grammar – Teaching English Language Arts

Ignite Writing by Patterning

April 4, 2019April 29, 2020 by admin

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“There’s nothing new under the sun!” True, but students can be inspired by the old to do something new for themselves. Sounds weird, but that’s exactly what can occur when we invite students to pattern the writing they read. Students soon learn that close reading, analysis and imitation unleash bursts…

Earth Day – Lyrics and Punctuation

April 22, 2014April 22, 2014 by admin

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Earth Day Inspires Writing April 22 is Earth Day as proclaimed by the United Nations in 2009. Here's an English Language Arts activity you can incorporate into your lessons that will raise awareness of some of the issues important to humankind and especially to Michael Jackson as expressed in…

Using Commas Correctly

August 25, 2013September 27, 2013 by admin

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Grammar: Using Commas It may sound silly, but it works. Get PHYSICAL! All you need is access to technology to project sentences on to white board and markers in lots of colors. Have ready to project a list of sentences requiring commas for different reasons. As you review the comma rules, invite…

Writing Pantoum Poem – Summarizing Text

December 3, 2011September 20, 2015 by admin

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Reading Text - Summarize with Poem The pantoum poem a interesting structured form that works well for a optional assessment to measure student understanding of a an article or literary work they've just studied. They can write about main idea, character, setting, theme, or conflict. Teachers can add minimum components depending…

Jump Start Basic Grammar Reviews with Rap

October 28, 2011January 26, 2019 by admin

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GRAMMAR RAP to REMEMBER Mark Pennington recommends having students create raps to help them remember grammar rules. Check the Internet for samples like this GRAMMAR RAP to help you design an alternative way to supplement or jump-start basic grammar reviews and to integrate pop culture into your instruction practices.