The following online resources will prepare students for high school work in all facets of language arts from literature, research, vocabulary development and writing skills. The PDF form of California Language Arts Standards can be accessed at http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/elacontentstnds.pdf
You may also access the Colton Joint CORE 7-12 Required Reading List through the following link.
Colton Joint Unifed 7-12 CORE Lit ListLanguage Arts Text
*Class Zone 7th Grade Language of Literature http://www.classzone.com/books/language_of_lit_gr07/index.cfm?state=CA
*Class Zone 8th Grade Language of Literature http://www.classzone.com/books/language_of_lit_gr08/index.cfm?state=CA
Grammar
*Grammar @ WebEnglish Teacher http://webenglishteacher.com/grammar.html
*Grammar Blue Book http://www.grammarbook.com/
*Guide to Grammar & Writing http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
*Online Grammar Guide http://www.world-english.org/grammar.htm
Literature
*Anne Frank Museum (The Diary of Anne Frank, 8th grade)http://www.annefrank.org/
*Interactive Workshop Daniel Keyes (Flowers for Algernon, 8th grade)
http://www.learner.org/workshops/isonovel/Pages/Flowerspage.html
*Internet Public Library Literature http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hum60.00.00/
*Middle School Literature Resources
http://www.kenton.kyschools.us/TR/mslit.html
*The Outsiders Official Book & Movie Website (The Outsiders, 8th grade)
http://www.theoutsidersbookandmovie.com/Index.html
MLA Formatting Guide
*Bib Me http://www.bibme.org/
*Easy Bib http://www.easybib.com/
*Purdue OWL http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/747/
Research
*Copyright for Kids http://www.copyrightkids.org/
*Independence High Library Media Center
http://www.wcs.edu/ihs/media_center/research_and_citations/research_and_citing.htm
*Internet Public Library Research for Teens http://www.ipl.org/div/aplus/
Vocabulary
*Bartleby http://www.bartleby.com/
*Dictionary Com http://dictionary.reference.com/
*Merriam Webster http://www.merriam-webster.com/
*Vocabulary Com http://www.vocabulary.com/
Writing
*CSU Writing Guides http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/
*Purdue Online Writing Lab http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
*University of Madison Writing Center http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/
Test Taking Guides
*7th Grade ELA CST Released Questions http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/documents/rtqgr7ela.pdf
*8th Grade ELA CST Released Questions http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/documents/rtqgr8ela.pdf
CA Seventh Grade Writing Test http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/documents/cstgr7wrttg.pdf
