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COMMONLY MISSPELLED HOMOPHONES(HOMONYMS)– Lessons Plus Full Test – $2.00

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WHY THIS LESSON?

This is one of those basic grammar usage skills that constitute a ‘red light’ or ‘green light’ for a student’s academic path into the high school years. Incorrect usage here really stands out as that ‘red flag.’

Many of the most commonly misspelled words in the English language are the same ones that have been giving students problems for many years. These include 12 commonly misspelled homonyms or near-homonyms which are words that sound the same or similar but have totally different meanings

These words include:

• There, their and they’re
• Then and than
• Its and it’s
• Your and you’re
• Two, to, and too

The lessons include clear explanations and examples of each set of homonyms. This is followed by LOTS of practice sentences – more than 100 practice sentences, presented by homonym group.

Finally, there is a 33-question test which is mix-and-match and includes all the homonyms. The quiz includes an answer key.

Your child should have strong skills in this category certainly by the end of 6^th grade. Beyond that grade, any deficiencies will just become more intense with ramifications in high school and on standardized tests.

The following long lesson(s) includes clear explanations and examples of each set of homonyms. This is followed by LOTS of practice sentences – more than 100 – presented by homophone group.

Finally, there is a 33-question quiz (or test), which is mix-and-match and includes all the homonyms. The quiz includes an answer key.

Like so many of our instructional products, teachers can use these to teach effectively BUT parents can use them at home to get a realistic understanding of strengths or deficiencies of their children.

Conjunctive Adverbs As Transitions – Grade 8 & High School – $2.00

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WHY THIS LESSON?

This is a higher-level writing skill that students with ambitions of genuine success in high school, college entrance exams, and the even more challenging initial college or university freshman year need to master. This lesson will help parents ‘get a fix’ on their child’s current skills and needs.

Lesson explains conjunctive adverbs with examples, plus 10 practice sentences for students to compose or combine on their own.

Using conjunctive adverbs (some even in phrases) correctly is the mark of an advanced secondary writer who wants to make a great impression. These conjunctive adverbs include words such as:

• However
• Indeed
• Therefore
• Accordingly
• On the other hand
• Nevertheless
• And more

Sometimes they start a sentence, and sometimes they are used after a semicolon, This lesson describes these conjunctive adverbs; tells how to use them correctly; and gives many examples of sentences using them.

It follows with a brief assessment asking students to combine sentences using an appropriate conjunctive adverb as a transition.

This is an excellent lesson for 8th graders, advanced 7th grade students, or high school students who ambitions include higher education success.

Literary Essay Writing Junior High/Freshmen – Beginning Lesson – $3.00

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WHY THIS LESSON?

Learning to write effectively can be a challenging skill for any student. This is a beginning level lesson that helps get a student on the right path forward. Writing samples are included along with clear instructions and advice that help a student understand the path ahead.

This lesson teaches the process of writing an analytical essay on a work of literature.  It’s an introductory lesson to get  junior high students ready for the higher level demands of writing that will come in high school.

It is intended as a beginner lesson for 8th graders, high school freshmen, or upper-level 7th graders.

The introduction to the lesson is a detailed explanation of the process. It includes a sample copy of a beginning literary analysis essay based on a prompt from the classic short story “The Monkey’s Paw.”

Writing literary analysis is a very different kind of essay writing, and it is often difficult to get started for junior high or freshman students.

This lesson contains:

• A clear explanation on what literary analysis is — and is not
• Definition and explanation of a thesis statement
• Definition and explanation of text evidence
• Pointers for brainstorming and planning an essay
• A FREE link to the short story “The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W Jacobs (public domain)
• A sample prompt (topic) based on this story
• Suggestions for brainstorming and planning for this prompt
• A complete sample essay based on this prompt

Word Not Found In The Dictionary? What Do You Do? – $2.00

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WHY THIS LESSON?

The issue is a challenge that many students often face when testing or just reading. The focus will be the practical situation of when a common word is preceded by a PREFIX.

Many teachers urge their students to look up a word in the dictionary if they do not understand it in a test question. The problem? Many students cannot find the word in the dictionary, because the word has a common prefix and only the root wordis in the dictionary (think of words like reconstitute and uncivilized). This happens even when students have access to an online dictionary.

This lesson focuses on a few of the most common prefixes in English and gives several examples of words that start with these prefixes. It walks the student through, step-by-step, in figuring out how to successfully define the word. The lesson finishes with a short assessment asking students to figure out the meaning of several words with common prefixes.

Combine Sentences Correctly In A Skill That Mature, Advanced Writers Need – $3.00

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WHY THIS LESSON?

As a student’s writing skills advance, understanding the correct way to combine sentences is valuable.

Combining short sentences into longer sentences is the first mark of a more mature writer in secondary school. Many standardized writing tests ask a student to take two short sentences from a passage and combine them effectively into a longer compound or complex sentence.

This lesson explains exactly how to do that. It includes examples and explanations on compound and complex sentences, including how to use semicolons. It also explains when to use a comma in these sentences, and when to leave it out. Several written practices are included. Key included.

Conjunctions and Semicolons Are The Basic Tools of Combining Any Sentences – $2.00

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WHY THIS LESSON?

As a student’s writing skills advance, understanding the correct way to combine sentences is valuable.

Many standardized assessments ask students for the correct way to “combine” two short sentences into one correct compound or complex sentence. Furthermore, students in grades 7 and up are expected to know how to use semicolons as one method to do this. It is a necessary skill to learn in middle school.

This lesson packet helps students accomplish that. It concentrates on compound sentences – how to combine two short, choppy sentences into one smoothly flowing compound sentence without ending up with a “run-on” sentence.

It contains clear explanations, numerous examples, and practice exercises. Special focus is put on the use of semicolons as a way to vary a student’s writing.