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“The study of grammar has as its goal the creation of a clear,
persuasive, forceful, fully-equipped speaker and writer.”
–Wise,
Jessie and Bauer, Susan Wise
A Well Trained Mind
Language Arts Resources
"Fix-It" Grammar and Editing with the Classics: Activities
Showing not Telling When Writing
Four-Fold Project (Multiple Intelligences/Many Kinds of Smarts!)
Sample Essay with Dress-Ups, Decorations and Sentence Openers
Learning Literary Devices: Songs to Sing
Idiomsite.com, Click here for Popular
(which are VERY cultural-specific)
Citing References for Research
Accelerated Reader Parent Notice
" Thou Shalts" for Writing (Do's and Don'ts)
Writer's Checklist ("Winter Break" Memory)
Top Ten Grammar Myths According to GrammarGirl.com
Patterns of Organization (for Writers)
(Sample Persuasive Essay with Audio Link)
Persuasive Essay, Getting Started
Greek and Latin Roots: Expectations, Examples etc.
Last Updated: Fall 2010