Welcome to 8th Grade Language Arts
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Adjectives, blooms
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definition and examples of sentences=
simple, compound, and complex sentences -
Sentence structure vocabulary
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advance nouns/ quiz
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basketball game for nouns
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video song on nouns-elementary
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Review Nouns
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noun game simple, but fast
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simple plural noun games
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subject /verb agreement game
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a quick sentence quiz on types
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correcting run-ons==sentence problems
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click on brain to know definition
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Nouns--all information
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Starts with Nouns
definitions, examples, quizzes=all 8 parts of speech -
verb definitions
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quick verb game
main, helping, or contraction -
quick verb game-tense
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Adjective game
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Definitions of types of sentences
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exercises for fragments and sent.
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sentence recognition game--levels
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pronoun game to identify
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participle good example
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pronoun quiz 7 sentences
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pronoun quiz --choice
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advance grammar quiz with answers
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verb tenses (time)
review of all tense--read -
fun gorilla game on all 8 parts of speech speech
do noun and verbs; then do advance; continue to -
simple punctuation game
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brain area for each part of speech
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youtube capitalization
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captialization rules
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capitalization games
grades 3-5 -
capitalization fact monster
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interactive
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Capitalization sentences/rules
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Youtube capitalization-rules
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simple diagraming sentences
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simple diagraming go down some
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basic sentence structure, run-on, fragment
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Youtube run-on --only defiition-music
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youtube run-on --only defiition-music
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Nouns, Verbs, etc
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Adjectives and adverbs taboo game
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List of cites for grammar
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Adjectives clauses
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Pronoun quizzes
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Diagraming sentences
explains and practices -
business letter format
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friendly letter format
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Review of subject and Predicate
simple sub/pred. and compound ones -
definition of subject/predicate
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definition sentence,compound, and complex sentences
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short game to idenify subj./pred.
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Simple definitions of subject/ predicate
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Run-on sentences-identify
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simple,compound,complex sentences
Definitions and quizzes -
simple,compound,complex sentences
good definitions and examples -
gerund
definitions and examples -
gerund-verb form used as a noun
more definitions and examples -
infinitives
with to and not with to -
infinitives
definitions and examples -
participle-definitions/examples
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Rules
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review run-ons, simple, and compound
examples and drill -
run-on sentences
short, simple youtube -
run-0ns--short, simple
4 examples -
examples of run-ons
sentences to label -
very simple with cartoonist figures
beginners -
run-ons==spliced and fuseded
gives 5 ways to correct -
write and correct run-ons
10 sentences with answers -
sentences-complete, fragment, or run-ons
practice--read, go to exercise, then answers -
active/passive
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MCSmith Museum
virual tour of her home
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simile and metaphor
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figurative language
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Chasles Dickens brief biography
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180 Poems
read one poem a day -
100 "sweet" similes
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examples of similes
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personification
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personification
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alliteration
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alliteration-examples
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alliterations -definition/ex
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onomatopoeia-def/ex
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onomatopoeia-def/ex
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simile/metphor youtube
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Elizabeth Coatsworth
On A Night of Snow, poem -
Elizabeth Coatsworth, life/poems
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Elizabeth Coatsworth, summary
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Summary of Poe's life
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quiz on Poe's life
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Life of E A Poe
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The Tell-Tale Heart
analyze -
Acrostic poem format
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comic stripe program
write comics -
The Raven
analyze -
Acrostic poems
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Acrostic poems for writing
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Poe in Baltimore
Why important -
poems-Annabel Lee and The Raven
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flask cards for A Cask of Amontillado
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Drafting/Ratifying the Constitution
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Ratifying the Constitution
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Bill of Rights
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Bill of Rights and Constitution
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History of Constitution
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The Preamble
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The Preamble-2
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Preamble and sections to go to
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Ratifying the Constitution by each state
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George Washington's letter on the Convention
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The National Archive
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The National Archives
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The National Archives documents
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Documents of US government
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Picture of the Rotunda of National Archives
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National Archives pictures-rotunda
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My Hero Dr. King
poem and story of 3 boys
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Historical Places for CRM
Important Civil Rights landmarks -
My Hero Dr. King
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the Treaty of Versailles
14pt. plan and terms for Germany -
Why did Hitler hate the Jews so much
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Rise of Adolf HItler
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp
list of cites -
Photographs of Auschwitz
individual pictures -
Plans and timeline of Auschwitz
See it from the past and present -
History of Auschwitz
Many selections -
Memorial links for the Holocaust
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Pictures of Memorials
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Memorial in Berlin
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Washington DC Holocaust Museum
take a tour -
Philadelphia Memorial and others
See many memorial for ideas -
VirtualTour of Auschwitz
pictures -
Boston Jewish Memorial
pictures and explanation -
Arrival at Auschwitz
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The Rise of Nazism
1-page description -
The Rise of Nazism in Germany
1-page description with more reasons -
the Rise of Nazism in Germany-2
1-page -reasonsVersailles -
The rise of Nazism--good
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Hitler's Life and Quiz
Several parts/ quiz self-correct -
Concentration Camps
pictures/videos -
Kristallnacht
pictures and description -
Kristallnacht--eye-witness
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cattle car narratives
victims tell their stories -
Kristallnaucht
description of violence -
Luremberg Laws
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Dachau picture and details
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Dachau videos
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Dachau--information/ pictures
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pictures of Holocaust
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Pictures/Videos of the Holocaust
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History-Adolf Hitler-beginning to the end end
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Anne Frank original movie
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Kristallnacht
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documents free thru Oct.
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images of memorials
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Japanese internment
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Youtube video
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pictures of Jewish family
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family photos of Jewish family
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Jackie Littlefield
pictures, life prior to Kristallnacht -
UN Human Rights
1-30 rights
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Darfur genocide
What we can do about it.
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Gettysburg Address
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Myths and Truths of Gettysburg Address
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Gettysburg Address place
Go to many links-picture tour -
The Battle of Gettysburg
start at the top and read, next one,next one -
History of the battle
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Link to many parts of Gettysburg-pictures
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Gettysburg Address quiz at bottom
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Monuments of Little Round Top
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Map of Gettysburg battle--monuments
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Maine monuments
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monument where Pres. Lincoln gave Gettysburg Address
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Pennsylvania Monument, largest
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Lincoln at Gettysburg
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Gettysburg virual tour
you decide which part to tour
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A Dickens of a Party
You're invited to a New Year's Party--character
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Tree poems
short poems about trees and the poet -
Famous poets on trees
Robert Frost, William Blake -
Tree poem
Joyce Kilmer, short famous one -
Quotes about trees
a large number of quotes -
Songs about trees
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Haiku and definitions
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Pictures of Trees
great photos
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The Stroll
Dick Clark and the Diamonds singing -
The Hand jive
Song and dancers -
The Madison
dance scene from Hairspray -
The Jitterbug
great lesson
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Explained what it is and why
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http://www.sfmuseum.org/war/evactxt.html
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History, pre and post problems
videos of survivors -
Pictures of internment camps
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Museum of San Francisco
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Miss Breed, librarian
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pictures and short summaries
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Ansel Adams's photography
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Memorial in Poston, Arizona
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Japanese internment
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A More Perfect Union Japanese internment
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Great Barrier Reef-pictures at the top
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The Necklace--vocabulary
Guy de Maupassant
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definitions, synonyms, antonyms, sentences
use to revise writing
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Tahiti-history -pictures
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Where it is-map
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Tahiti-history -pictures
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Tahiti-youtube of beauty of the island
activities and ocean -
Hikueru
pictures, history -
Tahiti video
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Factual information about the Reef
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virual tour of the reef
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Information on author-Call It Courage
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myths of Polynesia
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Root word, prefix
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List on chart of root words
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youtube prefix/suffix
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youtube list of roots, prefix and suffic
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eXplains how words work
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List of prefixes
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Greek/Latin prefix, suffix,and root
One lesson at a time, 6 words -
Olympic game for roots
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3 games
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3 games concentration etc
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games 4th-6th grade level
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choice of games 4th-12th grades
