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Learn 2 Type
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5 to 12
tag(s): keyboarding (28)
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Hawthorne
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9 to 12tag(s): england (49), literature (214)
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London Museum - Museum of London
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6 to 12In the Classroom
Use the museum's digital collections and online exhibitions to take students on a virtual tour of London's history. Students can explore different time periods or boroughs, then create travel brochures, video presentations, or museum guide scripts highlighting what they discovered. This works particularly well for world history, geography, or cultural studies classes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Songs Inspired by Literature - Artists for Literacy
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9 to 12tag(s): literature (214)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans on this site! Within the Educator's Resources are lesson plans about songs that have been inspired by literature. Pieces include "The Grapes of Wrath," and "Angela's Ashes." These would be a great way to get students hooked into the content!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Back to the Sea of Cortez - Jon Christenson
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9 to 12tag(s): ecosystems (108)
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Guide to Writing a Basic Essay
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6 to 12tag(s): essays (17)
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Word Central - Merriam Webster
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5 to 12tag(s): poetry (195)
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Rhyme Zone
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4 to 12tag(s): shakespeare (98), thesaurus (21)
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Oxymoron
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8 to 12tag(s): grammar (140), humor (20), literary devices (13)
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The Life Picture Collection - LIFE
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): cultures (290), great depression (32), photography (136), politics (122)
In the Classroom
Use the photos found on this site for writing prompts. Search within the site or browse the subjects offered to find one that corresponds to a unit being studied. A good example is the images taken during the Great Depression. Pull up a select few of the images and prompt students to tell the story of what is happening in each image, the emotions it conveys, and the impact it is meant to have on the viewer. This site would benefit teachers of nearly any subject, especially history, language arts, civics, and science.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Quiz Hub
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
Use the free quizzes to help students review OR as pre-diagnositc quizzes to determine what students already know about the topic. This is a great way to assess which areas need strengthening and which areas students need less help in. Teachers wanting to focus their classrooms more efficiently will appreciate this one.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Book-a-Minute Classics - Samuel Stoddard and David J. Parker
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9 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Guide to Grammar and Writing - Index - Capital Community College Foundation
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6 to 12tag(s): grammar (140)
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Purdue OWL - Avoiding Plagiarism - Purdue University
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8 to 12tag(s): copyright (41), plagiarism (32)
In the Classroom
Share this site on the interactive whiteboard to establish a set of rules before beginning a research project or paper with your class. Teachers can even post the site on their teacher webpage, emphasizing it's importance and allowing students to reference it both in and out of the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Wordsworth Trust
Grades
9 to 12In the Classroom
Use this site while studying Wordsworth in your classroom. On the menu at the top, under Wordsworth, find The Man, The People, The Place, The Poetry to guide your classroom studies. You might divide the class into small groups and have each group take a topic to present to the other groups. When using small groups to present to each other, you could use the Jigsaw method, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Literature Network - The Literature Network
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): authors (114), literature (214), quotations (18), sonnets (6)
In the Classroom
Use the quizzes on this site to test what students already know or are learning amidst a unit. Quizzes can be found within each author's heading, and relate to each major piece of work of the author. If letting students complete the quizzes online, make sure to save the site as a favorite on classroom computers, making it easier for them to navigate there.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Poets.org - Academy of American Poets
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): poetry (195)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans, tips and resources for teaching poetry in the "Educators" section of the site. These would be great for a teacher who's teaching poetry for the first time, or just needs some fresh ideas. Be sure to save the site as a favorite to allow for easy retrieval later on.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Spirit of Trees
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4 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Brontes - Bronte Parsonage Museum
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9 to 12tag(s): literature (214)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a introductory activity before reading one of the many books by one of the Bronte sisters. The family history will provide some background on the two authors, that would be great contextual information for students before beginning a class reading of one of their novels. Have cooperative learning groups explore the information, with the intentions of summarizing the main points in a multimedia presentation. Try having groups create a magazine cover of a sister, highlighting her accomplishments - we recommend using Magazine Cover Maker, reviewed here)Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Read Write Think - NCTE
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): literacy (124), resources (80), thinking routines (50)
In the Classroom
Within the classroom resources are plenty of lesson plans that are aligned to National standards. Save this site as a favorite to allow for easy reference whenever you're in need of fresh ideas and lesson plans. There are many resources available on ReadWriteThink for teaching literacy. Choose from lesson plans and units sorted by grade level, or narrow down your search to specific objectives including fluency, text structure, and more. In addition, ReadWriteThink offers almost 60 interactives including graphic organizers and tools for word work. Be sure to browse through the Printouts portion of the site; these aren't boring fill in the blank activities. Printouts include book reports, writing tips, and card games.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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