GOLDIE GIRL & THE THREE THERES Tales of Horrible Homophones By Carol A. Campbell

EXPECTATIONS Doing a lesson that uses the computer Using links for students and teacher Using excel to show results Using power point to share lesson

How to get students to use links on the internet How to build a lesson on a web How to use excel The many aspects of homophones, homonyms, and homographs.

Students were engaged Students enjoyed the online activities I can build more lessons using the internet and excel Matched standards

Finding the correct pretest—students had to take it twice. Is a good tool? Time available in the computer lab Time to do actual practice before the post test Unit took longer than expected

The students did improve in the post test and met at least a competent status on the rubric for writing.

T he pre test/post test needed some HELP! I revised it and had the students take it again. They were patient and helpful and actually helped me do the revisions. I also found more web sites where they could practice the use of the words more. Although I did this lesson with students in two eighth grade classes, I used data from only one.

I had no idea that there was so much interest in homophones, which is such a small part of the whole picture in Language Arts. This project has taught me how to enhance each lesson I do by seeing what is available online. There are other technologies I’d like to add for the students-- -they were limited to what we had available to me and to the school.