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Comma Rules for Middle School and High School

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Comma Rules and Practice for Middle School and High School Remote learning: This download includes both PDF and PowerPoint versions. The file has been saved as PNGs and inserted into a PowerPoint so that you can save particular pages as you wish,

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Grammar, Poetry

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Assessment

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W.6.2, W.7.2, W.8.2, W.9-10.2, W.11-12.2, SL.6.1, SL.7.1, SL.8.1, SL.9-10.1, SL.11-12.1, L.6.2...

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Comma Bundle for Middle School and High School: Lessons, Handouts, Game, Test

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Comma activities are necessary for reviewing commas for middle school and high school because students seem to forget those rules easily!SEE THE LINKS BELOW FOR PREVIEWS OF BOTH INCLUDED PRODUCTS.Visit Call Me Comma Crazy! for a preview of the Comma

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Comma Escape Room: Students Must Demonstrate Comma Knowledge to Escape

By Selena Smith

Comma Escape Room / Lock Box ActivityTeaching commas is tough! No matter the age or ability level, students always need to brush up on their comma usage. This lock box activity does just that! Students will have 12 comma rules they will have to

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Grammar, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities

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Parts of Speech Activity: Sorting Activity with a Twist

By Selena Smith

Parts of Speech Activity is a challenging and fun, hands-on practice review. Students can work individually, in partners, or in groups for this task. Each task card has an underlined word, and students put the card under the correct category. The

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English Language Arts, Grammar, Problem Solving

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Activities

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Parts of Speech Escape Room for High School

By Selena Smith

Parts of speech are tough! No matter the age or ability level, students could use a parts of speech refresher. This lock box does just that! Students will use their knowledge of parts of speech in order to solve clues and break out of the box. They

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Grammar, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving

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8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Activities

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Semicolons, Colons, and Commas Assessment

By Selena Smith

Semicolons, Colons, and Commas Assessment can be used as a pre-assessment, summative quiz, or formative post-asssessment. There are 22 multiple-choice questions. For each number, 3 possible errors are underlined. Students will decide which is an

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Grammar

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Assessment

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Misplaced & Dangling Participles as Modifiers PowerPoint & Application Questions

By Selena Smith

This Participle lesson is PowerPoint based. The colorful and engaging slides feature animals and are humorous to keep students' attention.►This lesson explains participles and participial phrases with examples. ►It also explains misplaced and

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English Language Arts, Grammar

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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PowerPoint Presentations, Assessment, Lesson

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Conjunction Posters - Colorful & Eye-Catching

By Selena Smith

Conjunction Posters are sure to get your students’ attention with their colorful designs. When students are zoning out and looking around the room, as we all know they do from time to time, they can still be learning! I am a firm believer that If

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English Language Arts, Grammar

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Posters

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Comma Review Games: 75 Questions with 2 Game Options

By Selena Smith

Comma Review GamesThere are two game options included in this packet. The first is a whole-class indoor baseball gamecalled “Let’s Play Ball.” Rest assured - no balls will be flying and no students will be running. This game works well for a

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Grammar

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

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Handouts, Games

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Digital Comma Escape: Apply Comma Rules to Solve Puzzles

By Selena Smith

Comma Escape Room / Lock Box ActivityTeaching commas is tough! No matter the age or ability level, students always need to brush up on their comma usage. This digital escape activity does just that! Students will have 12 comma rules to practice in

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English Language Arts, Grammar, Critical Thinking

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Google Apps

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Participle Fun Freebie

By Selena Smith

This participle activity helps students see the difference between a correct sentence containing a participial phrase and a sentence containing a misplaced or dangling participial phrase. Each student receives an incorrect sentence. Next, students

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English Language Arts, Grammar, Visual Arts

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I am in my 27th year of teaching, and I still love it. I have taught the following: 8th grade Language Arts and Social Studies; 9th and 10th grade standard and honors English; 11th grade standard, honors, and Advanced Placement English Language and Composition English; 12th grade standard English; college American Literature I and II.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My teaching style is hands-on and activity driven. I enjoy inventing different, innovative lessons that surprise my students. Students work in collaborative groups often and develop speaking and teamwork skills. Instruction should be rigorous, challenging, and fun.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

National Board Certification 2003 National Board Re-Certification 2012 Masters in English Education Teacher of the Year at Wayne Early Middle College High School 2008 N.C. Teaching Fellows Scholarship County Writing Plan Committee

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I received my B.S. degree in Secondary English Education from East Carolina University in 1995. I received my MAEd degree from East Carolina University in 2012.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

My husband of 24 years is also a teacher. We have two beautiful daughters who keep us very busy. I am also a speaker/advocate/author for child sexual abuse awareness and prevention.

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Science, Social Studies, Government, U.S. History, World History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Other (Art), Music, Drama, ESL-EFL-ELL, Health, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Religion, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Professional Development, School Counseling, Character Education, Family Consumer Sciences, Study Skills, Problem Solving, Criminal Justice - Law, Short Stories, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Poetry, Black History Month, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Early Intervention, Close Reading, African History