Best of the Best HSPA PREP SITES

We are one week away from the HSPA!!  After two months of students working on the HSPA sites in this blog, I have put together a list of all the best sites to help you with the Language Arts HSPA Test based on your comments!

So…click and get ready to do HSPA PREP!!

·         For Everything Language Arts HSPA: http://www.state.nj.us/education/njpep/assessment/hspa/hspa_la/index.htm

·         Persuasive Essay Writing:

o   On-Line Persuasive Writing Tutorial:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/writing/minilessons.asp?topic=Persuasive

Sample Persuasive Essay:

 http://www.thewritesource.com/studentmodels/ws2k-summer.htm

·         Expository Essay:            

o   Basic Organization: http://www2.asd.wednet.edu/pioneer/barnard/wri/essay_model.htm

o   Sample HSPA Style Expository Essay:  http://www.thewritesource.com/studentmodels/ws2k-friendship.htm

http://www.thewritesource.com/studentmodels/ws2k-cheated.htm

·         Narrative Essay:

o   Narrative Essay Organization of Ideas: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/storymap/

o   Sample Narrative Essay: http://www.thewritesource.com/studentmodels/ws2k-stars.htm

·         HSPA Reading Practice:

o   English Language Study Zone (click on level 410 or 570): http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/

o   HSPA Persuasive Reading TEST: http://www.state.nj.us/education/njpep/assessment/hspa/hspa_la/module_5/reading_persuasive_a.htm

o   HSPA Narrative Reading TEST: http://www.state.nj.us/education/njpep/assessment/hspa/hspa_la/module_4/reading_narrative_b.htm

·         Vocabulary:

o   Learn Advanced Vocabulary: http://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/toefl_vocabulary.htm

o   Learn Advanced Vocabulary and Help Feed the Hungry: http://www.freerice.com/

·         Figurative Language:

o   Fling The Teacher: http://www.newton.k12.ks.us/tech/fling3.html

ESL 2 SHAPE POEM

A SHAPE POEM is a free verse poem that the words are written in the shape of the message of the poem.  The lines of the poem form a pattern, usually related to the subject-matter of the poem
Example:
UP by. Ms. Avila

                                                     UP             

                                            Try to go

                                    The more you

                        Each step takes effort

Steps are always important to move up

Create Your Own Shape Poem:

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/shape/