language arts & reading

Language Arts & Reading Websites

Google Literacy Search Link http://www.google.com/literacy/scholar.html

A+ Research & Writing http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/aplus/ A Resource for teens including info on writing papers on special subjects http://www.ipl.org/div/aplus/linksspecial.htm .

A Word A Day http://www.wordsmith.org/

ABC's of the Writing Process http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess

Academy of American Poets http://www.poets.org/

American Library Association http://www.ala.org/ tons of resources including info on "intellectual freedom" and banned books http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/backgroundb/background.htm

American Rhetoric http://americanrhetoric.com/ This site includes a growing database of 5000+ full text, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two.

"Author Resources" page! http://www.mcvts.org/ettc/links-authors.htm

Authors & Books Scholastic's Visiting Author series

Biography Maker http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomak2.htm Designed to help your students "convert facts into insights, dull and boring information into fascination and magic."

Booktalks http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/

Carlos' Interactive Coloring Book http://www.coloring.com/

Carol Hurst's Children Literature Site http://www.carolhurst.com/

Children's Authors & Illustrators http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html

Children's Literature Web Guide http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown

Children's Storybooks Online http://www.magickeys.com/books/

Complete Works of William Shakespeare http://the-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/works.html

Confusing Words http://www.confusingwords.com/ A collection of 3210 words that are troublesome to readers and writers. Words are grouped according to the way they are most often confused or misused. Some of these words are homonyms (words that sound alike but are spelled differently) and some are just commonly confused.

Cool Kids' Sites http://www.carr.org/ccps/mes/kidsite/kidsite.html Links to Grammar, Poetry, Research, Literature, Creative Writing, etc.

Education World Curriculum Article "Express Yourself (Well) Web Sites for Teaching Students About the English Language" http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr149.shtml

Education World Lesson Planning Article "Kids Can W.R.I.T.E. (Write, Revise, Inform, Think, and Edit) -- Activities for Every Grade!" http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson126.shtml

Education World Lesson Planning Article "Vocabulary and Spelling: Do Your Students Say 'Boring'?" (updated) http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson241.shtml

English Teacher Newsletter http://educators.hypermart.net/10-01-00/10-01-00.htm

Guide to Grammar & Writing http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ An excellent reference & resource!

Instructor Magazine's Online section: http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/activities.htm

Kids Info http://www.kidinfo.com/

KidPub WWW Publishing http://www.kidpub.com

Language Arts Lesson Plans and more… http://www.csun.edu/~vceed009/languagearts.html

Literature Page http://www.literaturepage.com/ read classic books, plays, stories, poems, essays, and speeches online, brought to you by the creators of The Quotations Page. Their collection currently includes 222 works from 85 authors. New titles are added regularly.

Merriam-Webster Online http://www.m-w.com/

Moonlit Road-Ghost Stories & Folktales fro the South http://www.themoonlitroad.com/

MysteryNet's Kids Mysteries http://kids.mysterynet.com/

Myth Web http://www.mythweb.com/ A completely kid safe & kid friendly site devoted to the heroes, gods and monsters of Greek mythology. Also offers additional resources. My son loved it!

Online Children's Stories http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/stories.html

PBS Online http://www.pbs.org/

Persuasive Writing Resources:

Argument & Persuasive Writing @ Web English Teacher http://www.webenglishteacher.com/argument.html
Includes lesson plans and activities for teaching argument and persuasive writing -- helps develop Web research and persuasive writing skills as they create original works.
Persuasive Writing @ OCSD http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/persuasive_writing1.htm
This site offers information on the format of a persuasive essay, the writing and peer conferencing process, and a rubric for evaluating students’ work.
Unit Plan Persuasive Writing: Grades 6-12 http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/unit_persuasivewriting_lesson1.htm
Students will interpret their thoughts about various pictures, symbols, and slogans; create a visual representation of various feelings and emotions to infer what the advertiser could be selling the consumer; and create an advertisement using the various learned techniques.
ReadWriteThink Lesson Plan: Can You Convince Me? http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=56
Through a classroom game and handouts, students are introduced to the concepts of lobbying for something important to them (or that they want) and making persuasive arguments. Students become aware of the techniques used in persuasive oral arguments and apply them to independent persuasive writing activities.
McREL Standards Activity: Persuade Me http://www.mcrel.org/compendium/activityDetail.asp?activityID=87
As a result of this activity, students in grades 6-8 will be able to recognize and use persuasive techniques.

Quotes (easy link with quotes hosted by The Quotations Page); also try their "Word of the Day"

The Quotations Page http://www.quotationspage.com/

ReadWriteThink http://readwritethink.org/index.asp ReadWriteThink is a partnership between the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and the MarcoPolo Education Foundation. NCTE and IRA are working together to provide educators and students with access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction through free, Internet-based content.

Real Kids, Real Adventures: Young Writers http://www.realkids.com/club.shtml

SparkNotes http://www.sparknotes.com/ online study guides

Web English Teacher http://www.webenglishteacher.com/index.html Presents the best of K-12 English / Language Arts teaching resources: lesson plans, WebQuests, videos, biography, e-texts, criticism, jokes, puzzles, and classroom activities. Mythology - Folklore - Drama - Poetry - Media - Debate - Shakespeare - and more!

William Shakespeare resources & complete works! http://www.edhelper.com/shakespeare.htm

Writing Children's Books http://www.write4kids.com/

Writing for the Web http://www.useit.com/papers/webwriting/

Last updated: November 13, 2007