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Summer Opportunities

Adler Planaterium Volunteering
After School Matters Teen Programs
Chicago Botanic Gardens
Depaul Summer
Discovering Healthcare Careers through Lurie Children's Hospital
Fermilab Target Program
Field Museum Internships
National Museum of Mexican Art--YolloCalli
Open Books Publishing Academy
UIC Chance Program
University of Chicago Summer Session
Youmedia at Chicago Public Library

Chapter 12: Tag Questions

Tag Questions: British Council
VOA: You Want to Learn About Tag Questions, Don't You?
Question Tags Exercise 1
Tag Questions 2
Tag Questions 1
Tag Questions "Fun Grammar"
Brain Pop Tag Questions

Chapter 11: Modals and Phrasal Modals of Advice, Necessity, and Prohibition

Had Better/Had Better Not
Modal Verbs Exercise 5
Modals of Necessity, Prohibition, and Permission - Exercise 2
Modals of Necessity, Prohibition, and Permission - Exercise 1
Modals of Advice 2 - Should, Ought to, Had better
Modals of Advice 1
Should / Must / Could / May / Need

Modals of Request, Permission, Desire, and Preference

would rather, had better
Would Rather or Would Prefer to
Modals of Preference Exercise 2
Modals of Preference Exercise
Modals of Preference
Modals of Permission and Request Exercise
Modal Verbs of Permission #2
Modals of Permission: Explanation and Exercises

Modals of Ability and Possibility

Can Could Be Able To
Video with exercises
Notes on Modals
Modals of Ability 2
Modal Verbs of Ability Exercise
Modal Verbs of Ability Exercise 1
Modals of Ability 2 - Can, Could, Be able to, May, Might
Modals of Ability 1 - Can, Could, Be able to, May, Might
Future Possibility and Probability Modals - Exercise 2
May be or maybe?

Future Time Clauses and If Clauses

A powerpoint review of future time clauses and if clauses
Time Clauses: Pick the answer
Time Clauses: Pick the answer 2
If Clauses: Choose the Answer
If Clauses: Type the answer

Future Time: Be Going To, Will, & Present Continuous

Notes: Future Time
VOA Will/Be Going To Video
Will/Be Going To - Choose the Correct Answer
Will / Be Going To -- Fill In the blank
Will / Be Going To - Fill In the Blank
Making Present Continuous for Future
Present Continuous For Future Flashcards
Exercise: going to/will/present continuous Fill In the blank
Game: Will, Going To, Present Continuous
WILL / GOING TO / PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Vocabulary and Learning English

Connect With English
Duolingo - the basics in any language!
ESL Pod
Lingvist
Prefix and Suffix Vocabulary (Communications)
Randall's ESL Cyberlistening
The Word Within The Word Morpheme Presentation Organizer
The Word Within The Word Vocabulary Lists
Tu Inglés!
USA Learns

The Paragraph (MEL-Con)

A.W.E.--When do you quote and how do you do it?
Basic Paragraph Bubble Outline
Choosing Evidence, Citing, Attributing, Quotation Marks
Citefast--make your citations and references
Elaborations and Returns
Main Ideas
MEL-Con Basics
MEL-Con Outline
MEL-Con Reminders Powerpoint
Sample Paragraphs Basic to MEL-Con
Support Sentences
Transitions & How to Say it
Typical MEL-Con Problems

Past Continuous (Past Progressive)

Past Continuous Flashcards
Past Continuous
Past Progressive, Past Continuous, Past Simple, Verb Tenses, ESL Grammar
Past simple and past continuous
Past Simple or Past Continuous Exercise
Simple Past or Past Continuous

The Essay

Body Paragraphs
Conclusion Outline
Conclusions
Essay Review
Introduction
Introduction Outline
Thesis Statement
Transitions Between Paragraphs
What is an Essay?

Literature and Literary Analysis

Character Traits List
Characterization
Literature Terms Powerpoint
Personification and Hyperbole
Poetry Terms
Theme-What is it? How do you find it?
Tone and Mood

Research

CPS Databases (available at school only)
Foreman Library
Google News
InstaGrok
Wikipedia

Grammar Links

Colons and Semicolons
Comma with Introductory Elements
Comparatives and Superlatives 16-19
Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS)
Homophones, Contractions, Apostrophes
Introductory Elements
Items in Series
No Red Ink
Nonessentials
Parentheses and Dash
Quotation Marks & Ellipses
Sentence Structure

Strategies, Notes, Organizers

Blooms & Costas Taxonomy
Cornell Notes
Cornell Notes: How To Take Them
DIDLS For Identifying Tone
GIST Presentation
Inferences
Main Idea and Supporting Details
OPTIC-Analyzing Visual Texts
Reading Strategies Powerpoint
SIFT Method of Literary Analysis
SOAPStone--For Analyzing Non-Fiction
STEAL Characterization Chart
Socratic Seminar Powerpoint
TP-CASTT

Reading and Writing Activities

Newsela
How to Read an Article
California Distance Learning
U.S.A. Learns
TV 411

Speech Resources

Annotating
Another School's Speech Website
Attention Getter Video
Conclusions Video 1
Conclusions Video 2
Creating and Using Presentation Note Cards
Elaborating
Giving The Perfect Presentation from KIS
Giving The Perfect Presentation from KIS
Six Ways to Control Stage Fright
Speech Vocabulary
The Poetry Foundation
What not to do video

College

College.gov
Financial Aid--FAFSA

Syllabi and other Administrative

REACH Performance Tasks

Simple Past and Used To

Irregular Verbs Game
Irregular Verbs Game 2
Irregular Verbs: Play Speed Words
Negative Sentences in Simple Past
Past Simple or Used to
Positive Statements in Simple Past
Questions in the Simple Past

Present Perfect

Video Explanation: VOA Everyday Grammar
Present Perfect Notes
Learn Your Irregular Past Participles
Practice Making the Present Perfect - Choose the right form
Practice Making the Present Perfect
Present Perfect with For and Since
Simple Past or Present Perfect -Choose the correct form
Simple Past or Present Perfect 1
Simple Past or Present Perfect 2
Simple Past or Present Perfect 3

Vocabulary

Quizlet
Vocabulary Spelling City
Vocabulary.com

Teaching Resources

Learn Zillions
knowmia.com
Share My Lesson
The Teaching Channel

Race

Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts
The Project on Ethnicity and Race in Latin America
Museum of the African Diaspora
African Race
Black Hispanic and Latino Americans

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