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Mark Twain House
Grades
4 to 12
tag(s): architecture (83), mark twain (9)
In the Classroom
Teachers wanting to introduce some of Twain's personal life before or after reading one of his books can do just that with this site. Share the site with students on the interactive whiteboard, watching the virtual tour or examining the exhibits. There may not be a ton of information, but this is a great way to get students started on understanding just a little bit more about the famous author.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Voice - Online Poetry Classroom
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7 to 10Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow - PBS
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): 1900s (84), african american (130), civil rights (219), segregation (20)
In the Classroom
True to its claim, this is an educator's site; it contains lesson plans, simulations, narratives, and picture galleries and more. The site may be useful for both American History and American Literature classes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Presentation Skills
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7 to 12tag(s): speaking (22)
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Recommended Literature - California Department of Education
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1 to 12tag(s): literature (215), reading lists (76)
In the Classroom
Teachers will find this a great tool for locating books appropriate to particular topics or student interests, especially in multi-lingual classroomsAdd your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Word Magnet Puzzles
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): poetry (196), vocabulary (251)
In the Classroom
Try this as a brainstormer in your poetry class, or as a vocabulary builder.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Poetry 180 - Library of Congress
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): poetry (196)
In the Classroom
Use these poems as a warm up to start class. Have kids analyze the poem to find symbolism, meter, rhyme, etc.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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American Folktales
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4 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Eight Steps to Information Literacy
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): book reports (26)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site for information on how to research on the web. Your students can learn how to get organized, research, keep track of information that might be useful, select the most relevant items, and preparing a project or paper.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Best of the Year for Young Adults - American Library Association
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7 to 12tag(s): reading lists (76)
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Mark Twain in his Times - University of Virginia
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6 to 12tag(s): biographies (96), mark twain (9)
In the Classroom
Good site for lesson ideas, or for independent use by students. Bookmark this site for biographical information about Mark Twain for student projects and papers. Check out the links to his writings as well, available as complete texts on the internet.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Internet TESL Journal
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
This site is a gold mine for teachers looking for new activities and methods to use in their ESL classroom. Save the site as a favorite on your classroom desktop, allowing you to reference the site whenever in need of fresh ideas!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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K-W-L - A Strategy for Learning
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4 to 12tag(s): inquiry (34), inventors and inventions (88)
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If you're not familiar KWL, this is a great starting point.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Music is Poetry - TeachersFirst
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6 to 8tag(s): poetry (196)
In the Classroom
This unit conforms to Florida language arts standards. Technology options include using an interactive whiteboard, or an online whiteboard such as Draw.Chat.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TeachersFirst's Reading List Collection - TeachersFirst
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4 to 12tag(s): book lists (161), reading lists (76)
In the Classroom
Try using these lists with your reluctant readers; there are dozens of possibilities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Lifetime Reading List - TeachersFirst
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): reading lists (76)
In the Classroom
Share this list with students as a challenge, and make the link available on your class web page. Consider conducting a year-long independent reading challenge, asking students to read from this list and create their choice of media "advertisement" or critique of the book using one of the many tool options in the TeachersFirst Edge. Ask students to generate a personal goal "Lifetime Reading" or "Book Bucket List" and share it in their own creative way.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Romeo & Juliet and West Side Story- Time Stands Still - Yale University
Grades
6 to 8tag(s): romeo & juliet (7), shakespeare (98)
In the Classroom
Have students work in small groups to compare the main conflicts in Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story. Students can create a Venn diagram with the Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here showing similarities and differences between the rival families in Shakespeare's play and the rival gangs in the musical. Ask students to rewrite a short scene from Romeo and Juliet orWest Side Story in a modern setting, such as a school, a neighborhood, or a sports rivalry. Students can perform their scenes for the class or record them as short videos. Lead a class discussion about themes such as prejudice, loyalty, family expectations, and love. Ask students to identify examples of these themes in the stories and then connect them to modern life, news events, or other books they have readAdd your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Medieval Food, Banquets, and Feasts - Springfield k12
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): elizabethan (12), medieval (38), shakespeare (98)
In the Classroom
If you teach World History, this is the perfect site to get some extra ideas to make your unit more interesting for your students. In the blog, you will find information about Eleanor of Aquitaine, Castles Gardens, Saint George the Dragon Slayer, and others. If you have weak readers in the class, you may want to use Read Ahead, reviewed here to create a guided reading activity for the blog articles. Enhance learning by having small groups of students choose a topic from the blog for further investigaion and then report about it to the other groups using Genially, reviewed here where students can choose their type of multimedia presentation. Have you heard about the novel A Proud Taste for Scarlett and Miniver, the life story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (who married two kings and gave birth to two kings) by E.L. Konisburg? It is a perfect fit to add historical fiction to your history classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Mysticism of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
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1 to 12tag(s): literature (215)
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Mark Twain at Large - His travels here and abroad
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6 to 12tag(s): literature (215), mark twain (9)
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