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I Am the Words and Pictures I Create - TeachersFirst
Grades
4 to 6
tag(s): communities (40), creative writing (123), expository writing (29)
In the Classroom
Use this model of write/collaborate/share for any writing project and to build relationships across grade levels.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Shmoop Literature - Ellen Siminoff, et. al.
Grades
9 to 12While actually signing up (which is free) gives you the ability to "clip" files and keep them in a folder, you can access the majority of the information without signing up. Registration does require an email address. Tip: rather than using your personal or work email, create a free Gmail account to use for memberships.If you plan to have students register individually, you may want to create your own Gmail account with up to 20 subaccounts for each group of students (by code name or number) within your classes. Here is a blog post that tells how to set up GMail subaccounts to use for any online membership service.
tag(s): literature (214), poetry (195)
In the Classroom
Because the style of writing is informal, this is a great site to use for those difficult to explain qualities such as tone and writing style with students. Visit the site together and discuss some of the "brain snacks," experience some of the short video clips on your interactive whiteboard or projector, or talk about the constructive use of a site like this without plagiarizing.Share one of the slide shows on a projector or interactive whiteboard as you introduce a unit or allow students to use portions of the slide shows as part of their own presentations on a specific author or literature topic.
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Letters About Literature - Center for the Book: Library of Congress
Grades
2 to 12tag(s): authors (114), letter writing (18), literature (214), writing (309)
In the Classroom
Have your class read some of the award-winning letters from other years on the overhead projector, interactive whiteboard, or projector. Talk about what the winning characteristics are. Share the suggestions the site makes to encourage your writers to use clear and metaphorical language. Use this site to teach your students proper letter-writing skills. Check with your administration to see what their guidelines are for submitting contest entries, particularly regarding the submission of students' names and addresses. The site is quite flexible about those types of requirements. Have the class share their letters and create a "referral" library for students looking for outside reading materials. Have your international students share letters about international writers to encourage broader reading interests. Why not use the letters to create a class online book of letters, using a tool such as Bookemon, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sparknotes - Taming of the Shrew
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): shakespeare (98)
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Biology - Insects - myvocabulary.com
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): insects (63), vocabulary (252)
In the Classroom
Share the puzzles on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Have students work with a partner to try out the puzzles on their own. Have students (or groups) create their own word puzzles to share as a class challenge as a student-run interactive whiteboard activity or share them on a class wiki.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Witty Comics - WittyComics.com
Grades
K to 12tag(s): comics and cartoons (67), communication (126), summarizing (26)
In the Classroom
Create dialogues that introduce new content topics in your classroom. Students can use this "witty" tool to introduce topics from research or to practice a speech to be given in class. Use comics to create a dialogue discussing misconceptions in the content and a discussion of the actual facts to dispel the misunderstandings. To view more comic creator tools and ideas view this collection. Some suggested comic creators are Canva Comic Strip Templates, reviewed here, ToonyTool, reviewed here, Make Beliefs Comix, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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African-American Culture Through the Use of Children's Literature - Yale University
Grades
2 to 4tag(s): poetry (195), short stories (18)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans and activities hosted on this site! Be sure to save this 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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Creative Writing Prompts - Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
If you use journaling as a tool, this is one way to keep it fresh. Assign different numbers to each student in the room and rotate. With 329 there are almost endless permutations of writing possibilities among your students. You can choose to have them write a sentence, a paragraph, or a longer piece based upon the prompt. A student anthology might be a good publication opportunity for you students. Create a class wiki using one (or several) of these prompts. Not sure what a wiki is? Check out the TeachersFirst's Wiki Walk-Through.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sparknotes - Twelfth Night
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9 to 12tag(s): shakespeare (98)
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Ramona the Pest - Lesson ideas - Easyfunschool
Grades
3 to 6tag(s): guided reading (32), reading comprehension (147)
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Idioms Illustrated - Tricia Fuglestad
Grades
8 to 12tag(s): idioms (29), vocabulary (252)
In the Classroom
Add this site to your classroom computers and send-home newsletters to help clear up the meanings of often confusing idioms with a humorous touch. Although the focus is on very young or ENL/ESL students, the cleverly done drawings approach of the videos might serve as a model for student creations of vocabulary word explanations. World language students, similarly, could create similar videos or in class presentations using the draw it, tell it technique to explain new vocabulary words. Challenge students to create a video of other idioms they come across, and share it using a site such as SchoolTube, reviewed here).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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A Timeline of Poetry In English - RPO Eds., U Toronto Eng. Dept & Press
Grades
8 to 12tag(s): poetry (195)
In the Classroom
Many of the poets mentioned along the timeline will be unfamiliar to students. Students might choose a poet and create a "life" for him/her within the culture and society in which he lived and present the poet with one of his works to the class. Challenge cooperative learning groups to create their own interactive timelines about the poet they research using a site such as Sutori, that can include images, text, and collaboration. Another project might be to have groups of students choose poems from each time period within present day English and compare the poems based upon the society of the time in which they were written, incorporating humanities and historical analysis. Use the biographical information provided with some of the poets to engage your students in the life and times of the poet. Have students complete research projects about one of the poets highlighted at this website or create a fictitious blog of his/her life. Challenge students to create their own original poetry in similar form to the poet they have researched.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Vocabulary Web Games - Sheppard Software
Grades
2 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): capitalization (9), grammar (140), parts of speech (39), puzzles (172), test prep (70), verbs (25), vocabulary (252), vocabulary development (102)
In the Classroom
Create links to games and practice vocabulary on classroom computers for students to practice language arts skills. Have students preparing for the SAT/ACT or GRE take vocabulary quizzes to find unknown words. Complement this site by creating your own vocabulary flash cards using an online flashcard maker, like Flashcard Stash..Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Edward Albee
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): literature (214), plays (31)
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Digital Compass - Common Sense Media
Grades
5 to 9tag(s): digital citizenship (108), internet safety (121)
In the Classroom
This site is perfect to incorporate into any digital citizenship lessons. Complete activities together on your interactive whiteboard while making appropriate and inappropriate choices along the way. Create a link on your class website or blog for use at home. Be sure to share Digital Compass with parents to use as part of their online safety discussions at home. Enhance students' learning and create a simple infographic sharing their findings using Canva Infographic Maker, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center - ERIC
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): resources (80)
In the Classroom
Share this great resource with your teaching collegues by including it on your teacher web page.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Zoho Show - ZOHO Corporation
Grades
K to 12tag(s): multimedia (63), slides (38)
In the Classroom
To use this site, you will need to create an account. You will need to navigate using onscreen instructions. There is a video tour of the features if you would like to view it, but it is just as fun and easy to play with the tool. Slide themes are limited, but the tools are simple and it is easy to publish to a URL that can be shared with everyone.Use this tool to create presentations when students will need more than class time to finish. Have students make individual presentations. Instead of presenting on projector, have them share to the class wiki or within their zoho group to promote discussion and peer review. Assign a round-robin peer review so everyone gets some feedback.
Edge Features:
Parent permission advised before posting student work created using this tool
Requires registration/log-in (WITH email)
Products can be embedded
Products can be shared by URL
Multiple users can collaborate on the same project
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Taming of the Shrew - Full Text - Mass. Instit. Technol.
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): shakespeare (98)
In the Classroom
In a class where textbooks may be short this is an excellent site to insure everyone has access to "Taming of the Shrew." This would also be useful for a class reading of the play. Open the site on the interactive whiteboard or projector, and click on the link that allows you to display the full play on one fluid page. From this point, assign students parts and let them read aloud. Just make sure to keep up with the scrolling as students read!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sparknotes - The Tempest
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): shakespeare (98), tempest (3)
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Sparknotes
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9 to 12tag(s): literature (214), shakespeare (98)
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