Language+Arts

= = = **Literature** =

// Lord of the Flies // []
 * Lord of the Flies **

Literature- // Uncle Toms Cabin // (site lists around 7 different lesson plans) []
 * Uncle Tom's Cabin **

Students study the literature and literary techniques of the early Middle Ages, preparing to read // Beowulf // with an appreciation for its artistry and beauty. Students will learn the conventions of Anglo-Saxon poetry, solve online riddles, write riddles, and reflect on what they have learned. []
 * Beowulf **

Site with various links (some interactive, some resources for teachers) on different activities for the novel // Beowulf // in a high school classroom (grades 11-12th) []

// Scarlet Letter- // Links that can connect you to interactive vocabulary, text online, discussion questions, diagrams, and lots more. []
 * Scarlet Letter **

// Scarlet Letter- // Lesson Planet (10 day free trial) with great lesson plans for all types of learning. This link connects you to ideas all related to the // Scarlet Letter. // []

This interactive site has a lot of information about the author, plus games and interactive maps relating to his life and works. NOTE: This site is for older students and includes external links to sites that have discussion boards. []
 * Edgar Allan Poe **

Explore the links to learn more about Poe and to read letters written to him and by him. Click on "Works" to read his poems and tales. Other links lead to descriptions of his house and grave []

In this Webquest, students investigate Poe’s life and its impact on his works. Very interactive and fun project for students to work on while reading some of his work. []

Click on the links to read the full text for five of Poe's stories []

This museum site includes a biography of his life and samples of some of his works. There is also an online quiz. []

// Macbeth- // This site is text only but I suggest it b/c it translates Macbeth in terms that high school students will find fascinating- blood and gruesome stories. []
 * Macbeth **

Lessons/Activities/Interaction/Worksheets on popular literature novels []
 * Various Literature Activities **

What happens if a student forgets their novel in their locker? With this website, many popular high school (and some middle) school novels are posted online for free. No excuses now! []

Literacy Elements- High School Level Literature. Site is full of graphics. Only downfall is that the site corresponds to a textbook so you would need to search for the content focus. []

Excellent site for elementary and/or middle school age students. Site offers a ReadWriteThink approach with different interactive tools. They would love it! []

Site with lots of links all related to literature (mostly 8th-12th grade). Not all links are interactive but offer good ideas for teaching literature. []

Over 1,000 picture links to places that figure in the lives and writings of famous authors. []

 = **Picture Books** =

Elementary Level Picture Books - Big Universe® is an award winning web community devoted to beautiful children's picture books. READ hundreds of offerings from today's best children's book publishers, CREATE e-books with the help of an easy-to-use Author Tool, []

Lookybook allows you to look at picture books in their entirety—from cover to cover, at your own pace. Lookybook’s goal is to post current and past picture books that are worth looking at, but it will take time to build our collection. We are increasing our collection by the minute and constantly in search of new titles to post. [|http://www.lookybook.com]

 = **Phonics** =

Elementary Level Phonics exercises and videos []

Site has crossword puzzles and lots of word games [|http://www.brainbashers.com]

Spelling [] []

Building Language for Literacy- young children []

Vocabulary Activities- some with audio Grade level ranges from young-high []

Primary School Literacy Activities Includes objectives, tasks, and outcomes []

 = **Grammar** =

Interactive daily warm-up for students. Daily Edit… post the paragraph on the whiteboard and have students edit it from their desk when they enter the room. After a couple of minutes, have students come to the board to edit. []

Great site for grades 3rd-5th on basic parts of speech and vocabulary. They will love it! []

Glossary for grades 1st-5th (some with audio) []

Grade 3- Proofreading []

Grades 1st-5th Grammar Skills (with audio and quiz) []

The Grammar Gorillas- beginner (nouns and verbs) and advanced (all parts of speech). Site does contain advertisements []

Grammar Activities- some with audio Grade level ranges from young-high []

TONS of links for grammar- click on G for grammar [|http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/by-title.shtml#G]

The Plural Girls- younger grades (multiple choice or fill in the blanks) []

Word Confusion- younger grades []

Is this sentence correct? Quiz []

Punctuate- 4 Games []

TONS of interactive links! Links connect to grammar, writing, and much more! [|http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools/english-hs.html#Interactive]

Proofreading Exercises- great to use as a warm-up activity []

 = **Writing Prompts** =

Writing Prompts with Pictures []

Prompt Generator []

Wacky Tales- younger (Mad Libs) []

More Writing Prompts- tons of links. Great site for writing! []

 = Writing =

TONS of links- click on W for writing exercises [|http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/by-title.shtml#G]

Brief explanations of writing types [] Writing handbook- a lot of text but a lot of information []

Writing Guide- lots of text! []

Interactive Storyboards- when we ask students to create a PowerPoint presentation, we all see them much more worried about the graphics, the design, and how pretty it is…. Not the content. The interactive storyboards change this. The content becomes the focus compared to the design. []

Setting- Site and narrator goes along with Shakespearean times. Suitable for high school level students and/or advanced middle school language arts classes. [] Literacy and Poetry- Site offers interactive quizzes that uses literacy and poetry vocabulary. []

Excellent site for elementary and/or middle school age students. Site offers a ReadWriteThink approach with different interactive tools. They would love it! []

Read Hundreds of published books or create your own. This is a great site for all grade levels. Share quality reading time with your children or students. Select books from our extensive collection or bring out your creativity, improve your writing skills, or just have fun writing a book together with your child or as a classroom project. You can even publish your creation to share with friends and family! [|http://www.biguniverse.com]

 = **Poetry** =

[] Poetry- Site with tons of poetry links. [] Teen Ink Poetry- There are 3,413 items currently in the poetry section. This is poems written by teenagers for teenagers. []

Instant Poetry Forms- choose your poetry form from the list of links on the left then just add words to make the poem your own. []

 = **Persuasive Writing Ideas** =

High School- Ten Persuasive Writing Prompts [] Middle/High- All you need to know about writing a persuasive paper []

Persuasive Writing Lesson Plan [] PowerPoint- On persuasive writing- How advertisers use your feelings to get you to agree with them. []

Persuasive Writing Worksheet- could be saved to Word for computer writing [] Study guide for writing a persuasive essay []

 = **SAT Prep** =

Free online tutorials and practice tests []