Creating a Works Cited with EasyBib

Today 7th and 8th graders are going to learn how to use EasyBib--an online citation generator.  Click here to go to EasyBib.  Then using the MLA Worksheet, create a works cited page.  Use the handout I gave you last week.  You will be amazed at how easy it can be!

Click here to access the list of resources you need to create your Work Cited List

Choose one of the lists above and create your works cited page using EasyBib.  Remember to type Works Cited at the top of the page.  Sources need to be listed in alphabetical order.  Have fun!

Poetic Elements and Types of Poetry Review

Click here to study the types of poetry and poetic elements on quizlet

Getting started on writing poems!

Not sure how to begin?  Not sure what type of poem to write?
First, click here to go to Shadow Poetry to learn about different types of poems.
Click here to go to a poetry template site.  Choose your poetry form from the list of links.  Then just add words to make the poem your own.  When you finish be sure to print out a copy.

Click here to write about a childhood memory.  Read the poem, listen to the poet and then try to write your own.

The Author Responds!

It's always a wonderful experience to have an author respond to your letter.  The author of One For The Murphy's found Maddie's Book Trailer on my YouTube channel and wrote her a response.  Very exciting!  Congratulations, Maddie!

Harriet Tubman and The Underground Railroad Thinglink

Click here to get to Thinglink

I made a Thinglink account for 5-8 Language Arts-

• username:  barnardla@barnardschool.org

• password:  barnardla58

Your information from the Thinglink we started yesterday can be found on Google Drive--

• Click here to get to  document
• log into barnardla@barnardschool.org

Choose one of the Nonfiction books on the efollet book shelf and research Harriet Tubman and The Underground Railroad.  Try to find some new or unusual information on the topics--things we have not discussed or read about.  Find at least two new facts and add them to the Thinglink above (click on Thinglink to add your information).  Add one link to a brief video, website, a song the slaves might have sung or a picture related to the topic.  Use the same icon for all your links so we can tell who has added what information.  Have fun!

Poetry Outloud--Memorizing a Poem

You are going to choose a poem of at least 15 lines to read, learn and memorize.  You may choose any poem, but it should be a poem that you like and has some significance to you--is about a topic you are interested in, an emotion you have felt, a place you enjoy spending time, a favorite season, etc.  I have poetry books in the classroom and you may look at the sites below to find a poem.

Click on the name to go to the site:

Ms. Casassa's Evernote Notebook with Poems to Memorize
Poetry Out Loud- Find a Poem 

Other Resources:
Poetry Out Loud- 25 lines of fewer
Committed to Memory
Poem in Your Pocket
Great Poems to Teach
Poetry 180 
Robert Frost

Click here to listen to Ted Kooser recite his poem "Abandoned Farmhouse"
Click here to read "The Abandoned Farmhouse" by Ted Kooser

Listen to some Poetry Outloud!

Harriet Tubman: Guide to Freedom

We are going to read Harriet Tubman: Guide to Freedom a story that describes the Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman's role in helping free the slaves in the south in the 1800s.  Before we read the story in our textbook, you are going to learn a little about The Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman by watching a video, completing a web quest and completing an interactive journey on The Underground Railroad yourself.

Watch Underground Railroad on PBS. See more from History Detectives.

Click here to watch a video about Harriet Tubman 

Your assignment is to complete the web quest on Harriet Tubman. Follow the directions on the sheet and learn more about Harriet Tubman. You may write your answers on the back of the paper.

Click here to go to interactive Underground Railroad site