As you conclude your personal narrative, review and revise the text. Be sure the point of view is consistent. For example, if you started in first person, make sure that the story continues in first person. Read your narrative carefully and check verb tenses, as it’s easy to shift from...
Throughout elementary and middle school, learning correct grammar and spelling plays a key role in the writing curriculum. Important grammatical lessons for fifth graders include run-on sentences, sentence fragments, subject/verb agreement, correct and consistent verb tense usage, punctuation and capitali...
Choose carefully the words or sentences you will introduce in class. Group them around a theme, vocabulary lesson or specific sound you are working on. If necessary, explain what some of the words mean. Depending on your ESL students’ backgrounds, you may want to explain the uses for an a...
Choose carefully the words or sentences you will introduce in class. Group them around a theme, vocabulary lesson or specific sound you are working on. If necessary, explain what some of the words mean. Depending on your ESL students’ backgrounds, you may want to explain the uses for an a...