First Independent Novel Study Assignment!
Students have been asked to choose a book that will challenge their reading and expand their vocabulary. They must choose a fiction chapter book and will have 2 periods a week to read and complete this assignment. Emphasis is places on student understanding of their novels and personal connections. Reading comprehension strategies will be practiced and used throughout this work.
Students have been asked to choose a book that will challenge their reading and expand their vocabulary. They must choose a fiction chapter book and will have 2 periods a week to read and complete this assignment. Emphasis is places on student understanding of their novels and personal connections. Reading comprehension strategies will be practiced and used throughout this work.
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This year we will closely examine 2 Types of writing:
1. EXPOSITORY WRITING (Non-Fiction Writing)
- Newspaper article writing
- Research paper writing
2. Narrative Writing (Story Writing)
http://education.alberta.ca/media/824888/04_ela6%20mark%20narrative%20exemp%202007.pd
http://education.alberta.ca/media/824884/02%20fun%20ela6_mark_func_exemp2008.pdf
Good Writing Sites
http://www.studentreasures.com
http://www.tech4learning.com/wixie
http://www.studentpublishing.com
Editing
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/edit.shtml (Every day editing lessons)
Writing Paragraphs
http://home.merlin.mb.ca/~dfalk/jerome.html
http://www.mysterydigest.com/ (Mystery Writing)
Grammar
http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/adverbs.htm
http://www.blackgold.ab.ca/ict/Divison2/Grammar.htm
http://www.eastoftheweb.com/cgi-bin/top_scores.pl?game=multieight
http://fen.com/studentactivities/WallOfWords/wow19.html (Wall of words - Sentence Building/Organizing Practice)
Figures of Speech (Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia)
http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.html?id=952a85e8-8da9-472f-b7a4-12de890dd50d (Figurative Language examples)
http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.html?id=96b418a7-e48a-41e1-94c0-4c9b3e4cee47
Poetry
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/poetry/printable/5418.html (Shape Poetry)
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/theme-poems-30044.html (Various Poem Practice)
http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2008/09/10/writing-diamante-poem/ (Diamante)
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/patrick/m-limerick.htm (Limerick)
http://exchange.smarttech.com/search.html?q=%22Haiku%22 (Haiku)
http://www.poetry4kids.com/ (Poetry)***
http://www.gigglepoetry.com/poetryclass/limerickcontesthelp.html (Limerick)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/news/index.htm
http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp
1. EXPOSITORY WRITING (Non-Fiction Writing)
- Newspaper article writing
- Research paper writing
2. Narrative Writing (Story Writing)
http://education.alberta.ca/media/824888/04_ela6%20mark%20narrative%20exemp%202007.pd
http://education.alberta.ca/media/824884/02%20fun%20ela6_mark_func_exemp2008.pdf
Good Writing Sites
http://www.studentreasures.com
http://www.tech4learning.com/wixie
http://www.studentpublishing.com
Editing
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/edit.shtml (Every day editing lessons)
Writing Paragraphs
http://home.merlin.mb.ca/~dfalk/jerome.html
http://www.mysterydigest.com/ (Mystery Writing)
Grammar
http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/adverbs.htm
http://www.blackgold.ab.ca/ict/Divison2/Grammar.htm
http://www.eastoftheweb.com/cgi-bin/top_scores.pl?game=multieight
http://fen.com/studentactivities/WallOfWords/wow19.html (Wall of words - Sentence Building/Organizing Practice)
Figures of Speech (Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia)
http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.html?id=952a85e8-8da9-472f-b7a4-12de890dd50d (Figurative Language examples)
http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.html?id=96b418a7-e48a-41e1-94c0-4c9b3e4cee47
Poetry
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/poetry/printable/5418.html (Shape Poetry)
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/theme-poems-30044.html (Various Poem Practice)
http://www.writeshop.com/blog/2008/09/10/writing-diamante-poem/ (Diamante)
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/patrick/m-limerick.htm (Limerick)
http://exchange.smarttech.com/search.html?q=%22Haiku%22 (Haiku)
http://www.poetry4kids.com/ (Poetry)***
http://www.gigglepoetry.com/poetryclass/limerickcontesthelp.html (Limerick)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/news/index.htm
http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp