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Sentence Structure: Learn about the four types of sentences! Are You Ready To Learn About Sentence Structure?

Sentence Structure: Learn about the four types of sentences!

Thank goodness for sentences and sentence structure. Sentences are nice little packages of words that come together to express complete thoughts. They make it easy to understand ideas and learn information. Paragraph Structure - Effective Writing Center (EWC) - UMUC. Printable Version (45KB pdf) Effective paragraphs are important in all types of writing.

Paragraph Structure - Effective Writing Center (EWC) - UMUC

Your paragraphs guide your reader through the paper by helping to explain, substantiate, and support your thesis statement or argument. Each paragraph should discuss one major point or idea. An effective paragraph has three parts: claim, evidence, and analysis. 'Grendel': An Operatic Monster's Tale. NCTE User Login. Creativity Resource for Teachers » Blog Archive » Deucalion and Pyrrha. 18 Free Digital Storytelling Tools For Teachers And Students.

New Tab Search. Under The Surface - Empathy Film.mov. Kahoot! Raphael, School of Athens. Interactive Lesson Delivery System for 1:1 and BYOD School Programs. Twelve Theories of Human Nature - Leslie Stevenson; David L. Haberman; Peter Matthews Wright. Glogin?URI= The Epic of Gilgamesh Lesson Plans. Multi-Media Hero AnalysisStudents will recognize the positive character traits of heroes as depicted in music, art and literature.

The Epic of Gilgamesh Lesson Plans

The class will break into groups and write a working definition of a hero which they will present to the class. Students will discuss multi-media representations of heroes as well as cultural differences among who is considered a hero. Lessons of the Indian Epics: The Ramayana. Rama replied:“You do not know dharma, or worldly affairs, or the laws governing enjoyment, nor the people's behavior in different conditions and circumstances: and yet you blame me.

Lessons of the Indian Epics: The Ramayana

The whole earth belongs to the kings descended from Manu and therefore my forefather Iksvaku. The present ruler in the dynasty of Iksvaju is my noble brother Bharata. He is the supreme monarch of the whole earth: and I derive my mandate from him, to ensure that all the subjects of that noble emperor observe the laws of virtue.” Hero's journey. NCTE Conference 2015 – Photo Collage by Lisa Lane. Education Resources Information Center. Free Bibliography Generator - MLA, APA, Chicago citation styles. Videos, Common Core Resources And Lesson Plans For Teachers: Teaching Channel.

The Amazement of the Gods (?) Visual Methodologies - Still images. Still images All major art galleries now have websites where you can search for images: here are the Louvre, the National Gallery in London, the UK Tate galleries, the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Visual Methodologies - Still images

There is a fuller list in the Museums and Galleries section below. Flickr Commons is a website that brings together a wide range of public photography collections. For photographs, there are commercial image banks like Getty Images. Untitled. The Internet, peer reviewed. The Internet, peer reviewed. Annotation Studio. Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are. Photojournalism up close. Competition Events: Speech, Debate: National Speech & Debate Association. Students benefit from a wide variety of speech and debate events.

Competition Events: Speech, Debate: National Speech & Debate Association

To create standards for national competition, the National Speech & Debate Association has defined a number of main events, described below. These events are prevalent in the United States, and many states adopt the Association's rules and guidelines for each event; however, the events offered, and the rules for each event, do vary from state to state. Please consult with your state speech and debate organization or a local contact for more information on event rules in your area. For additional information on the events our organization offers: Our members can access supporting resources for these events and other events common in local and regional competition by logging in to their dashboard. Speech Events Commentary Students are presented with prompts related to societal, political, historic or popular culture and, in 20 minutes, prepare a five-minute speech responding to the prompt. Emaze - Online Presentation Software – Create Amazing Presentations.

Untitled design – Poster by mishkabish. Piktochart. E-book-1-The-Untapped-Potential. Academy of Achievement: The Hall of Passion. Academy of Achievement: About the Academy. Untrusted Connection. Journals List. ERIC indexes a wide variety journal sources.

Journals List

The coverage of an approved journal source is determined by an examination of three to five current issues during the source review process. A journal may be switched between being comprehensively, selectively, or occasionally indexed at any time. Source coverage is defined as follows: Comprehensively indexed journals contain an average of 80% or more education-related articles; ERIC creates a bibliographic record for all articles in every acquired issue. Five top technology tools for the English classroom.

There are many educational technology tools available to use in your English classroom – and they're increasing at a rapid rate.

Five top technology tools for the English classroom

Whether you're a seasoned tech classroom user or new to the idea, below are a few handy tools for you to get your teeth into. It's not an extensive list but these five are easy to use and a good introduction to what's available. If you have any other suggestions, please do share them in the comments section below. Google Drive. Upcoming Professional Development. Empowering Writers Expository Writing Resources for Teachers. What exactly is expository writing?

Empowering Writers Expository Writing Resources for Teachers

Expository writing comes in a variety of forms, but, in general it is factual writing for the purpose of informing others. The straight information report, a how-to piece, compare/contrast writing, even biography is considered expository writing. Because the purpose of expository writing is to inform an audience of others, organization is key so that the reader can glean information presented in a straight-forward, logical, sequential way. Building exposition so that the information it contains is readily accessible to the reader often depends on having a strong organizational strategy and user-friendly graphic organizer to plan the writing. NSW Government Education and Communities Sites2See. Appendix_B.pdf.

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Agree to Terms - National Council of Teachers of English

To ensure the best possible experience for all who visit the Connected Community, we ask that you follow some basic guidelines for participation. Teaching Tolerance. Experience Literature - Poetry. Jimmy Santiago Baca (1952- ) Sample-thankyou.pdf. Storyboard That: The World's Best FREE Online Storyboard Creator. Make Kids' Books Online For Free! Homepage - ReadWriteThink. How to Do a Close Reading of a Poem.

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