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American Rhetoric |
Clips from movie speeches; video and
audio (K-12) |
Communication Arts
Sample Assessments
Elementary
Middle School
High School |
Click
on the appropriate grade level; sites include interactive
activities showing scoring guides, sample tests, and teaching strategies
(3-12) |
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EdSitement |
Links, lesson plans and activities for
literature and language arts (K-12) |
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Language
Arts Lesson Plans/Resources |
Links to lesson plans (1-12) |
| Web English
Teacher |
Resources for grammar,
journalism, reading, Shakespeare, poetry, writing, vocabulary, phonics,
mythology, speech, etc. (K-12) |
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Analogy of the Day |
FactMonster; learn an analogy each day;
online quiz (3-12) |
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Awesome Analogies |
Quia; game format (3-8) |
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Solving
Analogies |
Interactive practice for
analogies (4-9) |
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Bibliography  |
| Son of Citation Machine
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Fill in the blank format for creating
a bibliography; the site then assembles the bibliographical entry (4-12) |
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Citation
Styles |
How to cite many types of
materials using various citation styles (5-12) |
| Easybib.com |
Helps writers create
bibliographies; MLA 5th edition and APA publications manual
(7-12) |
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Grammar/Usage/Mechanics
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Ask the Grammar Lady |
Free service; answers grammar questions (6-12) |
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Big Dog's
Grammar |
From adjectives and verbs to
active/passive construction (8-12) |
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Blue Book of
Grammar and Punctuation |
Information, links, interactive
quizzes and activities (8-12) |
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Correct
Sentence |
Choose
the sentence that is capitalized and punctuated correctly (3-8) |
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Daily Grammar |
A brief grammar lesson on
topics ranging from Parts of Speech to using brackets (7-12) |
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Eleven Rules of Writing |
A concise guide to some of the
most commonly violated rules of writing, grammar, and punctuation (8-12) |
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End
Punctuation |
Choose
the correct end punctuation (3-8) |
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English
Grammar Connection |
Interactive online lessons to
improve students' English grammar skills (4-12) |
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Grammar
Blast |
Online
activities; Houghton Mifflin (2-5) |
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Grammar Lessons |
Grammar, spelling, punctuation
from the Online Writing Laboratory (2-9) |
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Grammar Ninjas |
Game format used to practice grammar skills
(3-9) |
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Grammar
Rock Schoolhouse
Rock |
Grammar Rock lyrics and audio
(K-6) |
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HyperGrammar |
Interactive grammar site which provides
information and activities (8-12) |
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Punctuation Practice |
Practice identifying punctuation errors
(7-12) |
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Noun
Dunk |
Common vs. Proper Noun
(3-7) |
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Parts
of Speech Games |
Quia: includes matching, Concentration, and flashcards (3-8) |
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Parts
of Speech Games |
Gamequarium; links
to games (3-8) |
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Parts
of Speech |
Online
activities to learn about the parts of speech and practice
identification (4-9) |
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Parts of Speech Identification |
Information and activities (5-12) |
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Rats |
Online
activities; categorized by grade level (K-6) |
| Wacky
Web Tales |
Practice the parts
of speech in an interactive way (2-8) |
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Public Speaking
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Public
Speaking
(Allyn and Bacon) |
Learn about the process of public
speaking and find help preparing speeches (5-12) |
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Reference Materials |
| Bartlett's
Quotations |
Collection
of passages, phrases, and proverbs (5-12) |
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Bartleby's Great Books Online |
Information
and reference tools; downloadable dictionaries and thesauri; Columbia
Encyclopedia; 70 volume Harvard Classics collection and the works of
Shakespeare (4-12) |
| Biographical Dictionary |
Resource
for biographies (2-12) |
| Dictionary.com |
Type in the
word to retrieve definition and usage (2-12) |
| iTools |
Search tools; language tools;
research tools (2-12) |
| The Library Spot |
Links to
numerous online libraries, reference materials, periodicals, quotations,
books, literary criticism, poetry and speeches (6-12) |
| Merriam-Webster Online
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More than
160,000 entries; each word is accompanied by definition, pronunciation,
usage, grammatical function, and a brief etymology (1-12) |
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MetaGlossary |
Defines two million terms, phrases and
acronyms (4-12) |
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Picture
Dictionary |
1,881 illustrated dictionary entries; each word is used in a meaningful example
sentence; most entries have
links to a related web sites (K-4) |
| Quoteland |
Extensive collection organized
by topic (2-12) |
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Refdesk |
ndexes and reviews quality, credible, and current web-based resources
(3-12)
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| Thesaurus. com |
Type
in the word and synonyms will be returned (2-12) |
| Yahoo Reference |
Links to dictionaries,
thesauruses, quotations, libraries and more (3-12) |
| Encyclopedias
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| Britannica Concise Encyclopedia |
Information
on the people, places, and events of yesterday and today (4-12) |
| Columbia Encyclopedia |
Contains
over 51,000 entries with more than 80,000 hypertext cross-references
(4-12) |
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Encarta Encyclopedia Center |
Articles; links; resources
(2-12) |
| Encyclopedia.com
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Searchable encyclopedia
(2-12) |
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World Book Online
Reference Center |
Searchable database; multiple resources
(2-12) |
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Spelling
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| Dositey.com:
K-2 Language |
Phonics
and spelling; word finds and memory games to improve language
skills (K-3) |
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Drag
'n' Spell |
Beat
the clock by dragging the vowels to finish spelling the words before time runs out! (K-3) |
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Hands-On
Spelling Activities |
A
variety of spelling activities (1-6) |
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Harcourt
Brace Spelling |
Identify words that are spelled
incorrectly;
unscramble letters to spell a word; by grade level(1-6) |
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KidsSpell |
Eight free spelling games; use
provided lists or create your own (K-6) |
| Look,
Cover, Write, Check |
Spelling
Practice (2-6) |
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Scrambled
Words |
Unscramble
the letters to spell a word (3-9) |
| SpellaRoo |
Identify
misspelled words (1-4) |
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Spelling Bee
Interactives |
Interactive; set of activities like an
old-fashioned spelling bee (1-12) |
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Spelling City |
Practice spelling;
enter your own spelling list (1-12) |
Spelling
Sparklers
Scroll to Spelling Sparklers |
Suggestions for spelling lessons
and activities (1-6) |
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Sitton Spelling
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Highlight on Spelling |
Word lists by grade level; spelling rules;
games to play at home; home practice (1-6) |
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Rebecca Sitton Introduction for Parents
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Video
overview of the Sitton program (requires Macromedia Flash) |
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Sitton Spelling |
Learn about the philosophy of this approach
to spelling; download activities (1-6) |
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Sitton Spelling Video |
Introductory video to
the Sitton Spelling program; contact your school for access to the
password (1-6) |
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Rebecca Sitton's Spelling Program |
Philosophy; word lists; How Parents Can Help
(1-6) |
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Sitton Spelling
Grade Level Activities |
Word lists; spelling activities (1-6) |
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Word Bank |
1200 high usage words; Core Words; No Excuse
Words (1-6) |
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Thinking Strategies
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Choice Literacy |
Professional Development
resources, advice and thoughts from contributors like Debbie Miller,
Ellin Keene, Franki Sibberson, and “The Sisters” (K-6) |
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Into the Book- Strategies for Learning |
Lesson ideas with video clips
of strategy lessons in elementary classrooms (K-12) |
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Living the Life of a Reader and Writer |
Video clips of Readers and
Writers Workshop (K-12) |
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Mosaic of Thought Teaching Tools |
Lesson ideas, assessment
suggestions, reporting forms, ideas for communicating with parents
(K-12) |
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Picture Books to Use with Thinking Strategies |
List of books to use to teach
the thinking strategies (K-12)
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Reading Workshop |
Classroom teacher’s website
with forms for Readers Workshop, classroom environment and lesson ideas,
and anchor chart examples (K-6) |
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Strategy Instruction for Beginners: Advice from Ellin Keene |
Audio clip- advice from Ellin
Keene on how to get started with strategy instruction(K-6) |
