Links to Assignments RE 4030
Merriam-Webster Online (Word of the day)
http://www.wordcentral.com/ (Word of the day for children)
1. Me-Map Assignment (Created by Dr. Frye)
ASU Student Examples: (Miss M. 1, Miss M. 2, Miss M. 3, Miss M. 4, Miss M. 5,
(Mr. B. 1, Mr. B. 2,) (Meet Miss F., Miss F. 1, Miss F. 2, Miss F. 3, Miss F. 4, Miss F. 5)
Kindergarten Unit All About Me
All About Me Acrostic Poem Lesson
Word Resources
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html
(Picture Dictionary that translates English into other languages; a wonderful tool!!!!)
Reading/Language Arts Instruction: Article from The Reading Teacher (Pinnell, 2006)
3. Poetry
5. Exploring Pirates...Argghhh!
Reading Instructional Strategies (Before, During, and After
Reading--Instructional Strategies):
Activating Background Knowledge, Asking Questions, Choosing Appropriate
Level of Text,
Working with
Vocabulary, Responding to Text
Frog Princess Examples
Helpful resources for choosing and leveling quality children's literature
- Literature Database--Find Award-Winning Books, Searchable!
- Caldecott Medal
- Newbery Medal
- Children's Book Awards (1)
- Children's Book Awards (2)
- American Memory-Amazing Resource for you!
- Children's Literature Lists, By Grade Level
Fry Readability Formula
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/fry/fry.html
Spache or Dale-Chall
http://www.interventioncentral.org/htmdocs/tools/okapi/okapi.shtml
Reading Comprehension Strategies
- Reading Comprehension Resources
- Comprehension Strategies
- Comprehension Strategies--Examples from a School
- Comprehension Instructional Resources
- Learning Strategies
- ReadingQuest Strategies
- Just Read Now--Collection of Reading Strategies with Examples
- A list of 103 Activities to do Before/During/After Reading (From The English Teachers Companion)
- Reading Strategies from ReadingQuest.org
- Greece School District List of Reading Strategies
- Reading in Content Area Instructional Strategies (Take a Look at These)
- KWL Explanation
- KWL Example Charts
- KWL Chart
- KWL Plus
http://www.wordcentral.com/ (Word of the day for children)
Elements of a Story
- Advanced Discussion of Story Elements
- Elements of a Story
- Story Elements Graphic Organizer
- Story Map (1)
- Story Map (2)
- Search Google for Story Map
- Comic Strip Story Map(Read, Write, Think) http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/readwritethink1242005334
- Wonderful literary elements resource http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000236.shtml
Setting
Character Analysis
- Example of Character Sketcher--Implied Traits with Bud, Not Buddy
- Example of Character Sketcher
- Character Traits
- Wanted Poster Example
- Wanted Poster and examples
- http://etc.usf.edu/plans/lessons/lp/lp0106v.htm – Pirate Wanted Poster
- http://www.atlantictallships.ca/gv.php?GuideID=27&lang=e – Pirate Wanted Poster
- Search google for wanted posters
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted.htm -- FBI List of Most Wanted- http://iitc.tamu.edu/lessons/lesson38.html -- Wanted Posters in Science
- Letter to a Character
- See NCSCOS English/Language Arts Composition Products Guide (by grade level)
- Picture Books that Feature Letters
- Lesson for Teaching Friendly Letter
Plot
- Discussion of Plot--Wikipedia
- Advanced Discussion of Story Plot
- Plot Diagram--Cinerella Example
- Plot Diagram--Read, Write, Think
- Plot Flow Chart
Figurative Language (Tone and Mood)
Read, Write, Think K-2 As Slippery as an Eel http://readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=832
- ABC book links
- http://www.sleepingbearpress.com/ Check out the teacher's guides!
- ABC Books and Activities-- Sue LeBeau's comprehensive site for making ABC books
- Lesson Plan for ABC Books
- Comprehensive List of Published ABC Books
- Example of ABC Book on Dinosaurs
- Example of ABC Book with Young Children
- Example of ABC Book with Poems for Each Letter--from Hans Christian Andersen : The A-B-C Book
Reader's Theatre Aaron Shepard’s RT Page
The Reading Lady http://www.readinglady.com/
http://www.literacyconnections.com/ReadersTheater.html (Many resources for you)
http://teachingheart.net/readerstheater.htm (Wow! Many scripts)
http://bms.westport.k12.ct.us/mccormick/rt/RTHOME.htm (Scripts for upper elementary)
http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/readerstheater.htm
(Wonderful article with plenty of resources!)
http://www.lisablau.com/archives.html (Wonderful Scripts for Reader's Theatre)
Pictures of Third Graders Performing Folktales
Poetry
Love That Dog and Love That Poetry!
http://www.berkeleyprep.org/lower/fourth/writing/poetry_patterns.htm
(Different forms)
http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/teares/it/webquests/Poetry/
(diamonte)
Figurative Language (simile poems)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/listenandwrite/similes/index.htm
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm (Writing with description)
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=250
(haiku)
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=404
(limerick)
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=261
(Writing Poetry like the pros)
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=301
(K-2 Poetry Workshop)
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/poeform.htm
(poetry forms)
http://www.poetryzone.ndirect.co.uk/content.htm
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm
- Academy of American Poets: Poets.org
- The Poets House
- Poetry Daily
- The International Library of Poetry
- Funny Poetry for Children
- Online Collection of Poetry
- Teaching Poetry to Children
- Learn how to write original poems/songs using rhythm and rhyme
- Funny Poetry for Children
- Poetry Theater
- Poetry for Kids
- Pizzaz! Poetry Resources
- Forms of Poetry for Children
- Found Poems
- Concrete Poem
- The List Poem
- Haiku Poetry
- History of Haiku
- Teaching Haiku Poetry
- Poems for Two Voices
- I am Poems Links
BNB Interdisciplinary Literary Study Word Documents (Created by Dr. Frye)
Examples of Student Work:
Kids During the Great Depression Packet
Grace's Journal
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Additional Resources
Grammar
Website with many grammar sites!!!!! http://www.computerlab.kids.new.net/parts_of_speech_sites.htm
Grammar Gorilla Game http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/
Definitions and usage http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/definitions.htm
Definitions and usage http://www.eduplace.com/tales/poshelp.html
Writing
http://www.learnnc.org/learnnc/lessonp.nsf/homepage?openform (Learn NC)
Example: http://www.learnnc.com/LearnNC/lessonp.nsf/docunid/6AE6D72E7B6882A18525679B00761D40?opendocument (Said is Dead)
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/index.asp (ReadWriteThink)
Example: http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=291
http://www.writingproject.org/Resources/classroompractices.html (national writing project)
Tensing Up: Moving From Fluency to Flair
Working With Beginning Writers
Everything I Know About Teaching Language Arts I Learned at the
Office Supply Store
Author to Author: How Text Influences Young Writers http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/146
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php (Making Rubrics)
NC Writing Assessment
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/testing/writing/trainingmanual2004.pdf
(Training Manual for Writing Test)
(Writing Assessment and Scoring Model)
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/writing/Guidesets/narrative.html
(Scoring Applications: Narrative Description)
NC End of Grade Testing
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/eog/
Fables
Interactive Fables http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading40/aesop.htm
Units on Folktales and Fables- Many Versions! http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000376.shtml
EDSITEment Fable/Folktales (Grades 3-5) (Grades K-2)
Writing Fables and Fable Rubric
http://www.bluemountainmedia.com/Stories%26Proverbs/AesopFables.html
(Caribbean fables and folktales with audio samples)
http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/readerstheater.htm
(Wonderful article with plenty of resources!)
http://www.lisablau.com/archives.html (Wonderful Scripts for Reader's Theatre)
Pictures of Third Graders Performing Folktales
Bloom's Taxonomy
http://www.ops.org/reading/blooms_taxonomy.html
Go through in class with Goldilocks
Go to http://www.officeport.com/edu/blooms.htm
http://achieve.psdr3.org/bloom.html
http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/bloom.html
KWL
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr2kwl.htm
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/kwl/
Writing Workshop
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/index.htm
Literary Packet (Online)
Literary Packet (Word Documents)
Figurative Language (simile poems)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/listenandwrite/similes/index.htm
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm (Writing with description)
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RE 4030 Students feel free to use the following letter writing plans; however, we will not complete these in class.
readwritethinklessonplans: http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=322 (Genre study: The Jolly Postman: Writing Letters)
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=85 (Writing authentic letters)
Friendly Letters Mini-Lesson (student copy)
Friendly Letter Revision Guide
Rubric for the
The Gardener Packet Assignment
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