Online+Textbook

This year we are fortunate to have brand new curriculum materials for 7th and 8th grade Reading and Language Arts. With this new curriculum comes multiple great online resources that are available for student use.

Some of these great online tools include:
 * Online Textbook
 * allows you to read the textbook online as well as have it read aloud to you
 * Literature and Reading
 * access to Author Online
 * audio summaries of selections in the literature book
 * Writing and Grammar
 * Grammar Arcade- games to practice skills
 * EssaySmart- type in an essay and get immediate feedback for improvement
 * Vocabulary and Spelling
 * Vocabulary Practice flashcards
 * Vocabulary Interactive games
 * Media
 * Various media project templates and ideas
 * Assessment
 * Test-taking tips
 * SAT/ACT vocabulary flashcards for practice
 * Research
 * Tips on how to complete research

In order to have access to these online materials, students will need to create an account. Directions are listed below.

The online textbook and Essaysmart link require an Activation Code. When you click on them for the first time, you will need to enter this code. Literature Online textbook: 4512527-20 EssaySmart: 4512527-30 Please let me know if you have any questions! This will be a great way to practice our writing and vocabulary skills!
 * 1) Go to [|www.classzone.com]
 * 2) Click on Sign In (in the top right hand corner of the screen)
 * 3) Click on Create Student Account
 * 4) Enter in your birthdate.
 * 5) Fill in the spaces provided with your information
 * 6) Please set your username as: last name, first initial, birthdate
 * 7) For example, mine would be: mays8261981
 * 8) Create a password: yours should be: mccombs
 * 9) This will help if you forget your information, and I need to help you reset it.