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Using Participles to Describe

Using Participles to Describe

Posted on March 4, 2017March 12, 2018 by Lauren Crowley
When teaching students to write descriptively, I make sure to model for them different grammatical constructions for them to implement in their own writing.  I try to limit the amount of grammar jar... Read More
Combing Sentences With Present Participles

Combing Sentences With Present Participles

Posted on March 2, 2017March 5, 2017 by Lauren Crowley
Always encouraging my students to write in more concise sentences, I find it helpful to show them various ways to combine sentences while maintaining clarity.  One way to do this is by using particip... Read More

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Hi, I'm Lauren. I'm in my tenth year of teaching secondary ELA and occasionally world history. I'm a returned Peace Corps volunteer, a master's graduate, and a new mom!

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