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A metaphor is like a simile. ~Author Unknown
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne
Ink on paper is as beautiful to me as flowers on the mountains; God composes, why shouldn't we? ~Terri Guillemets
Proofread carefully to see if you any words out. ~Author Unknown
writing conventions test
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Habit
Busters - online practice
student
writing samples
Mr. B's Spelling City
Games:
Word
Build Game - Find all of the words in the word bank.
Mad
Libs - online version with plenty of titles to choose
from
Stay
Afloat Game - Choose a topic, then guess the word (same
as Hangman)
Sink
It and Solve It - good spelling practice game
Grammar
Gorillas - identify the parts of speech game
Punctuation
Paintball - Paintball caps, periods, and other punctuation.
Sentence
Building - Arrange words into sentences and build a wall
to beat the timer.
Which
sentence is correct? - a multiple choice quiz
Capital
Letters Quiz - Choose the sentence that is correct.
Type
the Correct Sentence - choose level 1 or 2
Magical
Capitals - Cool fairies...need I say more?
Writing
Tools:
Persuasion Map - Use this online
tool to organize your ideas.
Persuasion
Techniques Slideshow - Mr. B's Powerpoint (may not work from Safari)
Are you a Writer? - students can
publish their prose or poetry online from this site |
