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Spelling & Vocabulary
When to Use Well and Good
All well and good? Well, perhaps not all of President Trump’s tweets include good grammar, mechanics, spelling, and proper word choice. Let’s take a look at…
When to Use Pour and Pore
Yesterday, President Trump took to his Twitter account to tweet a defense of his intentional capitalization of common nouns. However, English language patriots who pore over…
Comparative Modifiers
Following is a quick lesson to teach comparative modifiers. If it works for your students, check out these related lessons: superlative modifiers, misplaced modifiers, dangling, and…
Word Crimes (Revisited)
"We're all role models: Kids are watchin' and they're listenin'." Check out a few of the more egregious examples of President Trump's tweet and speech word…
FREE Grade 7 Vocabulary Word Lists
This FREE research-based word list consists of Tier 2 words, developed from Averil Coxhead’s high frequency Academic Word List. The perfect resource for teaching the CCSS…
FREE Grade 6 Vocabulary Word Lists
This FREE research-based word list consists of Tier 2 words, developed from Averil Coxhead’s high frequency Academic Word List. The perfect resource for teaching the CCSS…
FREE Grade 5 Vocabulary Word Lists
This FREE research-based word list consists of Tier 2 words, developed from Averil Coxhead’s high frequency Academic Word List. The perfect resource for teaching the CCSS…
FREE Grade 4 Vocabulary Word Lists
This FREE research-based word list consists of Tier 2 words, developed from Averil Coxhead’s high frequency Academic Word List. The perfect resource for teaching the CCSS…