{"id":29,"date":"2013-12-12T16:04:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-12T21:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/traicod\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2020-03-12T12:35:25","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T16:35:25","slug":"language-arts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/traicod\/language-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Language Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The State Reports are due on Monday, March 16, 2020.  I have attached the requirements of the power point slides and rubric (point values for each slide) and grading scale below (you may click on the link to open it up and print it at home, if you wish).  Each student will be required to present their power point to the class, beginning next week and will also be given a &#8220;speaking grade&#8221; and &#8220;listening grade&#8221; (as an audience member) during presentation times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1aLbFZzbpO3F0efkQ4BboGt8ooNNa6nYA6yluU391rCA\/edit\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1aLbFZzbpO3F0efkQ4BboGt8ooNNa6nYA6yluU391rCA\/edit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<header>Each student has their own spelling list for the week and a Spelling Contract to be completed in the week, which consists of daily assignments utilizing their spelling lists. &nbsp;The contract (assignments) consists of doing ABC Order for their list, writing each word in a sentence, and then 2&#8211;4 more assignments of the student&#8217;s choice (as long as the 2-4 assignments total to 40 points). &nbsp; A test will then be given on their lists on each Friday, unless otherwise waived by myself.Each student should be reading <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>every night<\/strong><\/em><\/span>, a book of choice, for a minimal time of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>30 minutes per night<\/strong><\/em><\/span>. &nbsp;Students may use Moby Max program to read for their 30 minutes. &nbsp;Students may have other homework each night, but it will be recorded in their planners as given on a day-to-day basis. &nbsp;They will not always have other homework every night for ELA.<\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>You may click on links below to practice Language Arts skills:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header><a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingcomprehensionconnection.com\/cgi-bin\/dpr1.pl\">Reading Comprehension Quiz<\/a><\/header>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingcomprehensionconnection.com\/cgi-bin\/qrun4.pl\">Vocabulary in Context Quiz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingcomprehensionconnection.com\/cgi-bin\/dcts1.pl\">Reading Strategies Quiz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/activity_collections_preview\/predict_outcomes\/3_predict.html\">How good are you at making predictions?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/activity\/trophies\/rsr\/build1\/RR_e_1_2_ae.htm\">Noting Details<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/activity\/trophies\/rsr\/build1\/RR_e_4_11_ae.htm\">Drawing Conclusions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/activity\/trophies\/rsr\/build1\/RR_e_2_4_ae.htm\">Making Inferences<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/activity\/art_everywhere\/what_picture\/index.html\">Making Inferences game<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/activity\/trophies\/rsr\/build1\/RR_e_2_1_ae.htm\">Compare and Contrast<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/activity\/art_everywhere\/same_diff\/index.html\">Compare and Contrast game<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/activity\/trophies\/rsr\/build1\/RR_e_4_9_ae.htm\">Compare and Contrast 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcatexplorer.com\/media\/parent\/tiplister\/flash\/tip210a.swf\">Author\u2019s Purpose<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=4252\">Author\u2019s Purpose Video Clip<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/activity\/trophies\/rsr\/build1\/RR_e_4_20_ae.htm\">Author\u2019s Purpose 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcatexplorer.com\/media\/parent\/tiplister\/flash\/tip129a.swf\">Cause and Effect<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/activity\/book_buddy\/gr1_5\/skill_ae.html\">Main Idea<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/activity\/book_buddy\/born_rope\/skill_ae.html\">Main Idea 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/activity\/book_buddy\/rosie\/skill_ae.html\">Main Idea 3<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/activity\/trophies\/rsr\/build1\/RR_e_4_14_ae.htm\">Main Idea and Details<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=4254\">Main Idea Song<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcatexplorer.com\/media\/parent\/tiplister\/flash\/tip111a.swf\">Persuasion<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=4253\">Context Clues<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningtoday.com\/Player\/swf\/RC_Context_Clues_L5_V1_T4a.swf\">Context Clues 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/activity\/book_buddy\/gr1_3\/skill_ae.html\">Sequencing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/activity\/book_buddy\/together\/skill_ae.html\">Story Elements<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/activity\/trophies\/rsr\/build1\/RR_e_3_2_ae.htm\">Narrative Elements<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/activity\/trophies\/rsr\/build1\/RR_e_4_2_ae.htm\">Narrative Elements 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/activity\/book_buddy\/bookworm\/skill_ae.html\">Fact and Opinion<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/activity\/book_buddy\/cocoa_ice\/skill_ae.html\">Summarizing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/activity\/trophies\/rsr\/build1\/RR_e_5_6_ae.htm\">Summarize and Paraphrase<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningtoday.com\/Player\/swf\/PH_compound_words_L4_V1_T1a.swf\">Compound Words<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningtoday.com\/Player\/swf\/PH_syllabification_L3_V1_T1a.swf\">Syllables<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningtoday.com\/Player\/swf\/PH_Prefixes_L4_V1_T1a.swf\">Prefixes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smarttutor.com\/home\/lessons\/Vocab_PrefixSuffix_L3_V1_T3a.swf\">Prefixes and Suffixes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningtoday.com\/Player\/swf\/Vocab_PrefixSuffix_L2_V1_T1a_1.swf\">Prefixes and Suffixes 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smarttutor.com\/home\/lessons\/Vocabulary_Homophones_L2_V1_T4a.swf\">Homophones<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smarttutor.com\/home\/lessons\/Vocabulary_MMWords_L1_V1_T4a.swf\">Multiple Meaning Words<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smarttutor.com\/home\/lessons\/Vocab_SynonymAntonym_L4_V1_T1a_2.swf\">Synonyms and Antonyms<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningtoday.com\/Player\/swf\/Vocab_SynonymAntonym_L3_V1_T3a.swf\">Synonyms and Antonyms 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningtoday.com\/Player\/swf\/Vocab_SynonymAntonym_L5_V1_T3a.swf\">Synonyms and Antonyms 3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Parts of Speech<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=8419\">What are adjectives?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=3844\">Adjectives~School House Rock<br>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=4257\">Adjectives Song<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=8424\">What are adverbs?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=3845\">Adverbs~School House Rock<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=4258\">Adverbs Song<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=4259\">What are conjunctions?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=3846\">Conjunctions~School House Rock<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=8402\">What are interjections?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=8430\">More interjections<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=3847\">Interjections~School House Rock<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=8408\">What are nouns?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=8409\">More Nouns<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=4261\">Nouns Song<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=3848\">Nouns~School House Rock<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=8403\">Forming Plural Nouns<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=8404\">Forming Plural Nouns with -es<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=8405\">Forming Plural Nouns with -s<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=8406\">Common and Proper Nouns<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=8407\">Proper Nouns and Capitalization<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisc-online.com\/Objects\/ViewObject.aspx?ID=wcn1601\">Possessive Nouns<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=8427\">What are prepositions?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=8428\">More prepositions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=3849\">Prepositions~School House Rock<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=4263\">What are pronouns?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=8414\">More pronouns<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=3850\">Pronouns~School House Rock<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=4264\">Personal Pronouns<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=4262\">Prepositions of Location<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=4265\">What are subjects and predicates?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=3851\">Subjects and Predicates~School House Rock<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=8425\">What are verbs?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=3852\">Verbs~School House Rock<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=4266\">Verbs song<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chompchomp.com\/irregular01\/irregular01.htm\">Irregular Verbs Quiz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=4255\">Quotation Marks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamequarium.org\/cgi-bin\/search\/linfo.cgi?id=4256\">Quotation marks song<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tankaonline.com\/\">Tanka Information<\/a><\/h1>\n<h1>Metaphors<\/h1>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/grammar.about.com\/od\/mo\/g\/metaphorterm.htm\">Definition<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/knowgramming.com\/metaphors\/metaphor_chapters\/examples.htm\">Examples of Metaphors<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newton.k12.ks.us\/sch\/w\/start\/Metaphors_Similes.htm\">More Examples of Metaphors<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhlschool.com\/eng3n26.htm\">Metaphor Mini Quiz<\/a><\/h2>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brainpop.com\/english\/writing\/mainidea\/\">Main Idea Video Clip<\/a><\/h1>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/files\/resources\/interactives\/diamante\/\">Diamante Poem Activity<\/a><\/h1>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gorp.com\/parks-guide\/united-states-national-monuments-outdoor-pp1-guide-cid62-ctid812.html\">National Monuments<\/a><\/h1>\n<h1>Reading Links:<\/h1>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mhschool.com\/mmh_games\/content\/reading\/gr5\/unit02\/week3\/s1\/index.html\">Inflectional Endings<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mhschool.com\/mmh_games\/content\/reading\/gr5\/unit02\/week3\/s2\/index.html\">Inflectional Endings 2<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mhschool.com\/mmh_games\/content\/reading\/gr5\/unit02\/week3\/v1\/index.html\">Vocabulary<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>12 POWERFUL WORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"113\"><strong>Trace<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"329\"><strong>List in Steps<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"113\"><strong>Analyze<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"329\"><strong>Break Apart<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"113\"><strong>Infer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"329\"><strong>Read between the lines<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"113\"><strong>Evaluate<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"329\"><strong>Judge<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"113\"><strong>Formulate<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"329\"><strong>Create<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"113\"><strong>Describe<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"329\"><strong>Tell all about<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"113\"><strong>Support<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"329\"><strong>Back up with details<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"113\"><strong>Explain<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"329\"><strong>Tell how<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"113\"><strong>Summarize<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"329\"><strong>Give me the short version<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"113\"><strong>Compare<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"329\"><strong>All the ways they are alike<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"113\"><strong>Contrast<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"329\"><strong>All the ways they are different<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"113\"><strong>Predict<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"329\"><strong>What will happen next<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanfolklore.net\/tt.html#Tall\">Tall Tales Website<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/judyblume.com\/\">Judy Blume Website<\/a><\/h1>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quia.com\/cc\/412.html\">Contractions Concentration Game<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/activity\/trophies\/go_for_gold\/content_builder\/dswmedia\/g6_contractions_negatives\/nadia.htm\">Online Contraction Quiz<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/activity\/trophies\/test_tutor\/grade1\/skill4\/cats.html\">Online Contraction Quiz #2<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sadlier-oxford.com\/phonics\/flyby\/flyby1.htm\">Online Contraction Quiz #3<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.english-zone.com\/spelling\/cont-01.html\">Online Contraction Quiz #4<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Check out&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcwdn.org\/contract\/contract.html\">this site<\/a>then take the quiz at the end. Show me your final score!<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/a4esl.org\/q\/f\/z\/zz45fck.htm\">Check out this quiz!<\/a>Remember to show me your final score.<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div id=\"respond\">\n<h2>Leave a Reply<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State Reports are due on Monday, March 16, 2020. I have attached the requirements of the power point slides and rubric (point values for each slide) and grading scale below (you may click on the link to open it up and print it at home, if you wish). 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