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Why We Reteach Parts of Speech Every Year

Why do we reteach the parts of speech every single year?

Every year, it happens without fail. Some adorable little newly-minted seventh-grader will look up at me with big innocent eyes and ask, “What’s a verb, again?” Then I quietly walk over to the closet and bang my head on the door. Actually, it’s not so quiet–there may be a noise like moaning and gnashing of […]

Filed Under: Teaching Strategies Tagged With: eighth grade, grammar, middle school, parts of speech, seventh grade, sixth grade

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Hi, there! I’m Michelle, the teacher-author behind Mixed-Up Files.

I love all things middle school, gifted ed, and ELA. When I’m not writing curriculum resources, you can find me puttering in my garden, hiking to a waterfall, or cheering at a college softball game.

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After teaching grades 5-8 for 23 years, I retired from the classroom to work full time writing curriculum resources.

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