FrontPage
Summer School - Language Arts - 2
Summer Reading Assignment - Gr. 7 & 8
Book List
https://ms.wdeptford.k12.nj.us/UserFiles/Servers/Server_3744/File/Curriculum/Summer%20Reading%20List%20_%202019.pdf
https://ms.wdeptford.k12.nj.us/UserFiles/Servers/Server_3744/File/Curriculum/Grades%207%20and%208%20Summer%20Reading%20Assignment.pdf
Interactive Language Arts
http://www.writingfix.com/PDFs/RICA_PDFS/constructed_response/bloomsverbs.pdf
Bloom's Taxonomy Question Stems
http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/interact-la.htm - LA Interactives
http://www.toonuniversity.com/free/elementary-education-4th-6th.asp - Toon University
http://www.storybee.org/13through14/13through14.html - Interactive Stories - Audio
http://americanfolklore.net/ - Folk Tales
http://www-ma.beth.k12.pa.us/jhoke/jhwebquest/jhwebquest.htm - Fairy Tale Webquest
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic93.htm#2 - Stories Online
http://www.grimmfairytales.com/en/main - The Grim Brothers Fairy Tales
http://www.storybee.org/10through12/10through12.html - Stories by Age Group - Audio
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/text.htm -Literacy Zone (UK) Interactive Sources
Literary Elements
http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/index.html - Literary Elements - Cinderella
http://quizlet.com/753685/literary-terms-for-middle-school-flash-cards/ - Literary Element Flashcards - Terms with Audio
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/readingliterature/literary_elements_devices/menu.htm - Literary Elements - Defined, Examples
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/readingliterature/literary_elements_devices/three_little_pigs.pdf - Literary Elements Chart - 3 Little Pigs
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/lit-elements/ - Literary Elements Mapping - Read, Write, Think - Interactive
http://writingfix.com/PDFs/RICA_PDFS/constructed_response/solid_versus_unsolid_CR_Questions.pdf - Constructed Response Examples
http://www.writingfix.com/rica/constructed_response.htm - Constructed Response Sources
http://www.shol.com/agita/pigs.htm - 3 Pigs Story/Wolf's Story
http://www.shol.com/agita/wolfside.htm - Wolf's Story
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0124.html - 3 Pigs & Other Tales
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/literature/ileh-ms/ielts.php - Literary Elements - Glencoe - Interactive
http://quizlet.com/3595209/short-story-elements-exam-fall-2010-flash-cards/ - Literary Elements Flashcards
Setting
http://staff.fcps.net/tcarr/shortstory/plot1.htm - Setting, Plot, Character
Plot
http://www.learner.org/interactives/literature/read/plot1.html - Plot Elements
http://www.learner.org/interactives/literature/read/plot2.html - What goes into the Plot?
Point of View
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/readingliterature/literary_elements_devices/pov.pdf - Point of View - Defined, Examples
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/readingliterature/literary_elements_devices/pov.htm =- Point of View
http://www.ghoststories.ws/the-ghost-of-lincoln-middle-school.html - Ghost Stories
5th Grade
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_lang_new.htm - 5th Grade LA
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th.htm - Internet for Classrooms
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_lang_new.htm - English Language Standards
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_original.htm - 5th Grade Skills
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/grammar_tutorial.htm - Grammar Game
http://www.globalclassroom.org/ecell00/javamath.html - Gr. 4 - 6
http://teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/specialist/marymassie/fifth.htm - 5th Gr. Resources
http://www.iq.poquoson.org/ - Interactive Quizzes - Tammi Mahoney
http://www.abcya.com/ - Gr. 5
http://www.vocabulary.co.il/fifth-grade-vocabulary-games/ - 5th Grade Vocabulary Games
http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/index.html - Literary Elements Interactive - Cinderella
http://abcteach.com/directory/reading_comprehension/grades_46/ - Gr. 5 & 6 - ABC Teach
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help/writing_vivid_writing_language_arts_fifth_5th_grade.htm - Tips for Vivid Writing
6th Grade
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_6th_lang_new.htm - 6th LA Activities
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/authors_purpose_language_arts_sixth_6th_grade.htm - 6th Grade Activities
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/authors_purpose_language_arts_sixth_6th_grade.htm - Author's Purpose
7th Grade
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help/informational_text_language_arts_seventh_7th_grade.htm - 7th Grade LA
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_7th_original.htm - 7th Grade
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_7th_lang.htm - 7th Grade
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_7th_lang_new.htm -7th Grade Standards
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help/informational_text_reading_comprehension_language_arts_seventh_7th_grade.htm - 7th Grade
http://abcteach.com/directory/reading_comprehension/middlehigh_school/ - ABC Teach - Middle School - HS - Stories & Comprehension Questions
8th Grade
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_8th_lang_new.htm - 8th Grade LA
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_8th_lang_new.htm - 8th Grade
http://www.vocabulary.co.il/eighth-grade-vocabulary-games/ - 8th Grade Vocabulary Games
http://abcteach.com/directory/reading_comprehension/middlehigh_school/ - ABC Teach - Middle School - HS - Stories & Comprehension Questions
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/grammar_tutorial.htm - Parts of Speech Play
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/nouns.htm - Noun Explorer
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/adjectives.htm - Adjective Adventure
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/verbs.htm - Verbs in Space
http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/gg.cgi?A1=m&A2=0&A3=0&AFUNCT=1&ALEVEL=1 - Grammar Gorillas - ID Parts of Grammar
http://www.learningplanet.com/act/rats/rats3.htm?rats_advadj - Rats - Adjectives & Adverbs
http://www.gamequarium.org/dir/Readquarium/Vocabulary/Homophones/ - Homophone Jeopardy
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/goforgold/content_builder/dswmedia/g3c29/nadia.htm - Homophones/Homographs
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/Phase2delivery/Wales/Literacy/Keystage2/Writing/Homophones/Introduction/ - Homophones - Interactive
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/recognising/homophones/- Homophone Interactive
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/recognising/homophones/flash0.shtml - Homophone Pairs Word Game - Interactive
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/recognising/homophones/quiz.shtml - Homophone Quiz
http://www.quia.com/cb/6344.html - Homographs - QUIA Interactive
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=ESL1402 - Their, They're, Their
http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Orange%20Level/O4%20Complex%20Sentences.html - Complex Sentences
Setting
http://bogglesworldesl.com/setting.htm - The Setting of a Story WS
Characters
http://bogglesworldesl.com/character.htm - Character WS
Figurative Language
http://www.speechlanguage-resources.com/support-files/figurativelanguageworksheet.pdf - Figurative Language Graphic Organizer - ID Examples in Text
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/using_similes/eng/Introduction/default.htm - Similies - Defined, Examples, Poetry
http://bogglesworldesl.com/simile_worksheets.htm - Similies
http://www.spellingcity.com/figurative-language.html - Figurative Language WS
http://www.kidskonnect.com/component/content/article/20-language-arts/343-figurative-language.html - Figurative Language - Definitions & Examples
http://www.starrmatica.com/standalone/starrMaticaFigurativeLanguageBaseball.swf - Figurative Language Baseball - Interactive Game
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/personificationpractice.html - Personification Activity
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/profbooks/personificationexercise.pdf - Personification Activity - Poetry
Writing
http://www.uhv.edu/ac/newsletters/writing/grammartip2006.11.22.htm - Using Vivd Verbs to Create Better Sentences
http://writingfix.com/PDFs/Comparison_Contrast/Three_Voice_Storyboard.pdf - 3 Voice Story Board: Focus on Feelings - Persuasive Writing
http://writingfix.com/genres/persuasive.htm - Persuasive Writing with HUMOR - Verb Illustrations
http://writingfix.com/6_Traits/Voice/JPeterman1.htm - J. Peterman - Inventing Stories for your Favorite Clothes
http://writingfix.com/6_Traits/Voice/JPeterman2.htm - Storied for your Favorite Clothes - Student Instruction Page
http://writingfix.com/WAC/WAC_Docs/Whats_RAFTS.pdf - RAFTS Guide
http://writingfix.com/WAC/WAC_Docs/RAFTS_Rubric_blank.pdf - RAFT Rubric
Constructed Responses
http://writingfix.com/PDFs/RICA_PDFS/constructed_response/6_steps_for_drafting_constructed_responses.pdf - 6 Steps for Drafting a Constructed Response
http://writingfix.com/PDFs/RICA_PDFS/constructed_response/CRorganizer.pdf - Constructed Response Graphic Organizer
http://writingfix.com/PDFs/RICA_PDFS/constructed_response/solid_versus_unsolid_CR_Questions.pdf - Solid Response vs. Weak Response - Constructed Response
Fifth Grade Practice Passages:
"A Clubhouse for Trevor and Me" a passage for fifth grade reading levels with a CR question, a rubric, and several student samples. The samples are included to encourage you to teach your students how to score constructed responses by using the rubric and looking closely at the question. Thanks to teacher Liz Schroeder for sharing the rubric and the student samples.
"My Grampa's Garden" a passage for fifth grade reading levels with a CR question, a place to build a rubric with your students, and eleven student samples. The samples are included to encourage you to teach your students how to score constructed responses by using the rubric and looking closely at the question. Thanks to teacher Donna Chaney for sharing the rubric and the student samples.
Sixth Grade Practice Passage:
"Clouds Forecast the Weather" a passage for sixth grade reading levels with a CR question, a rubric, and a set of student samples. The samples are included to encourage you to teach your students how to score constructed responses by using the rubric and looking closely at the question. Thanks to teacher Torrey Palmer for sharing the rubric and the student samples.
Seventh Grade Practice Passage:
"Make a Wish, the Rick Gunn Story" a passage for seventh grade reading levels with a CR question, a rubric, and a set of student samples. The samples are included to encourage you to teach your students how to score constructed responses by using the rubric and looking closely at the question. Thanks to teacher Lisa Larson for sharing the rubric and the student samples.
Fifth Grade Practice Passages:
Middle School Practice Passages:
High School Practice Passages:
http://writingfix.com/PDFs/RICA_PDFS/constructed_response/8grBraille.pdf - Gr. 8 - Braille
Emotional Recipe
http://writingfix.com/6_traits/Voice/EmotionalRecipe1.htm - Emotional Recipe Lesson
http://writingfix.com/PDFs/6_Traits/voice/Emotional_Recipe_6th_Examples.pdf - 6th Grade Examples
http://writingfix.com/PDFs/6_Traits/voice/Emotional_Recipes_MS_Examples.pdf - 7th Grade Examples
http://writingfix.com/6_traits/Voice/EmotionalRecipe2.htm - Emotional Recipe - Student Instructions
http://writingfix.com/PDFs/6_Traits/voice/Emo_Recipe_Pre_Write_model.pdf - Emotional Recipe Pre-Write Example
http://writingfix.com/PDFs/6_Traits/voice/Emo_Recipe_Pre_Write.pdf - Emotional Recipe Pre-Write
Knights Templars - Mysteries of History
http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/fief/medknight.html - Knights - Medieval Knight
http://www.studenthandouts.com/01-Web-Pages/01-Picture-Pages/09.11-Middle-Ages/09-Knight-Templar-Medieval-Europe-Crusades.htm - Knights Templar
http://templartrail.net/ - Templar Trail
http://knight-medieval.com/ - Medieval Knights
http://education.iupui.edu/webquests/knights/knight.htm - A Day in the Life of a Knight Webquest
http://www.knightsandarmor.com/ - Knights & Armor
http://www.ehow.com/how_6531754_become-knight.html - How to Become a Knight
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=knights+templars&qpvt=knights+templars&FORM=IGRE - Knights Templars Photos
http://templarhistory.com/ - Templars History
http://www.history.com/news/2011/07/26/who-were-the-knights-templar - Who were the Knights Templars? History.com
http://www.history.com/videos/origins-of-the-knights-templar - Origin of the Knights Templars - History Channel
http://www.history.com/videos/knights-templar-defend-holy-land - Knights Templars Defend the Holy Land - History Channel
http://www.history.com/topics/saladin - Saladin - The History Channel
Grade 5
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th.htm
Grade 6
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_6th.htm
Grade 7
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_7th.htm
Grade 8
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_8th.htm
Quizzes
Main Idea - ID the Main Idea in the Passage
http://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.activities.common.ActivityPlayer?AP_rand=1474635207&AP_activityType=6&AP_urlId=120023&AP_continuePlay=true&id=120023
Main Idea
Links verified on 10/31/11
- Main Idea Quiz - Find the main idea in this Quia quiz.
- Finding the Main Idea - Read the passages and tell where the main idea is located.
- Get The Idea - Read text to determine the main idea or essential message and identify relevant supporting details and facts.
- Identify the Main Idea - Read and answer 4 questions.
- Identify the Main Idea - Read and answer 6 questions.
- Main Idea and Supporting Detail - Choose the main idea of the paragraphs. Remember to make sure the main idea is covers the entire paragraph, not just one sentence. Quia quiz.
- Reading Detective - Reach each paragraph carefully in this Quia quiz and decide what it is mostly about.
- Reading Headlines - Read eight headlines and try to determine what the article is about.
- Summarize as You Read - When you summarize, eliminate unnecessary details. Focus on the main idea of the whole passage.
- Understanding What You Read - Online interactive tutorial and quiz.
- What's the Big Idea - Solve a riddle by answering questions about the main idea.
Comprehension
http://www.tv411.org/reading/understanding-what-you-read/strategies-better-reading - Reading Comprehension
http://rhlschool.com/reading.htm - Reading Comprehension WS & Activities
Author's Purpose
http://internet4classrooms.com/assessment_assistance/assessment_preparation_language_arts_authors_purpose_interactive.htm
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/authorpur.cfm - Author's Purpose
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/authorpur.cfm - Author's Purpose Examples & Activity
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/authorpur.cfm
.
Current Events
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303612804577533122200067472.html - Lowell, MA Teen Voting at 17
Comments (0)
You don't have permission to comment on this page.