Today’s lesson is all about refinement. Students are moving from draft writers to editors of their own work. Before we can polish and perfect our essays, we need to make sure every essential element is in place—from proper MLA formatting to well-structured paragraphs by using an essay checklist. Think of this stage as tightening the…
Today’s class focuses on polishing writing fundamentals and building strong research skills. Students will begin with a quick review of linking verbs—a grammar cornerstone that helps improve sentence clarity. Next, they’ll move on to the essential skill of creating MLA in-text citations, learning how to properly give credit within their essays. Finally, any remaining time…
What Are Linking Verbs? Linking verbs connect the subject of a sentence to additional information about that subject. Instead of showing action, they link the subject to a state of being or description. 🔹 Common Linking Verbs: Forms of to be: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been Seem, become, appear, feel, look, sound,…