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Odyssey Web Quest
These assignments will cover everything from prereading to post reading activities. Each developed task will allow you to show your knowledge in different ways. There are web quests, power points, creative pieces, essays... there is something for everyone! |
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To Kill a Mockingbird Web Quest
The main purpose of this webquest is to help students understand more about the author and setting of this book before starting to read in order to achieve greater understanding. |
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Create a Free Flash Website from Templates
Wix is the simpler, faster, better way to create stunning web content. Make a Flash website just the way you want it, add stunning free content or upload your own. You will need to create an account. |
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Create a Free Basic Website from a Templates
Html based free websites. You will need to create an account. |
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Create a Free Google Website
Google Sites is a free and easy way to create and share webpages. |
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Images of Segregated South
Photographs of Signs Enforcing Racial Discrimination useful for the To Kill a Mockingbird Web Quest. |
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Library of Congress African American Odyssey
The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship explores black America's quest for equality from the early national period through the twentieth century. This is useful for images and documents to be included as part of the To Kill a Mockingbird Web Quest. |
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Global Issues in Conext
Global Issues is useful resource on many issues related to our reading and research this year. If you are prompted for a pssword when working from home, use "shslibrary" (all one word, no quotation marks). |
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Encycopedia of Mythology
Tons of information on mythology. |
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Character Profile Page Creator
Here you can create a facebook-style profile page for a character from your reading. You'll create a greeting, choose his or her favorite music, and even write a blog entry updating friends on his or her life. |
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Digital Book Talk
Curious about a book before deciding to read it? Wonder if it will be good? Digital Book Talk provides interesting video introductions to literature books including To Kill a Mockingbird and Romeo and Juliet. |
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Literary Companion
Web-based literature-enhancement software for grades 7-12 that improves students’ understanding of classic texts, while simultaneously building vocabulary, reading-comprehension and writing skills. |
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Mythweb's Odyssey Page
Two summaries of the Odyssey, "short version" and "detailed version," both very readable. Mythweb is a great resource to learn about mythology and it is a fun web site with lots of animation too. Explore some of their resources (www.mythweb.com) while we read Homer's Odyssey and you'll be surprised at the connections you'll make. |
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How to Pronounce Names from the Odyssey
Don't get hung up on how to pronounce the names of characters, gods, and goddesses in Homer's Odyssey. It takes a lot of practice. If you are curious, here is a guide to help you. |
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Read, Write,Think
Fun, interactive literature and writing activities. |
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Literary Elements Map
An interactive for high school students at Read, Write, Think. |
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Interactive "A Jury of Her Peers" Activity
Use your reading skills to solve the mystery of who killed John Wright... |
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Virtual Lit
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Daily Grammar Practice
Daily grammar lessons. This is a very good place to study for grammar quizzes and tests. Look under "lesson archives" and find many of the exercises we use in class. |
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Sentence Sense Online Grammar Textbook
This online textbook in basic writing offers students three approaches to becoming more confident writers. This source can be very helpful for studying your grammar for quizzes. |
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The Home of Grammar Girl
Quick and Dirty tips for better writing. You can read these short articles or listen to the podcasts. |
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Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
We will watch this acclaimed Coen Brothers' film in conjunction with our reading of Homer's Odyssey. Loosely based on Homer's epic, this comedy will give us many topics to discuss related to our reading. While you watch, see if you can identify familiar "characters" from the Odyssey...the Cyclops, the Sirens... |
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EA Poe Biography
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Identifying Primary Patterns
After reading each paragraph, identify the primary pattern organizing the passage. |
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Introductions and Body Paragraphs
This web presentation ("prezi") covers the important elements of the introduction and body paragraphs of the literary analysis essay. Be sure to click "More" in the right corner if you would like to open this in a full screen display. Click the small gray arrow to advance through slides or select "auto play" to watch without clicking. |
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Plagiarism.org
Plagiarism can cost you more than just a grade. Learn what it is and how to avoid it here. |
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How to Take Notes Effectively
Active Listening and Lecture Note-Taking Skills for College-Bound Students |
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The Writing Process: Finding Your Writing Focus
A Power Point presentation from OWL at Purdue University. |
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The SAT Essay
Strategies for Success on the SAT Essay |
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Essay Mapping Activity
You can use this tool to map out your expository essay. |
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Teen Ink
Teen Ink: A teen literary magazine and website |
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Study Stack
Use this website to create note cards for studying vocabulary. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary
A resource that gives the origins of a word. |
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Vocabulary Workshop Book Companion Site
Here under "Level D" freshmen can find many useful resources for studying your vocabulary units. This site offers free vocabulary games, mp3 audio files, vocabulary puzzles, and practice quizzes. |
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Make Beliefs Comix
Create your own comic strips. |
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The New York Times for Education
Teaching and learning with the New York Times. |
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New York Times Scavenger Hunt
Use this worksheet to complete a scavenger hunt using the latest edition of the New York Times available at www.newyorktimes.com |
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Prefix Mix
Prefix Mix - working with "Pre" and "Post," prefixes with opposite meanings |
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Prefixes Make New Words
Drag and drop the prefixes to complete the words correctly |
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Prefixes Say Plenty
Choose the word that best completes the sentence |
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Interactive Practice in Grammar, Vocab, Writing, and Reading
TV411 is the television series for adults who want to strengthen their literacy skills. Produced by the Adult Literacy Media Alliance (ALMA), TV411 has enriched literacy and community outreach programs since 1998. |
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Acrostic Poems Interactive
In this online tool, students can learn about and write acrostic poems. An acrostic poem uses the letters in a word to begin each line of the poem. All lines of the poem relate to or describe the main topic word. In addition, as part of the online tool, students are prompted to brainstorm, write, and revise their poems, thus reinforcing elements of the writing process. Students can also print their finished acrostic poems. |
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Stop Animatin Projects
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Letter Poem Creator
An interactive application that enables you to create a poem from a personal letter. |
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Diamente Poem
An application for writing a poem in the shape of a diamond. |
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EasyBib: Free Bibliography Maker
The Automatic Bibliography & Citation Maker |
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OWL Guide to MLA Format
MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. This resource, updated to reflect the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th ed.) and the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (3rd ed.), offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page. Please use the example at the bottom of this page to cite the Purdue OWL in MLA. |
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Reading Test
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Using Context Clues
Use the context clue or clues in the sentence or passage to define the italicized word. |
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General and Specific Sentences
In each pair of sentences, select the sentence that is more specific. |
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Drawing Inferences About Implied Main Ideas
Click on the appropriate button to identify the main idea implied in the paragraph. |
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Looking for Primary Patterns
This exercise concentrates on three frequently used patterns. |
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Recognizing Purpose and Tone
Click the appropriate buttons to answer the questions about purpose and tone. |
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