Editing Guides

Give students the copyediting marks needed to edit any writing for conventions.

Process Writing Workshop

Use process writing online assignments to support technology and writing practice.

Writing Prompts

Prompts for different text types help students start brainstorming what to write.

Lists

References to Improve Writing Skills and Word Choice

Writing A-Z Lists support student writing skills and word choice by giving students references or ideas to use at various steps of the writing process. Lists feature parts of speech, punctuation, abbreviations, acronyms, literary terms, and commonly used and misused words. Most list resources help students in the revising and editing process and help students improve their word choice and strengthen the voice of their writing.

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Parts of Speech & Punctuation

Adjectives

various adjectives to strengthen word choice and overall writing

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Adverbs

a variety of adverbs to strengthen word choice and overall writing

List PDF | Projectable

Conjunctions 1

various conjunctions and example sentences of their use for primary students

List PDF | Projectable

Conjunctions 2

various conjunctions and example sentences of their use for intermediate students

List PDF | Projectable

Abbreviations & Acronyms

Common Abbreviations

common abbreviations and their meanings

List PDF | Projectable

Emoticon

a variety of emoticons and their meanings for use in friendly emails

List PDF | Projectable

Friendly Email Acronyms

a variety of acronyms and their meanings for use in friendly emails

List PDF | Projectable

Literary Language (or Literary Terms)

Figurative Language

definitions and various examples of idioms, metaphors, and similes

List PDF | Projectable

Literary Devices

definitions and examples of techniques used to strengthen overall writing skills, such as alliteration, foreshadowing, irony, and personification

List PDF | Projectable

Text Type Ideas

topic ideas for compositions in each text type under the five main genres

List PDF | Projectable

Commonly Used & Misused Words

Confusing Words

commonly confused word pairs (such as accept/except, affect/effect, and desert/dessert) with definitions and accompanying sentence to demonstrate usage

List PDF | Projectable

High-Frequency Words

examples of words that are often used in writing

List PDF | Projectable

Retired Words

synonyms for commonly used words to help students develop word choice in their writing

List PDF | Projectable

Grammar/Word Work

Editing Guides

Process Writing Workshop

Writing Prompts

Lists

References to Improve Writing Skills and Word Choice

Parts of Speech & Punctuation

Adjectives

various adjectives to strengthen word choice and overall writing

Adverbs

a variety of adverbs to strengthen word choice and overall writing

Conjunctions 1

various conjunctions and example sentences of their use for primary students

Conjunctions 2

various conjunctions and example sentences of their use for intermediate students

Nouns

a variety of nouns to strengthen word choice and overall writing

Punctuation

examples of common punctuation marks

Verbs

a variety of verbs to strengthen word choice and overall writing

Abbreviations & Acronyms

Common Abbreviations

common abbreviations and their meanings

Emoticon

a variety of emoticons and their meanings for use in friendly emails

Friendly Email Acronyms

a variety of acronyms and their meanings for use in friendly emails

Literary Language (or Literary Terms)

Figurative Language

definitions and various examples of idioms, metaphors, and similes

Literary Devices

definitions and examples of techniques used to strengthen overall writing skills, such as alliteration, foreshadowing, irony, and personification

Text Type Ideas

topic ideas for compositions in each text type under the five main genres

Commonly Used & Misused Words

Confusing Words

commonly confused word pairs (such as accept/except, affect/effect, and desert/dessert) with definitions and accompanying sentence to demonstrate usage

High-Frequency Words

examples of words that are often used in writing

Retired Words

synonyms for commonly used words to help students develop word choice in their writing

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Editing Guides

Process Writing Workshop

Writing Prompts

Lists

References to Improve Writing Skills and Word Choice

Parts of Speech & Punctuation

Adjectives various adjectives to strengthen word choice and overall writing

Adverbs a variety of adverbs to strengthen word choice and overall writing

Conjunctions 1 various conjunctions and example sentences of their use for primary students

Conjunctions 2 various conjunctions and example sentences of their use for intermediate students

Nouns a variety of nouns to strengthen word choice and overall writing

Punctuation examples of common punctuation marks

Verbs a variety of verbs to strengthen word choice and overall writing

Abbreviations & Acronyms

Common Abbreviations common abbreviations and their meanings

Emoticon a variety of emoticons and their meanings for use in friendly emails

Friendly Email Acronyms a variety of acronyms and their meanings for use in friendly emails

Literary Language (or Literary Terms)

Figurative Language definitions and various examples of idioms, metaphors, and similes

Literary Devices definitions and examples of techniques used to strengthen overall writing skills, such as alliteration, foreshadowing, irony, and personification

Text Type Ideas topic ideas for compositions in each text type under the five main genres

Commonly Used & Misused Words

Confusing Words commonly confused word pairs (such as accept/except, affect/effect, and desert/dessert) with definitions and accompanying sentence to demonstrate usage

High-Frequency Words examples of words that are often used in writing

Retired Words synonyms for commonly used words to help students develop word choice in their writing

Adjectives

various adjectives to strengthen word choice and overall writing

Adverbs

a variety of adverbs to strengthen word choice and overall writing

Conjunctions 1

various conjunctions and example sentences of their use for primary students

Conjunctions 2

various conjunctions and example sentences of their use for intermediate students

Nouns

a variety of nouns to strengthen word choice and overall writing

Punctuation

examples of common punctuation marks

Verbs

a variety of verbs to strengthen word choice and overall writing

Common Abbreviations

common abbreviations and their meanings

Emoticon

a variety of emoticons and their meanings for use in friendly emails

Friendly Email Acronyms

a variety of acronyms and their meanings for use in friendly emails

Figurative Language

definitions and various examples of idioms, metaphors, and similes

Literary Devices

definitions and examples of techniques used to strengthen overall writing skills, such as alliteration, foreshadowing, irony, and personification

Text Type Ideas

topic ideas for compositions in each text type under the five main genres

Confusing Words

commonly confused word pairs (such as accept/except, affect/effect, and desert/dessert) with definitions and accompanying sentence to demonstrate usage

High-Frequency Words

examples of words that are often used in writing

Retired Words

synonyms for commonly used words to help students develop word choice in their writing