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Seventh
and Eighth Grade Language Arts Correlation
Listed
below are various Web-Quest sites that address the Illinois
reading and writing standards/SAI objectives. Few networked
programs correlate to the middle school and junior high reading
and writing curriculum. In lieu of networked software, Web-Quests
offer a great opportunity to address the academic standards
as well as NETS standards 4, 5 and 6. A brief description
accompanies each site. As you will notice while examining
the many sites, Web-Quests provide wonderful interdisciplinary
experiences.
Cornerstone
Reading Comprehension Level C Software on the District 108
Zenworks Network
Cornerstone Reading Comprehension software
has a web activities component. The web links support each
of the reading activities which are based on the following
skills: Cause and effect, details, drawing conclusions/inferences,
sequencing, author's purpose. The themes the activities are
centered on are Past Civilizations, Westward Expansion, Civil
War, Life Around the World, and U.S. Government.
WordCentral.com
http://www.wordcentral.com
This web site is vocabulary oriented. It has a dictionary,
buzz word of the day, on-line citing sources etc. SAI objective
701 can be addressed by using this location in conjunction
with your literature program.
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Grades
6-8 English/Language Arts Web-Quests http://webquest.sdsu.edu/matrix/6-8-Eng.htm
This site's Web-Quests include a number of socially relevant
topics and time period Web-Quests. There is also a Web-Quest
related to Edgar Allan Poe.
Welcome
Web-Quests
http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/
This is a varied site that contains projects for all grade
levels. Diary of Anne Frank , , The Great
Gatsby , To Kill a Mockingbird , The Outsiders
, The Devil's Arithmetic , The Crucible ,
Under the Blood-Red Sun , poetry (So many Books so
Little Time) and WWII quests are just a few.
Spartanburg
School
District
#3
http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests.html
This is an extensive site from Spartanburg District in South
Carolina . They have embraced the concept of Web-Quests and
the staff in Spartanburg has developed a wide range of topics.
Middle
School Web-Quests
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/webquests/directory_of_webquests.html#middle
This site lists middle school as grades 7-8. The site has
a wide range of quests in all disciplines. The topics relate
well to various settings found in your novels and basal stories.
Rubrics
for Web Lessons
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/rubrics/weblessons.htm
This is not only good for teachers but for students who are
involved in developing their own assessments (Transforming
level in the learning spectrum).
Classroom
Projects
http://wneo.org/WebQuests/WebQuests.htm
This site is arranged by grade level and subject area. Listed
under grades 7 and 8 language arts are topics such as author
studies, and quests related to Samurai's Tale , Get
on Board, and Harry Potter.
Web-Quest
about Web-Quest
http://www.biopoint.com/WebQuests/webquest2.html
This is a site that leads you through the development of a
Web-Quest. It would be great as a transforming level activity
and would address NETS 4 and 6 for collaborative worker and
communicator. Students could develop a quest on an aspect
of your literature program.
The Children's Literature
Web Guide
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
This site was compiled with the idea of providing a resource
that categorizes sites that relate to books for children.
Web-Quests
based on Literature
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/literature-wq.htm
This site sorts quests into areas such as literary judgment,
relating literature to life, and learning about settings.
Some of the books incorporated are: Johnny Tremain ,
Roll of Thunder: Hear me Cry , Sarah, Plain and
Tall , Stellaluna .
Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/
This site has indexed a list of resources and on-line projects.
The resources can be accessed by curricular area and grade
level.
Guide
to Grammar and Writing
http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm
This site specifically would address SAI objectives such as
715, 716,717, 811, 813, 814, 815, and 818. This site deals
extensively with conventions.
Links
to Web-Quests
http://www.rcs.k12.tn.us/rcs_web/webquest/links_to_webquests.htm
This location is a listing of various Web-Quest and on-line
project links.
The
Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
http://www.grammarbook.com/
This is a great site to focus on SAI objectives 715, 716,717,
811, 813, 814, 815, and 818.
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