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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
Mighty Times
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GiftsToGive
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Vimeo
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You will fill in a discussion guide as you watch this documentary. Please pay attention to answer the questions as you go. We will discuss the video together in class. We will then use the discussion guide to complete an ExPLORE sheet together.