Mr. Moshé’s Critically Thinking . . . Are You?

Right Now

• Powerpoints from recent class meetings
• This is practice
• Inferring – The most natural thing to do
• Literary Elements Focus 2
• Literary Elements Focus 1
• Get the Language of Literature textbook online – This is REQUIRED
• What’s been going on?
• The Great Classroom Rules Project is UNDERWAY
• So, what do you need in a teacher blog website?
• Student Code of Academic Integrity
• Dracula by Bram Stoker – a discussion as such
• This is the end . . .
• Final Spring Project is Assigned – Memories and Projections
• End Of Grade Tests are in FULL SWING
• EOG, EOG, and some more EOG Preparation

Translations Anyone?

That Was Then

All Periods

• Broward County Schools Official Website
• Broward Enterprise Education Portal (B.E.E.P.)
• Critical Thinking – Because We Can (Yahoo Group – Yahoo ID Required)
• Dangerously Irrelevant
• Education Place – Evaluation Station
• Education Place – Language & Reading Games
• Houghton Mifflin – Education Place for Students
• How to Read Poetry
• Kim’s Corner for teacher Talk
• Mrs. Harkey’s Google Page
• The Flying Gaona in Chicago
• THe Kentucky Virtual Library Presents: How to do Research
• WESTPINE MIDDLE SCHOOL
• Westpine Peer Counselor Program
• What are word attack skills?
• What is Sustained Silent Reading?

Book Resources

• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man at Librivox.org
• Project Gutenberg Website
• RESOURCES FOR READING GROUPS offered by Waterboro Library

Getting Outsite Ourselves

• Blogs Copyright Information
• Bonnie & Clyde at the History Channel
• ChannelOne.Com
• Cyber Teens.Com
• Freerice.com
• Jewish World Watch
• Muppet Central Fansite
• Netlingo – The Internet Dictionary
• Ninja Warrior on G4
• Photobucket.com
• Susan Ohanian Speaks Out
• The Environment Directory
• The Food & Drug Administration
• THE Global Fitness Community
• The Global Grocery List
• Volunteer Florida – The Governors Commission

Parent & Teacher Resources

• Articles, E-Mail and Web Links about Language Arts from MiddleWeb
• Education World – Ten Great Sites Every Middle School Educator Should Know!
• Parent Pinnacle Internet Viewer – Broward County Schools

Your Voice!

• BEA$T – Bowles
• BEA$T – Skorupa
• BEA$T – Taylor
• Debates and Other Fun Stuff
• Victorian England Education
• Westpine Peer Counselor Program

The Known Audience

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Pages to Turn

• !
• Daily
  • Guidelines/Allowances for Daily Ponderance Comments
  • On This Day
• Parents
  • My Favorite Searches
  • Planning a novel study of your own . . .
  • Vegan?
• Students
  • CMS-SWMS Required Forms + 1
  • Critical Tools
    • Tools of the Novel Reading Trade
      • DISSECT
      • Literature Circle Resources
      • Novel Discussion Questions – Author’s Perspective
      • Novel Discussion Questions – Characterization
      • Novel Discussion Questions – LITERARY DEVICES
      • Novel Discussion Questions – Personal Discovery
      • Novel Discussion Questions – Plot
      • Novel Discussion Questions – Setting
      • Novel Discussion Questions – Style
      • Novel Discussion Questions – Theme
      • Novel Reading Skills – Mastering Vocabulary
      • Reading to Writing Concept Maps
      • Tools of the Readers’ Theater Trade
        • Audience Etiquette Brief
        • Reader’s Theater Performance Rubric
    • Tools of the Writing Trade
      • Writing Skills – FastWriting
      • Writing Skills – The Five Senses
      • Writing Skills – Writing a Narrative Story
    • Word Within the Word Resources
  • FINAL Project OPTIONS
    • Unit 4 Menu Options
    • Unit 5 Menu Options
  • National Educational Technology Standards 2007 for Students (NETS*S)
  • Novel Specific Stuff
    • Freak The Mighty – Main Page
      • Freak The Mighty – Activities
      • Freak The Mighty – Allusionist/Connection Maker
      • Freak The Mighty – Book Summary
      • Freak The Mighty – Discussion Questions
      • Freak The Mighty – Illustration Ideas
      • Freak The Mighty – Investigator Ideas
      • Freak The Mighty – Master Vocabulary list
      • Freak The Mighty – Passage Pointer
      • Freak The Mighty – Passage Pointer/Wordsmith
      • Freak The Mighty – Travel Tracker/Globe Trotter
    • The Hound of the Baskervilles Main Resource Page
      • Hound Chapter Study Guide Questions
      • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
      • The Hound of the Baskervilles – Allusionist/Connection Maker
      • The Hound of the Baskervilles – Illustration Ideas
      • The Hound of the Baskervilles – Investigator Ideas
      • The Hound of the Baskervilles – Passage Pointer/Wordsmith
      • The Hound of the Baskervilles – Travel Tracker/Globe Trotter
      • The Hound of the Baskervilles – Vocabulary Highlighter
      • The Hound of the Baskervilles Discussion Resource List
    • The Time Machine – Main Page
      • The Time Machine – Allusionist/Connection Maker
      • The Time Machine – Book Summary
      • The Time Machine – Chapters 1-6 Summaries
      • The Time Machine – Chapters 7-12 & Epilogue Summaries
      • The Time Machine – Discussion Questions
      • The Time Machine – Illustration Ideas
      • The Time Machine – Investigator Ideas
      • The Time Machine – Master Vocabulary List
      • The Time Machine – Pasage Pointer/Wordsmith
      • The Time Machine – Travel Tracker/GLobe Trotter
    • The Year of the Hangman – Main Page
      • The Year of the Hangman – Allusionist/Connection Maker
      • The Year of the Hangman – Discussion Questions
      • The Year of the Hangman – Illustration Ideas
      • The Year of the Hangman – Investigator Ideas
      • The Year of the Hangman – Passage Pointer/Wordsmith
      • The Year of the Hangman – Section 1 Vocabulary List
      • The Year of the Hangman – Travel Tracker/Globe Trotter
  • Projects
    • Approach Paper Assignment for a Fiction Book
    • Approach Paper Assignment for a Nonfiction Book
    • Argumentative Research Project
    • Author Study Project – A Text-based Comparison
    • Final Spring Project – A Memoir
    • Holocaust and Anne Frank – Project Options
      • Hannukah Resources – Lesson Plans K-6
      • The Book Project for Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
      • The Play Project for The Diary of Anne Frank
        • The Diary of Anne Frank (the play) Study Guide Questions
    • Poetry Portfolio Suggested Reading
    • Quarterly Author Study Papers – Ongoing
    • Shedding Light on Literary Devices
      • Literary Devices – Day 1-2
      • Literary Devices – Day 3-4
      • Literary Devices – Day 5-6
    • Ten Steps to Mastering Web Source Selection
      • Hoop 1 of 6
      • Hoop 2 of 6
      • Hoop 3 of 6
      • Hoop 4 of 6
      • Hoop 5 of 6
      • Hoop 6 of 6
    • The Classroom Rules Project – The Overview
      • Classroom Rules Project Day 1/4
      • Classroom Rules Project Day 2/4
      • Classroom Rules Project Day 3/4
      • Classroom Rules Project Day 4/4
    • The Great Student Blog Project
    • Theme Centered Poetry Portfolio Project
    • Twilight Zone Project
    • Vocabulary Expansion – Student-led
  • RTI and Some PBIS
  • Student Code of Academic Integrity
  • Student Pages of Destinction
  • Study Halls
    • Study Hall 2007-2008
    • Study Hall 2008-2009
    • Study Hall 2009-2010
    • Visitor’s Study Hall
  • Test Prep Tools
    • Standardized Test Camp
      • Frequently Asked Questions
      • Math Preparation Resources
      • Reading Preparation Resources
    • Standardized Test Prep Terms
    • Test-taking Strategies
• World
• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man – Allusionist/Connection Maker
• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man – Discussion Questions
• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man – Illustration Ideas
• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man – Investigator Ideas
• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man – Passage Pointer/Wordsmith
• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man – Travel Tracker/Globe Trotter
• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man – Vocabulary Highlighter
• Almost Home – Allusionist/Connection Maker
• Almost Home – Discussion Questions
• Almost Home – Illustration Ideas
• Almost Home – Investigator Ideas
• Almost Home – Master Vocabulary List
• Almost Home – Passage Pointer/Wordsmith
• Almost Home – Travel Tracker/Globe Trotter
• Alternate Endings
• Character Interviews
• Lost Scenes
• Movie Posters
• Poems
• Skits, Films and Sketches
• At Her Majesty’s Request – Allusionist/Connection Maker
• At Her Majesty’s Request – Discussion Questions
• At Her Majesty’s Request – Illustration Ideas
• At Her Majesty’s Request – Investigator Ideas
• At Her Majesty’s Request – Passage Pointer/Wordsmith
• At Her Majesty’s Request – Travel Tracker/Globe Trotter
• At Her Majesty’s Request – Vocabulary Highlighter
• At Her Majesty’s Request – Vocabulary Highlighter
• Brian’s Song – Allusionist/Connection Maker
• Brian’s Song – Discussion Questions
• Brian’s Song – Illustration Ideas
• Brian’s Song – Investigator Ideas
• Brian’s Song – Passage Pointer
• Brian’s Song – Travel Tracker/Globe Trotter
• Brian’s Song – Vocabulary Highlighter
• Hoot – Allusionist/Connection Maker
• Hoot – Discussion Questions
• Hoot – Illustraiton Ideas
• Hoot – Investigator Ideas
• Hoot – Passage Pointer/Wordsmith
• Hoot – Travel Tracker/Globe Trotter
• Hoot – Vocabulary Highlighter
• My Personal Vision & Mission Statements Development Odyssey
• Poetry USA – Allusionist/Connection Maker
• Poetry USA – Discussion Questions
• Poetry USA – How to get acquainted with the Poem
• Poetry USA – Illustration Ideas
• Poetry USA – Investigator Ideas
• Poetry USA – Passage Pointer/Wordsmith
• Poetry USA – Travel Tracker/Globe Trotter
• Poetry USA – Vocabulary Highlighter
• Reader’s Notebook – Table of Contents
• REBEL – Allusionist/Connection Maker
• REBEL – Book Summary
• REBEL – Discussion Questions
• REBEL – Illustration Ideas
• REBEL – Investigator Ideas
• REBEL – Master vocabulary list
• REBEL – Passage Pointer/Wordsmith
• REBEL – Travel Tracker/Globe Trotter
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Allusionist/Connection Maker
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Discussion Questions
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Illustration Ideas
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Investigator Ideas
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Passage Pointer/Wordsmith
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Travel Tracker/Glober Trotter
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Vocabulary Highlighter
• The Book Without Words – Allusionist/Connection Maker
• The Book Without Words – Discussion Questions
• The Book Without Words – Illustration Ideas
• The Book Without Words – Investigator Ideas
• The Book Without Words – Master Character List
• The Book Without Words – Master Vocabulary List
• The Book Without Words – Passage Pointer/Wordsmith
• The Book Without Words – Tavel Tracker/Globe Trotter
• The Book Without Words Student Samples
• The Hero and the Crown – Allusionist/Connection Maker
• The Hero and the Crown – Discussion Questions
• The Hero and the Crown – Illustration Ideas
• The Hero and the Crown – Investigator Ideas
• The Hero and the Crown – Passage Pointer/Wordsmith
• The Hero and the Crown – Travel Tracker/Globe Trotter
• The Hero and the Crown – Vocabulary Highlighter
• The Taming of the Shrew – Allusionist/Connection Maker
• The Taming of the Shrew – Discussion Questions
• The Taming of the Shrew – Illustration Ideas
• The Taming of the Shrew – Investigator Ideas
• The Taming of the Shrew – Passage Pointer/Wordsmith
• The Taming of the Shrew – Travel Tracker/Globe Trotter
• The Taming of the Shrew – Vocabulary Highlighter