Full Semester #2 of Grammar, Proofreading Lessons to Improve Teen Writers

This is a second semester’s worth of M.U.G. Shot Monday lessons, where students master Mechanics, Usage, and Grammar by working together to proofread real-world writing examples. These 19 weekly grammar editing sessions address the most common errors made in middle-school and high-school writing. Match with this Semester 1 bundle and you’ll have a full year of effective, easy-to-deliver grammar lessons.

I present these lessons on Mondays because I like alliteration (M.U.G. Shot Monday has a nice ring, no?), but you can use them anytime you want. Most semesters run 18 weeks, but I threw in an extra M.U.G. Shot in case you have an extra Monday (or whatever day) on your school calendar.

Students write down the flawed sentence and then work together to edit/make corrections. After the class agrees on all of the edits made by the student writing at the board, I go over the marks, explaining the rules that apply. After three sessions, I collect the students’ papers and give points for accuracy.

Packet includes:
• 19 weeks of 10-minute grammar practice sessions (38 total slides) in both Notebook format (for SMARTBoard users) and Powerpoint (for all users)
• 19-page PDF to use for student handouts and quizzes
• 38-page PDF of full semester materials, both unmarked and corrected sentences (useful for absent students or independent/homeschool study)

SMARTBoard users will find interactive slides with window shades and digital ink tools, while Powerpoint users can project the slides onto a regular white board and have the students use regular dry erase pens to make their edits.

All slides come with a corrected version, which you can share with the class and discuss or use on your own as a key.

Click the "Preview” button above to take a closer look.

Want more M.U.G. Shots?
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If you like this lesson, be sure to check out Lit. Term Tuesday, a series of weekly lesson plans that connects literary devices to today’s pop culture. The kids look forward to them each week. Click HERE for a full semester of Literary Term lessons

Complete the weekly class procedures with Words on Wednesday, an effective way to build high-level vocabulary in your students. Click HERE for a full semester of Vocabulary Lessons

This product is also included in the budget-priced full-year bundle of all of these bell-ringer lessons. Click HERE for FULL YEAR grammar, lit. term, and vocab. materials

This item is also included in my English 9-10 full-year curriculum. If you already own the full-year download, please do not purchase this item here individually. If you’d like to receive this item plus everything else needed to teach 180 days of English 9 or English 10 at a deeply discounted price, click here to learn more about the full-year curriculum download.

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