Sentence structure fundamentals, subject-verb agreement, and precise usage of parts of speech including pronouns, conjunctions, and adjectives. Targets technical accuracy through mastery of capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and verb mood.
A middle school grammar lesson focusing on the distinction between count and mass nouns to master the usage of 'fewer' and 'less' using a linguistic and historical perspective.
A 6th-grade grammar lesson focusing on irregular base plurals (sheep, bison, fish) and the specific scientific usage of 'fishes'. Students act as editors to correct a nature documentary script.
A high-energy grammar lesson where students identify and fix dangling and misplaced modifiers through a video-based discussion and a "Modifier Match-Up" card game. Students learn to ensure modifiers are placed next to the nouns they actually describe to avoid "silly" sentence meanings.
A medical-themed grammar lesson where students perform 'surgery' on simple sentences by inserting appositives and using comma 'bandages' to clarify information.
A professional development workshop for educators to design a cross-curricular unit connecting Language Arts and History through the evolution of the English language.
This lesson explores the historical roots of English spelling, focusing on irregular plurals like 'children' and 'oxen'. Students investigate word origins (etymology) to understand why English rules aren't always predictable and how history shaped the modern language.
This lesson explores how geography and the absence of mass communication led to the development of diverse English dialects, using the historical anecdote of William Caxton's 'Eggs vs. Eyren' confusion as a primary case study. Students will analyze the Germanic roots of English grammar and the impact of modern technology on linguistic standardization.
Students will transition from simple descriptive sentences to evocative 'show, don't tell' writing by mastering the difference between concrete and abstract nouns. Using a detective theme, they will describe emotions and ideas using only sensory evidence.
A middle school grammar and science lesson where students learn to pluralize scientific loanwords from Latin and Greek. Students identify rules for ending changes and sort species names into categories.
A lesson for grades 4-6 where students act as 'word detectives' to explore how suffixes change nouns into adjectives, featuring a Khan Academy video on culture and influence.
A lesson where students explore the relationship between different parts of speech using the focus words survive, endure, and extreme, featuring a Khan Academy video and a 'Transformation Station' activity.
Students review parts of speech by solving a Sphinx's riddles in the Desert of Description. They practice predicting definitions, identifying descriptors, and creating a labeled map using nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs.
A fantasy-themed grammar lesson where students help restore peace to the kingdom of WeLand by mastering subject-verb agreement with indefinite pronouns and collective nouns.
Students will explore the historical linguistic processes of i-mutation and vowel harmony, learning how the physical mechanics of the mouth shaped the 'mutant plurals' we use in Modern English today.
A lesson exploring the evolution of English 'mutant plurals' through the lens of historical linguistics and vowel harmony, featuring a Khan Academy video and a creative poster project.
An intermediate ESL/ELL lesson focused on distinguishing between 'affect' and 'effect' using word forms, context clues, and a visual mnemonic. Includes a video-based discussion, a kinesthetic card-sorting activity, and a visual anchor chart.
A grammar lesson for 5th-6th graders focusing on the common confusion between 'affect' and 'effect' using the RAVEN mnemonic and sentence transformation activities.
A 6th-grade grammar lesson where students debate the 'gray area' between concrete and abstract nouns, using physical evidence and logic to categorize tricky words.
A 6th-grade grammar lesson on applying the possessive rule to singular nouns and proper names ending in 's', featuring a video-based discussion and a creative character sketching activity.
A 6th-grade grammar lesson focusing on the commonly confused words 'affect' and 'effect' through a comic strip creation activity and video analysis.
A lesson focused on helping students master the criteria for successful argumentative writing using a student-friendly checklist based on state-aligned rubrics.
A lesson focused on self-editing and peer-reviewing using a rubric-aligned checklist to improve sentence variety, grammar, and mechanics.
In this lesson, students will master identifying and using main ideas and supporting details through the lens of investigative journalism. They will build a technical vocabulary to describe how authors construct arguments and narratives.
Students research an influential Black icon and argue for their recognition through a national holiday. This lesson focuses on research skills, thesis development, and the Short Constructed Response (SCR) format.
A comprehensive guide to building strong opinion paragraphs using the OREO method, designed with visual supports for 6th-grade special education students.
The culmination of the sequence. Students use all the 'Building Block' skills to write a complete, structured paragraph on a topic of their choice with minimal scaffolding.
Focuses on the final part of the paragraph: the conclusion. Students learn to 'seal' their writing by restating their main idea in a new way and providing a final thought that protects the whole structure.
Focuses on the 'bridge' of the paragraph: the explanation. Students learn to explain why their evidence supports their main idea, using sentence frames like 'This shows that...' to build deeper meaning.
Focuses on the 'bricks' of a paragraph: evidence and supporting details. Students learn how to select relevant information and introduce it using formal evidence frames.
Focuses on the logical sequence of a paragraph. Students learn to use transition words to connect their foundation to their supporting details, ensuring the 'building' has clear paths and structure.
Focuses on the foundation of a paragraph: the topic sentence. Students learn to identify main ideas and craft clear, focused opening statements using sentence frames and expansion techniques.
A creative writing application where students rewrite a passage from a new perspective. Includes scaffolds for tone and sentence structure, concluding with a formal rubric for assessment.
Students compare different perspectives on the same topic by analyzing a narrative excerpt from Jason Reynolds and a paired news article. The lesson focuses on how purpose and point of view change the delivery of information.
An introduction to 'voice' in literature, using Sandra Cisneros's 'The House on Mango Street' as a primary text. Students learn to identify word choice and sentence structure that contribute to a narrator's unique personality.
A quick, high-impact grammar warm-up focused on using commas and coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS) to join independent clauses correctly. Students act as 'Sentence Surgeons' to repair broken compound sentences.
A quick-hit 15-minute lesson focused on identifying and repairing run-on sentences using three primary correction methods. Students act as 'sentence mechanics' to tune up clunky writing.
A comprehensive lesson focused on identifying and correcting sentence fragments using the 'Three Question Test' and subordinating conjunctions. Students act as 'Sentence Mechanics' to repair incomplete thoughts.
A short lesson focusing on practicing short constructed responses (SCR) using informational texts about the Ancestral Puebloans and the Haudenosaunee. Students read short passages, identify key details, and write evidenced-based responses.
A comprehensive lesson on narrative sentence variation focusing on varied beginnings, sentence combining, length modulation, and descriptive clauses. Students move from identifying monotone rhythms to crafting dynamic, flowing prose.
A lesson focused on the life of Selena Quintanilla, using the past tense to analyze how an author's diction and syntax build mood and tone in a biographical text.
A comprehensive creative writing lesson where students learn to weave character, setting, and plot into compelling narratives through a textile-inspired workshop approach.
A comprehensive lesson on verb tenses including simple, continuous, and future perfect forms, with a focus on irregular verbs and correcting tense shifts. Students explore 'time travel' through language.
A comprehensive lesson on auxiliary verbs (be, do, have) using a 'Verb Pit Crew' theme to explain how helping verbs support main verbs in sentences. Includes a detailed lesson plan, anchor chart, graphic organizer, and practice worksheet.
A comprehensive lesson on verb tenses (past, present, future) covering simple, progressive, and perfect forms through the lens of a time-traveling adventure.
Students explore the world of Bald Eagles through a nature video, focusing on descriptive vocabulary, sensory details, and informational writing about hunting and survival adaptations.
Students explore the diverse habitats of the ocean and write a descriptive narrative from the perspective of a migrating Humpback Whale, using sensory details and movement words inspired by nature cinematography.
Students will learn to identify and use the past participle form of irregular verbs (specifically those ending in -en) using helper verbs (have, has, had) through a video-led discussion and a hands-on dice rolling activity.
A detective-themed lesson exploring irregular verbs that follow the 'mixed' pattern (regular past, irregular participle) using the 'Detective's Report' narrative framework.
Students investigate the 'weird' world of irregular verbs, focusing on the four most common: be, have, do, and say. They will correct 'grammar fails', watch a conceptual refresher, and practice shifting tenses in a paragraph-length narrative.
A visual-first grammar lesson where students use artistic symbols (dots and squiggles) to map complex verb tenses on a timeline, featuring the Perfect Progressive aspect.
A middle school ELA lesson focused on mastering the Present Perfect Progressive aspect to describe duration, featuring a Khan Academy video, an interview activity, and a visual anchor chart.
An intermediate ESL lesson focusing on the pronunciation and rhythm of the perfect progressive aspect, using a humorous 'Cookie Chronicles' theme and a Khan Academy video.
Students will explore the concept of grammatical agency through the preposition 'by', learning to identify doers in passive constructions and transform sentences from passive to active voice.
A lesson focusing on identifying and creating complex predicates starting with adverbs or helping verbs to vary sentence structure. Includes a video-based review, a creative writing activity, and a peer review process.
A middle school ESL lesson focused on understanding verb aspects through visual mapping. Students use a 'Verb Tree' metaphor to distinguish between simple tenses and the nuances of ongoing or completed actions.
A grammar lesson for middle schoolers exploring how irregular verbs change vowel sounds as they move from present to past perfect tense. Students use a 'Timeline Tales' approach to practice sequence and tense consistency.
Students explore the physical connection between mouth position and irregular verb vowel shifts through a phonetic experiment and video analysis.
Students explore the difference between simple and continuous verb aspects through physical movement, video analysis, and a high-energy charades activity. The lesson culminates in a reflective exit ticket connecting these grammar concepts to their daily lives.
A lesson where students learn to 'diagnose' and 'treat' common writing issues in their personal essays using the ARMS and CUPS strategies. Students practice on a sample 'sick' essay before operating on their own preassessment drafts.
Students explore the Seven Wonders of the World through video analysis and persuasive writing, culminating in a 'Travel Agent Pitch' brochure. They will master descriptive vocabulary and learn to blend historical facts with compelling travel copy.
Students will learn to use descriptive, sensory, and emotional language to transform 'boring' text into vivid imagery, ultimately translating visual art into precise written instructions for a partner to recreate.
A creative writing lesson for middle schoolers focused on using adjectives, adverbs, and sensory details to build a collaborative narrative opening. Inspired by the 'Painting with Words' concept, students transition from 'monochrome' sentences to 'vibrant' scenes.
A comprehensive lesson for 6th-10th grade students focusing on the functional and formatting differences between em dashes and hyphens, featuring a newsroom-themed editing activity.
Students explore syntax by expanding simple subjects and predicates into complex sentences, using a 'building box' metaphor inspired by Khan Academy. The lesson includes a presentation for the whiteboard, a hands-on expansion worksheet, and a teacher's guide for facilitating the expansion rounds.
Students will master the natural order of adjectives using the DOSA-SCOMP mnemonic to improve the flow and rhythm of their creative writing, while exploring how to purposefully break these rules for stylistic effect.
Students will learn to distinguish between coordinate and cumulative adjectives using the DOSA-SCOMP hierarchy and the 'Reversal' and 'And' tests to ensure correct comma usage.
Students learn the DOSA-SCOMP mnemonic to master adjective order and understand when to use commas with coordinate adjectives. The lesson includes a warm-up, video analysis, sorting activity, and creative closure.
Students learn the difference between coordinate and cumulative adjectives using the DOSA-SCOMP hierarchy, applying their knowledge to write a humorous complaint letter about a defective fictional product.
Students explore the morphology of adjectives by applying comparative and superlative rules to invented 'nonsense' words, building on concepts from a Khan Academy grammar video.
A 6th-grade creative writing and grammar lesson where students watch a video about adjectives and adverbs, then write a narrative script continuation featuring a new Sphinx riddle in the 'Pallid Plains.'
A high-energy grammar review game where students act as 'Syntax Technicians' to fix glitches in a virtual world. This lesson focuses on mastering commas, sentence errors, capitalization, and verb tense through collaborative task card challenges.
An engaging introduction to opinion writing using a pop star theme, featuring a complete model paragraph about Beyoncé and guided practice for writing topic sentences.
A creative writing and geography lesson where students act as travel agents, using facts from a video to create persuasive tri-fold brochures for European islands.
A 6th-grade ELA and Science integrated lesson where students analyze the ecological importance of wasps and write a persuasive defense to combat their negative reputation. Students use evidence from a comparative video to build their arguments.
Students will learn about life on the International Space Station and write a persuasive formal application to become an astronaut, focusing on their ability to work in teams and adapt to confined spaces.
Students will explore the concept of a world without electricity through creative writing. They will integrate scientific facts about electrical energy, conductors, and insulators into a narrative story, demonstrating their understanding of how our daily lives rely on the flow of electrons.
Students become "editing detectives" using the CUPS strategy (Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling) to investigate and correct error-ridden "Case Files," including a tricky Red Herring.
A comprehensive lesson for 5th-6th grade students to master the difference between subjective revision (style) and objective editing (mechanics) using the ARMS and CUPS strategies.
Students will learn to credit authors correctly through in-text citations and simplified bibliographies, themed around the mystery of 'Sourceville'. The lesson includes a video-based hook, a hands-on rotation activity with various media types, and a formative assessment quiz.
A 6th-grade grammar lesson focusing on the 'Big vs. Small' rule for title formatting and the basics of punctuating dialogue. Students act as editors to correct a messy manuscript using rules from a Khan Academy video.
A remediation lesson for middle schoolers focusing on the mechanics of dialogue, specifically the 'runway' metaphor for commas and identifying common punctuation errors in reported speech.
A focused lesson on the 'read backward' editing strategy, helping students bypass their brain's natural auto-correction to find mechanical errors in their writing.
A high-stakes, reality TV-themed lesson where students compete to understand the difference between 'Big Picture' revision and 'Detail-oriented' editing. Based on the 'Write on the Money' workshop video, students will sort tasks and set goals for their own writing.
A resource kit for teachers to track and support student progress across three distinct tiers of mastery, specifically tailored for Narrative Writing skills.
A lesson for grades 6-8 exploring the Greek and Latin origins of grammar terms, specifically focusing on the history of the apostrophe and other punctuation marks. Students act as etymology detectives to connect ancient roots to modern definitions.
A middle school lesson exploring the stylistic and functional differences between commas, parentheses, and dashes using a theatrical 'Casting Call' metaphor. Students analyze how punctuation choices act like actors on a stage to change the tone and flow of sentences.
This lesson teaches students the mechanics and ethics of using ellipses. Students will learn to use the 'surgical' tool of the ellipsis to shorten quotes for brevity while maintaining the speaker's original intent, and explore the dangers of 'misrepresentation' through a creative unethical editing activity.
A comprehensive lesson for Grade 5-7 students to master the use of ellipses in pauses and omissions, with a specific focus on the 'Four Dot Rule' for terminal punctuation.
A lesson focusing on the subtle differences in tone and emphasis when using commas, dashes, and parentheses to set off non-essential information. Students explore the 'vibe' of each punctuation mark through a hook activity, a instructional video, and a collaborative 'Punctuation Battles' challenge.
A creative lesson for Writing Club focused on the evolution of compound words and the stylistic rules of hyphenation, featuring a 'Then vs. Now' scavenger hunt.
A 6th-grade grammar lesson focusing on the functional difference between hyphens (joining) and dashes (separating). Students use a Khan Academy video to visualize the 'little stick' vs. 'big stick' and practice through the 'Punctuation Switch' activity.
Students explore how to use rapid-fire dialogue, interruptions, and the removal of dialogue tags to create a sense of urgency and tension in adventure writing. The lesson culminates in a high-stakes role-play writing activity focused on a bomb-defusal scenario.
A culminating workshop where students edit a mixed-genre text and peer-review their own drafts for advanced punctuation.
Teaches the formal academic use of ellipses to omit words from direct quotations while maintaining meaning and grammar.
Focuses on the stylistic use of ellipses in narrative writing to create suspense, hesitation, and specific pacing.
An exploration of the em-dash as a dramatic tool for emphasis, interruption, and parenthetical thoughts.
Students learn to distinguish between hyphens and en-dashes, focusing on compound modifiers and numerical ranges.
Students synthesize their learning by choosing the best punctuation mark for various rhetorical effects in a final editing challenge.
Students learn to use the em-dash for dramatic interruptions and emphasis in their writing.
Students explore how parentheses are used for whispers, side notes, and clarifications that stay separate from the main sentence flow.
Focusing on appositives and interjections, students learn how commas provide a soft pause for extra information.
Students investigate sentences to identify non-essential information that can be removed without changing the core meaning, setting the stage for parenthetical punctuation.
A hands-on grammar lesson where students diagnose and fix dangling modifiers using a 'repair shop' theme. Includes a warm-up, video analysis, and a tactile cut-and-paste activity.
A collaborative grammar lesson where students use whiteboards and tablets to explain and correct dangling modifiers in a 'Khan Academy' style. Students analyze humorous errors, record short teaching clips, and present their work to the class.
A visualization-heavy lesson where students draw the 'absurd' literal meanings of dangling modifiers to understand syntax errors. Includes a slide deck, teacher guide, activity cards, and drawing worksheets.
Students will learn how to use prepositional phrases to transform simple 'kernel' sentences into descriptive, complex thoughts. The lesson includes a presentation with an embedded Khan Academy video and a collaborative 'sentence passing' activity.
A visual-first lesson on sentence structure focusing on prepositional phrases. Students use 'Grammar Graffiti'—a combination of diagramming and doodling—to visualize how phrases modify nouns and verbs, inspired by Khan Academy's instructional style.
A 6th-grade grammar lesson where students distinguish between adjectival and adverbial prepositional phrases through architectural sentence analysis, video observation, and a kinetic sorting activity.
A lesson focused on the mechanics of indirect objects and sentence structure. Students will master the placement rule (S-V-IO-DO) and learn to transform prepositional phrases into indirect objects while avoiding misplaced modifiers.
Students write a short narrative paragraph requiring the use of at least three introductory modifying phrases. They peer-review specifically to check that no modifiers are dangling.
Students practice combining two choppy sentences into one sophisticated sentence using introductory phrases. They must ensure the modifier is not left dangling during the combination process.
Students learn two specific methods to fix dangling modifiers: 1) Change the main clause to include the subject, or 2) Change the introductory phrase into a subordinate clause.
A mixed review challenge where students diagnose and fix misplaced, dangling, and squinting modifiers in a timed 'escape room' environment.
An exploration of split infinitives as a specific case of modifier usage, focusing on the balance between prescriptive grammar and stylistic power.
A deep dive into dangling modifiers where students act as detectives to find the missing subjects in sentences and rewrite them for clarity.
Students define and distinguish between misplaced modifiers (syntax errors) and dangling modifiers (logical errors) through a matching game and instructional slides.
Students use their 'grammatical ear' to identify awkward sentences before learning technical terms. They sort clear and confusing sentences to discover patterns of misplacement.
Students identify 'dangling' modifiers where the doer of the action is missing entirely from the sentence. They practice inserting a logical subject to resolve the grammatical error.
Students explore sentences starting with -ing phrases (participles) and conduct a 'Who is doing it?' test to see if the subject of the sentence is actually the one performing the opening action.
Students independently edit a final article and write an Editor's Note justifying their changes for professional clarity.
Small groups act as editorial boards to debate and agree on the best corrections for complex modifier errors.
Students become POV Detectives to identify first-person and third-person points of view using evidence-based sorting and analysis.
A 6th-grade grammar lesson focused on reflexive pronouns, using the 'Subject = Object' rule and the 'Sub it out' test to ensure correct pronoun usage. Students engage with a 'Mirror Game' activity to visualize when do-ers and do-ees are the same person.
A grammar lesson for 6th graders focusing on relative pronouns (who, whom, whose, that, which) and the specific restriction of 'which' to non-human subjects.
A high-energy 6th-grade grammar lesson where students become 'Grammar Police' to identify and correct subject and object pronoun errors in a chaotic police report. The lesson uses a Khan Academy video to explain the 'why' behind pronoun cases and concludes with a targeted discussion on common errors.
A detective-themed lesson for 6th graders exploring the tricky 'grammatical number' exceptions of the pronouns 'You' and 'They', focusing on context clues and modern usage.
Students analyze the impact of first, second, and third-person points of view using the 'Impact Stones' framework from the Viewpoint Voyage video, culminating in a creative writing detective activity.
A detective-themed lesson where students investigate indefinite pronouns using video analysis, a scavenger hunt, and creative writing. Students will learn to identify and use pronouns like 'everyone,' 'something,' and 'both' correctly.
A pizza-themed grammar lesson for 6th graders to distinguish between indefinite pronouns used as subjects and objects. Includes a video analysis, a hands-on card sort activity, and writing reflection.
A Middle School Language Arts lesson focusing on the use of 'singular they' for indefinite antecedents. Students explore the historical evolution of pronouns, analyze literary examples, and practice rewriting sentences for clarity and inclusivity.
A creative writing lesson for 6th graders exploring 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person narratives through the lens of their own daily routines. Students will transform a simple morning description across three different grammatical perspectives to understand how narrative voice shapes a story.
A high-energy lesson focused on maintaining consistent grammatical person (pronoun agreement). Students learn the 'Stay in Your Lane' concept through a video and a collaborative board-race game.
A writing workshop focused on identifying and correcting inappropriate shifts in pronoun person, using the 'stay in your lane' analogy.
Students explore the 'One-Way Street' rule of grammar, learning that while 'who' is expanding its role, 'whom' can never be a subject. The lesson features a Khan Academy video, a 2x2 diagramming activity, and the creation of 'impossible' sentences.
A high-stakes grammar lesson where students become intelligence officers to master the tricky 'who' vs. 'whom' rule using a 'Spy Dossier' theme and Khan Academy's expert guidance.
A visual-first approach to distinguishing between reflexive and intensive pronouns using mapping techniques and the 'Removal Test'. Designed for middle school support/remedial students.
A 6th Grade ELA lesson focused on distinguishing between reflexive and intensive pronouns using the 'Removal Test'. Students will explore how these pronouns function differently through a 'Grammar Lab' lens.
A high-energy, racing-themed mini-lesson that helps students distinguish between subject and object pronouns through clear analogies and hands-on practice.
Culminating writing workshop where students apply object structures to craft descriptive action scenes inspired by silent film clips.
Focuses on the correct usage of objective case pronouns (me, us, him, her, them) as direct and indirect objects.
A 6th-grade grammar lesson focusing on the 'his/her' substitution heuristic to master the difference between 'its' and 'it's' through visual mnemonics and active challenges.
Students will investigate pronoun-antecedent agreement and solve the mystery of ambiguous antecedents to ensure clarity in their writing.
Students learn to match singular and plural nouns with their corresponding pronouns through visual aids, a Khan Academy video, and a sorting and writing activity.
A visual-heavy grammar lesson focused on pronouns and antecedents, using metaphors like handshakes and arrows to teach agreement and clarity. Students create their own 'Grammar Cartoons' to demonstrate how pronouns replace repetitive nouns.
Students become language surgeons to dissect complex sentences, identifying the 'skeleton' (independent clause) and 'implants' (relative clauses) using a clinical medical theme.
Students will synthesize four specific subject-verb agreement rules (indefinite pronouns, compound subjects, 'or/nor', and distracting phrases) to edit a mixed-error paragraph set in the fantasy kingdom of WeLand.
A lesson for middle schoolers to master the modal verbs 'would', 'could', and 'should' through the lens of a humorous advice column. Students explore degrees of certainty and politeness while tackling outrageous problems.
A 6th-grade grammar lesson focusing on how verb aspect (progressive and perfect) clarifies the timing and flow of actions in a narrative. Students perform 'Verb Surgery' to transform a simple-past paragraph into a more dynamic story.
A mystery-themed grammar lesson where students master auxiliary verbs by writing alibis to prove their innocence in the 'Case of the Missing Cake.' Students use progressive and perfect tenses to show specific timelines of events.
A narrative writing lesson for 5th-6th graders that explores how shifting between past and present tense alters the tone and immediacy of a story, using a steampunk 'time travel' theme.
Students explore the future tense through the lens of a clockwork labyrinth, watching a targeted video segment and creating a 'Future Vision' time capsule entry describing their lives 10 years from now.
A 6th-grade lesson on punctuating dialogue using the 'runway' metaphor. Students translate a comic strip into narrative prose, applying correct comma and quotation mark placement.
A lesson focused on distinguishing between coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS) and other transition words to prevent comma splices, featuring a catchy mnemonic song and a sorting activity.
A high-energy grammar lesson where students use role-play and video analysis to master the use of commas with essential and non-essential appositives. Students physically arrange themselves into sentences to see how punctuation 'interrupts' to provide extra detail.
Students will learn to fix 'choppy' writing by mastering introductory elements, sentence adverbs, and compound sentences through a medical-themed 'Syntax Surgery' activity.
A 6th-grade grammar lesson focusing on introductory elements and the 'flip test' to determine comma placement between dependent and independent clauses.
A middle school ELA lesson focusing on the intricacies of punctuating dialogue, specifically mid-sentence tags, through a quest-themed video and collaborative storytelling activity.
A punctuation lesson for grades 4-6 focusing on the differences between periods, commas, and ellipses using a traffic light analogy and a Khan Academy video. Students explore how punctuation changes the tone and 'voice' of a narrator through creative rewriting activities.
Students will learn to identify run-on sentences and comma splices, using semicolons as a 'super-glue' fix to connect independent clauses. the lesson features the Lil' Tony 'crime-fightin' pony' character from Khan Academy.
Students learn to identify independent clauses and repair run-on sentences and comma splices using 'Sentence Surgery.' The lesson features a Khan Academy video and a hands-on activity where students physically 'operate' on broken sentences.
A lesson for middle school students exploring run-on sentences and comma splices through the metaphor of a runaway train, featuring video analysis and a 'Red Light, Green Light' game.
Students will learn to identify choppy writing and use coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS) to create fluent compound sentences. The lesson culminates in a paragraph rewriting activity where students 'operate' on a text to improve its flow.
A grammar lesson for middle schoolers focused on the nuances of 'that' versus 'which' and the mechanics of restrictive and non-restrictive clauses using the 'Clause Surgery' theme.
A 6th-grade grammar lesson focused on transforming choppy writing into smooth, flowing prose by mastering independent clauses and compound sentences using FANBOYS.
A punchy, interactive lesson for middle schoolers to master the Oxford comma. Students will analyze ambiguous sentences and create comic-style illustrations to see how one tiny comma can change everything from a family dinner to a parent's identity.
A comprehensive lesson for 4th-6th graders on using modal verbs (may, can, and must) to express permission, obligation, and ability, featuring a creative activity to build a fictional colony's constitution.
Students become 'Grammar Doctors' to diagnose and treat common modal verb errors, focusing on agreement and the 'illegal' infinitive form. The lesson includes a video deep-dive, a surgical worksheet activity, and a creative dialogue extension.
A grammar lesson for 5th and 6th graders focusing on compound subjects joined by 'and' vs. 'or/nor,' specifically teaching the proximity rule through a fantasy-themed narrative.
A targeted grammar lesson for grades 4-6 focusing on identifying the true subject by eliminating distracting prepositional phrases, featuring a 'Grammar Surgery' theme.
Students master subject-verb agreement through the 'Singular S' rule by analyzing a Khan Academy video and collaborating to design teaching posters for younger peers.
A 6th-grade grammar lesson focusing on subject-verb agreement using the 'Grammar Zoo' theme. Students learn a step-by-step strategy to identify and correct agreement errors in their own writing through a peer editing workshop.
A lesson focused on the progressive aspect and the 'to be' helper verb, helping ESL/Intervention students master oral fluency and sentence construction through color-coded practice.
A summative assessment where students apply all editing skills to a messy, error-ridden transcript to produce a final, polished piece of writing.
Teaches students to bridge the gap between spoken casual language and formal academic writing by identifying filler words and elevating vocabulary in their dictated drafts.
Students will learn to use prepositions of time (at, by, until, for, etc.) to create clear chronology in a creative narrative about rescuing Prince Wilbur from a magical curse. The lesson includes a presentation, a creative writing activity, and an assessment rubric themed around becoming a 'Time Wizard'.
A whimsical, grammar-focused lesson that helps 6th graders master the nuanced difference between 'by' and 'until' through the persona of 'Time Wizards'. students will explore deadlines versus durations using a 'Strict Boss' and a 'Marathon Runner' as character archetypes.
A grammar and creative writing lesson where students use the prepositions 'of' and 'with' to create mythical creatures and descriptive titles.
A 6th-grade English lesson focused on identifying indirect objects using the 'To/For' test and converting them into prepositional phrases to understand sentence structure and emphasis.
A middle school grammar lesson that deconstructs the myth of the terminal preposition, exploring its Latin origins and the difference between formal style and natural English flow.
A 6th-grade grammar lesson focused on distinguishing between adjectival and adverbial prepositional phrases using a 'Sentence Mechanics' theme. Includes a video-guided presentation, a hands-on sorting activity, and a visual anchor chart.
A lesson for 4th-6th graders on spatial prepositions, focusing on the concept of 'closed groups' in linguistics and using a 3-panel comic arc to demonstrate movement and location.
A lesson focusing on using spatial prepositions (at, by, from, in, off, on, out, to) to enhance descriptive writing through visual prompts and narrative scene-building.
Students apply their skills to a mixed set of sentences, distinguishing between correct and incorrect placements. They engage in a peer-review session to explain their corrections.
This lesson focuses on the tricky placement of limiting modifiers like 'only,' 'just,' and 'almost.' Students analyze how moving these single words completely alters the scenario described.
Students are presented with sentences containing modifiers separated from their subjects. They utilize a step-by-step process: circle the modifier, draw an arrow to the target, and rewrite the sentence if the arrow crosses another noun.
Students focus specifically on prepositional phrases acting as modifiers. They practice moving these phrases to different spots in a sentence to see which position makes the most logical sense.
Students review the definition of modifiers (adjectives and adverbs) and identify the specific nouns or verbs they describe in sample sentences. The class explores the 'Proximity Rule,' establishing that modifiers belong next to their targets.
An advanced 4th-grade grammar lesson where students physically act out the relationships between subjects, direct objects, and indirect objects through a 'Grammar Theater' production. The lesson includes a video review, kinesthetic role-play, and visual diagramming.
A 5th-grade grammar lesson focusing on identifying and distinguishing between direct and indirect objects using a construction-themed approach. Students explore sentence structure through video analysis, hands-on building, and guided practice.
A comprehensive grammar lesson focusing on indirect objects using a 'Postal Delivery' theme. Students learn to identify and construct sentences where the indirect object sits between the verb and the direct object to enhance writing detail.
A high-energy 6th-grade lesson that uses the 'between' rule and a superhero metaphor to help students distinguish between direct and indirect objects. Includes a video analysis and a creative 'interrupter' game for hands-on practice.
Students will use logic and the 'Golden Rule' of placement to distinguish between direct and indirect objects, investigating sentences where a lack of an indirect object leads to humorous or impossible scenarios.
A kinesthetic grammar lesson for 6th-8th grade intervention students to master direct and indirect objects through movement and role-play.
Students will learn to identify and distinguish between subjects, verbs, direct objects, and indirect objects through a high-energy 'Simon Says' warm-up, an interactive video analysis, and a creative comic strip project.
Students investigate sentence patterns (V-IO-DO vs. V-DO-PP) and how word order affects emphasis and grammatical structure.
Students distinguish between direct objects (the item) and indirect objects (the recipient) by analyzing the flow of action and 'beneficiaries' in a sentence.
Students identify transitive verbs and direct objects as the primary receivers of action, focusing on how direct objects complete the thought of a sentence.
Students assemble a portfolio of three writing samples (science, mystery, and argument). They annotate their work, explaining their stylistic choices for voice.
Students identify how strong action verbs and active subjects create urgency in persuasive writing. They draft a call-to-action utilizing active voice.
A 6th-grade grammar lesson focusing on the homophones there, their, and they're through an alien-themed creative writing mission. Students use visual tricks and color-coded strategies to master one of English's thorniest usage issues.
Students investigate the strategic use of passive voice to hide responsibility or emphasize results through a 'Mystery of the Missing Homework' role-play activity and video analysis.
A comprehensive ESL/ELL lesson focused on the perfect aspect (have, had, will have). Students use a timeline-based 'Time Traveler' theme to understand when actions are completed across past, present, and future contexts.
This lesson focuses on identifying and correcting faulty parallelism in writing, specifically targeting inconsistencies in verb forms (gerunds vs. infinitives) and voice (active vs. passive). Students act as editors to harmonize a clunky paragraph and explore how parallel structure creates rhythm and clarity.
A grammar and creative writing lesson where 6th-grade students learn to use the progressive aspect to create atmosphere and 'step inside the moment' of a mystery story.
Students will learn to distinguish between the Simple Aspect and Progressive Aspect in English grammar, focusing on the concept of 'bare tense' and the role of helper verbs. The lesson includes a video analysis, a hands-on sorting activity, and a reflective exit ticket.
Students apply their knowledge by writing a formal letter of recommendation for a fictional character, using advanced subjunctive structures.
Explores common fixed phrases in English that use the subjunctive mood, such as 'God bless America' and 'Far be it from me.'
A role-play simulation where students use the structure 'It is essential that...' to debate and propose changes to school policies.
Identifies trigger verbs like suggest and insist, focusing on the unique 'base form' verb structure used in formal demands.
Students will master the -dge spelling pattern, learning when to use it (after short vowels) and applying these words in sophisticated sentences and short narratives. This lesson is designed for 6th-grade ESE students who need high-interest, age-appropriate content.
A lesson where students learn to decode and apply rubrics to argumentative writing, treating the rubric as a blueprint for forging strong, defensible arguments.
A 6th-grade ELA workshop focused on proofreading frequently confused words: desert/dessert and complement/compliment. Includes a video-based lesson, an editing activity titled 'A Trip to Arizona', and a creative writing extension.
A grammar lesson focusing on the homophones 'accept' and 'except' through an award-show-themed role-play activity and video analysis.
Students will explore the logic of cause and effect using Rube Goldberg-inspired visuals. They will learn to distinguish between the chronological order of events and the causal structure of sentences using signal words like 'because' and 'so'.
Students will use signal words to identify cause-and-effect relationships within a text and practice 'flipping' sentence structures to change emphasis while maintaining meaning.
Students will learn to distinguish between independent and dependent clauses and combine them using subordinating conjunctions to create complex sentences with proper punctuation.
A focused intervention lesson for middle schoolers to identify and correct sentence fragments by understanding the relationship between independent and dependent clauses. Students use 'The Lean Test' and a detective-themed investigation to audit their own writing.
A 6th-grade lesson that debunks the common myth about starting sentences with conjunctions, focusing on using "But" and "And" for stylistic effect and dramatic tension.
A grammar lesson for 6th graders focusing on the formal coordinating conjunctions 'for' and 'nor' through a humorous formal complaint letter activity. Students will analyze sentence inversion and formal tone using a Khan Academy video as a guide.
A dynamic grammar lesson for middle schoolers focusing on subordinating conjunctions. Students will move beyond 'because' by using a tree-and-ladder analogy and interactive dice games to build complex sentences.
A middle school grammar lesson that uses the 'Tree and Ladder' metaphor to help students visualize the relationship between independent and dependent clauses while constructing complex sentences.
A lesson focused on distinguishing between independent and dependent clauses using the "So What?" test, featuring the tree and ladder analogy.
A 6th-grade ELA lesson where students act as 'grammar detectives' to identify and repair sentence fragments in their own and peers' writing using the Subject + Predicate Check method.
A remedial/review lesson for 4th-6th graders focused on identifying and constructing subjects and predicates. Students use a 'Syntax Lab' theme to analyze sentence structure, watch a Khan Academy refresher, and engage in a collaborative card-sorting activity.
A lesson focused on teaching students how to incorporate internal dialogue into narrative writing to reveal character traits and deepen the connection to story events.
A punctuation lesson focused on the rare case of using apostrophes for plural lowercase letters, distinguishing them from standard plurals and addressing common misconceptions like the 'Grocer's Apostrophe'.
Students will explore how typographic clarity influences grammar rules, specifically the rare case of using apostrophes for plurals of lowercase letters, through a Socratic seminar and creative writing activity.
Students will learn the difference between formal and informal registers by analyzing text messages and emails. They will practice 'translating' slang-heavy, casual messages into professional, formal emails suitable for a school setting.
A lesson where students learn to adjust their linguistic register between formal and informal styles, using the metaphor of a 'word wardrobe' to dress up or dress down their communication for different audiences.
A lesson focusing on the nuanced and rare exceptions for apostrophe usage, specifically pluralizing lowercase letters, dates, and acronyms for clarity.
A lesson where 6th-grade students master the difference between 'good' and 'well' by creating visual decision tree flowcharts based on verb types.
A middle school grammar lesson focusing on the natural order of adjectives in English using the DOSA-SCOMP mnemonic. Students learn to build complex, descriptive 'Mega-Nouns' for monsters or futuristic vehicles.
A 6th-grade reading intervention lesson focused on visualizing text through intensifiers and adverbs of degree. Students will explore how modifiers change the intensity of imagery through a drawing activity and video analysis.
A fun, high-energy review of relative adverbs (where, when, why) featuring a 3-corners movement game and an 'interview with a dragon' theme. Students practice identifying whether a sentence requires a place, time, or reason connector.
A 6th-grade ELA lesson focused on identifying intensifiers and adverbs of degree, helping students move beyond the overused word 'very' to improve descriptive precision. Students will analyze a Khan Academy video, participate in a 'Very Ban' challenge, and practice upgrading weak sentences with specific vocabulary.
Students explore how adverbs of degree and intensifiers change the meaning of adjectives through a creative monster-drawing activity based on the 'Deadly Viper' concept.
A 35-minute lesson focused on the rare exception for using apostrophes in plurals, specifically for lowercase letters, featuring a newsroom-themed 'Editorial Board' activity.
A high-energy lesson where students transform dull, passive descriptions into exciting, active narratives to help save a fictional tourism board. Includes video analysis and a collaborative editing project.
Students will master the use of active and passive voice to manipulate tone, specifically practicing persuasive writing for advertisements and formal writing for official announcements.
Students will learn to distinguish between action and linking verbs using the "Substitution Strategy." This lesson uses a detective-themed approach to investigate "tricky" verbs like taste, smell, and look.
Students investigate the dual nature of verbs like 'grow', 'smell', and 'sound' by writing a creative paragraph that uses each as both an action and a linking verb. The lesson features a video-guided substitution test and a peer-review highlighting activity.
A specialized intervention lesson for 4th-6th graders struggling with the distinction between action and linking verbs, using the '=' substitution strategy.
A lesson focused on teaching students how to quote accurately and draw inferences from texts using a clear proficiency scale and learning progression.
A creative arts and grammar lesson for grades 4-8 where students use the 'FANBOYS' mnemonic song from Khan Academy to learn coordinating conjunctions through visual storytelling and songwriting.
A lesson where students use coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS) to combine simple sentences into compound sentences through a 'Sentence Bridge' activity and a mnemonic song.
A lesson for Middle School ESL/ELL students to master 'Both/And' and 'Neither/Nor' using a 'matching' theme and interactive interviews.
