Welcome to Ms. Lingenfelter’s official website for
Buffalo Public School Students of ESL and English!
“A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” Pre-Reading Assignments:
Photos of Ellis Island Immigrants and Early 20th Century Williamsburg, Brooklyn:
Please click here to access a map of New York City:
Please click here to read author Betty Smith’s info:
K-W-P-L Chart about Brooklyn/NYC in the Early 20th Century:
Video of NYC and Immigrants in the Early 20th Century:
Character List (Document and Website):
Vocabulary List By Chapter:
Vocabulary Flashcards/Soundbites Online:
- http://quizlet.com/21714/a-tree-grows-in-brooklyn-vocabulary-words-flash-cards/
- http://www.studyblue.com/notes/note/n/a-tree-grows-in-brooklyn-vocabulary/deck/1237085
- http://www.myvocabulary.com/word-list/novels/a-tree-grows-in-brooklyn-vocabulary/
Grammar Assignments:
Chapter Questions Book 1:
Chapter Questions Book 2:
Chapter Questions Book 3:
Writing Response- Write the Ending Assignment:
Writing Response- Theme and Symbolism:
Assignment Packet (FULL):
Click here for a complete list of all literary elements and techniques:
Quote Interpretation Assignment:
Personality Characterization Assignment:
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn- Personality Characterization Assignment
- Comparing & Contrasting T-Chart Template
- Comparing & Contrasting T-Chart- Example
- Four Square Writing- Compare and Contrast
Article About Bullying:
The Legend of Bloody Mary:
New Year’s Resolution Writing Assignment:
Thanksgiving Assignment:
Personality Characterization Project:
- My Ideal Friend Essay
- MBTI Overview
- Adjective Clauses and MBTI Speed Meeting-Dating
- Personality Characterization Writing Assignment
- Four Square Writing Worksheet-Compare and Contrast Characterization
- Please see “Personality Testing” page to access some documents
ELA Accelerated:
Word Types, Forms, and Suffixes:
- Parts of Speech Chart
- List of English Morphemes
- Word Forms Chart Activity
- Word-Forms-Chart-Activity- Updated in class
“On Being Seventeen, Bright, and Unable to Read:”
Halloween Assignment:
Facebook Assignment:
Time Capsule Assignment:
Journal Questions: MP1:
Persuasion Project:
- Please click below for an example of successful commercials that attempted to persuade their audience to buy a PRODUCT (in these cases, an iPod and an iPad):
- iPod commercial
- iPad commercial
- Please click below for an example of a successful public service announcement that attempted to persuade its audience to buy an IDEA / INFORMATION (that you shouldn’t do drugs):
- Anti-Drugs Commercial