7th+Grade+Reading+Resources


 * __August 27, 2011__ **

__**Elements of Plot**__

This is a link to a YouTube video that my students produced last year. It covers the 5 elements of short stories. Maybe we could do another one this year and improve upon last year's:
 * "Short Stories"**
 * Video on Short Stories**

This is a YouTube link to a video on "Seventh Grade," by Gary Soto that I show before we read the story to generate interest: Maybe our students could try to create our own version of this after watching the one on YouTube.
 * "Seventh Grade"**
 * Video of "Seventh Grade" **

The following link has some great handouts for several stories, but I am using the ones for "Seventh Grade," by Gary Soto on p. 6 of our Read XL book.
 * Handouts for "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto **

__**September 3, 2011-- Drums, Girls, Dangerous Pie Powerpoint w/ Videos to introduce the novel**__ __**[|Google Doc Presentation]**__