Middle School English

Helpful Websites

Scroll down to the end of this site to see more resources, internet sites, and English reference material.

Subjects and Predicates:

http://www.quia.com/rr/36765.html

http://www.geocities.com/mshayes611/subjects_and_predicates.htm

Adverb Clauses

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/advcls.htm

http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blgr_adverbclauses.htm

Research Paper Guidelines for English

ÿ Times New Roman, 12 pt font

ÿ Double spaced

ÿ Indent paragraphs

ÿ Proper school heading in upper left-hand corner

ÿ Correct MLA style, in-text citations (depends on type of source used!)

Remember the following:

ÿ Must include introductory paragraph with thesis statement.

ÿ Report must be between 7 to 8 paragraphs long

ÿ Need to include a minimum of 10 parenthetical, in-text citations

ÿ Must have concluding paragraph

ÿ Must include final outline

ÿ Must be written in third person

ÿ Must include typed works cited page (or bibliography) in proper MLA format

ÿ DO NOT include opinions unless it is a quote from a credible source and it is cited.

ÿ DO NOT use personal pronouns such as: I, me, you, we, us, etc. In other words, NO FIRST or SECOND person pronouns.

ÿ This report is NOT about your invention, but about an inventor (or an invention) that inspires you.

Staple report in the following order:

ÿ Final draft on top

ÿ Outline

ÿ Works Cited

ÿ Rough draft of research paper only

Points will be deducted for errors in grammar, sentence cohesion, and for any violation of the above guidelines.

Automatic 10 point deduction will be made for missing components such as: parenthetical citations, bibliography, outline, introductory, concluding paragraph, and rough draft of research report.

Click the following link for helpful tips on using "who" and "whom" correctly: tip sheet- who, whom

Visit http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/ for more information about following MLA style in research writing. The site has samples of works cited page (bibliography) and citations for different types of print and non-print sources.

Also, you may want to consider getting a copy of the English handbook Strunk and E.B. White's The Elements of Style. Excellent way to check up on grammar and usage rules. Thin enough to take anywhere, so it's travel friendly. Suitable for both students and parents. Available at Barnes and Noble, Borders, and most other book stores.

Important: All final drafts for writing assignments must be typed. Specific guidelines: Times New Roman 12 pt font (black), double spaced, 1" margins on all sides, proper school heading on upper left corner.

Having computer issues? Visit your local public library. Most of them have computer services available.

Log on to www.mdpls.org , Miami Dade Public Library System, to find a branch near you.

Opportunities for extra credit points may be given per trimester. It is up to the student whether or not he or she wishes to participate in the extra credit activities. Each student may receive up to 10 extra credit points per quarter. Only 10 points may be applied to the desired lowest test grade. THIS SHOULD NOT BE A REPLACEMENT FOR STUDYING HARD AND DOING YOUR ASSIGNMENTS!!! EXTRA CREDIT IS UP TO MY DISCRETION.

Although I do provide information about daily homework assignments on this web site, it is your child's responsibility to write down his or her assignments each day in class. Assignments are subject to change.

English Homework
*Week of January 30*
Day	6th Grade	7A	7B	8th Grade
Monday	**************************	Complete adverb chart	**************************	WB pg 135
Tuesday	Study for Chapter 2 test	**************************	WB pg 52, 53; Finish exercise 14 and 15 for Chapter 3.	**************************
Wednesday	**************************	WB pg 46; Quiz on prepositions next Wed.	**************************	Study for Pronoun-Antecedent quiz (Wed.) ; Complete exercise 13 for next class; WB pg 138, 139
Thursday	Graphic organizer and introductory paragraph for essay.	**************************	WB pg 54, 55; complete graphic organizer (positive/negative chart from student resources) for your reflection.	**************************
Friday "B" week	Complete typed draft of 5 paragraph essay. Bring printed copy to class on Tuesday.	**************************	Final typed draft of reflection on Apple technology article.	**************************

Language Arts on the Web
Web Address	Description
Reference
http://my.hrw.com	Element of Language English text home page
www.merriam-webster.com	Online dictionary/thesaurus for looking up meanings of words and synonyms.
www.go.hrw.com/eolang/	Contains online language center, advice on using media, model papers, list of references, and anything else you need to build language and writing skills.

www.mdpls.org	Miami-Dade Public Library System
Grammar Resources
www.funbrain.com/grammar	Identifying parts of speech
http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/invasion/invasion.html	Interactive game on identifying parts of speech
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/runons.htm	Comma splice/Run-on sentences
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/reading-and-language-arts/games/5831.html
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/parallelism_quiz.htm
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/print/grammar/g_parallel.html
http://www.towson.edu/ows/parallelism.htm
www.english-zone.com
www.edhelper.com	General English skills
http://www.arts.uottawa.ca/writcent/hypergrammar/partsp.html	University of Ottawa web site. Reviews parts of speech, writing, and other language related topics.
Writing
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/685/01/ n	Persuasive Essays
www.anthologyof poetry.com	Set up as a forum, this web site provides student with the opportunity to submit poems for possible publishing in a poetry anthology. The site includes a “teacher’s lounge” link for access to teaching ideas, information on how to submit student entries, articles, and frequently asked questions.

• •	Middle School English Mrs. Jewett