Tag: Language Arts
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Interacting With Literature: Idioms
Interacting with literature. Idioms allow us to convey meaning in an interesting and brief way.
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Memorizing: Yes, It Does Have Its Uses! ~ 5 Things to Memorize
Love it or hate it memorizing does have its uses. 5 things to memorize.
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A Year of Beautiful Thoughts ~ Free eBook
A Year of Beautiful Thoughts is a book of poetry providing a Scripture verse, one illustrative story or quote, and one related poem for each day of the year!
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Coyle, Henry: “Thanksgiving”
“Thanksgiving” by Henry Coyle is a gratitude poem that acknowledges the Lord’s blessings. Poetry study.
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Tennyson: “Song — The Owl”
When cats run home and light is come, And dew is cold upon the ground, … Poetry study.
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5 Natural Ways to Improve Listening Skills
Five ways to naturally develop critical listening skills.
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10 Steps to Writing a Research Paper
Here is how to guide your older student through writing a research paper: 10 Steps.
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10 Steps to Build a Better Speller
If you were one of those students who could get A’s in spelling — without ever becoming a competent speller — this one is for you (and your students!).
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14 Forms of Writing for the Older Student: Poetry
Some students will find writing poetry easier task than many other forms of writing.
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Persuasion Map for Persuasive Essays {Free Interactive}
Free persuasion map interactive that walks a student through the process of creating a persuasive essay.
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Letter Generator Interactive {Free}
Free Letter Generator interactive at ReadWriteThink.org is an excellent guide for the younger writer.
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Lear, Edward: A Limerick
There was an Old Man with a beard,…. Limericks by Edward Lear. Poetry study.
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Vocabulary Notebook Pages {Free}
The best way to learn new words is to focus on them. This works especially well when the words are first encountered and there is an immediate purpose behind the exercise. Free vocabulary notebook pages.
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14 Forms of Writing for the Older Student: Persuasive Essay
A persuasive essay seeks to change opinions on a topic. It reflects the opinion of the writer and typically includes the following elements:
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20 Ways to Choose a Creative Writing Topic
Let them choose a topic: 20 ways to choose a creative writing topic.
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Interacting With Literature: Cause & Effect
Students can develop their thinking and reading skills by interacting with literature to understand cause and effect.
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The Century Handbook of Writing {Free eBook}
The Century Handbook of Writing by Garland Greever and Easley S. Jones was originally published in 1920 to help students improve their writing skills — themselves.
