Domenic, Rachel, Language A / Student Resources

American Born Chinese

Journey to the West resources. Story of the Monkey King http://www.learner.org/courses/worldlit/journey-to-the-west/

American Born Chinese Discussion Questions

Video Editing Software

http://www.akascope.com/2011/07/15/free-video-editing-software/ This is a list with descriptions. use the one that best suits your individual needs and comfort level.

http://www.muvizu.com/ Animation software

http://www.pencil-animation.org/ 2D Pencil animation software

http://animoto.com/features Video and slideshare

http://www.capzles.com/ Storytelling software

Free Courses ONLINE at Major Universities!

Learn something you are passionate about! Are you up for a challenge? Good cheap way to try out a university.

https://www.coursera.org/courses A range of universities

http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm MIT notes, lectures, tests

http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses 540 Available courses

http://www.extension.harvard.edu/open-learning-initiative Harvard courses

http://oyc.yale.edu/ Yale courses

http://online.stanford.edu/courses/ Stanford courses

Vocabulary Resources

http://quizlet.com/subject/word-within-the-word/

http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1391

Grammar Resources

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/gg.cgi?A1=m&A2=0&A3=0&AFUNCT=1&ALEVEL=1

http://www.kwarp.com/portfolio/grammarninja.html (FUN!)

http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/area/grammar/gram.html

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm

http://www.chompchomp.com/

http://www.grammar-monster.com/

4 Level Sentence Analysis Powerpoint

http://busyteacher.org/11342-how-to-teach-english-punctuation-system.html

Research Writing Helpful Resources

Research writing tips: Introduction, Body Conclusions: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/724/1/

In-text citations: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/2/

5 Step Paragraph: http://writingcenter.unc.edu/resources/handouts-demos/writing-the-paper/paragraphs

Step 1- Develop a controlling (main) idea

Step 2- Explain it

Step 3- Provide an example

Step 4- Explain your example

Step 5- Conclude and transition to next paragraph

Study Skills
Reading Strategies and Word Startegies handout

Poetry

http://homepage.mac.com/mseffie/assignments/paintings%26poems/titlepage.html

Free Online Books and Texts

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/collections/

http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/

http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page

http://www.readprint.com/

http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/authorlist.html

Resources for EOG skills practice: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/releasedforms

http://www.time4learning.com/testprep/#buildskills

http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcatrelease.asp

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_8th_lang.htm

http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pennsylvania_system_of_school_assessment_(pssa)/8757/resource_materials/507610

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/css05rtq.asp

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/released_tests/index.shtml

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index3.aspx?id=3264&menu_id=793

Full text of The Old Man and the Sea

Resources for EOC skills practice:

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/testing/eoc/English1/Samples/Composition/spr2004_EngI_CombinedDoc_CompSet1_TestID1553.pdf

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/testing/eoc/English1/Samples/Composition/spr2004_EngI_CombinedDoc_CompSet2_TestID1665.pdf

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/testing/eoc/English1/Samples/Composition/spr2004_EngI_CombinedDoc_CompSet3_TestID1666.pdf

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/testing/eoc/English1/Samples/Composition/spr2004_EngI_CombinedDoc_CompSet4_TestID1667.pdf

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/testing/eoc/English1/Samples/Composition/spr2004_EngI_CombinedDoc_CompSet5_TestID1672.pdf

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/testing/eoc/English1/Samples/Composition/spr2004_EngI_CombinedDoc_CompSet6_TestID1673.pdf

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/released_tests/2005/test05_eoc_writing.pdf

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/released_tests/2004/test04_eoc_writing.pdf

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/released_tests/2003/test03_eoc_writing.pdf

http://www.actstudent.org/sampletest/english/eng_01.html

http://www.testprepreview.com/modules/grammarpart1.htm

http://www.testprepreview.com/modules/englishgrammarpart_2.htm

http://www.testprepreview.com/modules/reading1.htm

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2009/taks_g09_read/9reading.htm

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2006/grade9/read/9reading.htm

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2004/grade9/read.htm

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2006/grade10/ela/10ela.htm

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