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English Language Arts & Reading
English III
The information that was formerly on the top of each grade level page has been moved/linked to the Secondary Teacher/Staff page located on the home page.
District Resources (downloadable lessons in alpha order by strand)
Writing |
District Focus/Resource |
Purposes
Penmanship/
Mechanics/
Grammar/Usage |
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Process
Evaluation
Research
Connenctions
Process
Evaluation
Research
Connenctions
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- A Significant Influence
- Alternative Ways of Assessing
- Books for Teaching the 6 Traits
- Books for Teaching Voice
- Books to Use to Support the Content Areas
- Choosing the Right Source
- Commenting in Word
- Conference Sheet
- Creating a Home Team Atmosphere
- DIDLS
- Designing a Rubric
- Guidelines for Peer Conferencing
- How to Organize and Run Conferencing Groups
- Life Chart 1, 2
- Logical Fallacies
- Magnify the Focus
- Marking the Text
- Make a Date
- Memoir Assignment and Rubric
- Mini Lessons for Drafting
- Mini Lessons for Writing
- Peer Revision
- Peer Revision - Show not Tell
- Periodic Portfolio Questions
- Process Reflection
- Portfolio Questions
- QAR1, QAR2, QAR Spanish, FQR
- Qualities of Good Writing
- Sample Rubrics 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
- Sample Essays
- Show Not Tell
- Six Traits Rubric - Student Friendly
- TAKS Essay Rubric
- TAKS OER Rubric
- TAKS OER Rubric--Crossover Question
- TAKS Writing Rubric--6-Traits Aligned
- The College Application CR
- Universal Writing Rubric Template
- Verbal Recreations
- Voice
- Write From the Heart (Heart Mapping)
- Versions in XP
- Writing with Artifacts
- Writing Process
- Writing Record
- Writing Survey
- Writing Log
- Writing Process Wheel
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Reading |
District Focus/Resource |
Vocabulary
Fluency
Variety of Texts
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Reading
Comprehension
Literary Response
Text Structures
Research
Culture
Reading
Comprehension
Literary Response
Text Structures
Research
Culture
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- Book Chat Questions and Score Sheet
- Book Report Alternative
- Buddy Reading
- Brain Dump
- Cartoon Comprehension
- Character Sociogram
- Connotation, Color and Imagery in The Great Gatsby
- Considering Setting
- Cooperative Learning Guidelines
- Creating a Home Team Atmosphere
- Critical Ways of Seeing "...Huckleberry Finn" in Context
- Critical Thinking
- DIDLS
- Didactic Notes
- Group Discussion Rubric
- Guided Reading in Grades 4 - 12
- Four Categories of Reading
- From Courage to Freedom
- Heroes are Made of This
- Inner-Outer Circle
- I've Got the Literacy Blues
- Judging a Book By Its Cover
- K-W-H-L
- K-W-L
- Lights, Camera, Action...Music
- Literature Circles Roles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Literature Circle Role Cards
- Literary Analysis
- Literary Devices
- Literary Terms
- Make a Date
- Metaphor for Egg
- News Reporting Sheet
- Open Mind Diagram
- Organizational Patterns
- Poetry Rhythm
- Previewing the Text
- QAR1, QAR2, QAR Spanish, FQR
- QAR Questions by Category (WORD) (PDF)
- Question Matrix
- Questioning the Author
- Reader's Guide to Plot Development
- Reading Literary Texts
- Reading Process
- Reader Response
- Reading Strategies for Test Success
- Reciprocal Teaching
- Scholarships, Grants & Financial Aid CR
- "Shooting an Elephant"
- Socratic Seminar Instructions
- Socratic Seminar Instructions 2
- Socratic Seminar rubric
- Socratic Seminar Questioning
- Stickman Notetaking
- Strategic Reading
- Strategies to "Fix Up" Confusion
- Student Reflection Sheet
- TAKS OER Rubric
- TAKS OER Rubric--Crossover Question
- Tell It Like It Is
- The Literary Element of Theme
- The Pentad
- The Scarlet Letter CD Project
- The Scarlet Letter Project - Rubric
- Thinking Maps: Circle, Bubble, Double Bubble, Flow, Multi Flow, Tree, Brace, and Bridge
- Thought Chain Discussion Guidelines
- Why Literature Circles?
- Yearlong Concepts
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Listening & Speaking |
District Focus/Resource |
Listening
Speaking |
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District Focus/Resource |
Interpretation
Analysis
Production
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Web Resources |
URL/Web Address |
General Sites |
pblmm.K12.ca.us/PBLGuide/Activities/Activities.html
eteach.esc13.net/t_lang_arts.htm
www.readwritethink.org/index.asp
www.pbs.org/teachersource/arts_lit.htm
www.uil.utexas.edu/academics
rubistar4teachers.org
www.pics4learning.com
www.freeplaymusic.com
www.brainpop.com
www.enchanted learning.com
www.infoplease.com
www.mybookmarks.com/PISDIT |
Vocabulary |
www.dictionary.com
syndicate.com
www.vocabulary.co.il |
Text Structures |
www.planetesme.com/dontmiss.html |
Grammar |
webnz.co.nz/checkers/grammar2.html
englishplus.com/grammar
www.grammarbook.com
english-zone.com/index.php
www3.uakron.edu/noden
www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/2692/grammarlink.html
Sentence Structure
wwwnew.towson.edu/ows/sentencestruct.htm
www.arts.uottawa.ca/writcent/hypergrammar/rvsntstr.html
Sentence Combining
leo.stcloudstate.edu/style/sentencev.html
www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1981/4/81.04.06.x.html
www.sanmarcos.net/ana/Class/Notes/CombSen.html
pigseye.kennesaw.edu/~slamos |
Writing |
www.discover-writing.com
www.readwritethink.org
www.englishcompanion.com
writingfix.com |
Research |
www.newseum.org
www.pics4learning.com
eduscapes.com/tap/topic20.htm |
Viewing/ Representing |
www.medialit.org
www.pbs.org
medialit.med.sc.edu
www.medialiteracy.net
www1.medialiteracy.com/home.jsp
www.pbs.org/teachersource/media_lit/media_lit.shtm
Media Literacy | Media Education | Questia.com Online Library
www.ianjukes.com (teaching the 21st century learner) |
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