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Seventh Grade English and Reading Resources

English

Reading

GRAMMAR REVIEW GAMES

Nouns Pronouns Adjectives Verbs Adverbs

Conjunctions Prepositions Combined Reviews

Punctuation Commas Quotations

 

NOUNS

Noun Jeopardy Game - this is fun! You can play by yourself or with a friend

Grammar Blast: Nouns - good review for recognizing nouns

Rats! Common and Proper Nouns - good review for recognizing nouns

Noun Dunk - fun game for recognizing common and proper nouns

Noun Sort - cool sorting game to practice common/proper and concrete/abstract nouns

Abstract or Concrete - great review to decide into which category the nouns fall

Another Abstract/Concrete practice - good practice to decide if a noun is abstract or concrete

Alien Word Mine
1. Choose NOUNS under Intermediate
2. Click BEGIN GAME
3. When the window pops up, it will ask you to register, choose MAYBE LATER
4. Choose START AT THE BEGINNING to play the Game

PRONOUNS

When to use Its or It's - this StrongBad email begins with a funny song to remember when to use the its and it's ...you should remember it forever!

Pronoun/Antecedent agreement - good review!

Pronoun Clubhouse - be careful to capitalize when needed...fun game!

Treasure Hunt: Pronouns - fun game!

Pronoun Jeopardy - play by yourself or with a partner!

Grammar Gold: Pronouns and Antecedents - excellent game!

Batter Up! Pronoun Game - good review

Alien Word Mine
1. Choose PRONOUNS under the Primary
2. Click BEGIN GAME
3. When the window pops up, it will ask you to register, choose MAYBE LATER
4. Choose START AT THE BEGINNING to play the Game

Grammar Blast - good review of nouns and pronouns

Choosing pronouns - great exercise in picking the correct pronoun
Their/There/They're practice - great way to figure out when to use each word

Their/There/They're practice 2 - another practice with correct word usage

ADJECTIVES

They need your HELP! - this is a fun game for using adjectives

Adjective Battleship - choose the adjective(s) in each given sentence and sink the enemy ships

Grammar Gold - fun challenge for recognizing adjectives

Alien Word Mine
1. Choose ADJECTIVES under Intermediate
2. Click BEGIN GAME
3. When the window pops up, it will ask you to register, choose MAYBE LATER
4. Choose START AT THE BEGINNING to play the Game

Comparative Sorting Activity - excellent practice for spelling comparative adjectives correctly

Superlative Sorting Activity - excellent practice for spelling superlative adjectives correctly

Choose the Comparative - simple start to looking at comparative adjectives

Type the Correct Comparative Adjective - careful with spelling!

Type the Correct Superlative Adjective - careful with spelling!

Comparative and Superlative Adjective Review (funny noises for right and wrong answers)

Simple Comparative and Superlative Adjective Quiz - great for testing recognition of when to use comparatives and when to use superlatives

Positive, Comparative, and Superlative BATTLESHIP - awesome game!!!

VERBS

Locate the Verbs - great review for finding verbs in sentences

Batter Up! Verb Game - fun game choosing correct verbs

Action Verbs and Linking Verbs - slightly tricky questions about subject/action/linking verbs

Alien Word Mine
1. Choose VERBS under the Intermediate
2. Click BEGIN GAME
3. When the window pops up, it will ask you to register, choose MAYBE LATER
4. Choose START AT THE BEGINNING to play the Game

Grammar Blast 1 - great review of verbs

Action Verbs - good exercise for recognizing action verbs

Treasure Hunt: Subject/Verb Agreement: fun game!!

Subject/Verb Agreement Quiz - good review!

Linking Verb Review - this is excellent!!!
Simple Past Tense Irregular Verbs - careful with spelling!

More Challenging Past Tense Verbs - careful with spelling!

Irregular Verb Frog Game - FUN game for IRREGULAR VERBS

Irregular Verb Hangman - this is a FUN but challenging game

Irregular Verb Challenge Board - play against a partner!

Another Irregular Verb Challenge - play against a partner for this one too!
Troublesome Verb Matching - excellent way to match up these confusing verbs with their meanings

Lay/Lie and Sit/Set - great practice on when to use which word

Lay/Lie and Sit/Set 2 - another good practice for the correct word use

ADVERBS

Adverbs? - good exercise to determine what is an adverb from what is not

Adverb Unscramble - simple game

Adverb Rags to Riches - very fun game!

Adverbs Answer Questions - excellent game!

CONJUNCTIONS

Join the clauses 1 - choose the right conjunction (be careful to read the sentences!)

Join the clauses 2 - choose the correct conjunction again

Choose the conjunction

Compound sentence games - great review for putting sentences together with conjunctions

Conjunction Quizzes - 3 levels of difficulty in recognizing and placing conjunctions within sentences

Choose the best conjunction - this uses some different conjunctions than ones we studied in class so, it is good to recognize the others

PREPOSITIONS

Choose the Preposition

What Preposition belongs? - this shows a picture to decide what preposition belongs in the sentence

Spot the Preposition - this gives a sentence to recognize the preposition

Grammar Blast Prepositions

Grammar Blast Prepositions 2

Choose the right prepositions 1 2 3 - these are a great way to practice using prepositions in sentences

The Manatee - a quiz on prepositions

Combined Reviews

Save the Kooshies - this is silly but it is good for recognizing the parts of speech that you know!

Grammar Challenge Board - great review of nouns, verbs, and prepositions

Power Proofreading - fun review - you have to know the parts of speech!

Rats! Game - hilarious review of nouns and verbs

Full Grammar Blast Review - review of nouns, pronouns, and verbs

Adjective or Adverb? - good exercise in choosing between adjectives or adverbs

Adverbs or Adjectives Rags to Riches Game - very fun!

Wacky Web Tales - fill in all parts of speech for these silly tales

Parts of Speech Challenge - challenging game to determine parts of speech

X-treme Super Challenge Grammar Blast - excellent mix of questions about parts of speech

JUMPSTART REMINDER REVIEWS

Know the Parts of Speech - good exercise in recognizing the definitions of various parts of speech

Matching Parts of Speech - you should be really good at this one!

PUNCTUATION

Matching Game - this is a great review of the different punctuation marks

Crossword puzzle - this is a simple crossword to determine how different punctuation marks are used

Grammar Blast - practice with capitalization and punctuation

Punctuation Paintball
1. Choose Intermediate or Advanced level
2. Click BEGIN GAME
3. When the window pops up, it will ask you to register, choose MAYBE LATER
4. Choose START AT THE BEGINNING to play the Game

COMMAS

Commas in a Series Battleship - fun game!

Insert a Comma - choose the right places for commas and then see if you are correct!

Do you need a comma? - great practice on when to use a comma or semicolon

QUOTATION MARKS

Type in the Quotation Marks - this is a difficult but excellent way to practice using quotation marks correctly

Grammar Gold - cool quiz to choose where to use quotation marks

Reading Strategies

Before starting a new text, good readers...

  1. Establish Purpose
    What are you doing? Reading for fun? Reading to learn something? Reading to find something?
  2. Analyze the Reading Task
    You will need to read differently when you are reading for pleasure than you will if you are reading to discover new Science terms or find answers to Social Studies questions.
  3. Activate Prior Knowledge
    What do you already know about this topic or this story? If you think about what you already know, reading the new stuff will be much smoother.
  4. Preview the Text
    Look over the words and phrases in the book or story you are about to read. What are you going to do if you come across words that you are unsure of? Hmm....
  5. Consider Your Own Interests
    Do you have to read this text?
    - If you are interested and you have to read it, you are lucky!!
    - If you are not particularly interested but you have to read it, then you are going to have to approach it like a job - it has to be done, you might as well have a good attitude and get it over with!
    - If you are not interested and you do not have to read it, choose something else!

DURING READING...
While good readers are reading...

  1. Determine Important vs. Unimportant


    Every single word that you read is not going to be the most important. SO, try to figure out what is important and what is unimportant in a text.
    Example:
    Question: What was Benjamin Franklin's role in our forming of our country?
    Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the tenth son of a soap maker named Josiah. Franklin helped write the Declaration of Independence. When Benjamin Franklin died, 20,000 people attended his funeral.
  2. Determine Important vs. Interesting
    Just like every single word that you read is not the most important, it might also not be the most interesting. SO, try to figure out what is important and what is interesting in a text. The interesting facts keep you wanting to read while the important facts are what you need to know for tests and assignments.
    Example:
    Question: Where was Thomas Jefferson's home?
    Thomas Jefferson resided in Charlottesville, Virginia at his home named Monticello. While in France, Jefferson came across a treat called ice cream and broug
    Thomas Jefferson resided in Charlottesville, Virginia at his home named Monticello. While in France, Jefferson came across a treat called ice cream and brought it back to the United States. He often served ice cream to guests at his home.
  3. Analyze Text Structure
    What is the text doing?
    Stories have beginning, middle, and end.
    Text books are filled with facts - usually vocabulary and important facts are in BOLD
    Persuasive essays have introduction, reasons, and conclusions.
    How to papers explain the steps to complete a process.
  4. Monitor Your Progress
    If you run into trouble understanding, STOP! Don't plow through! Stop, look up words, reread the passage, ask questions....try to get clear before moving on!

AND FINALLY....

Actively
Construct
Meaning
Summarize
Question
Clarify
Predict

(from Inservice by Dr. Jetton from James Madison University)

In SLOW MOTION go through this passage...use the strategies and type answers to the questions in the margin of the article (you will email me your results)

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WRITING SOL PRACTICE LINKS

Multiple Choice Practice

Writing Multiple Choice Practice 1 (2006 from Texas)

Writing Multiple Choice Practice 2 (2006 from Texas)

Writing Prompt Practice

Writer's Toolkit

Missing Links

TOOLS FOR YOU

Descriptive Writing Tips

Writers' Models

Reference Desk

MLA Citation Machine

Reading SOL Practice

Brain Child Test - assess your reading strengths and weaknesses

Wild Children - a timed reading exercise (skim and find answers within the time limit)

Reading Practice Activities

Reading Skills Practice

 

 

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