Tips for Revising Suggestions for revising the first draft of an essay.		Capitals How to use capitals properly.
How to Write an Essay Encourage students to follow the step-by-step directions for writing an essay.		Attendance and Lunch: A Simple Set-Up An easy system for taking attendance and organizing lunch at the beginning of the day.
Essay Keywords Definitions of words that help students write different types of essays.		Common Abbreviations Find common abbreviations used in the English language in this chart.
Olympic Leaders Students will write a one page report from the point of view of an Olympic athlete and present...		How to Write a Research Paper Follow step-by-step directions to write great research papers. You'll find articles on...
What Are the Modern Olympics? Introduce students to the history and locations of the Modern Olympic Games.		Decorating Tips for the Classroom Tips for creating a more comfortable classroom atmosphere.
Apostrophes How to use apostrophes.		Baseball Card Interview Questions Questions to accompany the Back to School Baseball Card activity.
Commas The proper ways to uses commas are explained.		A Back-to-School Conversation Foster trust in the classroom through this first day of school activity.
Punctuation: Periods How to use periods properly.		Student Baseball Cards Students make baseball cards as a way of getting to know one another.
First Day Celebration Throw a "Getting to Know You" party on the first day of school.		Bio Poem Handout Use this template when writing a bio poem, a great format for students to write creatively...
Italics Encourage students to use italics properly.		Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.