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6th grade literature

poetic devices organizer
Edgar Allan Poe
African folk tale
Poetry
Poerty Techniques and Terms
Sharon Creech
Defining Figurative Language
Shape Poetry
The Greek myth of Arachne
Annatation of a Myth
Persseus claymation
TheVictorian Period
tour Victorian England
Colonial India
pictures of India
Aesop's Fables
Cherokee Myths
facts
Great Depression
St. George and the Dragon
legend
Harriett Tubman
biographical information
Warsaw Ghetto
more info
The House of Dies Drear
online quiz
The House of Dies Drear
Flashcards and Concentration
The Dog of Pompeii
reading activities
Webquest for Pompeii
Part 2 Webquest
Mt. Vesuvius
Trip on Underground Railroad
interactive experience
Underground Railroad
select 3 sites to preview
evaluation of website
read and write your answers
Follow the Drinking Gourd
write a stanza

6th grade writing

Writing tall tales
Paul Bunyan
Tall tale writing directions
Han Christiona Anderson
Fairy Tales
Tips for Poets
Love That Dog quiz
George Washinton's writings
Rules of Civility
Newspaper Example
SOL 6.7 Adverbs Usage
quiz on using adverbs

6th grade grammar

Homophones
Wacky Web Tales
Basic Grammar Worksheets
Flip a Chip affixes
Prefix Puzzles
Grammar Gorilla (advanced)
Complete Sentences
Prefix Game
matching and more
Parts of Speech Concentation
great game
Word Games
Funbrain games
Adverb Quiz
Take all 3 levels, record your score and average them
Demonstrative Pronoun Quiz
Adjective or pronoun?
Analogy
hangman game
Definition of analogy
types of analogies and examples
Analogy Activity
drawing and writing
Analogy game
awesome analogies
Paint with Idioms
play 2 versions of the game
Homonyms
Take the easy and hard test!
Race to Ramses
Affix game-really fun!

7th grade literature

7th grade writing

Writng a fable
Illustrating a fable
How to check my writing
Peer editing sheet
Paulson Activities
Paulson Activity 2
Paint with Idioms
Death of Lincoln
use for newspaper assignment
Farmers Almanac
make a quiz
Online Atlas
Write a quiz about VA
Thanksgiving dinner
history and menus
Planning a Menu
answer all questions
Fact and Opinion
fact sheets
Fact and Opinion Quiz

7th grade grammar

Grammar quizzes
Organizational Patterns in Writing(SOL)
Illustrated Idioms
Dictionary of Idioms
Eat Shoots and Leaves
grammar game
Subject/verb Agreement Game
Three levels of difficulty to challenge your ability
Comma Quiz
Record your score
Three level Comma Quiz
Record score of each level and average them

8th grade literature

Literature Links
Author
Mark Twain games
SOL Reading Review
Rewrite Fairy Tales
John Hersey
Poison by Roald Dahl
More Dickens
Dickens Life and Times
Victorian Society
Victorian Life and Times
A Christmas Carol
Reading about A Christmas Carol
Avi
interview with author
The Black Cat
short story by Poe
The Cask of the Amontillado
story by Poe
Watson's Go To Birmingham
post reading activities
Maya Angelou
biographical
more Maya Angelou
interesting photos
Lois Lowery
Newbery speech
The Giver
study questions for the novel
The Giver
matching characters
The Giver
cross word

8th grade writing

SOL review
Rules for a Persuasive Essay
Writng a friendly letter
Commas & Semi-colons
rules for using correctly
Editorial
injustice of justice
organizational patterns
notes to know
list of transitional words
look for transitions
Grammar,Usage, and Mechanics
explains answers

8th grade grammar

Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes
English Zone
comma rules
eleven rules for comma usage
Daily grammar
rules and quizzes
Diagraming
how to diagram a sentence
Parts of Speech Jeporady
game
Sentence Fragment Game
keep score
Preposition Game
Pronound study
More pornouns
Even more pronouns
Comma Games

6 th grade poetry

Research all poets

7th grade poetry

Madame and the Rent Man
Poetry Publishing
sites for writing and publishing poetry
Poetic Elements
read definitions and practice
Countee Cullen
Harlem Ren. poet
Langston Hughes
life and poetry

8th grade poetry

Resources and SOL Prep,

National Geog. Maps
web page rubric
Rubric maker
PBS Media Literacy Quiz
Don't Buy It !
Consumer Report for Teens
Site your source
Book Cover Ctreator
cite resources
CNN Articles
Reading articles with questions and vocabulary
resourse sites for Maya Angelou
lots of options
SOL Pass
talke SOL tests
Idiom Quiz
Take 2 tests and keep score!
Flip a Chip
using prefixes and suffixes
Analogy game
Prefix Game
Idioms
SOL Test Review
Main Idea
game
Author's Purpose
game
Resources
text resources game
Text Structure
game
Quia Game
figurative language
Figurative Language
multiple choice quiz

Short Stories

classic horror stories
Christmas stories
Moonlit Road: Ghost Stories of the South
Ransom of red Chief
quiz
The Last Leaf
story by O.Henry
Bitstrips
comic strp designer

Language Games

Verb Jeapordy Game
Word Confusion
Word of the Day
Stories Behind the Words
Text Organizers
Pronoun Game
great practice
Grammar Exercises
handouts included
Analogy Game
fun for 0ne or two players
Fast Paced Analogies
fun but really fast
Figurative Language
fast and fun

Research

note taking
graphic organizer
Literary Terms
Complete definition of terms
Ku Klux Klan
history
patrollers
history with links
Lightning Thief
book reviews

English Language Learners

Story Scramble
Arthur stories to sequence
Reading Site
stories and comics to read
American symbols
social studies quiz
change maker
using money and making change
games for math
variety
American page
gmaes for the 4thof July