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Easton, CT 06612
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Reading Resources
   

Documents

   
· Me Poem Graphic Organizer
     

Use the following graphic organizer to brainstorm ideas about yourself. Use this sheet with the Me Poem descriptor sheet.

· Me Poem Descriptor Sheet
     

This sheet tells you a description of what information you need to add to each line in you Me Poem.  Use this sheet with the Me Poem Graphic organizer.

· Written Format Document
     

Use this format to write all writing pieces in Language Arts.

· Coze Procedure Number 2
     

· Cloze Procedure #4
     

· Year of the Boar Mini-Project Sheet
     

· YOTB Story Map Summary graphic planning sheets
     

These are the sheets that you use to plan your story map summary digital story. The procedural sheets explaining what to do for each slide is the link that follows.

· YOTB Study Map Summary-Wixie
     

Use this link to access my example of a story map summary done to the book Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson.

http://staples.wixie.com/jbrakeman/myclass.html

· Websites for YOTB mini-project
     

Social Studies
   

Documents

   
· 5 W's and H summary sheet
     

· Chapter 2 study guide - Native Americans
     

· Senate Speeches - checklist
     

Use this sheet to help you write your speech.

Language Arts - Writing
   

Documents

   
· Attention Grabbing Leads
     

Please construct attention-grabbing leads for the carnival topic using an anecdote and a quote. You do not have to do the first one because we did that aas a model in class.

Technology
   

Documents

   
· Selecting vs. Highlighting guidelines
     

· Selecting vs. Highlighting Activity
     

Other
   

Documents

   
· Parent Letter about Poetry Journal
     

· CMT letter and schedule
     

  • Updated 10'-11' information

Historical Writing Piece
   

Documents

   
· Websites to use for research
     

· More websites
     

· Even more websites
     

This is just a sampling of the plentiful amount of websites that can found on the various topics we are researching. If find a good website that will benefit this list please tell me about it and I'll add it to the list. Some websites might be the same throughout the three lists, so don't be thrown off just keep moving.

· Project Rubric
     

This is the rubric that will be used as the criteria for your final grade on the project.

· Research Sheets
     

Just in case you need an extra copy of the questions that will guide your research.

· Key Word Sheet
     

Use this to keep key research terms through the course of your research.

· Calendar of due dates for the project
     

Use this to know when different components of your writing piece are due.

· Pre-Writing Plan
     

This document will help you get started with your ideas for your narrative story writing.

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