Here are some useful websites I have compiled over the years. You will need to use them for assignments and general infromation.

 

GOOD websites to get engaging student articles


https://www.newsela.com/

(new nonfiction articles that you can adjust Lexile scores)

 

http://www.readworks.org/
(good passages with questions for Common core)

 

Good site for student articels

http://tweentribune.com/tween56/would-you-eat-pizza-was-3-years-old


http://www.englishcompanion.com/pdfDocs/acvocabulary2.pdf
(great site fro academic vocabulary by Jim Burke)


https://www.lernerbooks.com/pages/teaching-text-features.aspx
(teaching text features)


http://www.awesomestories.com/
(using stories to tell events come to life)

 

http://www.storyboardthat.com/storyboard-creator

(great for creating storyboards)


http://www.visualthesaurus.com/vocabgrabber/
(great vocabulary identifier site)


https://sfw.z-b.com/resources/parent
(strategies for writers and graphic organizers to use)


https://newsela.com/
(engaging and interesting articles)


http://action.scholastic.com/Differentiated-Articles
(great site for interactive article and activities you can perform online)


http://www.learner.org/workshops/middlewriting/
(writing for the middle school-great for teacher on how to set up writing workshops)



 Citing Sources:

 

http://allaboutexplorers.com/

(great site for why you should check your sources)

 

http://easybib.com/

 

http://citationmachine.net/

 

Dictionaries

 

http://www.visuwords.com/

 

(great site)

 

http://www.wordsmyth.net/

 

Language History, Facts, Cliches, and Idioms

 

http://www.englishclub.com/english-language-history.htm

 

http://www.antimoon.com/forum/t80.htm

 

http://www.berro.com/entertainment/language_interesting_facts.htm

 

http://www.ojohaven.com/fun/trivia.html

 

http://library.thinkquest.org/4382/idiom.html#Idiom%20Story

 

 http://www.fun-with-words.com/boggle.html?hx=401

 

http://www.oxymorons.info/



Poetry:

http://www.archive.org/details/short_poetry_063_librivox

 

http://languageisavirus.com/

 

http://www.archive.org/details/short_poetry_063_librivox

(A collection of free audio poems and books)

 

http://www.magneticpoetry.com/magnet/

(great for found poems)

 

http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/6

 

Writing:

 

http://storybird.com/

(take images and begin writing-awesome)

 

 http://go.hrw.com/eolang/modbank/

(good source that shows modeled writing)

 

http://languageisavirus.com/

(Ideas for writer’s block, posting your own writing, and poetry)

 

http://www.thewritesource.com/studentmodels/

(great examples of student work of various genres)

 

http://www.writingfix.com/traits.htm

(great resource for writing)

 

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/trading_cards/

(great site to create characters)

 

http://readwritethink.org/materials/circle-plot/

(great for creating plot)

 

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/dramamap/

(great for creating an ouline for a drama script)

 

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/flipbook/

(good for notetaking)

 

http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=722&title=

(good for notetaking)

 

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/fairytales/

(great for changing plot and ideas in stories)

 

http://readwritethink.org/materials/letter_generator/

(makes writing letters easy)

 

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/lit-elements/

(literary elements)

 

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/persuasion_map/

(good for outlining your argument for a persuasion essay)

 

http://bogglesworldesl.com/creativewriting.htm

(great creative writing starter prompts)

 

http://www.wordle.net/

(great idea for putting various words together)

 

Grammar

 http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=WCN3302

(great for subject-verb agreement exercise)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/sentencebasics/verbsubjectagreement/game.shtml

(great for subject-verb agreement exercise)

http://www.wadsworth.com/devenglish_d/special_features/grammarquizzes.html

(great fo ronline grammar quizzes)

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/pmp/interactive_guide/g03/g03home.htm

(grammar quizzes)

http://www.drgrammar.org/faqs/

(grammar rules)

 

 

Videos and Documentaries:

 

http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/media/

 

http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm

 http://www.wliw.org/itv/

 

http://www.freedocumentaries.org/index.php?ct=13

 

 

 

 Information on novels, short stories, and poems:

 

 

http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/literature/

(Lord of The Flies game)

 

Shakespeare-Queen Mab Speech

http://audiopoetry.wordpress.com/2006/05/03/queen-mab/

 

http://www.folger.edu/

(shakespeare)

 

http://nadabs.tripod.com/odyssey/#backg

(odyssey info.)

 

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/herosjourney/

(Heroes journey-Odysseus)

 

 

 Rubrics:

 

http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/

 

 

 

 Reading or listening to books online Listening:

 

 http://www.readanybook.com/#read

 

https://wbb11003.follettshelf.com/shelf/servlet/presentshelfform.do?site=11003

(password and username is ewmms for both)

Cartoon creating websites 

http://readwritethink.org/materials/trading_cards

great site to create character outlines

http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/

(make cartoons)

 http://www.toondoo.com/createToon.do?param=openFullWindow

Various Websites

 

http://www.freerice.com/

(vocabulary)

 

http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/

 

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/

(make your own cartoon)

 

http://zamzar.com/

(File converter program)

 

 

Webquests:

 

http://webquest.org/search/webquest_results3.php?curr=curreng&grade=grade912&Submit=Search+Matrix

(great for finding webquests)

 

http://zunal.com/

(great for making webquests)

 

http://drb.lifestreamcenter.net/Lessons/genocide/

(great webquest on Genocide)

 

Video Creating Programs

 

Voki.com

(really good for creating characters that can speak)

 

http://animoto.com/

(pictures turned into videos with music)

 

http://www.glogster.com/

(unique way of publishing writing)

 

 

 

 

 

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