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LK Seaman Sixth and Seventh Grade Language Arts 2009-2010



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Favorite Websites

Don't You Love Technology?

These are my favorite websites for learning. You can complete FCAT practice 
for extra credit, or you can learn more about what we have discussed or read 
in class. Cut and paste these into the address line of your internet and then 
click GO to get started!

FCAT Explorer- This is your weekly, mandatory FCAT assignment 
page. There 
are 27 total readings. If you cannot get to the website by 
clicking on the 
link, cut and paste the address into the address line on your 
computer.
http://www.FCATExplorer.com

Paragraph Punch- This is a great way to practice your writing. 
The second 
link is an interactive quiz. You may earn extra credit by 
completing this 
work, printing it out, and showing Ms. Seaman.
http://www.paragraphpunch.com

Miami-Dade County Public Schools- You and your families can find 
good 
information about 
curriculum , research, calendars, and assignments for example, 
science 
projects, social studies work, theme months.
http://www.dadeschools.net

Puzzlemaker- This is part of Discovery.com. It is a fun place to 
create 
and play word games.
http://puzzlemaker.school.Discovery.com

If you like Mad Libs, you will love Wacky Web Tales. Fill in the 
parts of 
speech to create a funny story!
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/

Scholastic Incorporated- In addition to being a great place to 
make 
purchases, Scholastic.com is a great website for creative ideas 
and projects,
http://www.scholastic.com

Modern Language Association- If you are ever stuck with a 
question about the 
many rules of the English language, this is a good site to visit 
for the 
answers.
http://www.mla.org

Practice analogies.
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/analogies/analogiesx.htm

Brain child is a great place to practice for FCAT,and it is free! 
Your tests 
are graded online. You can earn an extra credit A for practicing 
online.
http://www.brainchild.com

Longman.com is another internet FCAT practice site. You will have 
to print 
out the test and show it to Ms. Seaman for grading. You can earn 
an extra 
credit A for practicing online.
http://www.longman.com/ae/marketing/sfesl/florida/fcat/fcat_online.html

Can you believe you can actually read free books right from the 
computer 
screen? Some of these books are even on Accelerated Reader!
http://www.bibliomania.com/0/frameset.html
http://www.bannerbooks.com/bookshelf/bookshelf.html

These are good practices for vocabulary and reading. Click on a 
link which 
interests you. There are many at this website. You can earn an 
extra 
credit A for practicing online. Print out your work please.
http://www.citrus.k12.fl.us/chs/fcat_help.htm

There is so much to learn about good writing!
http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/writing.htm#Step_Up_to_Writing

Try your hand at an FCAT practice test.
http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/marketing/sfesl/florida/fcat/tests/grade6.html

You do not have to be a member of America Online to access this 
website, 
which has good activities for parents and students.
http://aolatschool.com

Townsend Press is a good site for discount books. You can also 
access one of 
its books and read it online for free!
http://townsendpress.com

A "Fun" website for reading and some activities.
http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html

We will participate in the BookIt! contest from October through 
March. The 
teacher whose students read the greatest total number of books 
will receive 
a party for those students. Let's win!
http://www.BookItprogram.com

This is a good reading comprehension link.
http://www.brainchild.com/gen/passage.asp?passageid=20396

This is a GREAT online study tool. You can click on flashcards on 
any 
subject at any grade level!
http://www.studystack.com

This is a great way to brush up on your multiplication tables for 
FCAT!
http://www.multiplication.com

These are fun ways to study grammar!
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/partsp.h
tml
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/powerpoint.htm

These are explanations for the writing process and other language 
arts 
related concepts.
http://www.testprepreview.com/fcatlinks.htm

This is everything you want to know about the Miami-Dade County 
Public 
Schools Language Arts Department.
http://languageartsreading.dadeschools.net/

These are good  quizzes for learning conventions and grammar.You 
may earn 
extra credit by completing this work, printing it out, and 
showing Ms. 
Seaman.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm

This is a great way to practice for FCAT in all areas!You may 
earn extra 
credit by completing this work, printing it out, and showing Ms. 
Seaman.
http://www.fcatmentor.com/students.htm

Take a Book quiz for extra credit on this FREE website. Parents 
have to sign 
up, but it is FREE! You may earn extra credit by completing this 
work, 
printing it out, and showing Ms. Seaman.
http://www.bookadventure.com/

These are  fun  ways to understand the rules of grammar!
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/partsp.h
tml
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/partsp.html

These are great websites for understanding writing sentences, 
paragraphs, 
and essays: 
http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/paragrap/index.htm
http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/essay/index.htm

Try Discovery School for games which help you learn.
http://school.discovery.com/students/

This site has language arts information for sixth graders.
http://www.evgschool.org/reading_and_math_strategies.htm

These are comprehension tests you can take online. They are 
graded. Print 
out your answers for an extra credit 
A.http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2
003/grade6/
read.htm
http://www.brainchild.com/gen/readingtest.asp?study=0&mixed=1&testCatLevelID=183&testname=&catlevelname=Reading%2B%2D%2BGrade%2B6&testCatLevelStrandID=-1&qsName=&testmap=1

This is a good explanation of the FCAT test and its scoring. We 
use these 
rubrics in our classrooms.
http://fcit.usf.edu/fcat8r/home/introduction/what-is-the-fcat.html

Here is another way to practice for FCAT, and your score is 
completed online.
http://fcit.usf.edu/fcat8r/home/wayward-bears/index.html

Practice Main Idea.
http://www.rhlschool.com/read6n4.htm

This is a good language arts website for teachers and parents.
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang_mid.htm

This is a good website to see what kinds of strengths you have as 
a learner 
and which learning styles you employ the most.
http://www.metamath.com/multiple/multiple_choice_questions.html

More main idea practice.
http://www.quia.com/pop/120023.html

It is for grade eight, but I am sure you can pass it!You may earn 
extra 
credit by completing this work, printing it out, and showing Ms. 
Seaman.
http://fcit.usf.edu/fcat8r/home/practice-tests/mushrooms/index.html

If you are curious to see what students in the rest of the 
country are 
doing, this is the link to click!
http://cc.ysu.edu/~rlhoover/ClassConnections/test_samples.html

This is a great FCAT practice for African-American History 
Month.You may 
earn extra credit by completing this work, printing it out, and 
showing Ms. 
Seaman.
http://fcit.usf.edu/fcat8r/home/practice-tests/mary-mcleod-bethune/index.html

With all the Internet use, the Internet can be a great source of 
information 
and help; however, we need to keep our students safe. Click on 
this link to 
find out more about how to keep kids safe on the Internet.
http://www.missingkids.com/adcouncil/cpgn.html

Learn more about the Holocaust.
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/timeline.html
http://www.snowcrest.net/jmike/holocaustmil.html

This is the website for the United States Holocaust Museum in 
Washington, 
D.C.
http://www.ushmm.org/

This is a great website for practice for FCAT benchmarks.You may 
earn extra 
credit by completing this work, printing it out, and showing Ms. 
Seaman.
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_6th_lang.htm

Practice for your SAT with these online graded vocabulary quizzes.
http://www.sat-preparation.co.il/

Practice vocabulary in context and see your grades online. You 
may earn 
extra credit by completing this work, printing it out, and 
showing Ms. 
Seaman.http://www.edu4kids.com/index.php
http://www.ivocabulary.com/free_vocabulary_builder.php?grade=6

Play hangman and learn spelling at the same time.
http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/schools/harding/relaskillspractice.html

Homonyms are words which are spelled the same but have 
different meanings; 
for example, bright. Play games with them. See your score 
online.You 
may earn extra credit by completing this work, printing it out, 
and showing 
Ms. Seaman.
http://www.quia.com/cb/8285.html

Take these analogy challenges online. 
http://www.gamequarium.com/readquarium/analogies.html
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/writerschoice/scQuizzes/wcvpQuizGrade6.
shtml?
EXERCISE=1&BOOK=001&LINKURL=http://www.glencoe.com/sec/writerschoi
ce/vp/msles
sons/grade6/lesson10/index.html
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/analogies/analogiesx.htm

This is an exciting website for researching important 
contributions made by 
African-Americans.
http://www.ideafinder.com/features/classact/black.htm

Practice onomatopoeia,alliteration,rhyme,simile,and metaphor with 
these four:
http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmc/wp4.htm
http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmc/wp5.htm
http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmc/wp1.htm
http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmc/wp6.htm

Take these online quizzes to help you master cause and effect: 
http://www.quia.com/pop/10769.html
http://www.quia.com/pop/10770.html
http://www.quia.com/fc/94601.html
http://www.quia.com/fc/94601.html

This is a GREAT Way to learn the parts of speech and grammar: 
Schoolhouse 
Rock!
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/writerschoice/cgi-bin/splitwindow.cgi?
top=http://www.glencoe
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/writerschoice/cgi-bin/splitwindow.cgi?top=http://www.glencoe.com/sec/writerschoice/top2.html&link=http://www.apocalypse.org/pub/u/gilly/Schoolhouse_Rock/HTML/grammar/grammar.html

Graded grammar exercises online.You may earn extra credit by 
completing this 
work, printing it out, and showing Ms. Seaman.
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/writerschoice/cgi-bin/splitwindow.cgi?top=http://www.glencoe.com/sec/writerschoice/top2.html&link=http://www.chompchomp.com

Proofread, edit, and revise the paragraphs.You may earn extra 
credit by 
completing this work, printing it out, and showing Ms. Seaman.
ww.glencoe.com/sec/writerschoice/pp/mslessons/grade6/lesson5/exerc
ises.shtml
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/writerschoice/pp/mslessons/grade6/lesson2/exercises.shtml

Do you know why a sentence is a sentence?
http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/sentence/index.htm
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/writerschoice/gp/mslessons/grade6/lesson1b/exercises.shtml

You can enjoy words online. You can even make up some of your own 
vocabulary! Choose grades six through eight on Fake Out!
http://www.eduplace.com/fakeout/index.html
http://www.wordcentral.com/

Here are some tips to improve your reading ability.
http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/speed1.html

Play Battleship using metaphors.
http://www.quia.com/ba/42131.html

Write a book review with one of your favorite authors. You can 
earn an extra 
credit A by printing out your review and publishing it online.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/index.htm

These are literary devices, which good writers use. 
http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmc/wp6.htm

Get help with home learning in any class.

http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/
http://www.homeworkandstudyskills.com/homeworkhelp.html

This website will help you understand the rules for conventions, 
so you can 
score high on essays!
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/

Use Atomic Learning to learn how to use programs in your 
computer. Your sign-
in name is 6781learner. Your password is dadeschools.
http://www.atomiclearning.com

Find out who is REALLY behind those websites you are using for 
research.
http://whois.com/

This search engine is geared toward credibility of information 
for students  
because the people who run it actually verfiy sources of 
information (unlike 
Google, in which top links are paid for); therefore, it is better 
to use 
than Google. (If you absolutely MUST use Google.com, at least put 
your 
search into quotation marks to narrow it down, but Google does 
not verify 
its sources.)
http://www.answers.com/

This is a great link for FCAT Practice.
http://fcit.usf.edu/fcat8r/home/practice-tests/index.html

Take this online quiz to help you master MAIN IDEA for FCAT.
http://www.quia.com/pop/120023.html

The Museum of Civil Rights in Memphis is a moving way to learn 
about 
struggles and oppression in our own country. If you are ever in 
Memphis, do 
not miss it and its tribute to Dr. King at the Lorraine Hotel 
exhibit.
http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/

If you liked the movie Paper Clips, you can learn more about this 
project 
and 
Whitwell Middle School. Click on the link below.
http://69.8.250.59/homepage_pc.cfm?id=78

This is the Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam.
http://www.annefrank.org/content.asp

Have you ever wondered what kinds of tests students from other 
states take? 
Click on this link to see for yourself!
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/tcap_2print.htm

This is a great site for all kind of literature online.
http://www.bartleby.com/fiction/

Take vocabulary quizzes online. Print them out. If you pass, you 
receive 
extra credit! There are different quizzes you can take.
http://www.vocabulary.com/index.php?dir=level&file=level_list&level_id=59

You can find all kinds of reading activities at this website.
http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools/reading-ms.html

I recommend clicking on the PARENTS portion of this website. The 
website 
offeres great tips for children's education.
http://www.ed.gov/

These are multicultural stories online. See if there are any to 
represent your culture.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/

This is a good way to practice for FCAT. Who knew there were so 
many ways?
http://fcit.usf.edu/fcat8r/default.htm

This website helps with the vocabulary used on the FCAT and who 
cannot use that?
http://www.tampareads.com/vocabulary/FCAT/bothFCAT.htm

This is an interesting website about various educational programs 
across the country.
http://www.edutopia.org/

There is good information about the FCAT from Palm Beach County 
Schools.
http://www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/MULTICULTURAL/MulticulturalNew/ESOLEssentialTools.htm

These are flashcards designed for FCAT. There is so much to 
learn; this is a nice shortcut.
http://quizlet.com/subject/fcat/

Community Service/Science Project
http://www.christophercolumbusawards.com/

Here is the link to the student portal. You can access many 
helpful websites.
http://www.dadeschools.net/students/students.htm

This is the link to the Richmond Heights Middle School library. 
It will also  tell you which books are on Accelerated Reader if 
you click on CATALOGUE: ACCELERATED READER and type in your 
reading range from your reading contract.
http://destiny.dadeschools.net/district/servlet/presentlistsitesform.do;jsessionid=4F0A33B1BEC1887CC20406DA44A8BC09?districtMode=true

American Teacher recommends this site  for book 
selections.
www.adlit.org/books/authors
READKIDDOREAD.com

American Teacher recommends this site for these sites for book 
selections.
www.rif.org/readingplanet
www.ala.org

American Teacher recommends this site for these sites for book 
selections.
www.teachersandfamilies.com/open/lifelist.cfm
www.readingrockets.org/books

https://users.readingplus.com/readingplus/siteCodeBIP.do

This is the student link to READING PLUS. You will earn one A every week for 
working on READING PLUS. The SITE CODE is richmmidd. Your sign-in and 
password are the same- your student ID number from school.


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