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Resources for Grades 7 - 8
Seventh and eighth graders are nearing the end of middle school. The materials here can help you make the most of their time outside of school.
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Have children explore the different parts of mystery writing by making a puzzle about a favorite book. They can then invent and write their own mysteries using the online Mystery Cube tool.
This activity invites children and teens to explore various careers and then write about what they might want to be when they grow up in a blog.
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Harry Potter. Frodo. Luke Skywalker. These popular characters from novels and films share a common root: the ancient myth of the hero's journey. This tool gives teens the information they need to take a closer look at an epic hero or create a hero of their own.
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Creating a podcast gives teens a chance to communicate with others. The skills teens learn in this process can help them become better writers and public speakers.
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Children can be card sharks in this game, which challenges players to build words from prefixes, root words, and suffixes.
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 Podcasts |
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Readers of picture books and graphic novels know that visual images sometimes tell a story in a way that words cannot. Tune in to hear about newly-published middle grade and young adult fiction, graphic novels, biographies, travel memoirs, and informational books, all of which use visual material in ways that enrich the text's meaning.
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