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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]
Dictionaries-Thesaurus Encyclopedia Semantic RHYMING Dictionary Library Spot - Major site Journalist's Guide - Finding statistics on the internet The First Hypertext Edition of The Dictionary of Phrase and Fable BIBLIOMANIA: THE NETWORK LIBRARY -Leave Your Book at School ? 40 Downloadable Classics: Charles Dickens , Mark Twain, Joseph Conrad, Oscar Wilde , Leo Tolstoy, Thomas Hardy, Louisa M. Alcott , Jane Austen, Rudyard Kipling , D.H. Lawrence, James Joyce, The Brontë Sisters, Herman Melville, and many more. Charles Dickens: England's Most Captivating Storyteller (2011) - Celebrate the bicentenary of Dickens’s birth in 2012 by stepping into his world. See the world of Charles Dickens spring to life in his fascinating notebook. Excerpts from his personal letters, guides to his major works, and enthralling facts about his life and times—including Dickens’s own amazing rags-to-riches story—are accompanied by fascinating new illustrations, drawings from the original books, and photographs from the period. This novelty-? lled notebook immerses readers in Victorian life and allows them to meet not only Dickens himself, but also such enduring and iconic characters as Oliver Twist, Ebenezer Scrooge, and David Copperfield? (Ages 8-12) Charles Dickens and the Street Children of London by Andrea Warren [Provoked by the horrors he saw every day, Charles Dickens wrote novels that were originally intended as instruments for social change — to save his country’s children. Charles Dickens is best known for his contributions to the world of literature, but during his young life, Dickens witnessed terrible things that stayed with him: families starving in doorways, babies being “dropped” on streets by mothers too poor to care for them, and a stunning lack of compassion from the upper class. After his family went into debt and he found himself working at a shoe-polish factory, Dickens soon realized that the members of the lower class were no different than he, and, even worse, they were given no chance to better themselves. It was then that he decided to use his greatest talent, his writing ability, to tell the stories of those who had no voice.] (2011) (Ages 12+) |
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Internet Public Library The BookWire Index Project Bartleby - Poetry Great Writers - Nobel Prize Winners - Authors Yahooligans - Children's Authors 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 Ernest Hemingway: A Writer's Life by Catherine Reef (2009) [An introduction to the life and work of one of the most significant and notorious American writers of the 20th century. Here, in the only biography available to young people, Catherine Reef introduces readers to Hemingway's work, with a focus on his themes and writing styles and his place in the history of American fiction, and examines writers who influenced him and those he later influenced.] (Ages 10 and up) 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: William Shakespeare: His Life and Times by Ari Berk, Kristen McDermott, Kristen McDermott, Jonathan Lambert (Illustrator), Ian Andrew (Illustrator). [A lavish, interactive introduction to the great poet’s life, his work and the times he lived in. In this enthralling scrapbook that William Shakespeare compiled for his daughter, he looks back on his life as he retires from the theatre. Discover late-sixteenth- and early-seventeenth centurystories of love, war, kings and queens, fellow playwrights and actors, explorers and life in London. (Ages 9-12) (2010)English Literature on the Web - to include: General19th Century British and Irish Authors |
 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.
I Before E (Except after C): Old-School Ways to Remember Stuff by Judy Parkinson - These ingenious, practical memory techniques abound with hundreds of curious sayings. In this clever -- and often hilarious -- collection, you'll find engaging mnemonics, arranged in easy-to-find categories.
My Grammar and I Or Should It Be Me?: Old School Ways to Improve Your English by Caroline Taggart and J. A. Wines - Sharpen your language skills and navigate your way around grammatical minefields with this entertaining and practical guide. For anyone who has ever been stumped by dangling modifiers and split infinitives, or for those who have no idea what these things even are. A practical and humorous guidance on how to avoid falling into language pitfalls. Here are all the right tools to help you gain confidence as a speaker and writer, highlighting the most common language errors, such as wrongly used prepositions, misplaced modifiers, and confusing participles.
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. 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. 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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