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Fair Bear Writing Contest

This may be completed for extra credit by Monday, February 11th. I must see all prewriting, drafting, and revising. Final copy must be handwritten and be between 200-500 words. Parents may only help with proofreading for mechanics and spelling. They may NOT make suggestions on content or revisions. This MUST be STUDENT work.

http://www.georgianationalfair.com/files/2012/07/13FBRules.pdf

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How to Write a Persuasive Letter

This site reviews what is needed for an effective persuasive letter that will elict a response. There is also a link to an example of the business letter format.

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/how-to-write-a-persuasive-business-letter.html

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Persuasive Writing Tutorial

This tutorial takes you step by step through the process of writing a persuasive essay; giving examples along the way.

http://www.greatsource.com/iwrite/tutorials/microsoft_learning_essentials/SCHOOL~5.HTM

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Figurative Language Rap

http://www.schooltube.com/video/9e8b2acfc34e0ce465a3/figurative-language

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Appositives and Appositive Phrases

Multiple examples of Appositives and practice at the end.

http://www.slideshare.net/CCFTL/appositives-and-appositive-phrases-2

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Appositives

Overview and examples of appositives.

http://www.slideshare.net/merry76/the-appositive#btnNext

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Plural and Possessive Practice

Slideshow quiz: Students must distinguish the correct form for each sentence: plural, singular possessive, or plural possessive.

http://www.slideshare.net/ELED320/plurals-possessives-14065693

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Possessive Nouns Quiz

Distinguish whether each example is either singular or plural possessive.

http://www.slideshare.net/guest64563bea/noun-mad#btnNext

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Noun Madness

Review of nouns and quiz

http://www.slideshare.net/guest64563bea/noun-mad#btnNext

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Grammar Unit One: Types of Nouns

Introduction and practice recognizing the different types of nouns

http://www.slideshare.net/renuswami/kinds-of-nouns-presentation

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Nouns Slideshow

This presentation introduces the different types of nouns: common, proper, abstract, concrete, collective...

http://www.slideshare.net/Annie0897/nouns-8267105

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Quizlet

Great website for studying! Create or make notecards for upcoming tests. Play games or take practice tests over your study material.

http://quizlet.com/

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Types of Sentences

This presentation has EVERYTHING (and more) that you need to know about sentences. It identifies and gives examples of simple, compound, complex, and compound complex. It also distinguishes independent and dependent clauses and coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.

http://www.slideshare.net/masenhimerd/sentence-types-5584883

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Sentence Structure Review

Use this presentation to review and study for the Sentence Unit Assessment.

http://www.slideshare.net/felicianoe/sent-structure-review-10067422

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Subjects & Predicates Presentation

PowerPoint presentation reviewing simple and compound subjects and predicates.

http://classroom.jc-schools.net/la/activities/subj-pred_files/frame.htm

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Correcting Run-On Sentences

This presentation defines run-on sentences and shows you four ways to correct them.

http://www.slideshare.net/kwykes/RUN-ON-SENTENCES-My-PowerPoint

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The" Run-On" Sentence

Review of the Run-On Sentence Error and four ways to correct it.

http://www.southtexascollege.edu/col_success/Powerpoint/Run_Ons.ppt

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Foolish Fragments Presentation

Review of complete sentences, fragments, and runons.

http://classroom.jc-schools.net/la/activities/Foolish-Fragments.ppt

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Diagraming Sentences

A step by step presentation on diagramming sentences

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ppt/diagrams.pps

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School House Rock Lyrics

Students can review or learn the lyrics to the Grammar Rock Songs.

http://www.schoolhouserock.tv/Conjunction.html

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USA Test Prep

USA Test Prep login page. School name is uniongrovemsga. Your teacher will have to give you your user name and password. This is a great site for practicing for the CRCT. It has informative videos and games.

http://www.usatestprep.com/Member-Login?logout=1

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Easy Notecards

Easy Notecards is a place for students and teachers to create, study, print and share interactive notecards (flashcards), which are great for study and review for quizzes, unite tests, and semester exams. It also allows you to play matching games your notecards.

http://www.easynotecards.com/

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Elements of Literature Notecards

This site has already made notecards over most of the Elements of Literature vocabulary terms. It has "study" and "play" games to make learning them more fun.

http://quizlet.com/10021783/hicks-literature-elements-flash-cards/

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English Vocabulary Building Games

Now that students have entered middle school, vocabulary expectations are high. Indeed, sixth grade writing standards rely heavily on both vocabulary acquisition and comprehension. As such, parents can greatly help their children by having them practice their sixth grade vocabulary building skills with fun online vocabulary games. These reinforcing vocabulary games act as strategic vocabulary builders that can help students master reading comprehension exercises.

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/sixth-grade-vocabulary-games/#bottom

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Portaportal

Links to 6th grade language arts related lessons, games, and quizzes.

http://guest.portaportal.com/la6

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Internet 4 Classrooms

6th grade language arts: grammar and reading skill builders

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills-6th-langbuilders.htm

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Purpose Games

This site has quizzes from every subject. I think it also allows you to create quizzes.

http://www.purposegames.com/games

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Free Rice Donations/ trivia and practice questions

Students can answer questions from different subjects: Math, Geography, Vocabulary... For each answer they get correct 10 grains of rice are donated to the World Food Program to help starving children around the world.

http://freerice.com/

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Georgia Student Media Festival Information

Information on the 2011 Media Festival.

http://www.gait-inc.org/GSMF/forms.htm

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Sheppard Software Geography Games

This website has many educational games, but for SAGE social Studies, the most helpful will be the World Geography games. They cover physical and political geography. In sixth grade, we study the Western World, which includes: Europe, Latin America, Canada, & Australia. Next year in seventh grade, you will learn about Asia and Africa.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm

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Lizardpoint Geography Tests

Test your geography knowledge with timed map quizzes. Play against yourself and try to beat your time.

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/

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National Geographic Geography Bee Information

Information, practice tests, and sample questions for the national geography bee.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/

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National Geographic Mapping

National Geographic's education website. Make your own study maps.

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/outline-map/

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Stock Market Game

This is the link to the Home page for the Stock Market Game. You can log in and check out the rules here.

http://www.smgww.org/index.html

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