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Beginner Writing Lessons
Sample Essay: “My Hobby” – Introductory sample essay that students can reference later when writing their particular essays
Sentence Pattern: Start/stop verb+ing – Practice adding “ing” to verbs after “start/stop/quit/begin”
Grammar: Past Tense – Simple introduction to past tense verbs
Error Correction Worksheet – Correct the errors in this sample “My Hobby” essay
Assignment: “My Hobby” – Use the grammar and sentence patterns from Unit 1 to write an essay titled “My Hobby”
Sample Essay: “A Funny Story” – Introductory sample essay that students can reference later when writing their own essays
Past Tense Error Correction Worksheet – overview of past tense; rewrite the paragraph and correct the last tense errors
Indention and Quotations – Teaches students to indent new paragraphs and use quotation marks correctly
Indentions and Quotations: Error Correction Worksheet – Identify and correct the mistakes within the paragraph
Writing Assignment: “A Funny Story” – Students utilize the grammar and sentence patterns from Unit 2 to write an essay titled “A Funny Story”
Sample Essay: “My Favorite Place” – Introductory sample essay that students can reference later when writing their essays that are own
Sentence Pattern: Although / Even though – Introduction to “although” and “even though”, with sample sentences and practice exercises
Sentence Pattern: not…at all – Introduction to the sentence pattern “(not)…at all”, with sample sentences and practice exercises
Error Correction Worksheet – Identify and correct the mistakes in the paragraph
Writing Assignment: “My Favorite Place” – Students make use of the sentence and grammar patterns from Unit 3 to publish an essay titled “My Favorite Place”
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