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    Click Here for Your 
    Holt/McDougal Online Textbook
     
    Collections (Textbook Resources)
     
     
     
    Who Dunnit?  
     
     
     
    I came across this list of words and think it is thought-provoking:
     
    Hope... Wait... Watch... Work... Sing 
     
     
     

    SBAC testing site 

     
     
     
    "It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy 
    in creative expression and knowledge."   -Albert Einstein
     
     
    "Let parents bequeath to their children 
    not riches but a spirit of reverence."    -Plato 
     

     

     
     
     
     
     
     
     READING & VOCABULARY
     
     
    1) Greek and Latin Roots
    2) Greek Mythology (from History.com)
     Introduction to Greece: https://dig-into-greece.wikispaces.com/A.+Dig+Into+Greece
    3) ClassZone  Various Resources
    4) Learning Literary Devices:   Learning Through Music
    5) Genres of Literature
    6) Limericks!
    7) Idioms Popular Figures of Speech (which are VERY cultural-specific)
    8) "A Christmas Carol"  (great for teaching theme)
    9) Theme Elements Video
    10) Universal Theme Subjects- Must be expressed as a complete sentence, with reasons! 
    11) NewsELA, Google, and Kodable Class Codes

    12) From PBS- Award winning novelist Ann Pachett "How to Retrain Your Shrinking Attention Span."

     

    13) Book Reports 2020-2021

    Book Report Elements Video

    Simple Grade Sheet for Auto/biography

    Newbery Winner 1922 to 2015

    Not sure about a book title? Click the link below
    Book Review Source: Common Sense Media
    Well Written Book Report (as a model)
    Author's Craft as Told by Pandas
    Author's Craft: Defined
    Plot Chart (elements of a story) 
     
    Short Introductory Video on Book Reports
     
    14) Literary Terms (Devices) Defined 
    15) 4 Text Types and 5 Text Structures
    16) Homophones' "Their, There, and They're" Story
     
     
     
    WRITING
    General Tools
    Proofreading and Editing Marks
     
    Model Essay (STYLE and Structure)
     
    Topic Sentences and Thesis Statements
    Writing Topic Sentences
    Dramatic Openers- Hooks
    Writing SHORT, MEDIUM, and LONG Sentences
    Guidelines for Typing Papers, Writing Continuum, and Self Assessment Form 
    Outlining Video
    Transition Words (Connecting Devices)
    Citing References for Research in MLA format
    Structure: 5 Paragraph Essay (Format and What Goes in Each Paragraph) 
    Key Word Outlining and Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) Basics
     
    How to Write a Strong Personal Essay (video) 
    Don't Get Caught in THINGS Trap 
    Words to Use Rather than SAID 
    Descriptive Words Packet 
    Banned Word RAP
     Stylistic Techniques Packet  
    "Dress-Up" your writing! 
     
    Quizlet to Practice Sentence Starters
    (Dress-Ups and Sentence Starters) Decorations Too 
    Sentence Starters
     
    Vary Your Sentence Length (by Gary Provost). Color Coded "Vary Your Sentences"
    Another Source with a Video About Mixing Up, or Varying, One's Sentence Length
     
     Wicked/Angelic Writing
    Reaching the Reluctant Writer 
    Writing Do and Do Not ....the "Thou Shalts" for Writing -
    Run the RISK of         T-R-O-U-B-L-E         by using "Dead/Tired/Worn-Out Words" on Formal Writing

    Character/Personality Traits for Writers 

    More Character Traits 

    SHOW Rather than TELL, William!
    Pretty Terrific (though not terribly entertaining) "Five Tips to IMPROVE Your Writing" Video 

     The Chicken: Revise as this is TERRIBLE! 

     

    Common Core Writing Standards

     

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Argumentative Writing Tools/ResourcesHe's safe!
    200 Argumentative Writing Prompts
    ...the same source as above but with links 
     
    Occasion/Position  Statements (O/P Statements)
    (Outlines, Adding "The Blues" -Hooks, Editor's Checklist!
    Should Balloons Be Banned? (Argument) 
    Should You CLONE Your Pet?
    Argument Writing Checklist 
    Building a STRONG Argument 
    Persuasive/Argumentative Writing Packet for REFERENCE only

    Argumentative Essay Topics (You may choose, and have approved, your own)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Creative Writing Tools/Resources

     Story Writing Introduction (KHAN Academy)

    Short Story Writing Tips 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Informative/Explanatory Writing Tools/Resources
    Occasion/Position  Statements (O/P Statements)
    (Outlines, Adding "The Blues" -Hooks, Editor's Checklist!
    Citing Sources:
    Introduction to Citations
    In-Text Citations
    Informational Writing-Illustrated Checklist 
    Informational Writing Short, Animated Video
    Benefits of Teen Activism
    Numerous Text Sets from Jefferson Middle School in IL
    From Newsela: What is Activism?
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    GRAMMAR

     
    “The study of grammar has as its goal the creation of a
    clear, persuasive, fully-equipped speaker and writer.” 
     -Wise, Jessie and Bauer, Susan Wise, A Well Trained Mind
     
    Directions for the Daily Fix-It!
     
     Fix-It! Paragraphing Sample
    Source Text: "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" Gutgenburg.org
     
    Weeks 1 to 25 for Reference
     
     
    Schoolhouse Rock:Parts of Speech 
    Top Ten Grammar Myths According to GrammarGirl.com
     
    Elizabeth O'Brien's Grammar Revolution site about Parts of Speech
     "The Verb Song" (to be verbs) Sung to the Tune of "Its a Small World"  
     Learning EnglishVideos: http://www.engvid.com/
     
     
     
     
     
    Odds and Ends 
    Grades based on the following percentages:
    40% Test/Quiz
    35% Homework/Classwork
    20% Published Work/Projects
    5% Behavior/Participation
     
    a) Instructions to use Apple's AirPrint with your iPad (print to Room 19), and iMovie Help with Projects
    iMovie Tutorial "Split Screen" 
    b) "Find Your Strengths" Many Kinds of SMARTSAssessment Tool 
    c)  Holstee Manifesto (values)
    d) Click here to see a video about how to access your images on a google slide on the iPad. It is certainly ungainly but appears to WORK! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNAYgqxFk9Q
    e) Blank PowerPoint to Import into GoogleSlides
    How to add pictures to google slides on an iPad  
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNAYgqxFk9Q
    f) Bill Gates "Eleven Things You Did Not Learn in High School"
    (founder of the technology company "Microsoft" and the operating system called "Windows") 
    g) Brain Breaks 
    h) What is the "Internet"? TedTalk with Andrew Blum
    i) When using GarageBand on the iPad, remember to turn OFF the metronome, and then click on the + symbol in the upper right hand corner to turn ON "Automatic" (otherwise your recording will be truncated after 8 measures) 
    j) Make a Touchdown with Google Earth
     
    k) Comic John Branyon retells "The Three Little Pigs" story using the Queen's English (YouTube) demonstrating the richness of language in a hilarious manner.
    Text:"Three Three Little Pigs" 
    L) Steve Job's Stanford Address in 2005
    m) Argumentative Writing Baseline Assessment
     
     
     
    Another Version of this Tale!  
     
    n. Thanksgiving Poems NOVEMBER  (copy and share with the class!) You may find your own poem of thanks instead. "A" quality poems are in the neighborhood of 120 or more words, "B" poems are near 9 0 to 100 words and "C" poems are closer to 50 or 60 words. Check with Mr. Hunt if you are sharing a poem from another source- bring in to share! You will need to have your poem copied to give to Mr. Hunt the week of the poetry recital (Dates TBD, though reciting of poems will commense/begin on Wednesday the 15th). You will receive extra credit for handwriting and decorating your poem on 8.5x12 POSTER paper or for recording  your recitation of your poem (e-mail the file or bring in on a USB flash/thumb drive). Even better would be a video of you sharing your poem with a loved-one!  
     
     
     
    o. File Naming Scheme for papers and projects submitted electronically:
    Core (AM or PM).date.student.name.assignmenttitle.Olympiannumber 
    example: PM.4.April.2016.Smith_Jimmy.BudNotes.23 
     
    p. Holidays Around the World 
    q  iMovie- Generic Rubric for Projects    Generic Project Rubric (not iMovie)
    r.  Storyboarding for People Who Can't Draw
    s. Template for Storyboarding 
     
    t. Lots of Reasons to Turn Off the TV
    u.  Why Screen-Free Week?
    v.  Screen Free Newspaper Articles
    w. Sitting is the New Smoking: Ways a Sedentary Life is Killing You
    x. Test Practice: Josh's Mistake 
    y. "Look Up" Video about the pernicious nature of screens- a powerful message! 
    z. http://www.caaspp.org/practice-and-training/index.html
     
    a'. Edgar Allen Poe: The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
    b'. Why did Hallowe'en sometimes have an Apostrophe?
    c' On weeks when we have spelling, students will take a pretest at the start of the week and complete a "Contract" (worksheet) to practice the spelling words. Students will also be studying an additional ten words taken from page 144 of the student's Agenda, Frequently Misspelled Words
     
     
     
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