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Google Classrooms
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Vocabtest.com
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Roots & Base Words-- Greek & Latin
Reading Genres & Modes of Writing
Guided Reading/Close Reading/Talking to the Text
Narrative
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Mentor Texts-- memoir/NF
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Narrative Non-Fiction: Memoir
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"Where I'm From" poetry as memoir
Narrative Fiction -- Novels, Short Stories, Drama
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Novel Units & Independent Novel Information
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"Where the Red Fern Grows"
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"The Great Depression"
Character Analysis Essay
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Sample Character Analysis (can look at for some ideas)
Text Support for Character Analysis-- Billy Coleman
Drama-- Elements of Drama
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"Monsters are Due on Maple Street"
"A Christmas Carol"
Stories from the Oral Tradition: Local Folklore, Tales and Legends
Short Story Elements and Features
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Bradbury/Sci Fi
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"All Summer in a Day" & "There Will Come Soft Rains"
The Pedestrian
"There Will Come Soft Rains"
Excerpt from "Letters From Rifka"
"Seventh Grade"
"Rikki Tikki Tavi"
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Theme Essay-- advanced literature/RTT
"The Landlady"
"Suzy and Leah"
"The Monkey's Paw"
"Amigo Brothers"
"The Sniper"
"After 20 Years"
"Three Skeleton Key"
Other Literature Resources
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Characterization Activity-- How does an author describer his or her characters to you???
Narrative Writing: Fiction & Non-Fiction
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Mentor Texts, Craft Lessons, Writer's Notebooks
Short Stories & Scripts
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Short Story Writing Unit-- Rubric, etc
Argumentative
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Argument Writing
Informative-- Non-Fiction
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Examining Non-Fiction Text
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In-Text Citations
Comparing types of Non-Fiction Media: Print, Blogs, Photos, Videos/Documentaries
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Building Background: Discrimination Across the Years
The Children's March
Jackie Robinson & The Children's March-- text-dependent analysis question
Paired Texts: Cassius Clay/Muhummad Ali
Poetry Connection-- African American Poets
MGRP-- Multi-Genre Research
Evaluating Periodical Literature
Bias
Independent Reading-- General and Advanced Literature
Raft and Body Biography information
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More Sample RAFT projects
Sample RAFT and Body Bio projects
Poetry Analysis
Free Verse, Found Poetry, and MORE
Narrative Poetry & Ballads
Understanding Line Breaks in Poetry
Writing Resources & Assignments
Sacred Writing Time-- S.W.T.
Authentic Opportunities for Publishing Work
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Student EPortfolio information
Grammar Resources
M.U.G. weekly work
DGP-- daily grammar practice
Other Grammar Info
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Misc Grammar Review
Verbs and Verbals
Pronouns
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"All Those Pumpkins"… Pronouns in writing Collins Type 4 Assessment
indefinite pronoun practice
Helpful Links
MCL-- Mass Customized Learning
Common Core Standards Reference- PDF file
Blog-- check here for exit slips and bonus opportunities
Room 213--Literature and Language Arts
Trafford Middle School
Penn-Trafford School District