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Writing
Writing
Left Brain Writing Prompts Generator
Right Brain Writing Prompts Generator
Story Starters Fun- Do you want to write?
Compare/Contrast Notetaking-A website that will organize your compare/contrast essay. It could be useful for persuasive essays too.
Organize your Essay-Yep, it's a place to organize your thoughts for an essay.
Persuasion Map-A persuasive essay helper. Organize your persuasive ideas.
Social Security Administration's Popular Baby Names
Citing Sources
Citing Sources
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Reading Informational Text
Reading Informational Text
Alcatraz History via AlcatrazCruises.com
Alcatraz Island- Federal Bureau of Prisons Website
Alcatraz History- National Park Service website
Alcatraz Online Documentary- Video
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Reading Literature
Reading Literature
Scholastic Book Wizard- Find books based on your Lexile reading range or previous favorite books you have read.
Scholastic's Kids' Website- This website is really great! Need to check it out!
Book Recommendations based on Lexile Reading Range
What Should I Read Next? - Type in a book you love, and you will get recommendations for your next book!
Book Trailers | More than 200 Trailers
Book Trailers by Scholastic.com
Books and Authors for Kids in The Stacks | Scholastic.com
Book Reviews by 7th Graders- Scholastic.com
Teen Reads-The ultimate teen reading list!
A Really Good List of Author Websites
Google Maps- Based on Books!- Cool website that shows maps based on literature. (Not a lot of books offered yet)
Literary Elements Graphic Organizer-This website will be used in class.
Plot Diagram-The standard plot diagram. Necessary to know for 7th and 8th graders.
Authors' Websites
Authors' Websites
Shel Silverstein Official Website
Official Website of Lemony Snicket
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Grammar
Grammar
Noun Explorer Game
Nouns Jeopardy-Nouns and Verbs Game
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Grammar
Semicolons and Colons Online Cartoon
InfoPlease- Parts of Speech-Easiest to understand of the websites. The basics.
Basic Parts of Speech Link-Click in the top left blue bubble box for all parts of speech.
ChompChomp-Grammar Terms Website- Basic terminology on all types of parts of speech!
Purdue Online Writing Lab- The OWL-Parts of Speech overview with additional info
Language Arts at PPPST.com-Great place to see parts of speech PowerPoints.
The Tongue Untied- A guide to grammar, punctuation, and style
The Center for Writing Studies
Help with Prepositions?-This link will give you some more info on prepositions!
Conjunctions-Need help understanding conjunctions? Here is the place.
Conjunction Crossword Puzzle-Practice your conjunctions.
Songs about Parts of Speech-Create your own song. Here are some examples.
PuzzleMaker- Discovery.com-Create a word search, crossword puzzle, hidden message, etc.
Wacky Mad Libs-Test your new parts of speech skills
Grammar Online Games by Scholastic
Sentence Structure Practice Game
Capitalize Your Titles Correctly
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Figurative Language
Figurative Language
Basketball with Figurative Language
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Vocabulary, Spelling, and Roots
Vocabulary, Spelling, and Roots
Spelling Games- Sounds and Everything!
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Poetry
Poetry
Poetry 180- A poetry website of 180 poems
Famous Poems and Poets-A great top 50 list of poems
Specific and Short Definitions of Poetry Forms
Sonnets
Sonnets
"Death, be not proud" by John Donne
"How Do I Love Thee?" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
"My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun" by William Shakespeare
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General Middle School Language Arts Games
General Middle School Language Arts Games
National Geographic Online Games
Middle School Survival Website
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Homework Help
Homework Help
The Homework Spot-This website includes a list of websites to visit for homework, specializing in middle school.
The RefDesk-Homework websites based on core curriculum.
KidsClick-Web search site built for students by librarians.
FactMonster-Great for research purposes. Also helpful with language arts.
Encyclopedia Websites Evaluated-This article evaluates different websites for encyclopedias online. Great for looking at research online.
Biography Websites Galore-Great website when you are researching for Famous Americans
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Project Ideas
Project Ideas
Wordle-See what the words of the page will look like!
Bio-Cube-Use this online activity to organize information for biographical or autobiographical reports.
Create Character Cards-Fun activity where you can create character trading cards!
Create a Comic-This website gives you an opportunity to be creative with a click of the mouse.
Create a Crossword Puzzle-Easy website for crossword puzzle making.
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