Language Arts


Out of the Dust
Dear Deer: A Book of Homophones
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference!
A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink: What Is a Noun?
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Exclamation Mark
To Root, to Toot, to Parachute: What Is a Verb?
The Girl's Like Spaghetti: Why, You Can't Manage without Apostrophes!
Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What Is an Adjective? (Words Are CATegorical ®)
Crazy Like a Fox: A Simile Story
Punctuation Takes a Vacation
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
I and You and Don't Forget Who: What Is a Pronoun? (Words Are CATegorical ®)
Dearly, Nearly, Insincerely: What Is an Adverb? (Words Are CATegorical ®)
Punctuation Celebration
Cynthia Leitich Smith
Grampa pulled off his lucky hat and sank into the recliner. Before long, he was snoring like a rusty hymn. 'Zzzzzz . . .' Uncle Leonard tossed Ray over one shoulder and hauled him into the kitchen, where the smell of frying bacon filled the air. 'Any fish today?” Aunt Wilhelmina asked. 'Yes, ma’am,” Ray said, 'but that’s not all we caught.' Uncle Leonard sat Ray down. 'What else was there?” 'Something bigger' is all that Ray would say. ...more
Cynthia Leitich Smith, Indian Shoes

If students do not read the assigned texts, nothing important is happening in your literature classroom - nothing very important to develop your students' reading and interpretive abilities is happening, no matter how many lectures you deliver, vocabulary words your students "learn," elements of fiction students define, quizzes students take, essay test answers students write, or films you show. Nothing important is happening because student development of reading and interpretive abilities requ ...more
William Broz

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