Helpful Links:
Beginning of the Year Information Survey: Click here
Identity Poster Screencast Video: Click here
Short Story PowerPoint: Click here
Short Story Pretest (story): Click here
Short Story Pretest (Google Form): Click here
Quizlet: Flash cards
Cinderella Interactive/Practice using your short story terms: Click here
Audio of our Literature Book: Click here
MCA III Test Prep: Click here
Google Presentation Book Project Teacher Example: Click here
Google Presentation Book Project Student Example: Click here
Google Presentation Book Project Student Example: Click here
Google Presentation Book Project Student Example: Click here
Google Presentation Direct Quotation Advice: Click Here
Google Presentation Advice/Tips: Click Here
Short Story Term Review Game: Click here
Root Word Review Game: Click here
Short Story and Poetry Term Review: Click here
Review for your Upcoming MCA Reading test: Click here
You will need to enter the following to Login:
Class ID-18048
Class Password-hwollschlager
Book Genre Characteristics: Click here
Book Genre Characteristics: Click here
Short Story "The Balek Scales" Connection to Song/Poetry-"Glory"
Short Story "Thank You M'am" Connection to Poetry-"The Road Not Taken," by Robert Frost
Short Stories Author Background:
Bruce Coville, author of "What's the Worst that Could Happen?"-Click here
Heinrich Boll, the author of "The Balek Scales"-Click here
Francisco Jimenez, the author of "The Circuit"-Click here
Langston Hughes, the author of "Thank You M'am"-Click here
Gary Soto, the author of "No Guitar Blues"-Click here
Meg Cabot, the author of "Kate the Great"-Click here
Kwame Alexander: Click here
Audio of our Short Stories:
"Thank You M'am" by Langston Hughes
"The Balek Scales" by Heinrich Boll
"What's the Worst that Could Happen?" by Bruce Coville
"Kate the Great" by Meg Cabot
"Christmas Morning" by Frank O'Connor
"The Circuit" by Francisco Jimenez
"The No-Guitar Blues" by Gary Soto
Literature Circles-Introduction to Working in a Small Group: Click Here for What Not To Do
Word Cloud Creator #1: Click here
Word Cloud Creator #2: Click here
Short Story Notes: Click here
The Balek Scales PDF Copy of the Story: Click here
Thank You M'am PDF Copy of the Story: Click here
The Circuit PDF Copy of the Story: Click here
What's the Worst that Could Happen PDF Copy of the Story: Click here
No Guitar Blues PDF Copy of the Story: Click here
Seventy-six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents PDF Copy of the Story: Click here
Research Project Resources:
Teenreads List of authors and their biographies: Click here
Penguin Random House List of author and their biographies: Click here
How to Create your Works Cited page: Video
Create your Works Cited Page: Click here
#BookSnaps:
See my instructions and example: click here
Sketchnoting Video: Click here
Sketchnoting Information: Click here
Sketchnoting Icons: Click here
Theme Paragraph Google Doc Instructions: Click here
How to check your Google Document for editing mistakes:
Grammarly
Paper Rater
Online Correction
A. Quizlet (Study your short story terms): Flash cards
B. Cinderella Interactive (Practice using your short story terms): Click here
C. Short Story Power Point #1 (Review this): Click here
D. Short Story Power Point #2 (Review this): Click here
Short Story Post Test: Click here
Personal Narrative Writing Resources:
How to set up your Personal Narrative Google Document: Click here
How to create your Title for your Personal Narrative: Click here
Sample Personal Narrative: Click here
Message to send to a teacher that you are asking to edit your Personal Narrative: Click here
How to check your Google Document for editing mistakes:
Grammarly
Paper Rater
Online Correction
In order to retake the Short Story Term Test, you should review the following:
Short Story Notes: Click here
Short Story PowerPoint: Click here
Short Story Term Review Game: Click here
Quizlet: Flash cards
Cinderella Interactive/Practice using your short story terms: Click here
Research Unit Resources:
Day One of Research Exit Ticket-click here
Helpful Research Websites:
*Teenreads: Click here
*Scholastic: Click here
*Kidsreads: Click here
*Author Interviews: Click here
*More Author Interviews: Click here
*Once you have checked the resources above, go to Google and use the keywords:
Your Author's First and Last Name Biography
Google Classroom: Click here
Hour 1 Class Code: soeclva
Hour 3 Class Code: fpxf34y
Hour 4 Class Code: oo3c24v
Hour 7 Class Code: vd3waep
Hour 8 Class Code: hxxn32y
Research Station Activities that you will rotate daily during writing conferences:
NoRedInk (Work on your writing skills)
Hour 1: www.noredink.com/join/sturdy-butter-15
Code: sturdy butter 15
Hour 3: www.noredink.com/join/narrow-candle-63
Code: narrow candle 63
Hour 4: www.noredink.com/join/strange-map-54
Code: strange map 54
Hour 7: www.noredink.com/join/purple-snow-11
Code: purple snow 11
Hour 8: www.noredink.com/join/caring-beach-77
Code: caring beach 77
F. Vocabulary.com (Work on your vocabulary)
Hour 1: vocab.com/join/3R0JDA8
Hour 3: vocab.com/join/51ZF5E
Hour 4: vocab.com/join/1MR0N0K
Hour 7: vocab.com/join/13VP5JY
Hour 8: vocab.com/join/36QGRJM
G. Quill (Writing Activities)
Directions for logging in: Click here
Hour 1: quill.org/join/spell-stay
Hour 1 Code: spell-stay
Hour 3: quill.org/join/cable-zoo
Hour 3 Code: cable-zoo
Hour 4: quill.org/join/stew-working
Hour 4 Code: stew-working
Hour 7: quill.org/join/report-bath
Hour 7 Code: report-bath
Hour 8: quill.org/join/let-paint
Hour 8 Code: let-paint
H. Newsela (Read nonfiction articles online)
Hour 1:newsela.com/quickjoin/#/32J7T8
Hour 1 Code: 32J7T8
Hour 3:newsela.com/quickjoin/#/Y3XZBV
Hour 3 Code: Y3XZABV
Hour 4:newsela.com/quickjoin/#/6MBBAC
Hour 4 Code: 6MBBAC
Hour 7:newsela.com/quickjoin/#/Z7S4ZZ
Hour 7 Code: Z7S4ZZ
Hour 8: newsela.com/quickjoin/#/8EAPEE
Hour 8 Code: 8EAPEE
I. Read your book and complete the following Google Form near the end of the hour:
Click here