Scaffolded High School English Resources
Blog posts pertaining to grammar in the high school English classroom.
Raise your hand if you’re sick of circling mixed-up homophones in your students’ writing! There are so many bigger problems in student writing than writing “then” instead of “then,” but it’s still really annoying, right?...
Read MoreTeaching coordinating conjunctions as part of your grammar curriculum can feel deceptively simple. Students memorize FANBOYS, complete a few practice sentences, and seem to understand the concept. But then they start writing. Suddenly, commas appear...
Read MoreIf you’ve ever searched for grammar worksheets for high school, you already know the struggle. Most options are either aimed at kids way too young (hello, 2nd grade clip art) or so dry that even your most...
Read MoreCringing while grading writing? Your students are probably writing some awkwardly structured sentences. And while there are many reasons “awkwardness” can occur, the easiest (in my opinion) to fix is parallel structure. But it’s going...
Read MoreIf you’re a high school English teacher who dreads the moment punctuation lessons roll around, you’re not alone—especially when you need to teach hyphens and dashes. To your students, these horizontal lines look similar. But their variety of uses,...
Read MoreWe’ve all seen rushed, un-edited student writing (maybe during that last round of essays?). So, chances are you’ve come across your fair share of dangling participles. But, even if your students can tell something is...
Read MoreIf you’ve ever read a student draft that felt choppy or repetitive, you know how valuable it is to teach students how to combine sentences. One powerful tool for that is the appositive phrase! But before...
Read MoreLooking for dialogue in a sentence examples to help you show your students what works and what doesn’t? Getting your students to understand not only the punctuation of dialogue, but the natural flow of dialogue...
Read MoreRaise your hand if you’ve ever Googled “easy grammar curriculum” in a moment of desperation. Maybe it was after trying to explain prepositional phrases for the third time that week. Maybe it was while staring at a...
Read MoreIf you’re wondering how to teach commas without your students glazing over by slide two, you’re not alone. Teaching commas is so much more than handing out a comma worksheet and calling it a day. Comma use involves nuance, multiple grammatical rules, and—let’s be...
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