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  • 7th Grade
    • The Westing Game
    • The Giver
    • Poetry
  • 8th Grade
    • Poe
    • Holocaust Unit
    • Poetry
  • Public Speaking
  • Cheerleading
  • Large Group Speech
  • Prom
Mrs. Rusk
  • Home
    • Schedules and Quick Links
    • Student Responsibilities
    • About Me
  • 7th Grade
    • The Westing Game
    • The Giver
    • Poetry
  • 8th Grade
    • Poe
    • Holocaust Unit
    • Poetry
  • Public Speaking
  • Cheerleading
  • Large Group Speech
  • Prom
  • More
    • Home
      • Schedules and Quick Links
      • Student Responsibilities
      • About Me
    • 7th Grade
      • The Westing Game
      • The Giver
      • Poetry
    • 8th Grade
      • Poe
      • Holocaust Unit
      • Poetry
    • Public Speaking
    • Cheerleading
    • Large Group Speech
    • Prom

7th Grade

Testing Sites:

  • FastBridge 

  • Iowa Assessment practice

Classroom Sites: 

  • 7th Grade ONLINE Notebook

  • IXL - level I

  • CommonLit

  • ReadWorks 

  • Quill 

  • NoRedInk

  • Spellingcity.com 

  • Collins Dictionary 

READING

Dictionary Skills: 

    • Superlatives

Greek and Latin Roots

  • Word List of Roots

Literal vs. Figurative

  • Series of Unfortunate Events

Imagery

  • Preface of Winter Room

Predict / Inference

  • Pigeon Impossible

Characterization:

  • Masha and the Bear (Jam)

Tone

Allusion

  • Disney

Irony

  • Monster’s Inc

  • Zootopia 

  • Zootopia (DMV)

  • Jaws

  • Beauty and the Beast

Summarizing:

  • KU Writing

  • KU Sentence examples 

  • Olaf's version

  • StoryDice

  • Emoji Prompts 

Theme: Universal

    • This is Me

    • Joy and Heron

Main & Central Idea

  • Main Idea practice

Theme

Online Reading:

  • Matchstick Girl: short story

  • eLibrary:  Sioux Central library (allows you to put a hold on books)

  • BookSeer: Helps you pick out a book you might enjoy! The homepage makes me happy

  • Which Book? Another great site to help you pick out your next book!

  • MackinVIA

  • Libby - MUST have a current PUBLIC library card to use this site! 

  • Open Library: no library card needed! 

  • Iowa AEA Online - BookFlix, TruFlix, lots of great reading info! 

  • Sioux Central Media Center - online books

  • EyeWitness to History 

  • Loyal Books - Audiobooks

  • AudioBooksForFree - hundreds of audiobooks

  • Project Gutenerg - FREE online book site

  • Biographies: Short bio's of famous men and women through history

 Vocab / Spelling: 

  • FreeRice: Language Vocabulary, Grammar, Famous Quotations, Literature (change difficulty level if it's too easy!)

  • Boggle Generator (online Boggle game)

  • Grabble

  • Language Skills

  • Letter Boxed

  • Pyramid Scheme

  • Stay Afloat: how much do you know about different topics? Hangman style!

  • Shiritori: like 'Last Letter' that we play in class

  • Spell Bee: New York Times spelling game

  • Spellerz: online spelling game

  • Text Twist: Create as many words as possible with letters you are given. Stuck? TWIST the letters around!

  • Wordle (unlimited)

  • Wordle Game

  • Word-Ops: how many words can you make? 

  • Word Scramble

  • Word Me: how many words can you make in 3 minutes? 

  • Word Jack: make as many words with 200 tiles as possible. 

  • Word Busters 2: how many words can you find that start with the first 3 given?

  • Word Puzzle:  Unscramble letters to find the word

  • Word Forge: make as many words as possible

  • Word Surge

  • Word Jack: make as many words with 200 tiles as possible. 

  • Word-Ops: how many words can you make? 

  • Word Race

Book Review Sites: check out a book review, if you're just not sure it's for you! 

  • Common Sense Media: great for books, music, and TV/Movies

  • GoodReads: great place to track your reading, too! 

  • Shelf Reflections

  • EpicReads: also has fun book quizzes! 

  • The Literate Mother

  • Sweet On Books: this one is sensory overload, but lots of info.

  • Plugged In: another great site for all types of media

"The only person you are DESTINED to become is the person you DECIDE to be." 

Ralph Waldo Emerson 

"Reading is one form of escape. Running for your life is another." Lemony Snicket

WRITING

KU 

    • Sentence examples 

    • Paragraph Guide 

  • Adverbs

  • Adjectives & Adjective Descriptions 

  • Clause

  • Nouns

  • Phrases: Gerund, Prepositional...

  • Transitions

  • Verbs 

  • Thesaurus.com - synonyms and antonyms

Writing Style

  • MLA 

  • Narrative Writing 

  • Expository Writing

  • Descriptive Writing

  • Persuasive Writing

  • Thesis Statement (2)

  • Bibliography 

  • StoryDice

  • Emoji Prompts 

FOR FUN!

  • DOT Drivers Practice Test - practice before you go get your permit! 

  • ONLINE PLANNER: super nifty online planner to help you get organized!

  • Letter Boxed: game

  • Shiritori: like 'Last Letter' that we play in class

  • Spell Bee: New York Times spelling game

  • Instructables: instructions on how to do practically anything

  • Online Jigsaw Puzzles

  • Online Crossword for Teens

  • Online Word Search

  • Online Dot to Dot

  • USA Today Word Games

  • Word Games: TONS of online word games

  • GoodTyping: free online typing site: must log in! 

  • Typing Course: free typing site

  • War of the Words: Typing Skills

  • AutoDraw: fast drawing for everyone

  • Sketch Swap: draw something, then swap!

  • Art for Kids Hub: learn to draw

  • WeaveSilk: create something gorgeous!

  • This Is Sand: more creations

  • How Stuff Works: literally how things work

  • Hour of Code: interesting in computer coding?

  • KenKen: Math puzzle similar to Saduko, but using mathematical operations instead!  

SPELLING:

  • Word Mayhem: Compete against other players as you try to create as many words as possible with the letters you are given.

  • Text Twist: Create as many words as possible with letters you are given. Stuck? TWIST the letters around!

  • Word Me: how many words can you make in 3 minutes? 

  • Word Jack: make as many words with 200 tiles as possible. 

  • Word Busters 2: how many words can you find that start with the first 3 given?

  • Word Puzzle:  Unscramble letters to find the word

  • Word Forge: make as many words as possible

  • Stay Afloat: how much do you know about different topics? Hangman style!

DIY: 

  • Online Rubics Cube

  • Coin Eater

  • Balancing Coin Bridge

  • Cup Stacking

  • Nail Balancing   

  • Rubrics Cube

  • Dice Stacking

  • Juggle

  • Card Throwing

  • Paper FlipBooks

  • Paper Airplane folds

  • Spin Basketball on Finger  

  • Draw a 'whole' in your paper

  • Origami Butterfly Ball

  • Draw a 3D City

  • Paper Airplane! 

  • How to Tie Knots (with rope)  

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