BILLERICAREADS.ORG
MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE
2009
Middle School Summer Reading Program
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Letter to Parents of students entering Grade 6
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Letter to Parents of students entering Grade 7 &
8
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The Summer Reading List for Grades 6-8 itself
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Requirements for note cards and summer reading
credit
•Letter
to Parents of students entering Grade 9
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The Summer Reading List for students entering grade
9
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Requirements for note cards & credit for students entering Grade
9
MCAS MATERIAL
• Grades 6, 7, 8 OPEN RESPONSE
PROMPT-OF-THE-WEEK
(ALL suitable for printing and
copying!)
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GRADE 6 OPEN RESPONSE PASSAGE & ANSWER SHEET
(1/20/09)
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GRADE 6 OPEN RESPONSE PASSAGE & ANSWER SHEET
(11/16/08)
There are links at the bottom of
the question page for exemplars (and explanations) of graded
student responses to this question.,
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GRADE 7 OPEN RESPONSE PASSAGE & ANSWER SHEET
(1/20/09)
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GRADE 7 OPEN RESPONSE PASSAGE & ANSWER SHEET
(11/16/08)
There are links at the bottom of
the question page for exemplars (and explanations) of graded
student responses to this question.
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GRADE 8 OPEN RESPONSE PASSAGE & ANSWER SHEET
(1/20/09)
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GRADE 8 OPEN RESPONSE PASSAGE & ANSWER SHEET
(11/16/08)
The are links at the bottom of the
question page for exemplars (and explanations) of graded
student responses to this question.
2008 MCAS QUESTIONS for ALL grade levels
MASSACHUSETTS
CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS
WEBSITES for TEACHERS
and LIBRARIANS (compiled and donated by
Marion DePierro)
GENERAL EDUCATION
SITES
AskERIC Virtual Library
www.eric.edu.gov
valuable search tool which has
resources and lesson plans
Kathy Schock's Guide for
Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/index.html
a classified list of sites on the
internet for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional
growth
Blue Web'n
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
this site offers "blue ribbon" links
to resources for K-12 educators
SuperKids Educational Software
Review
http://superkids.com
provides reviews of children's
software by parents, teachers and kids
Massachusetts School Library
Association
www.mslma.org
site for informative resouces for
librarians
Awesome Library
www.awesomelibrary.org
organizes the web with over 15,000
reviewed resources
National Council for the Social
Studies
www.ncss.org
National Science Teachers
Association
www.nsta.org
National Council of English
Teachers
www.ncte.org
K-12 LESSON PLANS
Teacher Helping Teachers
www.pacificnet.net/~mandel
educational links and lesson
plans
PBS Teacher Source
www.pbs.org/teachersource
lesson plans and activities
ABC Teach
www.abcteach.com
fun ideas and activities to use in the
classroom
Teacher Vision
www.teachervision.com
lesson plans and resources
Pro Teacher
www.proteacher.com
lesson plans and activities
Core Knowledge
www.coreknowledge.org
lesson plans for teachers
A to Z Teacher Stuff
http://atozteacherstuff.com
lesson plans, units, themes,
etc.
Lesson Plans from the Columbia Education
Center
www.col-ed.org/cur
covers all subject areas
Encarta Lesson Plans
www.microsoft.com/education/lessonplans.mspx
from Microsoft, this growing collection is arranged by
subject area
Read, Write and Think
www.readwritethink.org
lesson plans for all grades
Learning Web
www.usgs.gov/education/index.html
lesson plans on biology, geology,hydrology and
geography
Lesson Plans Page
www.lessonplanspage.com
a variety of lessons for K-12 teachers
Free Worksheets
www.freeworksheets.com
LITERATURE/READING &
WRITING
ISLMC Children's Literature and Language Arts
Resources Menu Page
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/childlit.htm
focuses on children's literature in education
Book Talks, Quick and Simple
http://nancykeane.com/booktalks
over 600 short booktalks for school librarians
The Children's Bookwatch
http://www.midwestbookreview.com/cbw/index.htm
book reviews
Kay Vandergrift's Children's Literature
Page
http://scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander
a source of scholarly information on children's
literature
Children's Picture Book Database
www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/
teachers and librarians can design a literature base
thematic unit using this site
Doucette Index
http://www.educ.ucalgary.ca/litindex/
K-12 literature-based teaching ideas
S.C.O.R.E. Cyberguides
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html
teacher guides and student activities centered on core works of
literature
Carol Hurst
www.carolhurst.com
informationand links for children's books, curriculum
ideas, etc.
Children's Literature Web Guide
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
Internet resources, recommended lists, awards and
resources for teachers and more
Children's Books Council
http://www.cbcbooks.org
information and links to information about children's
literature
Children's Book Central
www.eleanorsbooks.com
A place to start for teachers, librarians and parents
dealing with children's literature
Bookworm
www.kidsreads.com
information on authors, books and ideas
International Reading
Association
http://reading.org
Massachusetts Reading
Association
http://www.massreading.org
ABC's of the Writing Process
http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/
Online resource for students and teachers in the
writing process
Library in the Sky
http://www.nwrel.org/sky/index.php
A database of interesting and useful educational web sites
CHILDREN'S BOOK
PUBLISHERS
HarperChildren
http://www.harperchildrens.com/hch
ideas and activities for teachers to use in the
classroom
Random House
http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers
A website for K-12 teachers and librarians
Scholastic Place
www.scholastic.com
teaching ideas and activities using scholastic books
SimonSays Kids
http://www.simonsayskids.com
ideas on using their books
Little, Brown Books for Children - Children's
Book Nook
www.hatchettebookgroupusa.com/children/index.html
Houghton Mifflin Education Place
www.eduplace.com/index.html
designed by Houghton Mifflin to support their
textbooks
North-South Books
http://northsouth.com
Barefoot Books
http://barefootbooks.com
Candlewick Press
www.candlewick.com
SITES/PAGES CREATED BY PUBLIC
LIBRARIES
Boston Public Library Kids Page
(USA)
http://www.bpl.org/kids/index.htm
Boulder Public Library (USA)
http://www.boulder.lib.co.us/youth
New York Public Library (USA)
http://kids.nypl.org/
Seattle Public Library (USA)
www.spl.lib.wa.us/
Monroe Public Library -
Booklists
www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens
The Monroe Public Library has set up a booklist of all
different types of series and the Titles in the series
Libraries and Frameworks- Making the Curriculum
(last updated in 2001)
http://mmrls.org/works/index.htm
The Western Regional Library has developed through a
grant a list of books that go along with the Massachusetts
Frameworks for all areas and subjects
LEVELING BOOKS
Aldert Root Leveled Book Room
http://aldertrootes.wcpss.net/cmc/bookroom.html
Portland Public Schools - Picture
Books
www.pps.k12.or.us/instruction-c/literacy/leveled_books