• To Kill A Mockingbbird Audio Book Chapters

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  • To Kill A Mockingbird Summaries

    This is a PDF file that is a great resource in helping to understand the novel, chapter by chapter. Please use whenever you need an overview of what events took place in a chapter of the book. 
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  • The Omnivore'sDilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat - Young Readers Edition

    A non-fiction book by Michael Pollan written in four sections : "The Industrial Meal," "The Industrial Organic Meal," "Local Sustainable Meal," and the "Do-It-Yourself Meal." This novel adds a bit of science to the ELA classroom, where students will delve into the types of food our nation produces, its effect on the human consuming it, the environment, and our pockets. A great read that our students will really enjoy.
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  • Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

    The story of Louis Zamperini, a teenage troublemaker turned Olympic Champion turned WWII Air Corp Bombardier, whose plane was shot down over the Pacific Ocean. He survived at sea for a long while, washed up on Japan's shores, and became a Japanese prisoner-of-war, where he endured unspeakable treatment.
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  • To Kill a Mockingbird

    This is a link to information about To Kill a Mockingbird - A novel that really chronicles two stories. The first, two children that are fixated on neighborhood folklore and the lessons taught to them by their father while trying to find the truth. Second, the story of a sleepy, Southern town and the racial tension that existed in the deep south 70 years after slavery was abolished.
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  • Inside Out & Back Again

    This is the information for the first novel of the school year - Inside Out & Back Again. It details a refugee's story after the Fall of Saigon, and the search for a new place to call home.
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  • 2013 NYS Assessment - Annotated Questions

    This link will take you directly to the EngageNY web page that shows the released, annotated test questions from the 2013 NYS Assessment. This will give students, and parents alike, some insight into the types of reading and questions we will need to be prepared for. 
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  • EngageNY

    This link is for the New York State's curriculum site. Our district has decided to use curriculum provided by New York State and Expeditionary Learning for ELA. This web site is where teachers and parents alike can visit and work through porvided curriculum. There are links to both the the mathematics and English/Language Arts modules and curriculum models.
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  • Edmodo

    This link will take you to the sign-in page for edmodo. This is a education-based social networking site. It allows for classroom discussions to take place, student comments on reading, and for interaction between classmates, even when out of the classroom. It is safe, secure, and is teacher-controlled. Most importantly, all homework assignments are posted on my edmodo site on a nightly basis. Students can download any worksheet available for priniting at home.
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