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3rd column is reading skills

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IXL brings 8th grade language arts to life! Set students up for success with thousands of skills and games that challenge learners at just the right level.

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Quizlet is a lightning-fast way to learn vocabulary.

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Learning Farm - State Standards Practice and Instruction

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What teachers are saying ... 4.5 out of 5 stars! "I honestly enjoy this website as well as my students. Thanks!" "Today after showing my principal the website, she was in love with it and wanted me to run it for the school." "The students are learning while having fun.

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Read the script first

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Read first, then complete activity

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Click to reveal the words you need to study most.

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Welcome to Vocabulary.com : Vocabulary.com

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8th STAAR Reading Test Glossary - Author's Purpose Words - Vocabulary List : Vocabulary.com

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Test your spelling acumen. See the definition, listen to the word, then try to spell it correctly. Beat your last streak, or best your overall time. Spellers of the world, untie!

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8th Grade STAAR Reading Test Glossary-Question Terms - Vocabulary List : Vocabulary.com

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Test your spelling acumen. See the definition, listen to the word, then try to spell it correctly. Beat your last streak, or best your overall time. Spellers of the world, untie!

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Welcome to Vocabulary.com : Vocabulary.com

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check answers

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Open the document in a new window. 1) Pick a skill you need to work on. 2) Complete all activities for that box in order. 3)Finally, head to the Farm to Practice and see if you could do this on the STAAR!

Only activities with a blue highlight can be done online

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Search Public Kahoots for any topic you want to study!

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12 Strategies to help you be a better reader & test taker. 20s each.

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25 key terms that are likely to show up in the question stems. 30s each

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Reviews 102 Key Reading Terms. 5-10s each

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A 34-question comprehensive review. 20-30s each

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To practice on your own, make a Kahoot account. Then, click a link below and view original. When the link opens, click the purple "PREVIEW" button under the title. The teacher screen will come up. Launch the game and use your own device or the mini-iPod on the right of the screen!

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Quizlet is a lightning fast way to learn vocabulary.

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OPTION 1) Internal vs. External characterization:
*Powerpoint: https://www.dropbox.cos/nvx4sjk23zxvpm4/6AB%20-%...
*Try to Analyze the characterization in your story using a 3-column T-Chart
(Text Evidence; Internal/External; Trait:Direct/Indirect-give inference)

OPTION 2) *Play vocab.com for Characterization
https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/738329/practice

OPTION 3) *Watch Character types powerpoint
*Record word, example, sketch

OPTION 4) Close Reading
*Create a character doll or T-chart using the items below Hint: Think about the following questions when analyzing character:

Draw or Imagine the character like this:

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Characterization Lesson | Using Disney's Frozen

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Shirky says that before the Internet and social media, over the past 500 years, there were only four periods where media changed enough to warrant the label "revolution." Research these revolutions and create a visual way to represent their key features. Do you have a guess about what the next revolution might bring? If so, add it in!
As social media enables citizen reporting and greater interaction between news organizations and their audiences, the boundaries of journalism and ideas about what constitutes news are changing. Explore this phenomenon by conducting a survey about people's attitudes and behaviors related to news and journalism. How do people define what's "news," and where are they getting their news (sources, devices)? How do people define "journalism"? What impressions, if any, do they have of citizen journalism? Resources to get you started include:
TED: Paul Lewis: Crowdsourcing the news http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_lewis_crowdsourcing_the_news.html
Online Journalism Review: "The pros and cons of newspapers partnering with 'citizen journalism' networks" http://www.ojr.org/ojr/people/gstorch/201002/1826/
and its reply, "The pros and pros of 'citizen journalism'" http://www.ojr.org/ojr/people/stverak/201003/1830/
UT's Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas "Both Wall Street Journal, USA Today finding ways to use social media site Pinterest for reporting" http://knightcenter.utexas.edu/blog/00-9011-both-wall-street-journal-usa-today-finding-ways-use-social-media-site-pinterest-reporti
TED: Clay Shirky on institutions vs. collaboration http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/clay_shirky_on_institutions_versus_collaboration.html
TED: Clay Shirky: How cognitive surplus will change the world http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/clay_shirky_how_cognitive_surplus_will_change_the_world.html
Foreign Affairs, From Innovation to revolution: Does social media make protests possible? (Mar/Apr 2011) [point-counterpoint between Shirky and Malcolm Gladwell] http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/67325/malcolm-gladwell-and-clay-shirky/from-innovation-to-revolution

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How social media can make history - Clay Shirky Visit the discussion questions to discuss key techniques the speaker uses to impact you! While news from Iran streams to the world, Clay Shirky shows how Facebook, Twitter, and TXTs help citizens in repressive regimes report on real news, bypassing censors (however briefly).

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Patterns of Organization | Ereading Worksheets

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Patterns of Organization: chronological, compare and contrast, cause and effect, sequence, order of importance, problem and solution, and spatial text structures.

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Patterns of Organization

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Scout Learns Life Lessons: Analyzing How a Character Develops Themes Examine some of the various top ...

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Examine some of the various topics and themes present in the American classic To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In this interactive tutorial, you’ll read excerpts from the novel and examine the development of the main character, Scout. You’ll analyze how her words and actions help develop the imp…

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LAFS.7.RI.4.10 - By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction

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LAFS.7.RI.4.10 - By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 68 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

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LAFS.7.RI.3.8 - Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims.

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LAFS.7.RI.1.1 - Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

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LAFS.7.RL.2.6 - Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.

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In this tutorial, you will practice identifying relevant evidence within a text as you read excerpts from Jack London's short story "To Build a Fire." Then, you'll practice your writing skills as you draft a short response using examples of relevant evidence from the story.

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In this tutorial, you will practice identifying relevant evidence within a text as you read excerpts from Jack London's short story "To Build a Fire." Then, you'll practice your writing skills as you draft a short response using examples of relevant evidence from the story. This resource is only available to logged in users.

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LAFS.8.RL.2.5 - Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.

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LAFS.8.RL.2.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.

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LAFS.8.RL.1.2 - Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.

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LAFS.8.RL.1.1 - Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

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LAFS.8.RI.2.5 - Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.

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LAFS.8.RI.2.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.

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Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. (Standard #: LAFS.8.RI.2.4)

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LAFS.8.RI.3.8 - Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.

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LAFS.8.RI.2.5 - Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.

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10A/19F Main Idea & Details + Drawing Conclusions

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10A/19F Main Idea & Details + Drawing Conclusions

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LAFS.8.RI.1.3 - Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).

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LAFS.8.RI.1.2 - Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.

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LAFS.8.L.3.4 - Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly

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Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

1. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

2. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).

3. Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.

4. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).

(Standard #: LAFS.8.L.3.4)

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LAFS.8.L.3.4 - Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a words position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede). Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).

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Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.