Writing Inspiration

A prompt is a QUESTION or an IDEA that you respond to.

Daily Prompt Generator

http://www.writingfix.com/classroom_tools/dailypromptgenerator.htm

Are you a LISTENER?

Want your brain to EXPAND? Careful, if you listen too much of this, your brain might just PoP!

http://www.youthradio.org/

Geography Assignment #1

Geography includes five themes:
Location, Place, Regions, Movement, and Interaction (the way people and the environment come together)

Directions: Using the following video and Googlemaps, you will:

1) write down the location of each musician singing or playing in the song, "Stand By Me."

2) Once you have a list of locations, it will be your job to locate each city using Googlemaps

3) Then color and label each city on the paper world map that I provide for you.

4) Label each of the 7 continents on the map in UPPER-CASE letters.

5) If you have extra time, watch the video again and add detail to your map

(such as: write or draw the instrument that is used in each location, do research in your text book to find out something interesting about the location, or include whatever creative facts you decide to)

History Websites

The following websites are superb resources for studying history topics:

http://www.cahistorysocialscience.com/

http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.gotoWebCode&wcprefix=mwk&wcsuffix=0099

Ancient Hebrews and Judaism: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/rs/god/judaismrev1.shtml

Ancient Middle East: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/indusvalley/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/shp/ancient/egyptiansurgeryrev1.shtml

Ancient Greece: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/shp/ancient/greekknowledgerev1.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/

Ancient Rome: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/

DEBATE OF THE WEEK:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/studentlife/debate/2008/49_god.shtml

Awesome Grammar Websites

The following websites are a great resource to help you conquer grammar:

http://www.eslcafe.com/quiz/

http://www.starfall.com

http://www.funbrain.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/spelling_grammar.shtml

http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/ml_lit_gr06_ca/resources/applications/grammar_arcade_beta/arcade.html

http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-directions.cgi?Grade=2&Unit=7&Topic=Adjectives