Reading & Language Arts
Independent Learning
ONLINE essay scorer!! http://essayscorer.com/ph/oh/csiak
Students, login with your student ID as both username and password. Select an activity (try your own, or one assigned by your teacher).
Just getting started with this, so be patient! (teacher login page http://essayscorer.com/cgi-bin/phes/teacher/login.cgi?schoolID=1173 )
PSN - ONLINE Literature text selections!! https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp
Students, login with the username and password Sra. Thompson gave you on a sticky label- should be on the inside of your binder. Just getting started with this, so be patient!
Advertising- Be a careful consumer!
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/educational/handouts/advertising_marketing/common_ad_strats.cfm Take some notes on the main strategies that you might notice in commercials you see or hear.
http://advertising-influence.suite101.com/article.cfm/advertising_persuasion_techniques More strategies- please try to ignore the interruptions within the text, as the information is good.
http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/ There’s a lot to do on this PBS site, so take some time to explore.
Unitedstreaming (cse.s1 for both username and password): Search for "Understanding Advertising" and watch it twice.
Poetry links - explore the following sites about types & styles of poetry
http://www.kathimitchell.com/poemtypes.html
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/kinds-of-poetry.html
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/poetry-techniques.html
Brainpop- Search for "Poetry" and use csia as username and brainpop as password.
Vocabulary
http://www.spellingcity.com/ Visit this site, type in our vocabulary words, and play some fun games to practice!
http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1434 On this site, you can practice vocabulary while donating to a good cause! Try your hand at other 'quizzes' too.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_vocab.htm Several games to choose from
http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html Practice your idiom skills