ELA+4

=[|Parts of Speech]A Gloster activity that looks at parts of speech.=

=[|Word Work]=

= [|ARE DISNEY VILLAINS REALLY THAT BAD]? WEBQUEST FOR PERSUASIVE WRITING. Students choose a Disney villain to defend and write a persuasive letter to the judge asking him to pardon the character for his/her crimes.=

=[|IDIOMS ARE EVERYWHERE] This WebQuest will introduce students to the wacky world of idioms and their "real" meanings.=

=[|GRAMMAR ROCKS] Watch a video, and then play a game for each part of speech=

=[|HOW TO GET WHAT YOU WANT, OR WRITING EFFECTIVE PERSUASIVE LETTERS] This activity asks students to write a letter to their parents to persuade them to buy a mobile phone after exploring how to construct the texts.=

=[|CAUSE AND EFFECT]=

=[|﻿Book Activities] by Meg DiDonna. This page allows students to create character scrapbooks, trading cards, design a new book cover, and create a comic strip.=

=[|﻿Poetry]by Laurie Fay. This page has online poetry activities for students to write limericks, acrostic poems and diamantes.=