Vocabulary Practice (all grades): http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/index.cfm

6th Grade

Unit 1 - Narrative Writing

• MadLibs Junior
• FunBrain's Antonyms/Synonyms/Homonyms

Unit 2 - Fluency & Comprehension/Technical Writing

Unit 3 - Expository Writing

• FunBrain's 5-paragraph essay video
• FunBrain's The Writing Process

Unit 4 - Persuasive Writing

• http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/writing/index.asp?topic=Persuasive
• TANGERINE...Letter to the Mayor and City Planner
• Scholastic's Persuasive Writing

Unit 5 - Review of Standards

Unit 6 - Informational (Non-fiction) Texts

Unit 7 - Response to Literature

Unit 8 - Mythology

• http://members.aol.com/egyptart/crea.html  (find examples of Egyptian myths)
• http://www.americanfolklore.net/myths-legends.html  (this website has copies of folktales and also a link to individual state folktales)
• http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-sis  (this contains video clips of comments from Georgia storytellers)
• www.teachingheart.net/readerstheater.htm
• http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/Tips.html/  (these two sites contain links to sample readers’ theater dramas; one entitled Master Man is a nature myth)
• http://www.mythweb.com/  This site is devoted to the heroes, gods and monsters of Greek mythology.
• http://www.americanfolklore.net/  American Folklore by state.
• http://www.pantheon.org/main/search.html  The Encyclopedia Mythica is an online encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and legends. It currently contains over 6,100 entries on gods and goddesses, heroes, legendary creatures and beings from all over the world.
• http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/myths.htm Myths from around the world from Scholastic.com
• http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~spok/grimmtmp/  Need a Grimm fairy tale? 
• http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/LanBlue.html  The Blue Fairy Tale book online!
• Bray - 6th Grade Language Arts (Fall 2005)
  Mythology and Culture

7th Grade

Unit 1 - Narrative Writing and Reading

• CALL OF THE WILD Pre-reading Research Project
• Outsiders 1960's Research

  • http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/elmer/infoCentral/frameset/decade/1960.htm

  • http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decade60.html

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960s (Make sure to check out

  • http://www.fiftiesweb.com/fashion/1960s-fashion-pants.htm

Unit 2 - Expository Texts/Writing

Unit 3 - Persuasive Texts

• Scholastic's Persuasive Writing

Unit 4 - Technical Writing

Unit 5 - Standards Review

Unit 6 - Response to Literature

Unit 7 - Analyzing & Creating Non-fiction

Unit 8 - Poetry/Drama

• www.gigglepoetry.com
• Poets' Corner: http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/
• The Academy of American Poets: http://www.poets.org/poets/index.cfm
• http://www.emule.com/poetry/  The Poetry archives (classic poets)
• www.veeceet.com
• www.adifferentplace.org/poetry.htm
• http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/karla_home.htm
• Fooling With Words with Bill Moyers: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/foolingwithwords/main_poet.html
• Spotlight on Voices & Visions: http://www.learner.org/catalog/extras/vvspot/index.html (Listen to poets read their poems and follow links to find out more about the poet and their ideas.)
• The Internet Poetry Archive: http://www.ibiblio.org/ipa/ (Click on a poet to bring you to their page, then click on a link to select a poem and click on the title to hear it read.)
• www.poems.com
• http://www.favoritepoem.org/poems/index.html
• http://www.poetryarchive.org/childrensarchive/home.do
• http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/studentsHome.do

Hanson - 7th Grade Language Arts
Poetry Research Project: Exploring Your Poet
Click here for resources!
Project Page Handout on next page!

8th Grade

Activities for Underground Railroad (CARTER/ETCHISON)

• Identify six specific steps along the way using the www.freedomcenter.org and www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/states.htm websites or any additional websites you may find.  You will begin the journey in Georgia.  You need to list SPECIFIC homes, churches or other sites in which the slaves found shelter, food, and comfort.

Carter/Etchison Project:
Choose three of the following computer websites to view during class.  For each site, provide a brief summary of the contents and list five interesting facts about the subject that you learned.  You can write your summaries and lists on this page or on a separate page.

• http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/voices/  audio interviews with former slaves
• http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html  transcripts of interviews with former slaves
• www.negrospirituals.com   information and recordings about negro spirituals
• www.school.eb.com/Blackhistory/media/nonphoto.do  information and recordings about songs and customs of slaves
• http://www.pbs.org/jazz/time/time_slavery.htm information and recordings about songs and customs of slaves

Ms. Carter/Ms. Etchison - 8th Grade L.A. (Fall 2006)
Can You Survive in the Tribe?

Unit 1 - Narrative Texts

• GA Resources: GA Books & GA Center for the Book
• Figurative Language
• Online Writing Lab (OWL) on Metaphors

Unit 2 - Expository Texts

Unit 3 - Persuasive Texts

• Scholastic's Persuasive Writing

Unit 4 - Standards Review

Unit 5 - Research and Tech Writing

• www.big6.com
• OWL MLA citation guide

Unit 6 - Response to Literature

Unit 7 - Poetry & Drama

• Figurative Language of Robert Frost

• http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson78/poetshoes.html

• The Academy of American Poets: http://www.poets.org/poets/index.cfm
• Poets' Corner: http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/
• Fooling With Words with Bill Moyers: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/foolingwithwords/main_poet.html
• Spotlight on Voices & Visions: http://www.learner.org/catalog/extras/vvspot/index.html (Listen to poets read their poems and follow links to find out more about the poet and their ideas.)
• The Atlantic Online Poetry Pages: http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/poetry/  (Click on a link to read or listen to the poem.)
• The Internet Poetry Archive: http://www.ibiblio.org/ipa/ (Click on a poet to bring you to their page, then click on a link to select a poem and click on the title to hear it read.)