ELA & Social Studies
See the following websites to build fluency and reading comprehension:
English Language Arts
Social Studies
CNN 10 - CNN Photos - 8th Grade GA Studies Teacher Notes
Website Planet News (may need G-Translate) - PBS Learning Media
YouTube Channels for SS - Georgia Virtual Learning -
Ducksters - NewsELA - ListenWise - News In Levels
DOGO NEWS (for science and social studies) - Kids National Geographic
EveryCulture - Earth Voyager - KidsKonnect
KQED -
WRITING and JOURNALS
94 Argumentative Writing Topics - NY Times Argumentative Writing Prompts
Daily Teaching Tools - Middle School Writing Prompts (Journal Buddies)
Fun Writing Prompts - Your Dictionary Creative Writing Prompts
OWL Online Reading Lab - Introduction, Previewing, Questioning, Annotating, Inferencing, Vocabulary Strategies, etc.
INTRODUCTIONS
SUMMARY TOOLS
BUILDING LITERACY
INFERENCE
Inference Practice Questions (ThoughtCo)
LITERACY OPTIONS
TweenTribune - Common Lit - Readworks - NewsELA
National Geographic Kids
INTERACTIVE GEOGRAPHY
Your Child Learns - LocaLingual (tap to hear language)
CITIZENSHIP
Culture and Countries
DEBATE AND DISCUSSION
GEORGIA STUDIES (8th)
GA Studies GPB (User Guide)
Georgia Stories - New Georgia Encyclopedia - Famous Georgians
GOVERNMENT
Readers Theatre and Comics
FICTIONAL READING
American Folklore - Short Stories for Middle School - Short Moral Stories for Kids
Lit2Go - The Best Class - Teaching Heart - Scholastic Resources
GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY
EasyDefine - Vocabulary - Flippity - Quizlet -
WRITING
POETRY
NONFICTION
Georgia Studies (Civics and Government)
ELL & ESOL
English Language Learning
ESOL
A4ESL - ESL Cafe - English Daily - 5 Minute English -
Incorporating Oral and Written Language (slideshow)
Making Content Visual (slideshow)
Accommodations for English Learners (slideshow)
ESOL Differentiation - KSU ESOL Presentation (Ms. Seely)
Reading Comprehension
Graphic Organizers for Reading Strategies (36 pages)
Mrs Judy Active Reading Strategy Instruction (56 pages)
Edugains Literacy Strategies (103 pages)
Laura Candlers Graphic Organizers for Reading (161 pages)
OTHER - Lesson Plan