Editing/Grammar

Can Your Students Edit and Restore the Quotes by Selena Gomez?

My student writing is often riddled with mistakes. To combat this—I have students complete a “you be the editor” activity at the start of most classes. The goal is to build the habit of scanning writing for mistakes. Find more editing activities here!

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Can Your Students Edit and Restore the Quotes by Taylor Swift?

My student writing is often riddled with mistakes. To combat this—I have students complete a “you be the editor” activity at the start of most classes. The goal is to build the habit of scanning writing for mistakes. Here are more editing activities!

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Reading Response Worksheet

The goal of this worksheet is simple: Get students “condensing” their ideas so they are precise with language (20-word summary). Get students “expanding” on their ideas so they can extract their deepest thoughts (golden line). Get students “playing” with new vocabulary so they can build conceptual knowledge (Frayer Model graphic organizer). Get students “inquiring” and asking questions so they can inject themselves into the learning process (ask the author a clarifying question). Here is the […]

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