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Grade 10, Language Arts Std # I-9: Identify (correct usage) commonly confused words (Refer to Language Network textbook for grade appropriate list of words and attached list) Words that sound alike but have different meanings Words that are frequently confused Words that are commonly misused

Lesson Plans: Dictionary Game This flexible activity helps students learn and remember new words Lie and Lay This lesson defines the two words, provides example and practice sentences To, Too, and Two The lesson defines the words, provides example and practice sentences Sit or Set The lesson defines the words, provides example and practice sentences Lose or Loose The lesson defines the words, provides example and practice sentences Farther or Further The lesson defines the words, provides example and practice sentences Affect or Effect The lesson defines the words, provides example and practice sentences

Resources: OWL Major resource site for designing lesson plans related to language terminology and concepts There, Their, and They're Exercise Interactive exercise University of West Florida Writing Lab Laying It on the Line University of West Florida Writing Lab Who or whom? Commonly Confused Words Mini-lesson Commonly Confused Words PowerPoint Commonly Confused Words Notes Suggestions for English Language Learners: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (I, T) Students work in teams to define and write sentences with commonly confused words as listed by the teacher or other resource. (T) Students work in teams to use an Internet search engine to find visual representations of commonly confused words and create visual presentations for their classmates.
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