Practical+ESL+Resources

= Practical ESL Resources =

=Khan Academy: This site includes many useful videos about different topics.= = = [] = = =Listening=

= **Speaking** = A. The Art of Public Speaking [] B. To deliver a Public Speak [] . Reading A. Freytag's Pyramid and Short Story Elements

[|www.teacherweb.com/CA/.../Rosenthal/PlotLecture-ElementsofaStory.ppt] [] [] (click on the button "Plot") [] http://www.nexuslearning.net/books/Holt-EOL2/default.htm (references for different selections) B. Character Traits [] [] [] []

** C. Reading Skill: Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions **
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[] (Rules of the Game)

= D. Vocabulary: =

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[|www.vocabularyworkshop.com]

E. Poetry
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~rozai001/poetry/reading.html

http://home.olemiss.edu/~egjbp/readpoem.html

http://quizlet.com/5143585/poetry-terms-quiz-flash-cards/ (quiz) http://www.purposegames.com/game/poetry-terms-quiz-quiz http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Poetic-Terms-Quiz-6032004/ http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/documents/paraphrase.pdf

1. **General**
[] [|http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/readingliterature/readingstrategies/inferences.htm#inferences] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] https://sites.google.com/a/bismarckr5.org/7th-grade-english/the-reading-process#TOC-SUMMARIZING-AND-PARAPHRASING

__**Mood-Tone**__ [] [] [] [] [] (lesson plan) [] __**Formal Vs. Informal tone**__ [] [] [] [] [] [] h[|ttp://www.libraryvideo.com/guides/V6226.] __**Subjective Vs. Objective Tone**__ [] [|www.irsc.edu/uploadedFiles/Students/.../][|**Tone**][|-][|**and**][|-Purpose.pdf]

**. 2. Selections**
Rules of the Game [] https://honorsenglishi.wikispaces.com/Rules+of+the+Game

** A. Fragments and Run-ons **
[|www.iconlogic.com/pdf/abrams.pdf] (acivities) [] (Quiz) []

** B. Sentences **
[] ( Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex sentences) [] [] (the sentence Song) [] (simple, compound, and complex sentences) [] (compound sentences) [] (compound sentences)

** C. Tenses **
[] ( After you read rules, Scroll down and click on green titles to practice exercises-shared by Nour B-gr 7, 2012) [] (Shared by Hasan Arabi-gr 8- 2012-2013)

[] (simple Past-Present Perfect) [] (Present Perfect-Present Perfect Progressive) [] (present Perfect Vs. Present Perfect Progressive-Simple Past) NEW [] []

[] [] (simple past-past progressive) [] (simple past-past perfect) [] ( Present Continuous/ Simple Past /Present Perfect Continuous / Past Perfect Continuous ) [] (NEW-Practice all tenses)

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 * D . Conjunctions **

** E. Modal auxiliaries **
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F. Relative Caluses
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=G. Noun Clauses =

[] ( Practice Quiz 1 and Quiz 4) [] [] [] [] (short-3 types) [] [] [] []

=**H. Adjective Clauses**=

http://www.sinclair.edu/centers/tlc/pub/handouts_worksheets/grammar_punctuation_writing/clause_adjective%20.pdf (with answers) http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adj1.htm (with answers) http://www.englishpractice.com/improve/adjective-clauses-exercise-1/ (with answers) http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Orange%20Level/Exercises_for_the_Orange_Level/Exercise_5_adjective_clauses_ANSWERS.html http://www.myenglishteacher.net/adjectiveclauseswithwhose.html http://www.waynecc.edu/pdf/asc/english/AdjectiveClauses.pdf http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/adjcl-diagnostic.html (with answers) http://www.myenglishteacher.net/adjectiveclauses.html http://www.myenglishteacher.net/when_where_adjectiveclauses.html

I. Subject Verb Agreement [] =Writing=

[] (paragraph writing-Song) [] [] [] ( Slideshow presentations on how to write a paragraph) [] ( helpful rules, real-world examples, and FUN quizzes e.g punctuation rules, etc.) [] (writing a concluding sentence and a concluding paragraph-excercises) [] (personal narrative) [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] (gr 8) [] [] (gr 11) [] http://mrsm1002.pbworks.com/w/page/70407716/Esohe%20O%20Compare%20Contrast http://mrsm1002.pbworks.com/w/page/77108792/Argumentative%20Essay%20EO http://www.mrmulgrew.com/writing_an_effective_introduction_Respect_Essay.htm (introductions) [] (concluding paragraph )

Effective Essays and A+ thesis [] [] [] [] [] = **Viewing** = [] [|http://www.teachingliterature.org/teachingliterature/pdf/multi/smoke_signals_godlewski.pdf] Dictionary [|www.merriam-webster.com]

[] Miscellaneous
 * Poetry:**

Renaissance and Macbeth
[] (cause-effect rubric) []

[] (renaissance plans)

[] (causes and effects of Renaissance -Humanism)

[] http://thisismacbeth.com/

Games
A collection of classic [|online games]. Challenging, fun and suitable for kids of all ages

[|http://www.allmixedup.com] [] (language arts) [] B. Different Skills [] (ppt related to different language skills) [] (science skills) [] (creating a poster) http://www.slideshare.net/weirdsister_ann/ctl2012-presentation (JD)

Research https://www.papermasters.com/conclusions_recommendations.html (Research) http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/transcendentalism-impact-on-american-literature.html (transcend video)