Language+Arts+&+Reading+Resources

=Language Arts 8 Resources=
 * [|Lang Arts Syllabus 2007]
 * [|Vocab L.A. CIT 2007-2008]
 * [|Sentence Patterns 07.ppt]

__WASL Reading__

 * [|WASL Reading Targets]

__Writing__

 * [|WASL Curriculum Resources]
 * [|WASL Writing Instruction]
 * 6 Trait Writing
 * Literary Analysis Paper

__Poetry Projects__

 * [|Poetic Analysis.doc] from Marnie Robison
 * [|Poetry Anthology Project.doc] from Marnie Robison
 * [|Poet Biography Project.doc]
 * [|Sensory Detail Poem]

__Literature__

 * ====[|Literary terms story application worksheet]====
 * ====[|"Most Dangerous Game"]====
 * [|"The Gift of the Magi"] | [|The Gift of the Magi worksheet]
 * [|"The Sniper"]| [|Read "The Sniper" online] | [|Wikipedia Info on "The Troubles" with casualty numbers]
 * [|"To Build a Fire" short story text] | [|"To Build a Fire"] worksheet, and [|"To Build a Fire" audio recording]
 * [|"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"]
 * [|"The Cask of Amontillado"] | [|Cask of Amontillado]extra credit ideas | [|"Cask of Amontillado" crossword.pdf]
 * [|"The Tell Tale Heart"] worksheet
 * [|Mr. Lettiere's Short Stories Page] is a very good website made by a high school English teacher with short story resources, including audio readings many short stories.
 * [|"Necklace"] | [|"Open Window"] | [|"A Very Old Man]

**__VOCABULARY__**

 * [|Context Clues video]
 * [|Words in Context online quiz]


 * Online Grammar Practice Quizzes
 * Grammar Videos
 * [|Parts of Speech wiki book assignment]

Part 1: Choose 2 or more of the quizzes below to work through for practice.
====**Part 2:** [|Homonym Self-Study Questions] Choose at least 2 quizzes. They can be from any level. Write down the letter of the correct answer, then check and see if you were right. Grade your own paper and record your score. Turn this in for participation credit.====
 * 1) [|Homonym Quiz Game] with an easy and a hard level.
 * 2) [|Another Homonym Quiz Game] with 10 questions.
 * 3) [|One More Homonym Quiz Game] with percentage correct and points given.
 * 4) [|Final Homonym Quiz] where some questions have 2 parts to figure out.