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Standards based resources for Middle School teachers and students. This page contains many interactive features. |
Student Self Assessment checklist for written assignments.
Click on standard number to jump to carefully selected sites.
A complete breakdown of the ELA strands and standards for printing can be found here.
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Internet Resources – Language Learning
Standards # 1-3 Listening and Speaking
Skills. |
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Assessing listening and speaking skills - Teacher tools |
| Oral report lesson plan -Lesson plan |
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Delivering a persuasive speech - Lesson plan |
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Getting to know you (middle school speech) Lesson plan |
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Interviewing Skills - Teacher tools |
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Persuasive argument - Lesson plan |
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Effective speech writing - Teacher tools |
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All about public speaking (PBS) - Students |
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Ideas for enhancing oral reports - Students |
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Vocabulary Lesson Plans - Lesson plans |
| Vocabulary Worksheets - Teacher tools |
| Vocabulary quizzes and worksheets - Quizzes |
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Vocabulary Builder - Students |
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A Word A Day - Students |
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Word of the year - Students |
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Etymology dictionary - Students |
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Dictionaries - Students |
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Thesaurus - Students |
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Word Games - Students |
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Vocabulary University - Leveled student resources |
Use our own dictionary and thesaurus courtesy of Merriam-Webster™,
the vocabulary and dictionary authorities!
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Standard #5 Writing Conventions: Grammar and Language Structure Sites |
| Interactive Language and Grammar Games - Students |
| Ruth's Grammar Pages - Teacher tools |
| Interactive Language Practice - Quizzes |
| Links to grammar practice - Students |
| Grammar Practice - Teacher tools |
| ELA Lesson Plans - Lesson plans |
| Grammar Lesson Plans - Lesson plans |
| Word
power |
| Kid’s projects in Language Arts - Teacher tools |
| Word Central! Kid friendly dictionary site - Students |
| Language Arts Fun - Students |
| Using Weblogs in the classroom - Teacher tools |
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| Standard #6 Oral Dialects |
| Amerispeak - Students |
| Regional dialect quiz - Quiz |
| Dialects facts and myths - Students |
| Regional dialectics - Teacher tools |
| Organization of dialect diversity - Teacher tool |
| Slang Site - Students |
| Super Dialects Lists - Teacher tools |
| Dialect in the Color Purple - Lesson plan |
| Slang - Lesson plan |
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Standard #7 How English developed/influenced by other languages |
| Foreign language influence on English - Teacher tool |
| Latin influence on English - Teacher tool |
| Language and place - Teacher tool (great background article) |
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Etymology resources Teacher tools |
| Middle School ELA resources - Teacher tools |
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Huge list of word origins Students |
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Learn root words Students |
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Word wizards – Join the Club Students |
| Roots and their families - Students |
| Etymologic - Quiz |
| Root words lesson plan - Lesson plan |
| Up from the roots - Lesson plan |
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Cloze - Teacher tools |
| Cloze - Student Quiz |
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Interactive Context Reading - Students |
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Context clues - Students |
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Using context clues to teach reading - Teacher tools |
| Context clues - Teacher tools |
| Using context clues - Lesson plan |
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Middle school reading links- Students |
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Topic Sentences - Students |
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Research on Reading Comprehension - Teacher tools |
| Young adult reading process resources - Teacher tools |
| Print out a Main Idea Organizer - Students |
| Reading for the Main Idea - Students |
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Reading speed - Lesson plan |
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| Teacher Lesson Plan Search - Lesson plans |
| Children’s Literature Genres - Teacher tools |
| Science Fiction Genre - Teacher tools |
| Genre study Middle School - Lesson plan |
| Children’s Literature Associations - Teacher tools |
| American Library Association/Genres - Teacher tools |
| Children’s Book Authors - Students |
| Book Lists by Genre - Students |
| Literature on the Internet by Genre - Students |
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The Gutenberg Project: Classic Works in the Public
Domain |
| Literature quizzes - Quizzes |
| Literature quizzes - Quizzes |
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| What is theme? - Students |
| Children’s Literature - Teacher tools (directory) |
| Teaching with Harry Potter themes - Teacher tools |
| Literature webquests - Students |
| Connecting Students Through Themes - Teacher tools |
| Literature circles - Teacher tools |
| Literature Units - Teacher tools |
| Theme - Lesson plan |
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| Literary elements - Students |
| Elements of fiction - Students |
| Elements of a successful story - Students |
| Children's Literature Web Guide (Canada) - Teacher tools |
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Read, Learn, Connect, American Library Association - Teacher tools |
| Children's Fiction Links Galore - Teacher tools |
| Elements of Fiction - Lesson plan |
| Understanding the elements of fiction - Lesson plan |
| Elements of Fiction - Lesson plan |
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| General ELA Middle School links - Teacher tools |
| Reader's and Writer's Window - Students |
| Difference between Fiction and Non-fiction - Students |
| Basic Library Skills - Students |
| Middle School Language Arts - Students |
| Non-Fiction Universe - Teacher tools |
| Middle Grades Reading Network - Teacher tools |
| Strategic Reading - Teacher tools |
| Spotting a good newspaper story - Quiz activity |
| Reading for information - Lesson plan |
| Reading for meaning - Lesson plan |
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Poetry Lesson Plans for Busy Teachers - Lesson plan |
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Sidewalk Poetry - Lesson plan |
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More Poetry Plans from Teachers - Lesson plan |
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Kid-Friendly Poetry Sites - Students |
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Edward Lear - Students |
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The Art of Haiku - Students |
| Interactive Poetry - Students |
| Poetry quizzes - Quizzes |
| Poetry quizzes - Quizzes |
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| Mrs. Dowling’s Imagery Page - Teacher tools |
| Visit this page for sensory inspiration Students |
| Tips on sensory writing - Lesson plan |
| Sensory inspiration - Lesson plan |
| Using senses for sensible writing - Students |
| Resources for young readers - Students |
| Literary Terms and Definitions - Students |
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Creative Writing for Teens - Students |
| Imagery quiz - Quiz |
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| Myths and Legends - Teacher tools |
| Bulfinch's Mythology complete text - Teacher tools |
| Mythology Links - Students |
| Geography of Mythology - Students |
| Egyptian Mythology - Students |
| Greek Mythology quiz - Quiz |
| Myths and Legends of Native Americans - Students |
| Greek mythology interactive voyage - Students |
| Greek mythology guide - Students |
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Value and importance of reading - Lesson plan |
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Reading Lesson Plans - Lesson plans |
| Reading comprehension - Quizzes |
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Tips to Reading Critically - Students |
| Teen Book List - Teacher tools |
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How to Write a Book Report - Students |
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Critical Reading.com - Students |
| Reading tips: Inferences - Teacher tools |
| Inferencing and summarizing - Lesson plan |
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| Self-Evaluation Tool for Writing - Students |
| Composition scoring guide to the MCAS - Students |
| Open Response on the MCAS: scoring rubrics - Teacher tools |
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“Neverending Tale” – Choose Your Own Adventure story Students |
| Students write and post their own complete stories here Students |
| Writing Lessons -Students |
| Writing skills lessons - Students |
| Improving your writing skills - Students |
| Swords of Writing - Students |
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Middle School writing process sites - Students |
| Just for Middle School students - Students |
| Middle School lesson plans- Lesson plans |
| Language Arts lesson plans - Lesson plans |
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Writing Conventions: Grammar and Language Structure Sites |
| Interactive Language and Grammar Games - Students |
| Ruth's Grammar Pages - Teacher tools |
| Interactive Language Practice - Quizzes |
| Links to grammar practice - Students |
| Grammar Practice - Teacher tools |
| ELA Lesson Plans - Lesson plans |
| Grammar Lesson Plans - Lesson plans |
| Word
power |
| Kid’s projects in Language Arts - Teacher tools |
| Word Central! Kid friendly dictionary site - Students |
| Language Arts Fun - Students |
| Using Weblogs in the classroom - Teacher tools |
Math Resources: Listed by Strand (6 is problem solving resources)
(hold your mouse over the strand number for description)
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| General Lesson Plan Links - Teacher tools |
| Ask Eric Database of Lessons- Lesson plans |
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Middle School Math - Teacher tools |
| Library of Math Manipulatives - Students |
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| Lesson Plans - Ask Dr. Math - Lesson plans |
| Teacher made tests in math and more - Lesson plans |
| Number Sense - Teacher tools |
| Education Planet, general math Teacher tools |
| Quizzes - Students |
| Problem of the week - Quiz |
| Open Problems - Students |
| Math games - Students |
| Number sense quizzes - Students |
| Using Calculators - Students |
| Dave Potter's Math - Students |
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| Strand Two Patterns, Relations and Algebra |
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All about patterns Annenburg Project - Teacher tools |
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Franklin Institute, help with open response questions - Students |
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Unit and Lessons on Patterns - Lesson plan |
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Patterns in math - Teacher tools |
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Graph paper printer - Students |
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Real world problems - Teacher tools |
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Dave's Math Tables - Students |
| All about algebra - Students |
| Purplemath - Students |
Below is an animated proof of the Pythagorean Theorem.
Starting with a right triangle and squares on each side, the middle size square
is cut into congruent quadrilaterals (the cuts through the center and parallel to
the sides of the biggest square). Then the quadrilaterals are hinged and rotated
and shifted to the big square. Finally the smallest square is translated to cover
the remaining middle part of the biggest square. A perfect fit! Thus the sum of
the squares on the smaller two sides equals the square on the biggest side.
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Afterward, the small square is translated back and the four quadrilaterals are directly translated back to their original position. The process is repeated forever.
This animated gif was supplied by Professor Mark Meyerson of the United States Naval Academy. http://www.usna.edu/MathDept/website/index.htm
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| Strand Three Geometry |
| Geometry Links - Teacher tools |
| Geometry Center - Students |
| More Geometry - Teacher tools |
| Geometry Lessons - Lesson plans |
| More lessons - Lesson plans |
| Interactive Geometry - Students |
| Geometric terms - Quiz |
| Corner for Interactive Geometry Software - Teacher tools |
| Geometry Fun and Puzzles - Teacher tools |
| Geometry manipulatives - Students |
| Strand Four Measurement |
| Measurement links - Teacher tools |
| More interactive lessons - Students |
| Measurement printables - Teacher tools |
| Interactive geometry - Students |
| Advanced interactive measurement - Students |
| Measurement resources - Teacher tools |
| Corner for interactive software - Teacher tools |
| Middle School Measurement - Teacher tools |
| BrainPop Math - Students |
| Math Goodies lesson links - Lesson plans |
| Middle School portal - Teacher tools |
| Data Analysis and Probability |
| Statistics Lessons - Lesson plan |
| Baseball Statistics - Lesson plan |
| Easy Probability - Students |
| Data and Probability - Students |
| Statistics - Students |
| Scroll down for interactive probability - Students |
| Statistics and Data Lessons - Teacher tools |
| Tetris: Interactive critical thinking game - Students |
| Middle School statistics - Students |
| Interactive probability - Students |
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| Problem Solving |
| Problem Solving Worksheets - Teacher tools |
| Webmath - Students |
| Problem solving - Students |
| Open ended math problems - Students |
| Math story problems - Students |
| Middle School Math - Students |
| Teaching critical thinking skills - Teacher tools |
| Lesson Plans - Lesson plans |
| Interactive problem solving - Students |
| Equation and word problem quiz - Students |
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