8th Grade Language Arts

 Looking for some language arts-related web links? You've come to the right place! Check out these links for more handy info and/or games.

 *Grammar/Vocab*

• For each grammar word correctly identified, 20 grains of rice will be donated through the UN World Food Program: http://www.freerice.com/index.php?&t=255279127245&s=English%20Grammar

• Grammar games: http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/la-grammar.html

• Miss Spelling's Sure Cure Spelling: http://www.alphadictionary.com/fun/misspelling_game.html

• Review Parts of Speech: http://www.arts.uottawa.ca/writcent/hypergrammar/rvpartsp.html

• Grammar: http://www.grammarbook.com/english_rules.asp

• Easily Confused Words: http://www.english4today.com/englishgrammar/writing/easily_confused_words.cfm

• More Grammar: http://www.english4today.com/englishgrammar/grammar/TOC.CFM

*Reading/Writing*

• McLoud Public Library: http://www.pioneer.lib.ok.us/

• Summaries of difficult books: www.sparknotes.com

• Easily cite your sources: www.citationmachine.net

• Find out what to read next: http://whatshouldireadnext.com/search

• Book list: http://nancykeane.com/rl/#Award

• Wacky Web Tales: http://www.eduplace.com/tales/index.html

• Lots of info about books for teens: www.teenreads.com

• Ideas for books to read, based on your favorite genre: http://www.plcmc.org/readers_club/features/featuresList.asp

*Misc.*

• Online Rhyming Dictionary for Poems: http://www.poetry4kids.com/rhymes

• Intro to Poems: http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/append/AXF.HTML

• Interactive English Games: http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools/english-hs.html#Interactive

• Analogies: http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/analogies/analogiesx.htm

• Mumbo Jumbo: http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/logic/texttwist/

• Word Games: http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html

• Synonyms: http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/freeplay.pl?game=sc

• EnglishZone: http://english-zone.com/index.php