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SkillsBank 4 Assignment Sheet--Writing |
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Language Series: |
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Capitalization |
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Lesson # |
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Date Completed |
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Test |
Capitalization Pretest |
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First Word in a Sentence |
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First Word in a Quotation |
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Greetings and Closings in Letters |
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Practice |
First Words Practice |
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4 |
names and Initials of People and Pets |
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names of Buildings, Monuments, Ships, etc. |
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Titles of Books, Magazines, Movies, etc. |
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Titles of School courses |
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Practice |
Names and Titles Practice |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 1 - 7 |
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Thinking |
Induction:Helping a Talented Writer Improve |
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8 |
Proper Adjectives |
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The Pronoun I |
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Practice |
Proper Adjectives and the Pronoun I Practice |
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A Title Preceding a Person's Name |
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11 |
A Title Used in Place of a Person's Name |
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12 |
Titles That are Not Capitalized |
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Practice |
Titles Practice |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 8-12 |
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Thinking |
Classification:Tutoring Groups Within a Class |
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13 |
Names of Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Groups |
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14 |
Names of civic, Social, and Fraternal Groups |
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15 |
Names of Organizations, Businesses, etc. |
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Practice |
Names of Businesses and Groups Practice |
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16 |
Names of Geographic and Political Divisions |
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17 |
Names of Natural Features |
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Practice |
Names of Divisions and Features Practice |
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18 |
Names of Calendar Items |
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Practice |
Names of Calendar Items Practice |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 13-18 |
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Thinking |
Decision Making: Hiring a Secretary |
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Test |
Capitalization Posttest |
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Grammar and Usage |
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Grammar and usage Pretest |
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1 |
Identifying Verbs |
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2 |
Identifying subjects |
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Complete and Incomplete Sentences |
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Practice |
Identifying Verbs, Subjects, Sentences Practice |
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4 |
Difficult Verbs |
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5 |
Difficult Nouns |
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Practice |
Difficult Verbs and Nouns Practice |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 1-5 |
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Thinking |
Induction:A Television Writer Improves |
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6 |
Verb Agreement with Subject in Number |
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7 |
Verb Agreement with Tense of Sentence |
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Lesson # |
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Date Completed |
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8 |
Irregular Verbs |
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Practice |
Verb Agreement Practice |
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Double Negatives |
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Connective Words |
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Practice |
Double Negatives and Connective Words Practice |
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Adjectives and Adverbs |
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12 |
Adjectives After State of Beingand Sense Verbs |
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13 |
Comparatives and Superlatives |
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14 |
Confusing Adjectives and Adverbs |
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Practice |
Adjectives and Adverbs Practice |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 6 - 14 |
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Thinking |
Classification:Substituting for the Tutor |
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15 |
Pronouns as Subjects |
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16 |
Pronouns as Objects |
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Practice |
Pronouns as Subjects and Objects Practice |
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17 |
Possessive Forms of Pronouns |
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18 |
Reflexive Forms of Pronouns |
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19 |
Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement |
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Practice |
Possessive and Reflexive Pronouns Practice |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 15-19 |
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Thinking |
Analogies:Completing a Rhyme |
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Test |
Grammar and Usage Posttest |
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Punctuation |
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Test |
Punctuation Pretest |
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1 |
Periods After Sentences |
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2 |
Periods After Abbreviations |
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Practice |
Periods Practice |
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3 |
Question Marks |
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4 |
Exclamation Points |
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Practice |
Question Marks & Exclamation Points Practice |
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5 |
Commas to Separate Items in Lists |
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6 |
Commas to Separate Quotations |
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7 |
Commas to Separate Independent Clauses |
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8 |
Commas to Separate Introductory Words |
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Practice |
Commas I Practice |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 1-8 |
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Thinking |
Induction:Editing a Reporter's Story |
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Commas to Separate a City and State |
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10 |
Commas in Dates |
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11 |
Commas to Enclose Interrupting Phrases |
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Practice |
Commas II Practice |
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12 |
Apostrophes in Contractions |
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13 |
Apostrophes to Show Possession |
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Practice |
Apostrophes Practice |
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14 |
Quotation Marks to Enclose a Speaker's Words |
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15 |
Quotation Marks to Enclose Titles |
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Practice |
Quotation Marks Practice |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 9-15 |
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Thinking |
Induction:The Case of the Missing Keys |
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16 |
Commas in Greetings and Closings of Letters |
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Lesson # |
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17 |
Colons After Greetings in Business Letters |
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Practice |
Greetings and Closings of Letters Practice |
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18 |
Semicolons to Connect Independent Clauses |
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19 |
Semicolons to Reduce Confusion in Sentences |
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20 |
Colons Between Independent Clauses and Series |
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21 |
Colons to Separate Hours and Minutes |
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Practice |
Semicolons and Colons Practice |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 16-21 |
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Thinking |
Deduction:Beat the Computer |
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Test |
Punctuation Posttest |
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Spelling |
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Test |
Spelling Pretest |
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Plurals Formed by Adding S |
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Plurals of Nouns Ending in S,X, Ch, or SH |
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Plurals of Nouns Ending in Consonants and Y |
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Plurals of Nouns Ending in Vowels and Y |
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Plurals of Nouns Ending in Consonants and O |
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Plurals of Nouns Ending in F or FE |
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Irregular Plurals |
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Suffixes After Two Consonants |
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Suffixes After Two Vowels and a Consonant |
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10 |
Vowel Suffixes After a Vowel and a Consonant |
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11 |
Consonant Suffixes After Silent E |
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12 |
Quiz on Lessons 1-12 |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 1-12 |
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Thinking |
Classification:Helping Carlos with Spelling |
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13 |
Suffixes After a Consonant and Y |
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Suffixes After a Vowel and Y |
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15 |
Words Ending in CEDE, SEDE and CEED |
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Words Ending in ENT, ENCE, ANT, and ANCE |
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Words Ending in ABLE and IBLE |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 13-17 |
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Thinking |
Induction:Hunt for the Hidden Time Capsule |
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18 |
Using I Before E |
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19 |
Using E Before I |
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20 |
Silent Letters |
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21 |
Same-Sound Consonants |
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22 |
Same-Sound Vowels |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 18-22 |
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Thinking |
Abstracting:Teaching a friend Spelling Rules |
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Test |
Spelling Posttest |
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Writing Series: |
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Language Mechanics |
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Test |
Language Mechanics Pretest |
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1 |
Capitalization andPunctuation in Letters |
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2 |
Identifying Errors in Personal Letters |
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3 |
Identifying Errors in Business Letters I |
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Identifying Errors in Business Letters II |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 1-4 |
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Lesson # |
Lesson |
Date Completed |
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Thinking |
Decision Making:Who Should Be Interviewed? |
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Capitalization and Punctuation in Quotations |
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Identifying Errors in Prose Passages I |
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Identifying Errors in Prose Passages II |
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Using Commas with Clauses and Phrases |
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Identifying Errors in Prose Passages III |
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Identifying Errors in Prose Passages IV |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 5-10 |
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Thinking |
Induction:Sticky Keys and Sticky Rules |
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Test |
Language Mechanics Posttest |
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Language Usage |
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Test |
Language Usage Pretest |
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Nouns-A Review |
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2 |
Identifying Errors in Prose Passages I |
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Pronouns-A Review |
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Identifying Errors in Prose Passages II |
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Verbs-Number and Form |
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Identifying Errors in Prose Passages III |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 1-6 |
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Thinking |
Analogies:Teaming to Prepare for a Test |
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Verbs - The Six Tenses |
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Identifying Errors in Prose Passages IV |
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Adjectives and Adverbs-A Review |
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Identifying Errors in Prose Passages V |
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Prepositions - A Review |
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12 |
Identifying Errors in Prose PassagesVI |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 7-12 |
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Thinking |
Sequencing:Editing a Sports Story |
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Test |
Language Usage Posttest |
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Sentence Structure |
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Test |
Sentence Structure Pretest |
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Complete and Simple Subjects |
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2 |
Complete and Simple Predicates |
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3 |
Predicate Nominatives |
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4 |
Predicate Adjectives |
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5 |
Direct Objects |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 1-5 |
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Thinking |
Problem Solving:Matching Pets with People |
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Patterns in Sentences |
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Sentence Fragments and Run-On Sentences |
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8 |
Combining Short Sentences |
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9 |
Combining Subordinate ideas |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 6-9 |
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Thinking |
Problem Solving:Favorite Toys |
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Test |
Sentence Structure Posttest |
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Clear Writing and Paragraphs |
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Test |
Clear Writing and Paragraphs Pretest |
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1 |
Misplaced Modifiers |
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2 |
Dangling Modifiers |
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3 |
Unclear Pronoun Reference |
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Lesson # |
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Date Completed |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 1-3 |
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Thinking |
Induction:Editor of the Pardeeville Gazette |
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4 |
nonparallel Grammatical Forms |
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5 |
Wordiness |
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Unnecessary Tense Shifts |
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7 |
Double Negatives |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 4-7 |
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Thinking |
Classification:Writing and the Constitution |
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Identifying the Topic Sentence |
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Developing the Topic Sentence |
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10 |
Irrelevant Sentences |
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Connecting Ideas in a Paragraph |
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12 |
paragraph Logic and Organization |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 8-12 |
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Thinking |
Sequencing:Writing a Humorous Story |
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Test |
Clear Writing and Paragraphs Posttest |
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Information Skills Series |
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Using Dictionaries and Books |
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Test |
Using Dictionaries and Books Pretest |
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Alphabetizing |
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Dictionary Guide Words |
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Finding Parts of Speech |
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Finding Definitions |
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Identifying Syllables |
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6 |
Adding Suffixes and Plurals |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 1-6 |
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Thinking |
Sequencing:Creating Order Out of Confusion |
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The Title Page of a Book |
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The Table of Contents |
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The Index of a Book |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 7-9 |
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Thinking |
Investigation:Investigating History |
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Test |
Using Dictionaries and Books Posttest |
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Using References |
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Test |
Using References Pretest |
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The Library Catalog |
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Encyclopedias |
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Other Reference Materials |
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Introduction to the Internet |
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Electronic Mail |
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The World Wide Web |
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7 |
Usenet News |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 1-7 |
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Thinking |
Investigation:To Buy or Not to Buy |
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8 |
Taking Notes |
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Developing Outlines |
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10 |
Using a Time Line |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 8-10 |
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Thinking |
Constructing Support: The Art of Persuasion |
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Test |
Using References Posttest |
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Using Consumer Information |
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Test |
Using Consumer Information Pretest |
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The Index of the Newspaper |
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Separating Fact from Opinion |
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3 |
Classified Ads in the Newspaper |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 1-3 |
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Thinking |
Investigation: Learning About a New Town |
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Directories and Schedules |
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Following Written Instruction |
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6 |
Warnings and Labels |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 4-6 |
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Thinking |
Sequencing: Loading the User-Friendly Camera |
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Written Warranties |
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Leases and Contracts |
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9 |
Filling Out Contracts |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 7-9 |
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Thinking |
Deduction: Buying FONOVISION |
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Test |
Using Consumer Information Posttest |
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Using Maps, Charts, and Graphs |
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Test |
Using Maps, Charts, and Graphs Pretest |
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General Reference Maps |
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Transportation Maps |
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3 |
Special Maps |
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4 |
Large-Area Maps |
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5 |
Latitude and Longitude |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 1-5 |
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Thinking |
Decision Making: The Muddy Gap Concert |
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Charts |
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7 |
Tables |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 6-7 |
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Thinking |
Prediction: Using a Clearer Crystal Ball |
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8 |
Picture Graphs |
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9 |
Circle Graphs |
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10 |
Bar Graphs |
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11 |
Line Graphs |
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Quiz |
Quiz on Lessons 8-11 |
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Thinking |
Prediction: Predicting Where the Money Is |
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Test |
Using Maps, Charts, and Graphs Posttest |
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