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Grammar Explorations with Questie features a comical, engaging character who gets confused and relies on the student to help solve grammatical problems. Each activity is based on a simple story, contains groups of sentences that exemplify grammar conventions, and ends in the solution of Questie’s problem. Includes lots of student interaction, which consists of clicking choices and objects, dragging text and objects, typing in text, and editing text. You won’t find a more humorous, interactive, and effective grammar program.
Grades 4-6.
Features for Grammar Explorations with Questie
- Students help Questie's dilemmas that only correct punctuation can solve.
- Concepts instruction helps students solve Questie’s problems.
- Students get the opportunity to practice on non-scored exercises before being assessed and scored on concepts.
- The student compiles a “Personal Editing Guide” across the program’s activities.
The Grammar Explorations with Questie Series consists of 5 different software titles, each sold separately. All 5 titles are available in one value-priced Bundle.
Sentences
Key Concepts include:
- Simple sentences, sentence parts
- Clauses and phrases
- Sentence variety
Nouns & Pronouns
Key Concepts include:
- Singular, plural, possessive, common and proper nouns
- Possessive, indefinite, subject, and object pronouns
- Pronoun and antecedent agreement
Verbs
Key Concepts include:
- Action, helping, and linking verbs
- Principle parts of verbs
- Verb tense, and verb agreement
Adjectives & Adverbs
Key Concepts include:
- Common and proper adjectives
- Adverb and adjectives
- Vivid and specific verbs
Conjunctions & Prepositions
Key Concepts include:
- Coordinating and subordinating conjunctions
- Prepositions
- Point of view
About the Grammar Explorations with Questie Series
Series Features
- All sentences focus on correcting common language mistakes
- An integrated assessment activity, featuring an interactive game combines topics from the previous activities
- Helping Questie solve its humorous problems is motivational for all students
- Each activity culminates in the editing and improving of a writing piece.
Series Applications
- Excellent supplement to language instruction
- Includes comments from a student’s grammar log in each student’s portfolio
- Students also learn about punctuation and effective writing
- Incorporates learning by teaching approach
Series Management
- Tracks and bookmarks students’ progress
System Requirements
WINDOWS:
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition or newer
300 MHz Pentium II (Pentium III or later recommended)
96 MB RAM Windows 98 and ME (128MB or more recommended), 128 MB RAM Windows NT, 2000,and XP (192 MB or more recommended)
35 MB of free hard drive space
800 x 600 display with 16-bit color (thousands of colors)
CD player
Mouse
keyboard
Sound card with speakers or headphones (optional, but required for some activities)
Printer, local or networked (optional, but recommended)
Microphone (optional, but required for some activities)
Standard font and theme settings highly recommended
MACINTOSH:
Mac OS X 10.2.8 or newer (10.3.4 or newer recommended)
Mac OS X 10.2.8 workstations are not supported with Mac OS X 10.4 Server. If you are using Mac OS X 10.4 Server, it is recommended that you upgrade your workstations to Mac OS X 10.3.4 or newer.
Classic Mode installed (required by some Skill Trees)
266 MHz G3 (G4 recommended)
128 MB RAM (256 MB or more recommended)
800 x 600 display with 16-bit color (thousands of colors)
CD player
Mouse
keyboard
Speakers or headphones (optional, but required for some activities)
Printer, local or networked (optional, but recommended)
Microphone (optional, but required for some activities)
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