Language+Arts

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 * =Curriculum=
 * [|ELA Common Core Standards Draft]
 * Project Based Learning from NYC Dept of Ed (Integrating LA and SS)
 * =Reading=
 * [|100 Book Sites for Kids and Teens]
 * [|Aaron Shephard's Reader's Theater Scripts] (plus)
 * [|AdLit.org] - Adolescent literacy resources: books, authors, reviews, comprehension strategies
 * Biography Resources
 * [|Choice Literacy] - 7 Reading Comprehension Strategies
 * [|Education Oasis Graphic Organizers]
 * [|eNotes] - Literature site with lesson plans and study guides
 * [|Find a Book with Lexile] - Create custom reading lists for students by lexile (or let kids create their own!)
 * Guide to free eBooks (Springfield Township Virtual Library pathfinder)
 * [|I.N.K] blog (must access from home, blocked at school) Interesting Non-fiction for Kids
 * [|Lit2Go] (online stories and poems that can be read aloud using the computer)
 * [|Literacy Matters] - Questioning
 * [|New York Times for Teaching Literature]
 * [|Open Court Resouces: Comprehension Strategies]
 * [|The Reading Lady] (teacher resources)
 * [|Mosaic Listserv Resources]
 * [|Reading Strategies] (Greece Central School District site of secondary level student reading strategies)
 * [|Reader's Theatre Scripts] (and graphic organizers)
 * [|PBS Teacher Activity Packs]
 * [|SCORE Language Arts Cyberguides]
 * [|Shmoop Literature Summary] (classics)
 * SIS LMC Reading Page (book lists, award winning books, author websites)
 * Tell Tale Heart and other Edgar Allen Poe stories from Google Books
 * [|Web English Teacher]
 * =More Reading Resources=

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 * =Literacy=

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 * =Vocabulary=
 * [|Build Vocabulary] (Edutopia article on great vocabulary sites)
 * [|Flocabuary]: Hip Hop in the classroom - motivating vocabulary (concept) instruction using Hip Hop
 * [|Quizlet] (online flashcard maker, great for vocabulary and concept practice)
 * [|Utah Education Network Student Interactives]
 * [|VerbaLearn] (study vocabulary / challenging)
 * [|Visuwords] (online graphical dictionary and thesaurus)
 * [|Vocabahead] (for advanced students; vocab videos, quizzes of 1,000 difficult words)
 * [|Vocab Grabber] (from the makers of visual thesaurus; paste text, important vocab words are identified and defined)
 * [|VocabSushi] (vocabulary building in context)
 * [|Vocab Quiz Maker] (Scholastic)
 * [|Web English Teacher]
 * [|Wordly Wise 3000] (curriculum and consumables cost money, but activities and resources are Free!)

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 * =Spelling Games=
 * [|Catch the Spelling]
 * [|Dateline Interactive Spelling Bee]
 * [|Differentiating Spelling Instruction]
 * [|Flashcard Maker] by Scholastic
 * [|GamesGames]
 * [|Kidsspell]
 * [|Spell Bee]
 * [|Spelling Bee The Game]
 * [|Spelling City]
 * [|Spelling Wizard]
 * [|Spin and Spell]
 * [|Utah Education Network Student Interactives]
 * [|Web English Teacher]

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 * =Writing=
 * [|Adjective List]
 * [|Character Generator] (descriptive writing tool; be careful not to click "note" or work will be lost)
 * Character Trait List
 * [|The Digital Narrative] (writing using digital storytelling tools
 * [|Drafting, Revising, Editing] (Maine PD webinar notes and links to online tools for students)
 * [|Lightning Bug] (story writing)
 * [|Myths and Legends Story Creator] (digital storytelling, plus)
 * [|PicLit] (similar to magnet poetry, but online)
 * [|Signal Words]
 * [|StoryJumper] (publish your own picture book)
 * [|Student Publishing] (list of websites that support student publishing)
 * [|Utah Education Network Student Interactives]
 * [|Web English Teacher]
 * [|Writing Fun] by Jenny Eather (writing using text organizers)
 * [|Writing Workshop] (mentor texts, mini-lessons, MUCH more...)

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 * =Grammar=
 * [|Grammar Bytes] (interactive grammar exercises)
 * [|Grammar Ninja]
 * [|Grammar and Punctuation]
 * [|Grammaropolis] (learn the parts of speech)
 * [|Great Source] (animated grammar handbook)
 * [|Guide to Grammar and Writing]
 * [|Utah Education Network Student Interactives]
 * [|Web English Teacher]

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 * =General=
 * [|Daily English Activities]
 * [|Skillswise - Words]
 * [|SOS Classroom] (From the USC Writing Program providing free online K-8 educational resources)


 * ** Titantic Resouces **
 * [|Encyclopedia Titanica]
 * [|The Last Titanic Survivor] - BBC News
 * [|Video of Titanic Journey] - BBC
 * [|On Board the Titanic] - Discovery
 * [|Sleuthing for the Lost Ship]- National Geographic lesson
 * Video of Secrets of the Titanic - Snag Films

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