Hooked On Language Arts!: Ready-to-Use Activities and Worksheets for Grades 4-8

by Judie L. H. Strouf

Overview

More than 280 classroom-tested games, activities, and reproducibles give students lively practice in key language areas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780876284032
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	10/15/1990
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	8.51(w) x 10.95(h) x 0.77(d)
Age Range:	9 - 13 Years

About the Author

Judie L.H. Strouf has taught junior and senior high school language arts, reading, English, journalism, literature, and special education for the past 27 years. During that time, she has also served as a counselor, Dean of Girls, and Guidance Director. Ms. Strouf attained her teaching certificate and B.S. in English from Central Michigan University.

Table of Contents

About the Author.

About This Resource.

Fast Reproducible Finder.

SECTION I: WRITING AND COMPOSITION.

Autibiography.

Choppiness.

Clarity.

Comparison/Contrast.

Description.

Dialogue.

Explanation.

Fable.

Image-builder.

Imagination Development.

Interview.

Journal.

Letter.

Mood Creation.

Newspaper.

Note-Taking.

Opinion Defense.

Outlining.

Penmanship.

Personal Experience.

Poetry.

Proofreading and Rewriting.

Report.

Research.

Sense Development.

Sequence.

Solution to Problem or Dilemma.

Story.

Tall Tales and Topic Sentences.

Wordiness.

SECTION II: READING AND LITERATURE.

Advertisement.

Alliteration.

Biography/Autobiography.

Book Display.

Book/Story Report.

Characterization.

Comprehension.

Fairy Tale.

Fiction/Non-Fiction.

Following-Directions.

Foreshadowing.

Guest.

Hyperbole.

Image-Builder.

Imagery.

Inference.

Library.

Literary Terminology (General).

Magazine.

Main Idea and Note-taking.

Poetry.

Research.

Serial Story.

Simile/Metaphor.

Skimming and Speed Reading.

Time Line.

SECTION III: WORDS AND SENTENCES.

Abbreviation.

Affix.

Alphabetizing.

Anagram.

Antonym.

Capitalization.

Connotation/Denotation.

Crytogram.

Diacritical Mark.

Dictionary.

Etymology.

Grammar.

Homonym.

Idiosyncracy (Word and Letter).

Palindrome.

Plural.

Pronunciation.

Pinctuation.

Spelling.

Syllable.

Synonym/Vocabulary.

SECTION IV: SPEAKING, LISTENING, AND PRESENTATION.

Choral Reading.

Communication.

Cooperative Interaction.

Debate/Discussion.

Diorama.

Image-builder.

Pantomine/Skit.

Sound Effect.

Speech.

Stage.

Teaching.

Telephone Use.

TV/Radio/Video.

Voice Expression.

SECTION V: ANSWER KEY.

Writing and Composition.

Reading and Literature.

Words and Sentences.

Speaking, Listening, and Oral Presentation.