Welcome to Ms. Penrod's class!
Language Arts
SAT words are BACK! Didn't get them copied in class? Want to study for the upcoming quiz?
Check out the Flashcard tabs on the right!
Forget what the homework is or when a project is due?
Click on the team calendar or class calendar.
Check out www.freerice.com
Reading Passport Program-- earn frequent flyer miles for every book you read independently!
We will be reading Blood Red Horse after spring break!
Check out the practice OAA tests!
Remember... READ LIKE DETECTIVES ~ WRITE LIKE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS!
Check out these helpful resources:
dictionary.reference.com
easybib.com
grammar.quickanddirtytips.com
readkiddoread.com
translation.langenberg.com
Holt Elements of Literature Online Textbook:
go online to my.hrw.com
username: asoka1
password: v9n6
Bonus Books worth triple frequent flyer miles:
Math: The Number Devil, Kiss My Math, and Math Doesn't Suck
Science: Flush, Ghost Map
Social Studies: Ties That Bind, Ties That Break & The Bronze Bow
Bound by Donna Jo Napoli
The Revolution is not a Dinner Party by Ying Chang Compestine
Language Arts: Please see the trip itineraries found in your Passport packet!
Don't forget... newspaper articles are worth 20 frequent flyer miles.
Books that might be covered throughout the school year:
Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Deathwatch by Robb White
The Watson's Go To Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
Star Girl by Jerry Spinelli
The Blood Red Horse by K M Grant
Life As We knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
For questions regarding this page, please contact Ms. Penrod
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