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    Minilesson

    Would You Rather?

    Practice usage with a game.

    Comparing Apples to Oranges

    Minilesson

    Malapropism Mania!

    Find and fix malapropisms.

    Say What?

    Minilesson

    Words in the Wild

    Search the Web for correct usage.

    Words in the Wild

    Minilesson

    Idiom Safari

    Find idioms on the Internet.

    Searching for Workplace Idioms

    Minilesson

    Literal Idioms

    Use idioms literally in a sentence.

    Floating on Air

    Minilesson

    Pun-ishing Idioms

    Create puns using literal idioms.

    Shocking Puns

    Minilesson

    Building Words

    Assemble prefixes, roots, and suffixes.
     

    Building Vocabulary

    Minilesson

    Using Context Clues

    Learn new words with context clues.

    Context Clues

    Minilesson

    Understanding Context Clues

    Learn about context clues for vocabulary.
     

    Gathering Context Clues

    Blog Post

    12 Vocabulary Activities for High School

    English Language Arts: 
    Correct Conventions

    Minilesson

    Recognizing Logical Fallacies 2

    Learn to spot logical fallacies.

    What Did You Say?

    Minilesson

    Recognizing Logical Fallacies 1

    Learn to spot logical fallacies.

    Luring the Unsuspecting

    Blog Post

    Check Your Writing Assumptions

    English Language Arts: 
    Writing

    Writing Assessment Model

    Jane Eyre and the Perils of Sacrifice

    Writing Assessment Model

    Mrs. Reed as a Tragic Figure

    Writing Assessment Model

    A Lack of Love

    Writing Assessment Model

    Bad Choices, Bad Results

    Writing Assessment Model

    Setting in Crane and O'Connor

    Writing Assessment Model

    The Scouring of the Shire

    Writing Assessment Model

    Setting in Calvin and Hobbes

    Writing Assessment Model

    On Golden Pond

    Writing Assessment Model

    Generations of America

    Writing Assessment Model

    True Leadership

    Writing Assessment Model

    A Thing of Beauty

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