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Macmillan First Dictionary (July 2008) (Designed for Beginning Readers Ages 5-8) [5,000 words/1,400 pictures/Full-sentence definitions with kid-friendly language/example sentences show word in context]
My First Reference Set (Kingfisher 2005, Ages 4Up) [The set includes three paperback books—The Kingfisher First Dictionary contains more than 1,500 words, giving readers a useful guide to help build their reading and writing abilities, The Kingfisher First Thesaurus is a fascinating word finder, with more than 100 main entry words with their similar words and opposites, perfect for enabling readers to build a bigger vocabulary, The Kingfisher First Encyclopedia, new in paperback and fully updated, is the ideal first encyclopedia for young readers, with 100 easy-to-understand entries on a range of favorite topics.
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Young
Adult Literature : Middle & Secondary English-Language Arts - a
Bonanza !
Young Adult Literature - Kay E. Vandergrift Children's Author Directory - Inkspot A Collection of Biographical Sketches LSU Libraries Webliography- AUTHOR GUIDES Internet Public Library The BookWire Index Author And Illustrator Pages - Kay E. Vandergrift Project Bartleby - Poetry Great Writers - Nobel Prize Winners - Authors Children's Book Authors Who Visit Schools The Read In! is a one-day-a-year Internet event that helps hundreds of thousands of children around the world talk to famous authors and with each other. The Author's Pen - Children's Authors Children's and Young Adults' Authors & Illustrators Yahooligans - Children's Authors Familiar Quotations - Need a quotation for your paper? Listed by Author with search capability. ALA - Literature and Language Sites for Children. Links to book awards, authors, illustrators, classics and favorite children's stories. Concordances of Great Books and Fully Searchable Word Indexes AUTHORS - NYU - Extensive Resource
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 A STUDENT'S HISTORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE - Alphabetical Index A STUDENT'S HISTORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: Early Colonial Literature. 1607-1700CHILDREN'S LITERATURE WEB GUIDE -Story Collections , Folklore, Songs, Poetry, Children's Classics and more. National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature - The NCCIL provides recognition of the artistic achievements of illustrators and gallery exhibition of their works. Additionally, the NCCIL designs educational and entertaining programming that relates to illustrations in children's literature in order to stimulate creativity, promote literacy and to increase appreciation for art. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Recommended books: SHAKESPEARE FOR KIDS: HIS LIFE AND TIMES. Illustrated biography and activity book filled with photographs, documents, illustrations, art, and movie stills.English Literature on the Web - to include: General19th Century British and Irish Authors |
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 INTERNET CLASSICS ARCHIVE - Select from a list of 441 works of classical literature by 59 different authors, including user-driven commentary and "reader's choice" Web sites. Mainly Greco-Roman works (some Chinese and Persian), all in English translation. |
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ONLINE BOOKS PAGE - Links to over 20,000 literary works. Search Engine, List
of Authors or Titles Alphabetically. Incredible Resource.
Electronic Literature Foundation - Advanced electronic texts:The Plays of Shakespeare,The Arabian Nights,The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Dante's Divine Comedy, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, the novels of Jane Austen. Excellent. Online Literary Criticism Collection Collection (IPL)contains 1529 critical and biographical websites about authors and their works. ALEX: A Catalog of Electronic Texts on the Internet Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales and Stories A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN WRITERS by Author, Century, Country. Contemporary Writing for Children and Young Adults - old and new Malaspina University Great Books Home Page - A most extensive and valuable resource. Broken down into: Science, Art, Theatre, Books, Music, Film; and then by period. PROJECT GUTENBERG - Online Texts - from downloading a dictionary to the Declaration of Independence; "Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" to "A Princess of Mars." Excellent site. |
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Grammar
Rock - Put it to music and they will learn. Tunes and poetic expression
to reinforce the parts of speech: "Unpack Your Adjectives," "Busy Prepositions,"
"The Tale of Mr. Morton" (the subject) and what the Predicate does. Excellent.
Grammar Gorilla - Basic and Advanced Grammar Skills. Play games to find the correct part of speech...wrong answer corrected with an explanation. Excellent. Grammar: A Review of the Eight Parts of Speech - Lesson Plan appropriate for Gr. 7. What's
an Adjective? -Gr. 5-12 This activity gives students the opportunity
to think creatively and work in small groups. It provides constructive
out of seat activity and builds student's knowledge of adjectives or descriptive
words and their use in creative writing.
Grammar
Poems - Using Poetry to Teach and identify the Subordinate Clause (can
be applied to other parts of speech).
KABOOM!
is a games designed to allow students practice with
High
Rollers is an activity designed to give students practice with necessary
English or grammar skills. The directions given are for practicing sentence
types. High Rollers is a simple idea that can easily be adapted to meet
the needs of any grade level or ability
Grammar
Worksheets (Online)
Rules
for Comma Usage - Click on a comma in sample paragraph for each rule
of useage.
Writing
Handouts - Haven't got a clue how to use a comma? Need
help with transitions? Want to learn how to use a semi-colon correctly?
Don't know how to catch fragments and run-ons? Check out theses links.
Sentence
Rummy makes a game out of writing complete sentences.
ELEMENTS
OF STYLE - Elementary Rules Of Usage, Elementary Principles Of Composition,
etc.
Exploring
English - parts of speech, sentences, style guidelines, usage, punctuation,
spelling AND the Anatomy of English Sentences. Excellent.
Common
Errors in English - Use and Abuse such as: Who/Whom, There/They're/Their.
Additional tool: Split Infinitives, Between vs. Among and so much more.
Schoolwork
UGH! - Grammar and ESL |
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Vocabulary
University® - Exercises that help to prepare for SSAT®, PSAT®,
GED®, SAT® and ACT® tests. They supplement personal vocabulary
acquisition and are used in home-schooling and ESL programs. Levels vary.
Lesson Plans for Teachers. This is a new slant on learning on learning
vocabulary.
Colorful Parts of Speech - color coding parts of speech for recognition. Counting on Character -A Word of the week (patience, discernment, courteous, kind, etc.) with children's book suggestions, definition, parent and classroom activities and appropriate quotes. The lesson plan is already there. Well done ! and lots more ! WORD
OF THE DAY - Have a new word with defintion and use emailed to you
each day.
Vocabulary
University's Quick Lesson Plans
VOCABULARY
BUILDING - Grades 1-3
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ELEMENTS
OF STYLE - Elementary Rules Of Usage And Elementary Principles Of Composition.
HOW TO WRITE A REPORT - Basic guideline for students. Guide for Writing Research Papers based on MLA Documentation WAYS TO USE BOOKS IN CLASSROOMS - Ways to Tell About Books - Alternatives to Book Reports. HOW TO WRITE A BOOK REVIEW - with examples AUTHOR'S TEA - Language Arts theme K-1, Remedial 8-12 - Unit to enable students to: Become authors and illustrators by writing and publishing a story on the Internet. Identify various genres and their characteristics through reading and responding to different stories. Write in clear and coherent sentences. Write a story that contains a beginning, middle and endin |
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English
Second Language
Learn & Teach English As a Foreign Language Language Arts, Lesson Plans, Ideas Language Arts Lesson Plans (other curriculum as well)- Extensive and for all grade levels. Newbery Medal Winners Translated into Spanish Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents |
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America
Reads Challenge
LEARN - a partnership of the following organizations: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL), Southern Regional Council (SRC), Bank Street College of Education (BSC). We provide training and technical assistance to America Reads and other Corporation for National Service projects focused on literacy and education. |
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TEACHERS
HELPING TEACHERS - Language Arts - 10 Lesson Plans
Cyber Guides - Supplementary, web-based units of instruction centered on core works of literature, designed for classrooms with one online computers. |
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Last Update: July 3, 2008