A SAMPLING of LINKS for RON GERBRANDT
or other Middle School Language Arts Teachers
Where the Red Fern Grows,
 Where The Red…ThinkQuest 1
 Where the Red…ThinkQuest 2
The Watsons go to Birmingham
 Activities for The Watsons go to Birmingham ( use of travel guides, maps,
timelines, etc.)
 Four Little Girls (video)
 Newspaper Article from the Washington Post (primary resource)
 Understanding Primary Sources & What they Tell You
 M.L. King’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail (& the letter that prompted it)
Woodsong
 Woodsong questions & activities
 Iditarod home page
 Scholastic – Gary Paulsen - Gary Paulsen’s Iditarod Journal
XL will be reading Nothing but the Truth.
 Explore Free Speech & Persuasion with Nothing but the Truth (numerous
interactive resources including the use of a primary resource)
 Persuasive Map (visual)
Oral presentations about the books they are reading independently
 Presentation Rubric for Nothing but the Truth
 Make a diary to keep notes throughout the reading of the book.
 Bill of Rights – Primary Source
 Nothing but the Truth- WebQuest (Color, highlighted information, charts)
Reading/Writing Workshop
 Graphic Organizers
Five paragraph essay
 Brain Pop: Five Paragraph Essay ( video )
 The Five Paragraph Essay & Sample Paragraph (note: outline, color, graph)
 The Five Paragraph Essay Outline (note: graph, color)
Oral presentations about the books they are reading independently
 Presentation Rubric for Nothing but the Truth
Grammar: perfect verb tenses and reflexive pronouns
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Summary of Verb Tenses
English Verb Tenses (note: timeline)
The Verb Tenses (note: font changes)
Perfect Tenses (note: outline…font changes…timeline)
Verb Tenses-Learning the Parts of the Verb (note: outline…color…brevity of
information)
Reflexive Pronouns (Visual ) Related Online Activity (Good for HW or review)
Reflexive Pronoun Online Chart & Activity (Good for HW or review)