Ms. Sasso English 2

Thematic Questions: How can we effect positive change in our environment? How can we fight injustice? Should we be cautious about new technology?

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Grammar

The Free Dictionary: This is a good source for vocabulary words, but also check out the grammar quizzes and word matches to help improve your writing skills. 

Grammar Book: This is a really good online source for grammar instruction. 

Parts of Speech

House on Mango Street

Jabberwocky

Capitalization and Punctuation

Possessives and Plurals

Personal and Indefinite Pronouns

When He Becomes They

Spivak Pronouns

Common Errors

Irregular Verbs: Are Participles aThing of the Past?

Verbs

Articles:

Capitalizing "Black"
What Quakers Can Teach Us About Pronouns
A Guide to Neo-Pronouns
How the N-Word Became Unsayable
Rutger's Law School: Use of Racial Epithets
The Power of Words: Uttering the N-Word is (finally) Taboo
Why We Curse
Are People Who Curse More Creative?
Can Cursing Eliminate Pain?
A Heartbreaking Reason Curses Exist: Ukrainian Soldiers
Contronyms or Janus Words
Plato and AI-Generated Essays
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