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Short Stories - East of the Web
Grades
9 to 12
tag(s): short stories (18)
In the Classroom
Share with your students and enjoy some of the short stories from the site. Encourage students to write their own story and submit it to the site for consideration. Modify learning and have students useYou must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Poetry Magic
Grades
9 to 12In the Classroom
Much of the advanced material would be suitable for teachers to use in preparing lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Poetry Collection from eMule
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): poetry (195)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a resource for students during a unit on poetry. This could be a great tool for students searching for a poem to fit their needs, whether it be for a recitation activity, report, or analysis. Using a broader search engine allows them more options than would a printed anthology within the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Modern American Poetry - University of Illinois
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): poetry (195)
In the Classroom
Post the site on the class web page as a resource for students working on a research paper, allowing them to access it both in and out of the classroom. The biographies provided would be an excellent resource, as would some of the poems that accompany them.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Mississippi Writers & Musicians - Mississippi Writers and Musicians
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): acting (16), artists (99), authors (114), biographies (96)
In the Classroom
Give students a list of fun facts (e.g., "Won a Grammy," "Wrote a bestselling novel") and a list of names from the site. Students can use the website to match each fact with the correct person. Each student selects one writer, musician, artist, or actor from the site and creates a trading card that includes their photo, a brief biography, a notable achievement, and a quote or fun fact. Have them use paper or a template from Canva, reviewed here. Have students research one person from the site and write an imagined interview, with 5-7 questions and answers. They can role-play the interview in pairs or write it as a dialogue script.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mecury Radio Theatre Collection
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): radio (16)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a learning center or station during a unit on the beginnings of the radio, or the evolution of entertainment in Western Society. Allow students to listen to some of the broadcasts, making sure to include headphones in the center. Most entertaining would be the historic "War of the Worlds," broadcast, which could be easily compared the recent Hollywood movie. Start a class discussion on the differences between radio and movies, focusing on the difference between seeing and hearing the action. This site would definitely add some interest to radio, a topic that may seem boring from the outset.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Olde Sayings
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): word study (58)
In the Classroom
Use this site as learning center or station during a unit on pre-Elizabethan England. Students will love the odd facts concerning where common sayings originated, and the information garnered from the site could easily be worked into class discussion. Have an "Old England" day where students have to use these sayings and words in place of current vernacular!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Internet Poetry Archive - University of North Carolina
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): poetry (195)
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The Favorite Poem Project
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): poetry (195)
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Encyclopedia Mythica
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): myths and legends (44)
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Woodsong Unit Plan
Grades
4 to 8tag(s): reading comprehension (146)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans on this site! It has lessons for both Language Arts and Math classes, so pass it on to your peers if they are one or the other.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Race, Language and Separation - Yale University
Grades
5 to 6tag(s): racism (80)
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Chicago Manual of Style FAQ - University of Chicago Press
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): grammar (139)
In the Classroom
Teachers could make a lesson from the intensity of the arguments over grammatical issues.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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BibleGateway
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): religions (119)
In the Classroom
Use this site for easy searching of the bible. This site would be useful in any philosophy or religion class. Save the site as a favorite on classroom computers, allowing students to use it for research.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bibliomania - Bibliomania
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): authors (114), biographies (96)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site for biographical information about authors as well as articles on historical perspectives on literature for your students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Random House Books for Young People: Teacher's Resource Center - Random House
Grades
1 to 8tag(s): reading lists (76)
In the Classroom
Use this site to obtain reading lists, book guides, and recommendations for read-aloud books for the classroom. Make sure to check for updates, as the site gets new lists continuously.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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American Verse Project - University of Michigan Press
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): poetry (195)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site to find poetry on a specific subject and also by author. This site includes American poems up until 1920, so it would be a great resource for papers and projects.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Full Texts - Project Gutenberg - Project Gutenberg
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): book lists (161), novels (34)
In the Classroom
Use this site to search for readings and resources your school may not be able to purchase for all students. The site would also be a helpful resource to students on the off chance they forgot the books at school or for some reason lost access. Post this site on the teacher webpage to allow students to access it both in and out of the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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That's Not Fair - Yale University
Grades
4 to 6In the Classroom
As a class, try to solve this literary mystery which involves a murder among the bookshelves in a library. While working on solving who did it, students will learn about a wide variety of intermediate detective novels. Have student pair or small groups of students pick whichever one is of the most interest and get it either online or make a trip to the school library to find the book. Have the pairs or small groups report out about their book to their peers after completion. Be sure they plan out their presentation by using a storyboard creator such as SuperNotecard. Students can then finalize their presentations using a tool like Make Beliefs Comix, or Powtoon. As a wrap up for this unit you may also want to have students solve the online interactive mystery Murder at the Met: An American Art Mystery.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science Fiction Selections: Connecting Film to Literature for First and - Yale University
Grades
3 to 12In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans on this site! This lesson is a great way to connect content to something students are really interested in - movies. Be sure to save the site as a favorite to allow for easy reference later on.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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