This PowerPoint explains present and past participles and how to use them as modifiers and to combine sentences. There are 3 worksheets to practice identifying participles, as well as to practice combining sentences. There is a foldable template for an interactive notebook as well.

PowerPoint to introduce students to basic elements of creative fiction; graphic organisers for character development, plot graphs and storyboarding; peer review activity; and student checklist.

Complete unit pack with 4 pre-reading informational texts to build historical background (perfect for group presentations or gallery walks), vocabulary lists, character chart, dialect decoder, chapter reading questions of various depths of analysis, and summative essay prompt with rubric.