<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><title>Teacher Tip Newsletter</title><style></style></head><body bgcolor="#EEF5F9" lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue><div class=WordSection1><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'>From: Teacher Tip Newsletter [mailto:maillist@teachertipnewsletter.com] Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 1:10 PM To: mslinda@nopersonleftbehind.org Subject: Grammar and Writing Worksheets and Lesson Plans- Teaching Tips #588<o:p></o:p></div></div><o:p> </o:p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=598 style='width:448.5pt'><tr><td style='background:#599EC7;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'>Having trouble reading this page? <a href="http://www.teach-nology.com/newsletters/588.html">View it</a> on our website.<o:p></o:p></td></tr></table></div><o:p> </o:p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;background:white'><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="95%" style='width:95.0%'><tr><td width="98%" style='width:98.0%;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'>Weekly Tips for Teachers Issue 588: October 17, 2011<o:p></o:p></td><td width="2%" style='width:2.0%;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><a href="http://www.teach-nology.com"><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://teachertipnewsletter.com/news/1/logo.gif" alt="Visit Teachnology"></a><o:p></o:p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><o:p> </o:p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;background:white'><tr><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="95%" style='width:95.0%'><tr><td width="98%" style='width:98.0%;background:#86BF59;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'>This Week : Grammar and Writing Lessons and Worksheets<o:p></o:p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><o:p> </o:p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;background:white'><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="99%" style='width:99.0%'><tr><td width="64%" style='width:64.0%;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><img border=0 width=360 height=90 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://teachertipnewsletter.com/news/2/writinggram.gif" 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