Language Arts Resources Middle Grades - Links are interactive activities that are directly aligned to The Ohio Content Standards.

Acquisition of Vocabulary Concepts of Print, Comprehension Strategies and Self-Monoriting Strategies Reading Applications: Informational, Technical and Persuasive Text Reading Applications: Literacy Text Writing Processes Writing Applications Writing Conventions Research Communication: Oral and Visual

Acquisition of Vocabulary Title   Title 1a Contractions Practice 1b Suffix 2a Contraction Practice 2 2b Opposites 2 3a Antonyms 1 3b Homonyms 1 4a Irregular Plurals 4b ed and ing endings 5a S and ES endings 5b Type the Contraction 6a Fly By 6b Aton-Ra The Lost Statue 7a Content Clues 7b Using Suffixes 8a Vocabulary suffixes 8b Prefixes Say Plenty 9a Book Buddy 9b Flip a Chip 10a Roots and Prefixes 10b The Suffix/Prefix Machine 11a Rooting Out Words 11b Roots and their families 1 12a Serendipitous Similes 12b Roots and their families 2 13a It's Greek to Me             return to top     Concepts of Print, Comprehension Strategies and Self-Monoriting Strategies   Title   Title 1c Summarizing 1d Graphic Map 2c Level 6 Reading Online Test -a 2d Mindomo - Online Graphic Tool 3c Level 6 Reading Online Test -b 3d Literacy Learning Resources from CNN & CBS 4c Level 6 Reading Online Test - c 4d Level 7 Reading Online Test a 5c Level 6 Reading Online Test - d 5d Level 7 Reading Online Test b 6c Level 8 Reading Online Test - a 6d Level 7 Reading Online Test c 7c Level 8 Reading Online Test - b   Level 7 Reading Online Test d 8c Level 8 Reading Online Test - c   Mystery Puzzle 9c Level 8 Reading Online Test - d           return to top     Reading Applications: Informational, Technical and Persuasive Text   Title   Title 1c Headings 1d Compare and Contrast Map 2c Cause and Effect Maps - PDF only 2d Summarizing 3c The Purpose of Advertisements 3d Inference Questions       return to top     Reading Applications: Literacy Text   Title   Title 1e Character Trading Cards 1f Circle Plot Diagram 2e Plot Diagram 2f The Big Myth 3e Fact or Opinion 3f Bio Cube 4e Constructing a Plot 4f       return to top   Writing Processes   Title   Title 1i 100's of Writing Prompts 1j Purpose and Audience 2i Statements for Essay Writing 2j Two Audiences + One Topic 3i Mindomo - Free Graphic Organizer 3j Notetaker 4i Interactive Venn Diagram 2 circles 4j Serendipitous Plot Maker 5i Interactive Venn Diagram 3 circles 5j Plot Diagram 6i Paragraph Organization 6j Topic Sentence Writing 7i Kids Poetry Page Flip Book 8i Examples and Explanations Merriam - Webster Online 9i ESL and EFL Writing exercises (for all students)   Power Proof Reading   Level 6/7 Writing Online Test -a   Giving and Receiving Peer Responses   More Techniques for Writing   Level 7 Writing Online Test a   Level 8 Writing Online Test a   Level 7 Writing Online Test b       Level 7 Writing Online Test c   return to top   Writing Applications

	Title		Title
1i	Write Me a Story - Kid Com	1j	Writers' Window
2i	Writing with Writers	2j	Fiction Press
3i	WritingFix: Home of Interactive Writing Prompts	3j	Serendipitous Plot Maker
4i	Serendipitous Settings Game	4j	Serendipitous Character Maker
5i	Literary Elements Mapping	5j	English: Letter Writing
6i	Writing a Friendly Letter	6j	Letter Generator
7i	Essay Map		Persuasion Map
8i	Poetry4Kids		WritingFix - Poetry Prompts
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Writing Conventions

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