For Students
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For Teachers
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For Parents
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Ask Oxford: a word oriented informational site.
Online tools for creating:
-Literature element Maps (Character map, conflict map, resolution map, or setting map)
-Plot Diagram (create and print a plot diagram)
-Online Printing Press
-Letter Generator (learn the elements of a letter and write one)
-Acrostic Poem maker |
Writing
Handouts The Indiana State University OWL contains over 250 worksheets on a variety of topics. |
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| Grammar
Sentence Structure Quiz/Exercise |
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Quizes Online and interactive |
Literature Circles:
Resources: Literature Circles
Read, Write, Think
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Washington State History Museum |
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Ways of Looking at a Blackbird by Wallace Stevens |
Library of Congress |
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| Acadamy of American Poets |
Washington Library Media Association |
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| Poetry Daily |
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| Poetry 180 |
Teaching Grammar: Ideas,
Reviews, Sources
(by Mr. Voigt) |
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Homework Help
(about.com)Site with information in most academic subjects. |
National Council of Teachers
of English
The professional organization for English teachers, with information on
membership, current English issues, practices and methods. Plus, information
on upcoming conferences. Very large and inclusive site. |
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Spark Notes
Cliff's Notes style help online. Good for studying, or reviewing,
but not a replacement for texts. |
The English Companion
Jim Burke's site is full of tools, information, and resources for teaching
English. |
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Bartleby
Classic Texts online, free to read. Great online reference section of searchable
dictionaries and more. |
Web English Teacher
Information on teaching media literacy, prose, poetry, and much more. |
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Literature Links
A collection of literature links. Online literature magazines, presses,
and print journals are all listed here. |
Media Literacy Center
Information on teaching media awareness, lesson plans, links, and articles. |
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*For Fun:
http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/ |
AskEric
A large site full of articles and lesson plans for all content
areas. |
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| Study Habit Tips |
Teachers.net
Chat center, job boards, lesson plans, events, articles, and more. |
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Read Print
A collection of online texts and information about authors |
PBS Teacher Source
Lesson plans and information for all subjects. |
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Rhetorical Devices
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Time Savers for Teachers
A site of templates of classroom forms, and more. Free samples, but costs
for access to everything. |
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| Online Writing Lab Purdue's MLA Format Guide |
Education
World
Up to date articles, lesson plans, and general information for teachers.
Great site. |
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Office of Superintendent of Instruction
(OSPI) Homepage
Site with loads of information on legislation, EALRs, benchmarks, and necessary
information for teachers in Washington State. |
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Peter Sacks Homepage
Peter Sacks is the author of Standardized Minds: the high price of America's
testing culture and what we can do to stop it. This book is a must
read for everyone involved in education. Mr. Sacks site has good information
on standardized testing. |
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Evaluating Online Resources Notebook: Research Tips for students to evaluate online resources
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Information on I-Search Research Papers
I-Search Paper Format Guide
The I-Search Paper : Information on this writing tool
The I-Search Curriculum Unit
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Rhetoric and Composition
Rhetoric, Writing and Communication
http://www.rhetcomp.com/-a portal to sites
relevant to the
field of
rhetoric and
composition
Rhetoric and Comp. Resources
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Lesson Planning:
Designing a Discussion Lesson Plan:--An Overview
Teaching English - Resources for English Education Majors
General Teaching Resources
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Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab): Tons of information on grammar, research, formatting, and writing in general.
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Rubistar: Create Rubrics for your Project-Based Learning Activities
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The Bedford Bibliography for Teachers of Writing
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Online Lesson and Slideshow on Roots and Their Families
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Teaching Vocab
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Events at WWU:
Lecture Series
AS
University Events
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