Hooked On English! Ready-to-Use Activities for the English Curriculum, Grades 7-12

by Umstatter, Jack

• ISBN13: 9780787965846
• ISBN10: 0787965847
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-03
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

This unique practical resource gives junior and senior high school English teachers 186 stimulating reproducible activities that can be used at any time to review and reinforce important concepts across the English curriculum in a challenging and entertaining way.

Author Biography

Jack Umstatter, M.A., M.Ed., ahs been a high school English teacher for the past 30 years in the public schools of West Islip and Cold Spring Harbor, New York. He has taught all levels of Secondary English including Honor and Advanced Placement Classes at Cold Spring Harbor High School, and also serves as an adjunct assistant professor at Dowling College, Oakdale, New York. Mr. Umstatter's other publications include Brain Games (1996), and Grammar Grabbers (2000).

Table of Contents

About the Author	v
About This Resource	vii
SECTION ONE: GRAMMAR (30)
And the Part of Speech Is
Parts of Speech	2	(1)
Fun with Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech	3	(1)
Spreading the Wealth
Parts of Speech	4	(1)
Common Nouns Are What We Want!
Nouns	5	(1)
Is Thomas Edison a Proper or Common One?
Nouns	6	(1)
A Noun and Its Uses
Nouns	7	(1)
Nines Are Everywhere
Pronouns	8	(1)
These Indefinite Pronouns Are Definitely Hidden!
Pronouns	9	(1)
Finding Five Verbs
Verbs	10	(1)
Only Certain Letters Count Here!
Verbs	11	(1)
Looking for Those Adjectives
Adjectives	12	(1)
Animals and Adverbs
Adverbs	13	(1)
Prepositions and Drinks
Prepositions	14	(1)
Over the River and Through the Woods to Grandmother's House We Go!
Prepositional Phrases	15	(1)
The Twenty-Five Prepositional Phrases
Prepositional Pharases	16	(1)
Fanboy and W.N. Ben
Conjunctions	17	(1)
Subordinating Conjunctions
Conjunctions	18	(1)
Simple Subjects and the Hidden Sentence
Sentence Subjects	19	(1)
Constructing Sentences
Parts of Speech	20	(1)
Fill and Complete
Parts of Speech	21	(1)
Same Word...Different Part of Speech
Parts of Speech	22	(1)
Double-Duty Words
Parts of Speech	23	(1)
Win, Place, and Show
Parts of Speech	24	(1)
Parts of Speech Magic Square
Parts of Speech	25	(1)
Grammar Review
Subjects, Verbs, Adjectives, Prepositions	26	(1)
Will the Real Gerald R. Ford Please Stand Up?
Cases	27	(1)
Grammar and Usage Crossword
Grammar/Usage Terms	28	(1)
Final Test on Conjunctions and Prepositions
Conjunctions/Prepositions	29	(1)
Final Test on Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech	30	(1)
Final Test on Phrases and Clauses
Phrases/Clauses	31	(3)
SECTION TWO: USAGE (25)
Did I Do Good or Did I Do Well?
Words Often Confused	34	(1)
Did the Doe Eat the Dough?
Words Often Confused	35	(1)
Whom Do You Trust?
Words Often Confused	36	(1)
A Magic Square Featuring Words That Are Often Confused
Words Often Confused	37	(1)
Does This Story Have a Morale?
Words Often Confused	38	(1)
Write the Right Words
Words Often Confused	39	(1)
Irregular Verbs
Verbs	40	(1)
More Irregular Verbs
Verbs	41	(1)
Irregular Verbs and Three Countries
Verbs	42	(1)
How Many N's Are There?
Verbs	43	(1)
Active and Passive Voices
Voice	44	(1)
Positive...Comparative...Superlative
Degrees	45	(1)
Modifying the Modifiers
Modifers	46	(1)
Double Negatives
Double Negatives	47	(1)
Capital Letters
Capital Letters	48	(1)
An Abbreviated Journey
Abbreviations	49	(1)
Perfecting Punctuation
Punctuation	50	(1)
Something's Up with Sixty-Seven
Spelling	51	(1)
I Can't Get Nothing Right Today!
Usage	52	(1)
Usage Crossword Puzzle
Usage	53	(1)
Usage Pretest
Usage	54	(1)
Final Test on Usage
Usage	55	(1)
Is It Octopuses or Octopi?
Plurals	56	(1)
Making Them All Agree
Agreement	57	(1)
Final Test on Agreement
Agreement	58	(2)
SECTION THREE: VOCABULARY (32)
Knowing Those Roots and Prefixes
Roots/Prefixes	60	(1)
Prefixes and Bases
Prefixes/Bases	61	(1)
Prefixes Crossword
Prefixes	62	(1)
Roots and Prefixes
Roots/Prefixes	63	(1)
Latin and Greek
Stems Roots/Predfixes	64	(1)
Six Common Types of Analogies
Analogies	65	(1)
Analyzing Analogies
Analogies	66	(1)
An Analogy Crossword Puzzle
Analogies	67	(1)
Making Up Your Own Analogies
Analogies	68	(1)
Adjectives from A To Z
Adjectives	69	(1)
Vocabulary and Adjectives
Adjectives	70	(1)
Selecting the Right Word for the Right Person
Adjectives	71	(1)
Is It as Simple as A, B, C or D?
Adjectives	72	(1)
How Many Different Ways Can It Be Done?
Verbs	73	(1)
Reading People's Moods
Verbs	74	(1)
When Is a Smile a Grin? When Is a Laugh a Guffaw?
Word Recognition	75	(1)
Why Is a Sandal Better than the Other Two?
Word Recognition	76	(1)
Odd One Out
Word Recognition	77	(1)
The Name Game
Word Recognition	78	(1)
Revolutionary Vocabulary
Word Recognition	79	(1)
All in the Family
Word Development	80	(1)
He Had Grown the --- Plants
Wordplay	81	(1)
Standard Words for Standardized Tests
Test Vocabulary	82	(1)
Four-Letter Word Scramble
Wordplay	83	(1)
Onomatopoeia---Words with Some Smash!
Onomatopoeic Words	84	(1)
The XYZ Affair
Wordplay	85	(1)
Putting the Pieces Together
Word Construction	86	(1)
You Can Do This!
Wordplay	87	(1)
When One Letter Follows the Other
Wordplay	88	(1)
What Follows War
Wordplay	89	(1)
Don't Be Facetious! It's Time to Think About Words!
Wordplay	90	(1)
Euphemisms
Euphemisms	91	(3)
SECTION FOUR: MECHANICS AND WORDPLAY (24)
Learning From the Grate Depression
Spelling	94	(1)
Due Do Dew You Yew Know No Some Sum Homophones?
Homophones	95	(1)
Two-Word Definitions for Those Confusing Homophones
Homophones	96	(1)
Double Sixes
Word Distinction	97	(1)
Have You Ever Had Dessert in the Desert?
Words Often Confused	98	(1)
Words We Often Confuse
Words Often Confused	99	(1)
Taking a Computer Apart
Word Building	100	(1)
Where Have All the Letters Gone?
Spelling	101	(1)
Headline Reads ``Did The Bell of the Bawl Die Her Hare?''
Spelling/Wordplay	102	(1)
Lucky Seven...Lucky Thirteen Spelling
Spelling/Wordplay	103	(1)
Making the Spelling Connection
Word Building	104	(1)
Spelling Ease
Spelling/Wordplay	105	(1)
An Even Hundred
Spelling	106	(1)
Is It I Before E or E Before I?
Spelling	107	(1)
Nickels and Dimes, Dollars and Cents
Spelling	108	(1)
Filling in the Missing Letters
Spelling/Wordplay	109	(1)
Forming Plurals
Plurals	110	(1)
Courting Plurals
Plurals	111	(1)
Eliminating the Confusion About Possessives and Apostrophes
Possessives & More	112	(1)
Look What's Missing!
Punctuation	113	(1)
Forming a Sentence with Capital Letters
Capitals/Wordplay	114	(1)
British or American?
Vocabulary/Spelling	115	(1)
The Punctuation Place
Punctuation	116	(1)
Checking on the 75% Effective Sentence Checker
Proofreading	117	(3)
SECTION FIVE: COMPOSITION & PUBLIC SPEAKING (29)
Getting the Sentence Straight
Sentence Construction	120	(1)
Sentence Directives
Sentence Construction	121	(1)
Combining Sentences
Sentence Construction	122	(1)
The Correct Order of Things
Paragraph Construction	123	(1)
Stringing Sentences Together
Sentence Construction	124	(1)
Cause and Effect with Some Clauses
Clauses	125	(1)
Moving Along with Transitional Words
Transitional Words	126	(1)
Tying Ideas Together
Brainstorming Ideas	127	(1)
Brainstorming...The Start of the Writing Process
Brainstorming Ideas	128	(1)
Brainstorming into a Composition
Brainstorming Ideas	129	(1)
Now That's a Great Idea!
Brainstorming Ideas	130	(1)
Making the Essay Easy (Part One)
Types of Essay Questions	131	(1)
Making the Essay Easy (Part Two)
Types of Essay Questions	132	(1)
Supporting Your Ideas
Essay Topic Support	133	(1)
Some from Here and Some from There
Story Construction	134	(1)
Creating a Scene
Writing Dialogue	135	(1)
Creating Dialogue
Writing Dialogue	136	(1)
A Day in the Life
Creative Writing	137	(1)
Seeing It from Another's Eyes
Creative Writing	138	(1)
Using Your Writer's Toolbox
Writing Suggestions	139	(1)
Describing a Person
Creative Writin	140	(1)
The Speech's Purpose
Speech Writing	141	(1)
A Checklist for Constructing an Effective Speech
Speech Writing	142	(1)
The Style of the Speech
Speech Writing	143	(1)
The Purpose Behind the Opening Line
Starting a Speech	144	(1)
Looking at the Best
Memorable Speeches	145	(1)
Preparing a Speech
Selecting a Topic	146	(1)
Choosing and Supporting One Over the Other
Supporting a Thesis	147	(1)
Questions About Your Speech
Important Speech Components	148	(2)
SECTION SIX: LITERATURE (23)
Literary Terms Crossword Puzzle
Literary Terms	150	(1)
Literary Terms Construction Site
Literary Terms	151	(1)
So Much to Read, So Little Time
Reading Matter	152	(1)
Newspaper and Magazine Terms
Newspaper/Magazine Terms	153	(1)
Recognizing Literary Symbols
Literary Symbols	154	(1)
What Do You Think These Literary Quotations Mean?
Quotations	155	(1)
Let's Get Started
Story Starters	156	(1)
A Shakespearean Sonnet
Poetry	157	(1)
Analyzing a Poem
Poetry	158	(1)
Something (or Nothing) in Common
Literary Characters	159	(1)
Extending the Life of the Literary Character
Literary Characters	160	(1)
Judging a Character
Literary Characters	161	(1)
Naming Your Characters
Literary Creativity	162	(1)
The Names of Literary Characters
Literary/Word Creativity	163	(1)
Famous Literary Characters
Literary Characters	164	(1)
Shaking Up Shakespeare
Shakespeare's Plays	165	(1)
Authors of Popular Books for Teens Magic Square
Authors	166	(1)
Authors of Popular Novels for Teenagers Crossword Puzzle
Authors	167	(1)
Finding the Titles of Famous Literary Works
Literary Titles	168	(1)
Famous Women Authors
Authors	169	(1)
Thinking About Books
Reading Self-Assessment	170	(1)
Are We What We Read?
Reading Self-Assessment	171	(1)
What Kind of Reader Are You?
Reading Self-Assessment	172	(2)
SECTION SEVEN: THE EVERYDAY USE OF OUR LANGUAGE (23)
A Herculean Task
Eponyms	174	(1)
Review of Real and Fictional People, Places, and Things
Eponyms	175	(1)
Doctor, Doctor!
Types of Doctors	176	(1)
Expressions Using Body Parts
Idioms/Expressions	177	(1)
First Names and Body Parts
Word Recognition	178	(1)
Clicking with Cliches
Cliches/Expressions	179	(1)
Win Brownie Points and Earn Advancement!
Cliches/Expressions	180	(1)
Avoid the Cliches
Cliches/Expressions	181	(1)
Don't Get Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Idioms	182	(1)
This Is Such Sweet Sorrow
Oxymorons	183	(1)
Shake a Leg and Pour Your Heart Out
Idioms	184	(1)
Expressions
Common Expressions	185	(1)
More Expressions
Common Expressions	186	(1)
Putting Proverbs in Their Proper Places
Proverbs	187	(1)
Words That Have I as Their Second Letter
Vocabulary	188	(1)
Two on the Aisle
Theater Terms	189	(1)
Some Fun with Words
Rhyming Words	190	(1)
Animals in the Language
Expressions	191	(1)
Why Don't You Look in the Newspaper?
Newspaper Terms	192	(1)
What's So Special About NTH?
Word Recognition	193	(1)
How These Words Came to Be
Word Derivations	194	(1)
Foreign Words and Phrases
Words Outside the English Language	195	(1)
Sports Headlines
Word Usage	196	(1)
Appendix: The Internet Connection
Internet Sites for English Teachers	197	(4)
Answer Keys	201