This grammar spiral review covers standards continuously so that high school students have multiple practice opportunities. If you need to meet language standards for junior and senior language arts classes, this grammar activity is a must-have! The material covers common punctuation, grammar, writing, and language areas for junior and senior years. Advanced sophomore language arts students could use this material as well. Contents of the grammar spiral review for grades 11-12: LANGUAGE CHANGES √ The standard "Apply the understanding that usage is a matter of convention, can change over time, and is sometimes contested" requires multiple avenues of practice. √ Included are articles, videos, and primary sources to meet this standard. √ Eight slides are devoted to this standard; however, many of the topics overlap with others, such as the way figurative language has changed over time. CONFUSING WORDS √ among, between √ contractions (your/you're, their/they're/there) √ altogether, all together √ affect, effect √ illicit, elicit √ later, latter √ corroborate, collaborate √ insure, ensure, assure √ advice, advise √ fewer, less PUNCTUATION √ commas (including coordinate adjectives) √ quotation marks (embedding research) √ semicolons (lists and conjunctive adverbs) √ colons √ em-dashes √ hyphens √ ellipsis √ parentheses WRITING/GRAMMAR √ sentence structure (punctuation with simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences) √ peer editing √ active and passive voice √ formal writing √ subjunctive mood √ misplaced and dangling modifiers √ incomplete sentences √ vague words √ parallelism √ figurative language √ figures of speech (pun, idiom, hyperbole) √ connotation/denotation √ subject-verb agreement √ pronoun-antecedent agreement √ transitions Please see the preview for a complete table of contents. I listed each slide's content and its corresponding standard. A few notes about this grammar spiral review for grades 11-12: √ Check out the images and the preview. I made the preview very specific so you know exactly what you will receive. The preview has a table of contents. √ Everything is editable except the background of the slides. If you would like to change the background, simply delete the background image. Easy! √ I have included two versions, Powerpoint and Google Slides. You choose which version works for you. I made this grammar spiral review for high school flexible. Use it as part of your language and grammar lessons, as bell ringers, or as independent practice. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Couple Tips: * Be sure to click the "follow" button that is located next to my picture so that you can hear about sales, updated products, and new activities. * By providing feedback on your purchased products, you can earn points, which ultimately translate into cash toward future purchases. Looking for more grammar activities? • Spring Grammar Activities | Spiral Grammar Review for Middle School • Sentence Structure Bundle • Grammar Bell Ringers ENTIRE School Year Grammar & Writing Grades 7-10 • Ninth and Tenth Grade Grammar Bundle - High School Grammar