Tag: English
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Don’t Think of an Elephant–Problems with Negative Statements
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The way that we provide instructions and frame problems can inhibit effectiveness and even lead to violence.
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How I teach grammar: Pt 2 Using Commas
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In the first part, we covered the basics of complex sentences: Independent and Dependent clauses. We learned that dependent clauses cannot stand on their own and must be attached to an independent clause to form a grammatically correct sentence. In this section, we will begin covering the use of punctuation…
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How I teach grammar: Part 1–The Tree Analogy
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Grammar can be a very difficult topic to learn and teach. While we are all expected to use commas, periods, colons, and Em-dashes correctly from the day we learn to write sentences, we are rarely taught the specific rules (and why they exist). This is in large part be cause…