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Recommended for
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Students |
Activities
for ESL
http://a4esl.org
This website is designed for ESL students but works
well for ABE students. Use the medium and advanced levels
for most ABE students.
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Quizzes
Crossword puzzles
Games
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Abiator's
Interactive Language Arts Games
http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/interlangindex.html
While there are some links on this website that no longer
work, students can access the scrambed sentences activity
as well as a few others.
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Scrambled
sentence activity |
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Brookdale
Community College.
http://www.brookdalecc.edu/fac/writing/095/practice/welaccplprsentsk.html
These pages are designed to assist students in having
more success and comfort with the Sentence Skills portion
of the ACCUPLACER test, so they can concentrate on the
questions and not the format of the question.
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Sample
test questions with reasons behind the correct answers
Site also provides test
taking tips
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Common
Errors in English
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/index.html
This site provides information on hundreds of common
errors found in writing. It focuses primarily on the
misuse of words.
May be used by:
" teachers as a tool for discussing common problems
or
" students as a resource check the rules about
specific errors.
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Alphabetized
list of common errors.
Provides error and the
rule that applies
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Spell
Check at Funbrain
http://www.funbrain.com/spell/index.html
Excellent resource for students who have problems with
spelling. Students select the word that is misspelled
and then type in the correct spelling
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Four
sets of twenty words
Two levels of difficultyA variety of activities focusing
on different grammar problems
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Grammar
Bytes
http://www.chompchomp.com/
An interactive site for the basics of grammar. Games
change periodically. Site includes definitions for various
terms. Grammar handouts may be printed and used in class. |
Provides correct or incorrect
answer and explanation
Handouts for use in class
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Grammar
Gorillas
http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/
This site provides students with sentences and asks
them to identify a specific part of speech. Explanations
provided for correct and incorrect responses.
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Sentences
with highlighted words so student can select indicated
part of speech |
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Grammar
Slammer
http://englishplus.com/grammar/gsdeluxe.htm
Grammar Slammer contains the rules and tips you need to
write your best and make yourself clear. Grammar Slammer
uses the familiar Web Page format to make it easy to find
what you are looking for. It even has an easy-to-use glossary
to help with those grammatical terms you can't remember.
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Grammar
rules and examples of their use |
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Hacker
Handbook
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/hacker/exercises/
This interactive resource includes a series of quizzes
to test students' knowledge in all areas of grammar.
These exercises were developed by Dianne Hacker at Prince
George's Community College in Maryland. Note: Shockwave
is required to complete the exercises.
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Online
quizzes at a higher level |
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Hard
Spell
http://www.bbc.co.uk/hardspell/hardspell_game.shtml
This interactive spelling game includes hundreds of
words and never uses the same list twice. It is challenging
but excellent for helping students with more difficult
words. In Game 1 you must find the word that is spelled
correctly. In Game 2, you find the incorrectly spelled
word and correct it.
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Extensive
list of words that change each time
Two games
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High
School Hub
http://highschoolhub.org/hub/english.cfm
A list of different language arts websites, including
commonly confused words, grammar and vocabulary lessons,
and poetry.
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Spelling
quizzes
Connection to NY Times Crossword Puzzles
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Punctuation
Paintball
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Paintball
This website is intended for children, but may work
for some adolescent learners as well.
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Online
game |
X
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Purdue
University's OWL
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
One of the most extensive collections of advice about
writing on the web. About half of the more than 75 handouts
address punctuation and grammatical issues and include
exercises for the user. Others focus on style, reference
formats, and give advice about the writing process itself.
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Handouts
for use in the classroom
Tutorials
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Skillswise
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/
Skillswise is the BBC website for adults who want to
improve their basic skills in reading, writing, and
mathematics. This site includes a wide range of quizzes,
games and activities for adult learners focusing on
grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.
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Fact
sheets
Online quizzes
Specifically designed
for adult learners
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The
Blue Book of Grammar
http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/cnt_gram.asp
This website has resources and quizzes focusing on grammar
and punctuation.
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Online
quizzes must be printed, completed by hand, and then
answers checked on the website
Interactive tests may
be completed online "
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The
Internet Grammar Guide
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/
An online course in English grammar written primarily
for university undergraduates. However, useful to anyone
who is interested in the English language.
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Online
course |
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The
Writing Den
http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/
Designed for students Grades 6 through 12 seeking to
improve their English reading, comprehension, and writing
skills.
" "Words" will help increase vocabulary
and improve pronunciation
" "Sentences" will improve reading comprehension
and listening skills
" "Paragraphs" will show how to organize
and edit your writing
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Real-audio
clips are included in words and sentences section
Online essays are used
for paragraphs section
Online quizzes
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Wacky
Web Tales
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/
Choose from over a dozen different story titles, then
fill in the blanks for different parts of speech. After
the students has identified all the words, click and
a nonsensical story will be made with them.
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Nonsensical
stories for students to create |
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WebGrammar
http://www.webgrammar.com/
This site includes general to specific grammar tips
as well as a Writing Section with style guides and other
resources.
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Common
mistakes people make when writing
Rules and examples
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Word
Games
http://www.eastoftheweb.com/games/index.html
This site includes eight word games that students can
play alone or as a group.
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Games
include:
Popword
Popword (multi-player)
Eight Letters
Cryptoquotes
Definetime
Storyman
Wordsearch
Codeword |
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Writing
Centre of the University of Ottwa.
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/partsp.html
HyperGrammar.
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Grammatical
terms are marked as hyperlinks that connect to definitions,
rules, and example |
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Building
Effective Writers - The Writing Process
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3D
Writer
http://www.3dwriting.com/
This site provides free word processing software for
educational purposes.
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Word
Processing Software (download, free) |
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ABC's
of the Writing Process
http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/
This site shows the five basic steps in the writing
process: prewriting, writing, revising, editing and
publishing.
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Rules,
resources, ideas |
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Florida
TechNet
http://floridatechnet.org/
Free lesson plans, professional development, and an
Internet library.
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Lesson
plans for ABE, GED, and ESL
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Guide
to Writing a Basic Essay
http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/
This online tutorial teaches some basic essay-writing
concepts.
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Online
tutorial |
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Northwest
Regional Educational Laboratory
http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/department.php?d=1
Look at the Six-Trait Analytical Assessment Model developed
for evaluating writing. The six traits include ideas,
organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency,
and conventions. (The Presentations Trait has recently
been added to make it 6+1 traits.) This site provides
a wealth of information about the six traits, including
lesson ideas and downloadable handouts.
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Model
for writing
Lesson Ideas
Handouts |
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Nuts
and Bolts of Writing
http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/nb-home.html
A short review of effective college writing skills.
Provides a framework for how to analyze essays from
their overall structure down to individual words.
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Includes
sections on:
Thinking
Style
Structure
Evidence
Mechanics
Advice on Writing
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Paradigm
Online Writing
http://www.powa.org/
This is a comprehensive online textbook covering all
aspects of the writing process. Designed for all levels
of writers.
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Interactive,
menu-driven, online writer's guide and handbook written
in HTML |
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Purdue
University's OWL
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
One of the most extensive collections of advice about
writing on the web. About half of the more than 75 handouts
address punctuation and grammatical issues and include
exercises for the user. Others focus on style, reference
formats, and give advice about the writing process itself.
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Handouts |
X
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Southern
Illinois University at Carbondale Writing Center
http://www.siu.edu/~write/
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Handouts
include tips, strategies, and exercises |
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The
Elements of Style
http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html
An easy-to-understand guide to correct grammar. This online
version contains the complete original text. It is filled
with tips on how to write clearly and correctly and how
to avoid the most common grammatical errors.
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Online
guide |
X
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The
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
http://www.ncte.org/
A wealth of information on the writing process, NCTE
has developed national standards for assessment and
evaluation in the area of English. One of the 29 standards
for assessment and evaluation in the NCTE report states
that "control of the conventions of edited American
English...spelling, handwriting, punctuation and grammatical
usage should be developed primarily during the writing
process.
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Standards
for writing
Resources |
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The
Writing Process
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourFames.cgi?tour_id=13270
Students can learn more about the writing process by
exploring the various stages in the writing process.
Have them take the quiz at the end to see how much they
learned.
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Online
tutorial
Quiz |
X
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University
of Iowa Writing Workshop
http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/acct/writing/index.html
Interactive activities and writing process examples.
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Variety
of online tutorials
Interactive quizzes included in Improving Grammar |
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| Writing
Centre of the University of Ottwa. Writing Resources
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/OtherResources.html
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Online
links to numerous resources |
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Writing
Topics. The Write Source
http://www.thewritesource.com/topics.htm
A great source of information and topics for high school
level.
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Topics
for writing |
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