This year, you will be exposed to a series of enriching reading materials. Through your interactions with these texts, you will learn, develop, and practice skills such as close reading and detailed writing. Below, you will find a collection of resources that can be used to practice essential skills.
Typing Games -
Typing Attack - full words
Keyboard Ninja - individual letters
Poetic Devices/ Fig. Lang. Quizlet - https://quizlet.com/_5wcvdp
ELA Literary Terms Review Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_4np08u
Strong readers make inferences based on what they read. Practice making inferences by following the link!
Cannonball Cats (Fig. Lang. Practice) - http://www.roomrecess.com/mobile/CannonballCats/play.html
Poetic Devices Quizlet - https://quizlet.com/_5wcvdp
Use these links to access games to practice spelling!
Interactive Spelling Bee - https://www.learner.org/interactives/spelling/spelling.html?s=g6-8
Word Search -
http://www.homespellingwords.com/6th-grade/spelling-games/word-find#
Spelling Soup -
http://www.homespellingwords.com/6th-grade/spelling-games/spelling-soup
Expand your vocabulary! Use this Quizlet set to learn and practice sophisticated language.
Practice identifying examples of figurative language with the game "Rags to Riches!"
https://www.quia.com/rr/304603.html
"Grammar Gorillas" Parts of Speech - https://www.funbrain.com/games/grammar-gorillas
"Rags to Riches" Run-On Sentences and Fragments - https://www.quia.com/rr/235542.html?AP_rand=1089914167&playHTML=1
Complete Sentences, Fragments, and Run-Ons Form https://goo.gl/forms/BOO3pWJUq6cuxube2
NYS Test Sampler - https://ny.nextera.questarai.com/tds/#practice