Team 7-5
Team 7-5 LANGUAGE ARTS
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Novels for Language Arts this year:
Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff (1st quarter)
Tangerine by Edward Bloor (2nd quarter)
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (4th quarter)
We will be doing literature circles 3rd quarter. There will be a choice of books which we will be getting from the media center. The two books which need to be purchased are The Outsiders and Pictures of Hollis Woods. They are available through the bookstore here at Nagel.
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MLA Works Cited Guide- Really thorough site for developing bibliographic references
Outsiders Inquiry Topic List: Click here for a listing of the outsider groups that suffer from sterotyping. Which group will you research?
Comix generator- Click here for access to the online comix program
Latin roots grid- Click here for a comprehensive list of Latin roots
Integrated Language Arts Syllabus - Click for a review of content policies and procedures in Integrated Language Arts
Write Source link - Click here for the support site for writing. Cool stuff on documentation!
OAT Reading Game- Click here for OAT review game
Family Interview Questions- Click here for suggested questions to ask in your family interviews.
Further questions? Click here
Sample Family History PowerPoint- Click to see sample slideshow.
Climbing Your Family Tree- This is a great site to investigate your genealogy!
Greek Myth Index- Click here for an incredible index of Greek gods, heroes, myths, and creatures
Sample of KWHL Inquiry Essay- Click here for my essay model from class
Official S.E. Hinton Website - Click here for up to date info about the author and her works
Outsiders Study Questions- Click here for questions on chapters
Outsiders Characters- Click here for notes on major characters
OAT terminology- Click here for the list of OAT reading comprehension terms
OAT Terminology 2 - Click for more reading comprehension terms
Fan Fiction Site- Click here to visit,read, and/or contribute to any of the existing stories listed. Perhaps you could submit a story extension for Tangerine?
Subject/ Predicate Notes- Click for notes
Tangerine Response Jounal Guidelines and Sample
Spelling Bee Online Resource- Click for word lists and spelling resources to help prepare for the Nagel Spelling Bee.
BAD SPELLERS OF THE WORLD, UNTIE!
Gods and Goddesses Chart- Click here for the web link to the gods and goddesses. Names, both Greek and Roman and what they controlled are listed.
Myth Vocab 1- Here's the list from the first week of myth vocab (definitions and origins are required).
Myth Vocab 2 - Vocab list number 2 .
Presentation Rubric- You received this sheet in class. Use this to review what is expected in your Family History presentation.
Sample Family History PowerPoint- Click to see sample slideshow.
Climbing Your Family Tree- This is a great site to investigate your genealogy!
Ancestral Report- Click here for guidelines on home country report.
Family History Works Cited Sample- What is your bibliography supposed to look like? Click here for a sample.
Blank Reading Log- Lost your log? Print one from here.
Letter to a Hero- Click here to go the legacy.com site
Fallen WTC firefighters list -
Joseph Agnello
Gerard Jean Baptiste
Capt. Frank Callahan
Lt. Edward Alexander D'Atri
Captain Martin Egan, Jr.
Capt. Thomas Farino
Peter J. Ganci
Dana Hannon
Jonathan Lee Ielpi
Paul Keating
Rikki tikki tavi text- Click here for the text of Rudyard Kipling's story.
Cobra info- Click here for some cool facts. Kipling knew his cobras!
Be, am, is, are, was, were, been,
Have, has, had,
Do, does, did,
Can, could,
Shall, should,
Will, would,
May, might, must,
being
MLA Works Cited Guidelines- Click here for samples and help on creating bibliographies.
Elements of Literature online resource - Textbook companion; not an online textbook (keyword LEO 7)
Elements of Language online resource - Great source for grammar or writing help
Narrative Guidelines- Click for notes on the narrative writing project
Sample Narrative - Click for a sample of the narrative essay. What lesson was learned?
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