Tuesday, March 31, 2009

8th grade reading intervention - the last leg

go to :

http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/exercises/main/reading.html

Click on READING QUESTIONS for any of the people listed (such as Thomas Edison, Sophia Fowler Gallaudett, or Douglas Craig). If you choose the wrong answer, hit the EXPLAIN button to help you understand where you went wrong.

NEXT, scroll down on the main page to "Cloze Reading Practices"

You need to keep score for this one. Answer until you get it correct. Your % will appear in the top, right-hand corner. Do two of these and turn it in to me.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

8th Grade Reading Intervention Part II

Go to

http://wps.ablongman.com/long_licklider_vocabulary_1/0,1682,11855-,00.html

Keep score for exercises 1 - 3 on your paper.

Once you record your score, you will have to hit the "back" button a couple of times to get back to the page where you can select Excercise 2 and 3.

Bring this to me when you are finished.

If you have extra time,

Go to
http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/vocabulary.cfm?num=1&act=2&que=1

Follow the instructions on the page. You do not need to keep score of this.