LJPS Class of 2010, Welcome to 8th Grade!
At LJPS our Language Arts classes are vocabulary based studies as we read, reflect, and write. I am very excited about our year ahead and look forward to getting to know you. If you have any questions about Language Arts or 8th grade in general, please just email me and I will happy to help.
Please check the link below to my blog! Created for us to chat about the summer reading books and the year ahead. I am really excited about this site. The following is the blog's web address for you to copy and paste into your browser: http://mshuntsclass.edublogs.org/. However, you may also just scroll down and clink on the link below as well!
2009 Summer Reading List
2009-2010 8th Grade Language Arts Newsletter
Classroom Tour
Classroom Procedures
Vocabulary Color Illustrations Handout
Frayer Concept Map (Ms. Hunt thinks this is pretty fun!)
Vocabulary Square Handout
Commonly Misspelled Words List for August - November 2009*
*Words will be given on Monday as a "pre-test" to make sure students are aware of the words and spellings and then a graded review will be given on Friday.
8th Grade Parent Information Night Presentation
Portfolio Reflection Questions due Friday, November 6 (you may turn in early!)
2nd QTR Outside Reading Project for 5th and 7th Period Classes (assigned Tuesday, November 3 and due on Thursday, December 10)
2nd QTR Outside Reading Project for 1st and 6th Period (adv,) Classes (assigned Tuesday, November 3 and due on Thursday, December 10)
A Christmas Carol Literature Circle Handout for 1st and 6th Periods (assigned Monday, November 30)
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| Useful links |
- Ms. Hunt's Blog! Come check it out!
- View Your Grades Online! Email Ms. Hunt if you encounter any difficulties.
- Lit2Go: Audio and Electronic Print Copy of "A Christmas Carol" --use this to help you!
- Letter Generator
- Amazing new web site! Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide.
- Merriam-Webster Word of the Day
- Online Etymology Dictionary
- Online Dictionary and Thesaurus
- Order Scholastic Books Online! Class User Name: mshuntsclass1 Password: LJPS
- Scholastic's Poetry Idea Engine
- PBS Media Literacy Quiz
- PBS' Kids "Get Media Smart" Site
- Transitional Phrases Game (Ms. Hunt thinks this is way cool!)
- Comic Strip Creator for Your Narrative Writing Piece
- How to write a research paper
- Create an outline online! Way cool.
- Citation Maker
- Virginia Career View
- Garfield's site to help us understand comics' structure
- Official Peanuts site to also help us understand comics' structure
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: "What Do You Like?"
- U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Poets' Graves: Serious About Poets and Poetry (A nice site with easy access to some beautiful classical poems.)
- Online Language Network, Ch. 10: Capitalization Quiz
- Online Language Network, Ch. 11: Punctuation Quiz
- Information on Victorian England for those studying "A Christmas Carol"
- Information on Victorian England (okay, I think this site is pretty cool!)
- Provides students, educators, and the "intellectually curious" with unlimited access to books and information on the Web, including 17,000 up-to-date biographical entries.
- Features a searchable biographical database of 25,000 famous names.
- Contains information on 19,000 notable people from ancient times to the present day; the dictionary is searchable by names, keywords, and dates.
- Presents the biographies of significant African-American individuals.
- Includes biographies of women who contributed to our culture, such as writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others.
- Naples High School's Web Site on Plagiarism
- Online Learning Style Inventory
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection and Archives
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