English

This year in English will be very exciting. We will start with one of the most popular 8th grade novels, The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton. We will also read informational texts as we develop our annotating and comprehension skills.

Writing will focus on developing a central idea and supporting details to create a narrative essay, and later informative/explanatory and argumentative pieces. It is going to be a great year of English learning!

There are A LOT of resources on this page. Feel free to check them out -- some we will use, some we won't, but the ones we DO use will be posted on Classroom so you don't have to scroll up and down this page on a hunt for the right link. 😁

Use CLEVER to access StudySync, our literature series

Use Google Classroom for assignments and information.

The Outsiders book online:

http://nisbah.com/summer_reading/the-outsiders_se_hinton.pdf

Biography of Charles Dickens, author of A Christmas Carol:

http://www.dickens-online.info/charles-dickens-biography.htm

Text of A Christmas Carol:

http://www.stormfax.com/dickens.htm

Listen and read:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QmU1p94bBo

Audio version:

http://www.audiobooktreasury.com/a-christmas-carol-by-charles-dickens-free-audio-book/

Poverty in Victorian England:

http://www.aboutbritain.com/articles/poverty-in-victorian-times.asp

Why learn Greek and Latin Roots

http://www.omniglot.com/language/articles/greekroots.htm

Context Clues video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73p_oKEYqTQ

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Using the ellipsis in English

https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/8674-use-an-ellipsis-to-indicate-a-pause-or-break

https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/6084-use-an-ellipsis-to-indicate-an-omission

Verb moods:

video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwbhx7U-yL4

Subjunctive mood -- https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/4945-use-verbs-in-the-subjunctive-mood

Audio version of The Call of the Wild:

https://librivox.org/call-of-the-wild-by-jack-london/

Online text of The Call of the Wild:

http://london.sonoma.edu/writings/CallOfTheWild/

Grammar Practice: http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/6_8/grammar/gr8/launcher.html?qid=0805

Idiom websites: http://www.goenglish.com/ http://www.idiomconnection.com/ http://www.idiomdictionary.com/

Idioms; law, legal terms: http://www.idiomconnection.com/legal.html

Help with google stuff! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jynk1wLDf89qpTrF3S8XPNaMJB9ua29M9haSx4dZtPU/edit?pli=1

Love and relationship idioms for

http://www.idiomconnection.com/relationship.html#R

History of Groundhog Day:

http://www.stormfax.com/ghogday.htm

Writing a Compare/Contrast essay:

http://www.time4writing.com/writing-essays/comparing-contrasting/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkLBlQVQHjk

Biography of Charles Dickens, author of A Christmas Carol:

http://www.dickens-online.info/charles-dickens-biography.htm

Guys! Use this link to find books you might like: http://www.guysread.com/

http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/raven/st1.cfm

Read by Christopher Lee:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORaBHS6T17w&feature=iv&src_vid=yb-hwaKWx7I&annotation_id=annotation_3247369461

"The Raven" by The Simpsons:

https://vimeo.com/29733360

Theme in Literature videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTKnoCWK-wc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4qME64SkxM

Point of View in Literature (Narrative POV):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOjCbL60SRE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OGMlrRSALY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTkDASPxork

Flashcards: https://flashcards.engrade.com/povfc

How to write an objective summary:

http://www.enotes.com/topics/how-write-summary

http://writingcenter.appstate.edu/sites/writingcenter.appstate.edu/files/Tips%20for%20Writing%20a%20Lit%20Analysis.pdf

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxMR9MpWFPc

Article: What if Rich People Gave all their Money to the Poor?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-22/what-if-the-richest-person-in-every-country-gave-all-his-money-to-the-poor-

Mary Poppins movie trailers for MOOD:

original trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuWf9fP-A-U

Alternative trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic

Three Types of Text:

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/writing/secondary/writingtypes.html

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/f/frederick_douglass.html

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/douglass/aa_douglass_leader_1.html

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130309125141AA0TuuK

http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/douglass/support11.html

Grammar Help:

Grammar Bytes:

http://chompchomp.com/menu.htm

Fragments exercise 1:

http://chompchomp.com/frag01/frag01.htm

Grammar BLAST!:

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/6_8/grammar/

Unit 4: Is Homework Necessary for Student Success?:

3 videos for ELE #3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPwj1vLhgME

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3jAutigY60

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zc1tHiOumM

SOCIALLY motivated video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzBCI13rJmA

COMMERCIALLY motivated video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R55e-uHQna0

Politically motivated videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clwNdZggYcI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6YHUwjPD3I

MacFarland, USA movie trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-VAOlHGE6Q

OWL -- Purdue University Online Writing Lab -- MLA formatting of writing

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

NewsELA: http://newsela.com/

The Call of the Wild: http://london.sonoma.edu/Writings/CallOfTheWild/

Jack London timeline:

http://www.jacklondons.net/life.html

Verbals Prezi for 1-14-15

https://prezi.com/srrrssnv1oqq/verbals/

Gerund or Infinitive practice quiz for 1-12-15:

http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/language_arts/gerund_or_infinitive/quiz2083.html

Active and Passive voice quiz for 1-8-15:

http://www.rudolphacademy.com/quizzes-online/language-arts-quizzes/grammar-quizzes-online/active-vs-passive-voice-quiz/

Use Ninjawords.com (fast...like a ninja) to look up words FAST!

http://ninjawords.com/

Links for Argumentative unit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ7u30OG7yk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaGJNxCxB-s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BMT6BfxR7w&list=RD_BMT6BfxR7w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWdfUBajb4I

Sample movie trailers: http://www.fandango.com/movies/family

Sample student speech/presentation: http://www.ted.com/talks/adora_svitak

HELPFUL STUFF FOR LANGUAGE:

Oral Presentation checklist: http://www.ehow.com/info_7911725_oral-presentation-checklist-middle-school.html

MLA formatting of an essay (for your Culture Heritage project): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xAc4yZ8VSA

Topics for students: http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/12/163-questions-to-write-or-talk-about/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

QUIZLET Flashcards for literary terms for middle school: http://quizlet.com/753685/flashcards

Mark Brown bio: http://gafundraising.com/changealife/

Original Star Trek intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdjL8WXjlGI

2009 Star Trek movie intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP49VUWzKpM

Curriculet: http://www.curriculet.com/

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