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22 Quotation Mark Rules
22 Quotation Marks Rules provide concise rules and clear examples to improve your mastery of mechanics.
22 Punctuation Rules
22 Punctuation Rules provide concise rules and clear examples to improve your mastery of mechanics.
22 Capitalization Rules
22 Capitalization Rules provide concise rules and clear examples to improve your mastery of mechanics.
22 Comma Rules
22 Comma Rules provide concise rules and clear examples to improve your mastery of mechanics.
The Parts of an Essay
We confuse students about the parts of an essay by the labels we use. The problem is compounded by the fact that students are exposed to…
How to Write a Good Thesis Statement
The Common Core argumentative and informational/explanatory essays each require a different form of thesis statement. Learn what makes a good and bad thesis statement.
Selective Implementation of the Common Core
Many district curriculum specialists are simply not providing training and budget allocations for the other Language Strand and Speaking and Listening Strand precisely because they don’t…
Cherry Picking the Common Core
Teachers can implement the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects as they are designed--each part…