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Tag: Mark Pennington
Eliminate “To Be” Verbs: Substitute with Stronger Linking Verbs Lesson
We can get our students to reduce or eliminate “to be” verbs in their essays by using these strategies. Help your students learn to substitute weak…
Eliminate “To Be” Verbs: Convert Nouns and Adjectives into Vivid Verbs Lesson
So, how can we get our students to reduce or eliminate “to be” verbs in their essays to create precision of meaning, specificity, clarity, and just…
Vocabulary Scope and Sequence
Defining a specific year-to-year instructional scope and sequence for vocabulary with colleagues provides a game plan and also defines the content for assessment. It makes sense…
Spelling Scope and Sequence
Defining a specific year-to-year instructional scope and sequence (the Common Core spelling Standards are far too generic) with colleagues provides a game plan and also defines…
Mechanics Scope and Sequence
Defining a specific year-to-year instructional scope and sequence (the Common Core Standards are far too generic) with colleagues provides a game plan and also defines the…
Grammar Scope and Sequence
Defining a specific year-to-year instructional scope and sequence (the Common Core Standards are far too generic) with colleagues provides a game plan and also defines the…
Research-Based Vocabulary Worksheets
Besides widespread reading, the key to vocabulary development is deep instruction in the words themselves. Passing out the vocabulary list to memorize is not "deep instruction."…
Research-Based Spelling Worksheets
The educational research provides insight as to what makes a spelling worksheet an effective instructional strategy for knowledge and/or skills acquisition. Spelling pattern worksheets provide individualized…