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Often the opinions are disguised as fact, to make the author&#39;s argument seem more believable.</td> <td width="51%">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFF00"><font size="5"> Alliteration, Similie, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Idioms</font></td> <td width="51%" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFF00"><font size="5"> Homophones, Synonyms, Antonyms</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://www.kidsonthenet.org.uk/dragonsville/metaphor1.htm"> Metaphor Quiz</a> - drag words to complete the metaphor</td> <td width="51%"><a href="http://www.quia.com/mc/3974.html">Antonym Matching</a> - find pairs with opposite meaning.</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://www.americanrhetoric.com/figures/alliteration.htm"> Examples of Alliteration</a> - sound files from movies and political </td> <td width="51%"><a href="http://www.funbrain.com/whichword/index.html"> Homonyms</a> - from Fun Brain</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/1allitera.htm"> Twenty Six examples of Alliteration</a> - one per letter of the alphabet </td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/recognising/homophones/quiz.shtml"> Homophone Challenge</a> - find correct word to complete sentence</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmc/wp4.htm">Word Play 1</a> | <a href="http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmc/wp5.htm">Word Play 2</a> | <a href="http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmc/wp6.htm"> Word Play 3</a> | <a href="http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmc/wp1.htm">Word Play 4</a> | <a href="http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmc/wp2.htm">Word Play 5</a> | <a href="http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmc/wp3.htm"> Word Play 6</a></td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade2_3/rocket_words/rocket_words.htm"> Rocket to the Moon</a> - Build and launch a rocket to the moon by identifying synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://school.discovery.com/quizzes26/gumbie7/PoetryPieces.html"> Alliteration or Simile</a>? - Choose whether each statement is an alliterative phrase, simile or neither.</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/vocabulary.cfm?num=2&act=2&que=1"> Say it Another Way</a> - Fill in the blank with a synonym for the missing word.</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%">&nbsp;</td> <td width="51%"><a href="http://www.synonym.com/synonym/">Synonym.com</a> - type a word in the box and find a synonym, or antonym, of the word.</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%">&nbsp;</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/games/squanky2/squanky2.html"> Tooth Tally with Squanky the Tooth Taker</a> - from Game Goo</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFF00"><font size="5">Multiple Meaning Words</font></td> <td width="51%" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFF00"><font size="5">Genres</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a style="color: #660099" href="http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/multiplemean.htm"> Multiple Meaning Words</a> - Use context clues to determind meaning depending upon how they are used in a sentence. </td> <td width="51%"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.quia.com/pop/39360.html">Fiction or NonFiction</a> - [<span class="style3">this link opens in a new window</span>] online quiz; decide if book would be fiction or nonfiction</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a style="color: #660099" href="http://208.183.128.8/la/activities/MultipleMeaning.ppt"> <font color="#006600"> <img height="16" alt="This is a PowerPoint show" src="icon_ppt.gif" width="16" align="absMiddle" border="0"></font><span class="style4">Multiple Meaning Words</span></a> - a ten question quiz written by a 4th grade teacher</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://www.wheaton.edu/english/faculty/davis/guidance_for_students/genres.html"> Select List of Literary Genres</a> - A guide for students</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a style="color: #660099" href="http://www.amaisd.org/rogers/_private/Multiple%20MEaning%20Words.ppt"> <font color="#006600"> <img height="16" alt="This is a PowerPoint show" src="icon_ppt.gif" width="16" align="absMiddle" border="0"></font><span class="style4">What Do You Mean By That?</span></a> - a show on multiple meaning words</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://hill.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/Genres.htm"> <font color="#000099">Genre</font></a><font color="#000099"> - explains variety of genres</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/vocabulary.cfm?str=vocabulary&num=11&act=3&que=1"> Context is the Key</a> - students use context clues to determine the meaning of a word</td> <td width="51%">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/vocabulary.cfm?str=vocabulary&num=11&act=4&que=1"> Using Multiple Meanings</a> - students decide which sentences use a word correctly </td> <td width="51%">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/vocabulary.cfm?num=11&act=2&que=1"> Words with multiple meanings</a> - students fill in the blanks from a word list</td> <td width="51%">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFF00"><font size="5">&nbsp;Sequencing</font></td> <td width="51%" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFF00"><font size="5">Compound Words, Contractions</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/games/monkey/monkey.html">Monkey Business: Rain Forest Run Around</a> - Click on the words to put them in correct order</td> <td width="51%"><a href="http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz45fck.htm">Type the contraction</a> - type the contraction form of words</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/SequenceOfEvents/default.htm"> Sequence of Events</a> - [<span class="style3">this page opens in a new window</span>] arrange events in chronological order.</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/snowman/directions.htm"> Snowman Builder</a> - Build a family of snowmen as you review four different skills. Select the word below that completes the compound word.</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/storyscramble/scramble.html"> Sequence the Story</a> - drag the pictures in the correct order - Students can have the story read to them if necessary.</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/flyby/flyby1.htm">Fly By Contraction Practice</a> - find the correct airplane to match with the contraction</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"><a href="http://www.quia.com/pp/41490.html">Sequencing Sentences</a> - Put the sentences together to form a paragraph.</td> <td width="51%"><a href="http://www.quia.com/jg/123086.html">Compound Words</a> - Match the two words that make up the compound words</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/a/writedirectionsl.cfm"> Time Order words</a> - lesson followed by <a style="color: #660099" href="http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/a/writedirectionsp.cfm"> activity</a></td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/vocabulary.cfm?num=8&act=2&que=1"> Breaking Down Compound Words</a> - In the following sentences, find the compound word and type it in as two separate words.</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%" bgcolor="#FFFF00" align="center"><font size="5">Making Predictions</font></td> <td width="51%" bgcolor="#FFFF00" align="center"><font size="5">Making Inferences</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=11&act=3&que=1"> Guess What Comes Next</a> - students read a passage and predict what would happen next</td> <td width="51%"><a href="http://www.quia.com/ba/41785.html">Inference Battleship</a> - Online interactive game with questions</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/profbooks/predcards.htm"> Prediction Cards</a> - Prediction Cards combine the fun of guessing with the joy of making art. Students use details from the beginning of a story to encourage classmates to predict what will happen and to inspire them to read the story themselves. </td> <td width="51%"><a href="http://www.quia.com/cz/50760.html">Inference</a> - Read the passage and answer questions online.</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=2&act=2&que=1"> Read All About It!</a> - use sections of a newspaper to predict where types of stories would be found</td> <td width="51%"><a href="http://www.quia.com/pop/43335.html">What can you Infer?</a> - Interactive quiz </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%">&nbsp;</td> <td width="51%"><a href="http://www.philtulga.com/Riddles.html"> Inference Riddle Game</a> - Guess using riddles; infer what is being described by the clues you read</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%">&nbsp;</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=11&act=2&que=1"> Drawing Inferences</a> - how to be a critical reader</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%">&nbsp;</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=4&act=3&que=1"> How are They Selling It?</a> - students read three advertisements and evaluate the type of persuasive writing being employed</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%" height="51">&nbsp;</td> <td width="51%" height="51"> <a href="http://academic.cuesta.edu/acasupp/as/309.HTM">Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions</a> - descriptions of the various ways to aid you in reaching a conclusion</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFF00"><font size="5">Parts of a Book</font></td> <td width="51%" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFF00"><font size="5">Author&#39;s Purpose</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/research/book/contents/"> Using a Table of Contents</a> - a sample table is given with four questions to answer</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://unx1.shsu.edu/~txcae/Powerpoints/authorspurpose.html"> Author&#39;s Point of View</a> - on-line version of a slide show</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://www.emerson.k12.nj.us/staff/rmkelly/custom/mediacenter/Kids%20Corner/BookParts/BooksParts.html"> Explore the parts of a book</a> - Click on each of the pictures on this page to learn more about that part of the book</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/ps4gles2b1.htm"> Author&#39;s Purpose</a> - [<span class="style3">click on a <span class="style5">red</span> dot</span>] interactive lesson, with worksheets for reinforcement</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%" height="25"> <a href="http://www.quia.com/mc/345754.html">Parts of a Book</a> - online quiz</td> <td width="51%" height="25"> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/reading/typesoftext/game.shtml"> Different Text Types</a> - learn about the different text types (persuasion, informative, descriptive, or instructive) with this game </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%">&nbsp;</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/litplace/r980417d2.htm"> Evaluate Author&#39;s Purpose</a> - read story and print out answer sheet for completion</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%">&nbsp;</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/ps4gles2b1.htm"> What are Author&#39;s Purpose Questions?</a> - an online interactive practice tutorial and five practice sheets to print</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFF00"><font size="5"> Analogies</font></td> <td width="51%" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFF00"><font size="5">Writing Process</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/ps4gles2b1.htm"> What are Author&#39;s Purpose Questions?</a> - an online interactive practice tutorial and five practice sheets to print</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/compoundl.cfm"> Combining Sentences</a> - online lesson followed by an <a style="color: #660099" href="http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/compoundp.cfm"> activity</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a style="color: #660099" href="http://www.norman.k12.ok.us/092/templates/analogyquiz.ppt"> <span class="style4">Analogy PowerPoint Show template</span></a> - you make modifications to use with your students</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=3&act=3&que=1"> Take Notes</a> - students evaluate what items should be included in the opening paragraph of a news story</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"><a href="http://www.quia.com/cb/7146.html">Awesome Analogies</a> - Jeopardy style game for one or two players</td> <td width="51%"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/pmp/interactive_guide/g05/g05home.htm"> Proofreading Makes Perfect</a> -&nbsp; correct these sentences by entering correct grammar</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"><a href="http://www.factmonster.com/analogies">Fact Monster</a> Analogy of the Day</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_sentvar.html"> Sentence Variety</a> - list of words to use for transition </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"><strong>Discovery School Analogy Quizzes</strong> <br> <a href="http://school.discovery.com/quizzes5/snarkhunter5/AnalogyQuiz8.html"> AnalogyQuiz8</a> <a href="http://school.discovery.com/quizzes5/snarkhunter5/AnalogyQuiz9.html"> AnalogyQuiz9</a> <a href="http://school.discovery.com/quizzes5/snarkhunter5/AnalogyQuiz10.html"> AnalogyQuiz10</a> </td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=722&title="> Interactive Outlining Tool</a> - use this to practice outlining skills</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://gamequarium.com/readquarium/analogies.html">Other Analogy Acitvities</a> at Readquarium</td> <td width="51%"> <a style="color: #660099" href="http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/rcpit1.htm"> Supporting Details</a> - <font color="#000000">answering put-it-together questions is like putting a puzzle together</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/analogies/analogiesx.htm"> Analogy Challenge</a> - Try to complete the analogies in a race against time.</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/ps35glews1a2.htm"> Establishing a purpose for writing</a> - online quizzes</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"><a href="http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz67fck.htm">Analogy Quiz</a> which requires students to type the word to complete the analogy</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=11&act=4&que=1"> Summarize as You Read</a> - When you summarize, eliminate unnecessary details. Focus on the main idea of the whole passage.</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%">&nbsp;</td> <td width="51%"><a href="http://www.boobis.com/students/pyramid.html"> Story Pyramid</a> - Create on-line a story pyramid by filling in the information on a given story and print it!</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="98%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFFF00"> <p align="center"><font size="5">Grammar</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/fishtanks1/fish_tanks_front2.htm"> Fish Tanks</a> - Fill a tank with tropical fish using your knowledge of plurals.</td> <td width="51%"><a href="http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html"> Gorilla Grammar</a> - identify Parts of Speech - Beginner (nouns and verbs) Advanced ( all parts of speech)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/rvlink.html"> Linking Verbs</a> - identify types of verbs in this online quiz</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Paintball">Punctuation Paintball</a> - Three levels are available</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/environmental/directions_envir.htm"> Environmental Rescue</a> - Turn a polluted pond into a paradise by building complete sentences</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/sensort/index_pre.html"> Sentence Sort</a> - Select the correct type of sentences; simple, compound, or complex.</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://www.english-zone.com/vocab/adj-adv.html"> Adjectives/Adverbs</a> - Change adjectives into adverbs in this online quiz</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/quizzes/grammar/sitsetlielayverbs.htm"> Past Tenses of Sit/Set and Lay/Lie</a> - What is the correct verb form in each sentence?</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/games/alien/ash.html">Alien Scavenger Hunt: Letter Bugs</a> - Use the mouse to click on letters that make up the word you hear. (spelling)</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/games/alien2/ash2.html">Alien Scavenger Hunt: Space Trash</a> - Use the mouse to click on letters that make up the word you hear. (spelling)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/apostrophes.htm"> Apostrophe Quiz</a><a style="color: #660099" href="http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/apostrophes.htm"> </a>- online quiz</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/contractions.htm"> Contraction Practice</a> - practice and quizzes; several activities </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/nounexplorer/index_pre.html"> Noun Explorer</a> - move through the cave by selecting the correct spelling, or correct abbreviation</td> <td width="51%"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/quizzes/index.html"> Grammar Blast</a> - various graded grammar skills activities</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/nova/nova2.htm"> Using Commas with Introductory Phrases</a> - Click on &quot;The sentence, please!&quot; and a sentence will appear in the top text-area. Insert any necessary comma or commas (being careful not to insert commas where they aren&#39;t necessary).</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/nova/nova1.htm"> Using Commas with Coordinating Conjunctions</a> - Click on &quot;The sentence, please!&quot; and a sentence will appear in the top text-area. Insert the necessary comma or commas (being careful not to insert commas where they aren&#39;t necessary). </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://www.english-zone.com/verbs/lie-lay1.html">Confusing Verbs - Lay / Lie</a> - Read the sentence, and then choose the answer, and get your score instantly! </td> <td width="51%"><a href="http://www.funbrain.com/spellroo/index.html"> Spellaroo</a>- click on the misspelled word in the sentences </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="47%"> <a href="http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/subjectverbmix/index_pre.html"> Subject Verb Mix-Up</a> - Build a sentence by selecting a subject, verb, and a sentence ending that makes sense.</td> <td width="51%"> <a href="http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/fragments_quiz.htm" style="background-color: #FFFFFF"> Fragments and Run-On&#39;s</a><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"> </span>- After each sentence, select the option which best describes that sentence.</td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>