Eighth Grade Curriculum Reading and Literature Resources

 

Click on the links below to access the Reading Curriculum arranged by six weeks.

 
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Each Eighth Grade Reading Skill is listed below with links to resources and activities.

 
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R29 M     Organize and share information, stories, experiences, ideas, and feelings with others in both formal and informal situations.
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R28 D     Participate in creative responses to text (e.g., debates, dramatizations, and speeches).
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Web Resources:  Literature Alive, http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=279; Symbolic Borders, http://www.teachersdesk.org/symbolicbord.html

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R34 D     Deliver a focused, well-organized oral presentation, using multiple sources of information from any content area utilizing visual aids for contextual support.
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Web Resources:  Making an Oral Presentation, http://www.how-to-study.com/Index%20Cards%20Public%20Speaking.htm; Directions for an Oral Presentation, http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/98/grand/oral.html; School News, http://yn.la.ca.us/cec/ceclang/ceclang.05.txt

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R41 M     Read aloud, discuss, and present, using correct stress, pitch, juncture, punctuation, expression, and rate.
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R526 I     Approach texts according to their type, using appropriate skills and prior knowledge.
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R450 D     Evaluate patterns of rhyme and rhythm and consider their effect on meaning.
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Web Resources:  Discussion of Slant Rhyme, http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~poetsma/slant%20rhyme.html

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R477 M     Demonstrate the ability to read fluently with expression, accuracy, and poise from a variety of texts.
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Web Resources:  How to Help with Beginners Oral Reading, http://www.auburn.edu/~murraba/oralrdg.html;  Reading Aloud--Are Students Ever Too Old? http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr081.shtml; Aaron Shepard's Reader's Theater Page, http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/ ; Reader's Theater Scripts and Plays, http://www.teachingheart.net/readerstheater.htm; Free Scripts and Teacher's Guides, http://loiswalker.com/catalog/guidesamples.html; The Great Kapok Tree, http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/BuilderV03/lptools/lpshared/lpdisplay.asp?Session_Stamp=&LPID=14286

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R480 M     Participate in guided reading.
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Web Resources:  Reading Aloud--Are Students Ever Too Old? http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr081.shtml ; Watch Out Books! I'm Reading with Expression, http://www.auburn.edu/~murraba/illum/grizzlegf.html; Get Started with Guided Reading, http://teacher.scholastic.com/reading/bestpractices/guidedreading.htm; Guided Reading Opportunities through Good Literature, http://www.carolhurst.com/profsubjects/reading/guided.html

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R491 M     Adjust speed based on the purpose for reading.
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R153 D     Utilize reference sources to build background for reading.
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R78 A T 8.1.spi.13 L2 Use text features (e.g., sidebars, footnotes, and endnotes) to determine meaning.
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R57 A T 8.1.spi.3 L1 Locate information using available text features (e.g., maps, charts, graphics, indexes, glossaries, table of contents, and appendices).
Online Activities: TV 411's Parts of a Newspaper, http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=2&act=1; TV 411's Reading Charts and Graphs, http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=10&act=1; TV 411's Reading Maps, http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=8&act=1; TV 411's Reading the Fine Print, http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=5&act=1

Web Resources:  Reading Different Types of Charts and GRaphs, http://www.mathleague.com/help/data/data.htm

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R166 D     Make predictions about the text.
Online Activities: Predicting from TV411, http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=11&act=3&que=1

Web Resources:  Anticipation/Reaction Guide, http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1anti.htm; Anticipating Information Implementation Guide, http://go.hrw.com/secure/ss/general/strategies/STRAT09W.PDF; Instructional Routine for Drawing Conclusions, http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/resources/PDF/GOOD_TV_3_6_pdf_s/62177_InRCd_30.pdf; Rubric for Evaluating Skill of Drawing Conclusions, http://go.hrw.com/resources/go_ss/teacher99/rubrics/RUBRIC12.pdf; What to Look for When Drawing Conclusions, http://www.phschool.com/science/biosurf/superread/unit7/7strategy1.html ; Drawing Conclusions in the Story, "The Day of the Dream," http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/litplace/r980109d.htm ; Drawing Conclusions with "The Lookout Mountain Tunnel," http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/litplace/r980313e.htm ; Debate Prompts for Drawing Conclusions, http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/profbooks/debateprompts.pdf; Charting Predictions, http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/instructor/readclin3.htm#intermediate; Prediction Page, http://www.multiage-education.com/multiagen-b/readingpredictform.html  Probably Passage, http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAPredictingUnderstandFluency35.htm; Graphic Organizer for Making Predictions, ftp://ftp.region15.org/predictp.pdf; Reading Clinic: Using Predictions to Help Kids Think Deeply about Books, http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/instructor/readclin3.htm; Anticipation/Reaction Guide, http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1anti.htm; Use Predictions to Help Kids Think Deeply About Books, http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/readclin3.htm; Follow the Clues Graphic Organizer, http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/profbooks/followclues.pdf; Prediction Cards, http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/profbooks/predcards.htm;  Story Board for Making Predictions, http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/profbooks/storyboard.pdf

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R176 A MG 8.1.spi.1 L1 Formulate appropriate questions during the reading of the text.
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Web Resources:  Houghton Mifflin's 5 W's Chart, http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/5Ws.pdf; Enchanted Learning's 5 W's Diagram, http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/5ws/; Asking Questions, http://www.englishcompanion.com/assignments/thinking/askingquestions.htm; The Question Mark, http://www.questioning.org/; A Questioning Toolkit, http://www.fno.org/nov97/toolkit.html; Questions for Reading, http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/litlinks/fiction/readfict.htm

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R168 A MG 8.1.spi.8 L1 Recognize a reasonable prediction of future events of a passage.
Online Activities: Guess What Comes Next from TV 411, http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=11&act=3&que=1; Predicting Text Content, http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/rctextfea1.htm

Web Resources:  Charting Predictions, http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/instructor/readclin3.htm#intermediate; Prediction Page, http://www.multiage-education.com/multiagen-b/readingpredictform.html  Probably Passage, http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAPredictingUnderstandFluency35.htm; Graphic Organizer for Making Predictions, ftp://ftp.region15.org/predictp.pdf; Reading Clinic: Using Predictions to Help Kids Think Deeply about Books, http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/instructor/readclin3.htm; Anticipation/Reaction Guide, http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1anti.htm; Use Predictions to Help Kids Think Deeply About Books, http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/readclin3.htm; Follow the Clues Graphic Organizer, http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/profbooks/followclues.pdf; Prediction Cards, http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/profbooks/predcards.htm;  Story Board for Making Predictions, http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/profbooks/storyboard.pdf; Anticipation/Reaction Guide, http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1anti.htm; Anticipating Information Implementation Guide, http://go.hrw.com/secure/ss/general/strategies/STRAT09W.PDF; Instructional Routine for Drawing Conclusions, http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/resources/PDF/GOOD_TV_3_6_pdf_s/62177_InRCd_30.pdf; Rubric for Evaluating Skill of Drawing Conclusions, http://go.hrw.com/resources/go_ss/teacher99/rubrics/RUBRIC12.pdf; What to Look for When Drawing Conclusions, http://www.phschool.com/science/biosurf/superread/unit7/7strategy1.html ; Drawing Conclusions in the Story, "The Day of the Dream," http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/litplace/r980109d.htm ; Drawing Conclusions with "The Lookout Mountain Tunnel," http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/litplace/r980313e.htm ; Debate Prompts for Drawing Conclusions, http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/profbooks/debateprompts.pdf; Charting Predictions, http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/instructor/readclin3.htm#intermediate; Prediction Page, http://www.multiage-education.com/multiagen-b/readingpredictform.html  Probably Passage, http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAPredictingUnderstandFluency35.htm; Graphic Organizer for Making Predictions, ftp://ftp.region15.org/predictp.pdf; Reading Clinic: Using Predictions to Help Kids Think Deeply about Books, http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/instructor/readclin3.htm; Anticipation/Reaction Guide, http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1anti.htm; Use Predictions to Help Kids Think Deeply About Books, http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/readclin3.htm; Follow the Clues Graphic Organizer, http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/profbooks/followclues.pdf; Prediction Cards, http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/profbooks/predcards.htm;  Story Board for Making Predictions, http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/profbooks/storyboard.pdf

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R381 A MG 8.1.spi.7 L1 Determine inferences from selected passages.
Online Activities: Online Quiz, http://school.discovery.com/quizzes7/carey_mcelroy/PartsofaBook1.html; Explanation and Online Quiz, http://users.dhp.com/~laflemm/reso/inference.htm; Making Inferences Quiz, http://www.poquoson.org/pes/VASOLs/infer.html

Web Resources:  Making Inferences, http://www.evsc.k12.in.us/schoolzone/schools/EMPOWER/harrison/essential/infer1.htm; Using Inference, http://www.rhlschool.com/read6n3.htm; Inferring Character Traits, http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/lang/ceclang/ceclang039.html; Making Inferences about Cahracters, http://www.brocktonpublicschools.com/schools/high/english/inferences-characters.html; Drawing Inferences, http://elearn.mtsac.edu/amla/51/Inferences/drawing.htm; Reading Comprehension Connection, http://www.readingcomprehensionconnection.com/lesson.html; Inferential Reading, http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/Reading/Reading%20Strategies/inferentialreading.htm; Using Inference from RHL School, http://www.rhlschool.com/read6n3.htm: Inferring from The Reading Lady, http://www.readinglady.com/Comprehension/Inferring/inferring.html; Inferences with Danny the Dinosaur, http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1269.html; What is Inferential Reading?, http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/Reading/Reading%20Strategies/inferentialreading.htm; Inferencing Lesson, http://users.dhp.com/~laflemm/reso/inference.htm

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R79 A T 8.1.spi.9 L1 Locate information using key words and headings.
Online Activities: TV 411's Reading the Fine Print, http://www.tv411.org/reading/;  TV 411's Parts of a Newspaper, http://www.tv411.org/reading/; Study Zone's Headings, http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/headingsl.cfm

Web Resources:  List of Parts of a Book, http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Lessons/StructuredCurriculumTOC/SCLanguage_Arts/LAhsApxH.PDF; Questions for Parts of Books, http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/readbk.html; Using the Parts of a Book Worksheet, http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/research/book/basic/; Using an Index Game, http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAUsingAnIndexGameIdea46.htm; Reading Strategies for Previewing Text, http://165.248.178.100/compact/readstrat.html; Exploring How Section Headings Support Understanding of Expository Texts, http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=24; My Reading Strategy Checklist, http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/lmarch/my_reading_strategy_checklist.htm; How to Read a Textbook Page, http://www.englishcompanion.com/pdfDocs/toolannotatedtextbook.pdf; Effective Use of Textbook Features, http://www.kidbibs.com/learningtips/lt16.htm

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R544 D     Verify or modify the pre-reading purpose as appropriate.
Online Activities: Reading for a Purpose, http://www.jcu.edu.au/studying/services/studyskills/effreading/readingpurpose.html

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R204 D     Indicate, analyze, and evaluate the sequence of events.
Online Activities: Reading Exercises, http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/exercises/main/reading.html

Web Resources:  Story Chains, http://users.stargate.net/~ackley/readchain.html; Graphic Organizer for Sequencing, ftp://ftp.region15.org/SEQUENCING-Portrait.pdf ; Graphic Organizer for Timelines, ftp://ftp.region15.org/TIMELINES-Portraitsize.pdf; Chain of Events Graphic Organizer, http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/schain.htm; Flow Chart Graphic Organizer, http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/flow.pdf ; Sequence Chart, http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/sequence.pdf; Time-Order Chart, http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/timeorder.pdf; Step-by-Step Chart, http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/stepchart_eng.pdf; Story Wheels, http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/27.html; Sentence Strips and Sequencing, http://www.newton.mec.edu/Franklin/Challenge/sentence_strips.html

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R228 D     Identify the author’s purpose and analyze to determine whether purpose is met.
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R295 A T 8.1.spi.26 L3 Identify instances of bias and stereotyping in print and nonprint contexts.
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Web Resources:  Detecting Bias in the News, http://faculty.washington.edu/~jalbano/bias.html; How to Detect Bias in the News, http://www.cyberpod.com/cyberpod/media3.htm; Recognizing Bias and Distortion in in TV News Programs, http://hsc.csu.edu.au/pta/scansw/bias.htm; News Bias Explored, http://www.umich.edu/~newsbias/index.html; NY Times Lesson Plan on Bias, http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20030320thursday.html

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R299 A T 8.1.spi.17 L2 Recognize the techniques of propaganda (i.e., bandwagon, loaded words, and testimonials).
Online Activities: Propaganda and War Using Battlestar Galactica, http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/cableintheclassroom/wargame.php

Web Resources:  Propaganda Techniques, http://propaganda.mrdonn.org/techniques.html; Definitions of Propaganda Techniques, http://www.aacps.org/aacps/boe/INSTR/CURR/comed/es/webquest/Persuade/PER2.HTML; Propagandacritic.com, http://www.propagandacritic.com/ self-monitoring

 

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R87 A T 8.1.spi.21 L2 Identify examples of sound devices within context (e.g., rhyme, alliteration, assonance, slant thyme, repetition, and internal rhyme).
Online Activities: Interactive Quiz, http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmc/wp4.htm; http://members.aol.com/odysseybms/LiteraryTerms.htm; Word Play Quiz 1, http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmc/wp4.htm ; Word Play Quiz 2, http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmc/wp5.htm; Word Play Quiz 3, http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmc/wp6.htm; Word Play Quiz 4, http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmc/wp1.htm; Word Play Quiz 5, http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmc/wp2.htm Word Play Quiz 6, http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmc/wp3.htm

Web Resources:  Poetry Writing Concept Map, http://home.att.net/%7Eteaching/langarts/poetry.pdf; Onomatopoeia Activity, http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/onomat.htm; Alliteration All Around, http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=849; Alliteration Form, http://abcteach.com/Writing/alliterations.htm; Poster, http://home.att.net/%7Eteaching/langarts/poeticdev.pdf

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R337 A T 8.2.spi.12 L2 Identify individual written selections as technical, narrative, persuasive, and/or descriptive in mode.
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R233 A MG 8.1.spi.6 L1 Recognize cause and effect relationships within context.
Online Activities: Beacon Learning Center's Cause and Effect, http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/WhatCausedIt%5Cdefault.htm Online Quiz, http://www.smccd.net/accounts/sevas/esl/gramcheck/8-7.html Cause and Effect Relationships, http://a4esl.org/q/h/mb/adv_cause.html; Cause and Effect Transitions, http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/fwalters/causeconnect.html

Web Resources:  So That's the Reason, http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/profbooks/reason.pdf ; A Not So Glorious Victory, http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/profbooks/victory.htm;  Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer, ftp://ftp.region15.org/CAUSE_AND_EFFECT-Portrait.pdf; Cause adn Effect Organizer, http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=2973;  Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1896.html; Cause and Effect Elementary Books, http://www.richardson.k12.tx.us/schools/fla/Web%20Team/candf.htm ; Cause and Effect Map, http://home.att.net/~teaching/graphorg/cemap.pdf; Article on Teaching Cause and Effect,  http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr376.shtml; Making the Relationship Explicit, http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/academic/3biv.html; Article from Education World,http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr376.shtml

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R243 M     Identify statements as fact or opinion.
Online Activities: Tutorial On Distinguishing between Fact and Opinion, http://users.dhp.com/%7Elaflemm/RfT/Tut2.htm; Fact of Opinion Exercise, http://www.worsleyschool.net/socialarts/factopinion/factopinion.html Mini-quiz from Quia, http://www.quia.com/jq/24723.html; Online Quiz, http://cuip.uchicago.edu/www4teach/97/jlyman/default/quiz/factopquiz.html Online Quiz, http://www.teachingandlearningresources.co.uk/factoropinion.shtml; Fact or Opinion Game from Quia, http://www.quia.com/pop/12709.html; Fact and Opinion Self-Test, http://www.umassd.edu/specialprograms/info_lit/quiz_fo.html

Web Resources:  Fact or Opinion Worksheet on Martin Luther King, http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/TM/WS_MLK_248a.shtml

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R212 A MG 8.1.spi.5 L1 Identify an appropriate title to reinforce the main idea of a passage or paragraph.
Online Activities:  Match the Headline with the Newspaper Section Quiz, http://www.eslpartyland.com/news/headlines.htm

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R589 D     Experience and develop an awareness of literature that reflects a diverse society.
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R99 D     Analyze word meanings using roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
Online Activities: TV 411's Roots and Their Families (Part 1), http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/vocabulary.cfm?str=vocabulary&num=5&act=1; TV 411's Roots and Their Families (Part 2), http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/vocabulary.cfm?str=vocabulary&num=6&act=1; TV 411's Suffixes, http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/vocabulary.cfm?str=vocabulary&num=10&act=1; Quia Games and Resources for Prefixes, http://www.quia.com/jg/65963.html, Quia Games for Prefixes, http://www.quia.com/jg/66094.html; Online Practice for Prefixes, http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index.asp?objID=ESL1102 ; Online Practice with Prefixes, http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index.asp?objID=ESL1002; Prefix Millionaire, http://www.quia.com/rr/37717.html; Word Study Skills: Prefixes, http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/prefixes35.htm; Online Practice for Suffixes (Verbs), http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index.asp?objID=ESL2303; Online Practice for Suffixes (Nouns), http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index.asp?objID=ESL2203; Reading Workshop on Suffixes, http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/ps4glepsuf.htm; Activities, http://syndicate.com/; Sadlier-Oxford's Fish Tanks, http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/cgi-bin/phonics/wbw/fishtanks.pl?pre=&base=&suf=&Submit=Continue&ind=0&lastright=true&correct=0&wrong=0;  Sadlier-Oxford's Flanmngo Activity, http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/flamingo/flamingo_directions.htm; Sadlier-Oxford's Suffixes, http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade2_3/suffixes/suffix.htm; Word Study Suffixes, http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/ps4glepsuf.htm; BBC's Skillswise Suffixes, http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/wordbuilding/suffixes/; BBC's Skillswise Prefixes, http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/wordbuilding/prefixes/index.shtml; Short Circuit Game,