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
2. Semicolon and Colon Quiz - this quiz is interactive and self checking
3. Using Colons Effectively - Click on "The sentence, please!" and a sentence to edit will appear in the top text-area.

1. Appositives - jeopardy type game; Quia Quiz
2. Appositives - lesson and exercise
3. Appositive phrase review - Identify the type of addition (italicized) used in each sentence.
4. Appositive quiz - online quiz
5. Parts of the Sentence - Appositives - print out these exercise sheets for classroom usage.

1. Infinitives - many lessons and exercises to do
2. Infinitive, Bare Infinitive or Gerund - online quiz
3. Infinitive or Gerund? - Quia quiz
   
4. To Infinitive And Beyond! - lesson and exercise
5. Verb Forms Quiz - Gerund or Infinitive? - online quiz

1. Italics and underlining - online exercise for students
2. Punctuation - Italics/Underlining - exercises to be printed out for students
3. Quotation Marks vs. Italics - handout for students
4. Should I use underlining or Italics in my research paper? - informational article

1. Exercise in Plurals and Possessives - online quiz; if the word is correct, write a C in the space; if it is incorrect, write an I.
2. Plural Possessives - online lesson and quiz that follows
3. Singular Passive Nouns - online lesson and quiz that follows
4. Tutorial Quiz - online quiz with instant feedback for each question.

1. Quiz on Using Quotation Marks - from the Guide to Grammar and Writing, sponsored by the Capital Community College Foundation, Hartford, CT
2. Quotation Marks and Colons - online quiz
3. Quotation Marks: Exercise to be printed and completed by students at their desk | answer to the exercise
4. Quotation Marks - Place commas and periods inside, not outside, quotation marks. Place all other punctuation outside quotation marks unless it was contained in the original source.
5. The Gallery Of "Misused" Quotation Marks
6. Quotation Marks - In the United States, periods and commas go inside quotation marks regardless of logic.
7. Single Quotation Marks - Use single quotation marks for a quotation or title using quotation marks inside another quotation or title which uses quotation marks.
8. Worksheet - fifteen sentences to edit [quotation marks]
9. Worksheet from Georgia Southern University - three passages to edit [quotation marks]

1. Spellcheck - Using the poem, ask students to identify incorrect words.
2. Spelling: EI/IE rules, Exercise #1 - Choose the correctly spelled word from the drop down list to complete the sentences
3. Spelling: EI/IE rules, Exercise #2 - Choose the correctly spelled word from the drop down list to complete the sentences
4. Spelling Exercises for -ible and -able - Read the paragraph, locate the misspelled words and write the correct spellings in the space provided below the paragraph.

1. Words with multiple meanings - students fill in the blanks from a word list
2. Context is the Key - students use context clues to determine the meaning of a word
3. Using Multiple Meanings - students decide which sentences use a word correctly
4. Say it Another Way - Fill in the blank with a synonym for the missing word.

1. Words with multiple meanings - students fill in the blanks from a word list
2. Context is the Key - students use context clues to determine the meaning of a word
3. Using Multiple Meanings - students decide which sentences use a word correctly

1. Context Clues: Synonyms - worksheet to be printed for students
2. Context Clues: Synonyms - worksheet to be printed for students
3. Context Clues - Read selection and determine meaning of word, then replace it with synonym.
4. Say it Another Way - Fill in the blank with a synonym for the missing word.

1. Vocabulary Practice - Complete each sentence using the correct word.
2. Vocabulary - Complete each sentence using the correct word
3. Vocabulary Review - many activities; answer key given at bottom of page
4. Complete sentence using correct vocabulary word - select easy, medium or hard

1. Context Clues - define the bold word in the reading selection
2. Context Clues - define the bold word in the reading selection
3. Context Clues: Explanations - define the bold word in the reading selection
4. Context Clues: Comparison Clues - define the bold word in the reading selection
5. Context Clues: Contrast Clues - define the bold word in the reading selection

1. Foreign Words and Phrases - The English meanings given are not necessarily literal translations.
2. Common foreign phrases - Select a language and find familiar phrases.
3. Common Foreign Words and Phrases - How many foreign phrases do you know? Can you guess the translation?
4. Qu’est-ce Que C’est? Foreign Phrases - Unit plan with handouts and exercises.

1. Asking Questions - the types of questions depend on the answer to that first important question: Why am I reading this? Once you establish a purpose for yourself, you can then ask which questions will help you achieve that goal. This page asks students to rank a set of questions on a scale of one to five.
2. Critical Reasoning Warm-ups - (Scroll down, it's there!) These are warm-ups for people who are somewhat familiar with critical reasoning questions. These questions are a good way to start your brain thinking before you answer the real questions.
3. Questioning Toolkit - seventeen types of questions from the educational journal, FNO

1. Tips and Examples for Writing Thesis Statements - from the OWL at Purdue
2. Thesis Statement - [from LEO] "a thesis takes a stand rather than announcing a subject"
3. Thesis Statements - How to write a thesis statement
4. Thesis Builder - helps build a thesis from a topic
5. Write a Thesis Statement - [from Cliffs Notes] includes a "magic working thesis equation"

1. Author's Purpose and Tone of Voice - focuses on strategies to use with students to increase their ability to discern tone and offers opportunities to practice those skills.

1. Biography Project: Research and Class Presentation - As students give the class presentations, have other students use the Oral Presentation Peer Feedback Form to write their feedback.

1. Determine what is important - this lesson unit focuses on text rather than speech but will help students understand what to look for orally as well as written.
2. Incredible Shrinking Notes - lesson plan on how to summarize what is heard
3. Summarizing - lesson on learning to summarize

1. Examples of Good Critiques - article with questions to ask yourself while doing a critique.
2. Informative Speech Critique Form - template for evaluating a speech
3. Persuasive Speech Critique Sheet - template of things to think about when doing a critique
4. Sample Speaker Critique - read how this person does a critique
5. Speech Analysis #1: How to Study and Critique a Speech - series of articles examining different aspects of presentation analysis
6. Speech Critiques Examples - great site with video of people speaking to critique, plus their critique on the speech.
7. Speech Self Critique Guide - he following guidelines should be used in practice sessions to evaluate the speaker and speech and note possible areas of improvement.

1. Examples of Good Critiques - article with questions to ask yourself while doing a critique.
2. Informative Speech Critique Form - template for evaluating a speech
3. Persuasive Speech Critique Sheet - template of things to think about when doing a critique

1. Asking Questions - the types of questions depend on the answer to that first important question: Why am I reading this? Once you establish a purpose for yourself, you can then ask which questions will help you achieve that goal. This page asks students to rank a set of questions on a scale of one to five.
2. Questioning Toolkit - seventeen types of questions from the educational journal, FNO

1. Ordering the Phrases - excellent interactive quiz; learn about the different stages of a presentation and to learn some phrases that tell your audience where you are in your presentation.
2. Patterns of Organization and Their Clue Words- handout for students
3. Principles of Organization - scroll to middle of page to get to this section; four broad principles
4. Planning, Writing, and Completing Oral Presentations - online quiz

1. Author's Purpose - read an online story and answer questions on paper - a detailed explanation follows passage, teaching how to find the answers in passages
2. Author's Purpose - read an online story and answer questions on paper - a detailed explanation follows passage, teaching how to find the answers in passages
3. Comparative Exercise - find all the features unique to the text format.
4. Strategies for Helping Readers - reading strategies with video and lessons

1. Making The Relationship Explicit Between Your Ideas - from UniLearning - Academic Writing

1. Making an Argument: Effective use of Transition Words - Lesson plan; "explore and understand the use of transition words in context and write their own persuasive essay using transition words"
2. A chart of the transitional devices - also called conjunctive adverbs or adverbial conjunctions
3. Transitional Devices (Connecting Words) - Brought to you by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab
4. Transitional Devices - transitional guides are connectives (symbols,words, phrases; sometimes whole sentences and paragraphs) that make possible a smooth "passing over" from one idea to the next.
5. Using Transitions by Ruth Luman - Interactive PowerPoint show
6. Using Transitions - Gap-fill exercise
7. Writing Academic Essays - transition words

1. 5 Effective Strategies to Conclude a Speech - Speech conclusion tutorial including strategies and speech topics for an effective way to conclude your public speaking speech
2. Developing a Strong Conclusion - ideas for concluding a speech
3. Effective conclusions are critical to an effective presentation - ideas for concluding a speech
4. Effective Conclusions - article with ideas for concluding a speech
5. Plan Your Conclusion - four major components to a good conclusion

1. Delivering your talk - three key aspects to consider
2. Helpful Hints for Presenters - PowerPoint show
3. Oral Presentation Skills : Body language - using body language in a presentation
4. Oral Presentation Rubric - use this to help evaluate presentation skills
5. Practical Hints For Giving An Oral Presentation - employ these suggestions for an oral presentation

1. 7 Essential Skills for Teamwork - use to observe how well a team is working together
2. Cooperative Learning - strategies and activities to use in class