Language Arts


	7th Grade Advanced Language Arts and Literature

Miss O's Grammar Sheet	Summer Reading Lists
Most Commonly Used Words	Computer Related Graphics (gifs, jpgs)
Guide to Grammar and Writing	Writing Den Writing Tips
Conjugating Verbs Notes	University Writing Center - checklists and tips

Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes - Bronze
Unit 1: Finding Yourself	Unit 6: Short Stories
Unit 2: Common Threads	Unit 7: Nonfiction
Unit 3: What Matters	Unit 8: Drama
Unit 4: Resolving Conflicts	Unit 9: Poetry
Unit 5: Just for Fun	Unit 10: Myths, Legends, and Folk Tales

Novels, Projects, and Research Reports
The Red Pony	Book Report Projects
A Day No Pigs Would Die	Poetry Unit
The Odyssey	Mythology
The Tempest	Shakespeare
A Christmas Carol	Christmas Around the World

Reasons Why The English Language Is Hard To Learn:

1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce.
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it
was time to present the present.
8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10) I did not object to the object.
11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
13) They were too close to the door to close it.
14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18) After a number of injections my jaw got number.
19) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
20) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.

Classics / Literature / Author Sites
Great Books Index	PagebyPageBooks.com author and itle listing	Biblomania
Teachers First Recommended Reading List	Nobel Prizes in Literature	.
Classic Bookshelf.com	Famous Writer Profile A mini-WebQuest analyzing a famous writer. Includes search sites and engines	Books and Writers An interesting site in which information about authors and their works is catalogued by the authors' birthdays. The site is also searchable by author or work.
Literary Calendar Reveals what literary giants' birthdays you share in addition to other historical information related to publishing and writing for every day of the year. http://litcal.yasuda-u.ac.jp/	Bartlett's Familiar Quotations The 1901 9th edition put online by Columbia University. Includes a keyword search tool, index of authors and more. http://www.bartleby.com/99/index.html	References and Search Tools
Project Gutenberg	Authors4Teens.com	Literature and Fiction Amazon.com
Vocabulary.com reading lists	Authors Directory - Includes biographies, online books, and miscellaneous information about classic authors	Publishers
Documentation Columbia University Elements of Citation A Guide For Writing Research Papers (MLA) Knox College Library: Citing Sources Citation Styles: MLA Leo Parenthetical Documentation Documenting Sources Documenting Online Sources	University of Phoenix Resources What's the Rule? What's the Rule is an interactive, web-based grammar and punctuation tutorial. Practice topics include punctuation, grammar, sentences, and style. The site also contains self-scoring quizzes, links to grammar and punctuation rules, and a glossary. The Longman Exercise Zone The Longman Exercise Zone is an interactive, web-based grammar, punctuation, and usage tutorial. The tutorial offers a diagnostic self-test and a variety of practice exercises. MLA Sample Paper APA Sample Paper The MLA and APA sample paper offers tips about how to format using MLA amd APA style according to the Little, Brown Compact Handbook (4th edition), and offers Microsoft Word 2000 tips on how to do some of the things required by the individual styles. APA Sample Paper The APA sample paper offers tips about how to format using APA style according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition). Avoiding Plagiarism Avoiding Plagiarism is an interactive, web-based tutorial that provides users with an understanding of how to document without unintentionally plagiarizing source material. The site also explains proper documentation techniques for APA and MLA citation.

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