FUN AND USEFUL LINKS:
Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary and Thesaurus - try using
this site while reading a piece of literature! Just type in an
unfamiliar word, hit go, and presto -- there's the defintion.
Click on the little speaker to hear how the word is pronounced
(this is an especially great vocabulary-building function for
those of us who are learning English as a second, or
even third, language).
http://www.merriam-webster.com
National Novel Writing Month Young Writers' Program!
http://www.ywp.nanowrimo.org
Youth Speaks! Our class takes an annual field trip to the Youth
Speaks Teen Poetry Slam Finals at the San Francisco Opera House.
http://www.youthspeaks.org
The SCUSD is now affiliated with Sacramento's own chapter of
Youth Speaks! Check out their website and look for more SAYS
events next year and in high school!
http://www.sacareayouthspeaks.org
Power Typing - Did you know that the ability to publish documents
using word processing programs is actually one of the California
state standards for seventh graders? Click on the word "QWERTY"
on this site, place your fingers over the keys in the traditional
way, and begin to improve your typing skills whenever you have a
spare moment on the computer!
http://www.powertyping.com
Help end world hunger by building your vocabulary!
http://www.freerice.com