Tag: English
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Writing 101
Use these tips to improve your basic writing! New to writing? Or maybe you’ve been writing seriously for a while, but you aren’t seeing the results you want. Writing, like any craft, is something that you can develop and improve on through deliberate practice. It’s not a fixed talent that you’re either born with or…
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Free Writer’s Workshop Wednesday: The Parts of Speech
Let’s for once and for all, break up any confusion about the parts of speech. The phrase “Parts of Speech” simply refers to the names we give to each word in the English language, depending on what it is. Each part of speech performs a distinct job in a sentence. There are eight Parts of…
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Free Writer’s Workshop Wednesday: To Be or Not to Be
One of the most common verbs within the English language is the verb “to be.” This linking verb does nothing more than explain a state of “being” whether in the past, present, or future tense. The Two Ways of Using “To Be” It can be used on its own as a linking verb: The cat…
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Free Writer's Workshop Wednesday: Distance Learning
Given the sudden shift in education due to the coronavirus precautions, I’ve decided to implement a new way of sharing information. I’ll will still be hosting my writer’s workshop here on the blog, but I have created a YouTube channel specifically to teach lessons in English Language Arts to offer resources to students and teachers…
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