LANGUAGE
ARTS -
GENERAL
TEACHING
SOURCES
Academy Curricular Exchange Intermediate Language Arts Lessons
David Levin's English Language Arts Department
Lots of Links
English and Literature Lessons Plans for Middle School
The English Department Teachers' Page
VAST collection of lessons, websites on novels, and anything to do with Language Arts
Units on Poetry, Cartoons, etc.
Lessons with Internet sites for poetry, literature, writing, and more
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Literature & Language Arts
Language Arts/Literature Library
Lessons for folktales, myths, novels, etc.
Must arrow down on the site
National Council of Teachers of English Teaching Ideas
Lesson Plans AND Integrating Language Arts into Other Curriculum Areas
Language Arts & Journalism Lessons
The Professional Cartoonists Index
Shows editorial cartoons
Professional Cartoonists Index
- Teachers' Guide
Lesson plans for using editorial cartoons at all levels.
Tips & Scripts
Recorded Books in the Carusi Media Center
Resources for English/Language Arts Teachers
Reading, Writing & Grammar for Grades 5 & 6
Videos in the Carusi Media Center
Lesson ideas for Anne Frank, S.E.Hinton, Ray Bradbury, Lois Lowry, Gary Paulsen, Mildred Taylor, etc. Also--poetry, mythology, newspaper & yearbook
AUTHORS
Authors & Ilustrators for Young People
Authors & Illustrators on the Web
BOOK REVIEWS
Have your students write book reviews and post them on this site
Carol Hurst's Book Reviews by Grades
ELECTRONIC TEXTS
FOLKTALES & MYTHOLOGY
Excellent Site - Full Text Tales
Folklore & Mythology Electronic Texts
Folktales, Myths, Tall Tales, Fables, Rhymes
GRAMMAR
Online Activities
Online, Interactive Lessons -- Includes Powerpoint presentations, quizzes, more
LITERATURE
Young Adults,Too!
UNITS ON NOVELS!
Includes rubrics
OUTSTANDING LESSONS ON NOVELS!
Index to YA Authors & Literature on the Web
Includes Lesson Plan Ideas for Carusi novels
by Jack Lynch
Literature Lessons Outta Ray's Head
Poetry, & Lessons for some Carusi novels
Online Resources for Teaching Literature
NOVELS
Call of the Wild
Catherine Called Birdie
The Contender
Robert Lipsyte Page (Includes Teachers' Guide)
Teachers' Guide (Harper)
Diary of Anne Frank
Anne Frank and the Children of the Holocaust
Anne Frank in the World 1929-1945, Teacher Workbook
Anne Frank: The Play - Activities
35 Lessons for the Diary -- 1 for each chapter!
The Egypt Game
Flowers for Algernon
The Giver
Hatchet
Little House on the Prairie
Worldwide Guide to Little House on the Prairie
Night
The Outsiders
Pictures of Hollis Woods
The Pigman
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
Mildred Taylor Teacher Resource Guide
Mildred Taylor - Gazillions of Lesson Plans from ERIC
A Single Shard
Tangerine
Article: Bullying Rampant in Middle Schools
Background Information from Kathy Kaplan
Background Information for Tangerine from "Getting Started in English"
Frontloading: Assisting Readers Before Reading -- Example --Tangerine
Webquest: Sinkholes, Soccer & Light
Treasure Island
ETTC: Treasure Island Teaching Links
War Between the Classes
PERIODICALS
POETRY
Teaching Japanese Poetry
American Verse Project
eMule
(Prounounced She-jo)
Korean Poetry
From Atlantic Online
Classical Poems
WRITING
Excellent Interactive Site
How to Write Opinion Pieces - Editorials, Columns, & Editorial Cartoons
Online Writing Lab and Links to Other Writing Labs on the Web
Yes, you can print these out!
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
Creative Writing Resources
Excellent Sites for Teaching Writing...Includes Self Publishing
Interactive Language Arts and Journalism Project for Middle Schools
