Celebrate Comic Book Day!
The dialog in comic book speech bubbles is different from the dialog in books. Change the dialog from a book into words that will go into speech bubbles.
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Apostrophe or no Apostrophe: It’s Confusing
It’s/Its. You’re/Your. They’re/Their/There. Who’s/Whose. These are confusing to students. Use the special infographic and exercise to teach your students. Answers follow the exercise.
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A Strange Way to Get Ideas for Essays
It’s tough to come up with ideas for essays. Where do you find the topics? Try this strange way of developing ideas for essays using your own initials!
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It’s True: “Everyone” Is Singular!
The word “everyone” is singular, so writing “Everyone had their flu shots” is grammatically incorrect. How do we fix this in a gender-neutral language? Use this tutorial to teach your students how to use singular indefinite pronouns and gender-neutral language.
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National Make Your Bed Day
National Make Your Bed Day is September 11. Explaining how to do something is an important skill. Make a list of steps to make a bed. It can be humorous or serious.
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National Patriot Day
September 11 is National Patriot Day in the United States in commemoration of the 9/11 attacks. But what is a patriot? Define “patriot,” “patriotism,” or “patriotic.”
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Too Many Question Marks and Exclamation Points?
What do your students do if their sentence is a question (interrogative) but there’s already a question mark in the quotation? Use this tutorial to show them how to handle those end punctuation marks.
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What Contest Would You Like to Win?
If you could be good at a contest, what contest would you choose? If you have already won or placed in a competition, describe how you prepared for the event or write the story of your rise to the top.
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Your Future Spouse
What non-negotiable traits are you looking for in a future spouse? Write a list. Then choose one of those qualities and explain it more fully.
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What Would You Walk Across Your Country For?
Eric Peters is walking to raise awareness of PTSD. What issue or cause would you like people to know more about? How would you like to raise awareness of this issue? It does not have to involve walking.
