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5 Tips to Simplify Your Paper Workload
The end of the year can be a paperwork nightmare for English teachers especially. Students will be writing final essays and essay tests. Grading them will take precious time. Here are some tips to make your job a little easier. … Continue reading
Posted in High School, Middle School, Self-Evaluation and Rubrics, Writing
Tagged charlene tess, essays, grading papers, language arts, paperwork load, simple steps to sentence sense, Teacherspayteachers
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5 Reasons Why We Procrastinate
Here are 5 possible reasons why teachers and students procrastinate when presented with unpleasant or daunting tasks: 1. If we procrastinate, we can live in a world of fantasy. Maybe it will snow and school will be canceled tomorrow. No need to … Continue reading
Posted in Elementary Education, Grades 2-4, Grades 3-5, Grammar, High School, Middle School
Tagged charlene tess, hints to avoid procrastinating, procrastinating, simple steps to sentence sense
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Grammar Links and Tools
Here are a few of the grammar tools available for teachers and students that will make learning to use the English language correctly more enjoyable: Noredink.com was created by Jeff Scheur, an English teacher at Whitney Young Magnet High … Continue reading
Posted in FREE, Grammar, High School, Middle School, Teachers Pay Teachers
Tagged charlene tess, grammar, grammar tools, simple steps to sentence sense, TpT
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Beware of the Greengrocer’s Apostrophe
The name “Greengrocer’s Apostrophe” comes from errors in the use of apostrophes that frequently occur on signs that appear in store windows or in the produce section of grocery stores. This error also occurs in many other places. Do not … Continue reading
Posted in Grammar, High School, Middle School, Proofreading, Teachers Pay Teachers
Tagged apostrophes, charlene tess, Greengrocer's Apostrophe, language arts, punctuation, simple steps to sentence sense, Teacherspayteachers, TpT
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I Love February 14th
I have many reasons to love February 14th, but the one that matters the most to me is that this is the day that my wonderful husband and I got married. It was a second marriage for both of us … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing, Elementary Education, FREE, High School, holiday, Middle School
Tagged charlene tess, FREE PDF, freebie, gift, Valentine's Day
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Plan Your Story Before You Write It
Teaching your students to plan their stories before they write them will help them learn to write fiction. A story plan is a sketch used for planning purposes. One way to get started is for students to think of … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing, High School, Middle School, Teachers Notebook, Teachers Pay Teachers
Tagged charlene tess, creative writing, language arts, Teachers Notebook, Teacherspayteachers, TpT, writing
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Stick Your Neck Out and Try Something New
Behold the turtle. . .he only makes progress by sticking his neck out! Why not let 2013 be your lucky year, and try something new to you. Challenge your mind and the minds of your students. Here are a few … Continue reading
Posted in Clip Art, Elementary Education, Grades 2-4, Grades 3-5, High School
Tagged charlene tess, clip art, new ideas
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High School Winter Holidays Tips and Freebies Book is Now Available
Here is a wonderful gift for all high school teachers. A free eBook filled with teaching tips and free lessons from the Top Teachers on TeachersPayTeachers.com. Click on the cover above to download. My page in the book offers a … Continue reading
Posted in Grammar, High School, holiday, Middle School, Teacher Information, Teachers Pay Teachers
Tagged charlene tess, FREE PDF, freebie, holiday freebie, holidays, simple steps to sentence sense, TpT, writing
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Avoid Run-on Sentences
A comma for the right reason, in the right place, can correct a run-on sentence. A run-on sentence is one of the errors that is most frequently found in students’ papers. Often, the insertion of a comma before a coordinating … Continue reading
Posted in Elementary Education, Grammar, High School, Middle School
Tagged charlene tess, free, FREE PDF, freebie, grammar, language arts, run-on sentences, writing
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