Welcome to Ms. Gerbus' Portaportal!
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Geography
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Africa
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Asia (including the Middle East)
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Australia and the Pacific/Oceania
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Central America and the Caribean
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Europe
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Map Skills
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North America
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South America
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Government
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Civics and Economics
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Careers and Personal Finance
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Checks & Balances and Federalism
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Citizenship
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Economics
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Founding Documents and Principles
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Missouri State Government
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Missouri Constitution
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Pledge of Allegiance Debate
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Political Parties, Elections, and Voting
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Public Policy, Interest Groups, and the Media
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The Federal Executive Branch
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The Federal Judicial Branch
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The Federal Legislative Branch
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The US Constitution (including the Preamble and the Amendments)
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Virginia Released SOL Tests
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Language Arts and Literature Testing Practice Sites
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Literature and Reading Resources
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Practice Reading Tests
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Reading Grade 7 Tests
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Reading Grade 8 Tests
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Short Stories, Poetry, and Novel Information
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1984
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A Wrinkle in Time
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After 20 Years and O. Henry
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Animal Farm
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Brave New World
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Fahrenheit 451
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Forged By Fire and Sharon Draper
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Hamlet
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Hearts and Hands and O. Henry
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In Danger and Gary Paulsen
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Martin Luther King, Jr. - I Have a Dream
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Midsummer Night's Dream
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Monkey's Paw
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Monster and Walter Dean Myers
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Nothing But the Truth
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Nothing But the Truth and Avi
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Poetry
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Tears of a Tiger and Sharon Draper
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The Cask of Amontillado and Edgar Allen Poe
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The Crucible
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The Gift of the Magi and O. Henry
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The Great Gatsby
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The Hobbit
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The Lady or the Tiger
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and C. S. Lewis
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The Most Dangerous Game
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The Ransom of Red Chief and O. Henry
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The Raven
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
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The Telltale Heart
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The Wizard of Oz
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There Will Come Soft Rains
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To Kill A Mockingbird
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With Their Eyes
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Skills - Games and Reviews
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Advertising and Persuasive Technique
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Analyzing Author's Word Choice and Text Structure (8.6c)
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Analyzing Details for Relevance and Accuracy (8.6)
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Author's Purpose
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Characterization
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Drawing Conclusions (8.6g)
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Elements of a Novel/Plot (8.5c)
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Figurative Language, Analogies and Symbolism (8.4a and 8.5a)
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Inferences (8.6i)
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Irony
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Literary Devices
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Main Idea and Theme (8.5b)
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Practice Passages with Questions (addresses multiple SOLs)
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Read and Follow Directions (8.6e)
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Summarizing (8.6f)
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Text Structure (8.6c)
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Vocabulary and Context Clues (8.4b)
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Point of View
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Writing Resources
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Grammar and Editing Games, Skills, and Practice
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Capitalization and End Punctuation
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Combining Sentences and Transition Words
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Commas and Semicolons
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Comparisons
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Double Negative Practice
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Fragments and Run-Ons
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General Proofreading Skills
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Paragraph Editing - Several Mistakes
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Pronoun Practice
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Quotation Marks and Punctuating Quotes
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Verb Practice
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Writing Process
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Writing with Tone and Style
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Wrong Word Use
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Graphic Organizers for Essays
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Pronoun Practice
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Writing and Grammar Test Practice
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Writing Poetry
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Project Creators - Print files to PDF to keep a digital copy
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Bibliography Creators
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Compare and Contrast Tools
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Describing a Person or Character
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Elements of a Novel/Short Story Organizers
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Sequencing and Timeline Activites
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United States History
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US History I - Pre-Colonial Era to Reconstruction
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Abolitionist Movement
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Civil War
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Colonization
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European Exploration and Contact
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Founding Documents
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French and Indian War
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Native Cultures and Ideas
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New Territories 1801-1861
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Pre-Civil War Era
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Revolution
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The First Five Presidents
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US History II - Reconstruction through the Modern Era
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1950's and 60's
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Civil Rights Movement
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Big Business and Labor - See Also Progressive Era
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Cold War
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Great Depression
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Immigration
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Jim Crow Laws and Early Civil Rights Leaders
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Regions/Geography
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Roaring 20's and the Jazz Age
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SOL Review Information and Games
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Spanish-American War
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Technology
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The Progressive Movement - See Also Big Business and Labor
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Westward Expansion
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Women's Suffrage
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World War I
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World War II
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World History
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World History I
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Ancient China
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Ancient Egypt and Nubia
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Activities
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Games, Practice Quizzes, and Activities
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Reading and Research Information
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Ancient Greece
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Ancient History Mysteries and Artifacts
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Ancient India
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Ancient Rome
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End of Course Practice Exams
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Japan: Shoguns and Samurai
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Mesopotamia
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Middle Ages
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Persia and the Byzantine Empire
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Prehistory
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Reformation
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Religions (World Religions)
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Vikings
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Western Hemisphere Ancient Civilizations
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World History II
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1919-1939: Worldwide Depression & the Rise of Fascism
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Age of Exploration
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Columbus Research
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American Revolution
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Colonization
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End of Course Practice Exams
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Enlightenment
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Europe in the 1500s and 1600s - Renaissance and Reformation
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French Revolution
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Haitian, Mexican, and Central American Revolutions
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Imperialism
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Industrial Revolution
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Renaissance
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Russian Revolution
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The Cold War
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The Holocaust
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United Nations
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War on Terror
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World Geography/Maps
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World War I
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World War II
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Virtual Reality - 360 Videos
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Art Based Tours
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Social Studies Based Tours
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Grade 6: Early Civilizations-Empires
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Grade 7: Middle Ages-Modern
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Grade 8: U. S. History
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Science Based Tours