sixth grade graphicTechnology-Rich Learning Experiences
for High School Communication Skills, English, and Language Arts

The following resources are designed for high school communication skills, English, and language arts students and their teachers.

Teacher Tap: Language Arts Resources
http://eduscapes.com/tap/tapenglish.html

Literature Ladders: Literature-based WebQuests for High School
http://eduscapes.com/ladders/themes/webquests.htm#4

 

English and Language Arts

American and English Literature Internet Resources
http://library.scsu.ctstateu.edu/litbib.html

BBC School : English from BBC Learning - Ages 14-16
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/16/english.shtml

Biographies from the Multnomah Country Library
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/biohc.html
Organized, annotated links

Books and Writing from Multnomah County Library
http://www.multcolib.org/outer/books.html
Links to good resources

BrainPop
http://www.brainpop.com/english/seeall.weml
Short animation movies on english topics

EDSITEMENT: Literature and Language Arts - Grades 9-12
http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subcategory=0&grade=9-12&Display=Display

English from Blue Web'N
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/contentarea.cfm?glid=5&cid=5
Locate reviewed tools, lessons, hotlist, resource, tutorial, webquests, and projects by content areas and grade levels

English from the High School Hub
http://highschoolhub.org/hub/english.cfm
Links to quality resources, reference materials, and learning activities including spelling, vocabulary, grammar, writing, poetry, research, and literature.

English/Language Art from Internet4classrooms
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang.htm#high

English and American Literature
http://www.uky.edu/Subject/englit.html

English Language from Chico High School Library
http://dewey.chs.chico.k12.ca.us/engl.html
Lots of great links

English Zone
http://www.english-zone.com/
Great English starting point

E-Server
http://eserver.org/
Starting point for all areas of English

Gateway English II from Internet4classrooms
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/gateway_english.htm

GLC - Ninth Grade Literature
http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/seqlps/sudisplay.asp?SUID=192

  • To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Great Expectations
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • Lord of the Flies
  • A Separate Peace
  • Short Stories
  • Mythology
  • Letter Writing

High School English: Homework Spot
http://homeworkspot.com/high/english/

Journalism Resources
http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/
Great list of resources

Language Arts from the Multnomah County Library
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/langhc.html
Information by category

Literature from Blue Web'N
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/content/Cat_1_Scat_3.html
Locate reviewed tools, lessons, hotlist, resource, tutorial, webquests, and projects by content areas and grade levels

Literature & Authors from the Multnomah County Library
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/lithc.html
Information by category

Literature and Language Arts from Discovery School's Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/arts/artlit.html
Quality links and descriptions

Literature Ladders from Eduscapes
http://www.eduscapes.com/ladders/
Provides ideas for connecting books and Internet resources.

Mythology from the Multnomah County Library
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/mythhc.html
Information by category

ReadWrite Think: Student Materials
http://readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
Interactive tools that support national language arts standards.

ReadWriteThink: Lesson Plans 9-12
http://readwritethink.org/lessons/index.asp

SOS Teacher: English from BBC Learning - Ages 14-16
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/sosteacher/browse/ks4_english.shtml

Web English Teacher***
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/
Presents K-12 English/Language Arts teaching resources: lesson plans, WebQuests, videos, biography, e-texts, criticism, jokes, puzzles, and classroom activities.

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Teen Resources


A+ Research
http://www.ipl.org/teen/aplus/
Many resources for students doing research

About: Poetry
http://poetry.about.com/
Great poetry links

Academy of American Poets
http://www.poets.org/
Read and listen to poetry. Also, learn about poets

ACQWEB's Directory of Book Reviews on the Web
http://acqweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/acqweb/bookrev.html
Tons of book review links

All Readers
http://www.allreaders.com/
Helps you find a good book

American and English Literature Internet Resources
http://library.scsu.ctstateu.edu/litbib.html
Links to lots of resources

American Verse Project from University of Michigan
http://www.hti.umich.edu/a/amverse/
Explore American verse

Bartleby: Great Books Online
http://www.bartleby.com/
Online publisher of literature, reference, and poetry providing access to books and information, free of charge.
 
Bibliomania
http://www.bibliomania.com/
Great reasons on reading and literature

Electronic Literature Directory
http://directory.wordcircuits.com/
Directory to location electronic literature

Essay Writing
http://www.essaypunch.com/
Takes you through the steps in writing an essay

Literature: What Makes a Good Short Story?
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/literature/
Great online tutorial

Online Literary Criticism from Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/
Explore literary criticism

Online Writing Lab from Purdue
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Tutorials and study materials

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant - POWA
http://www.powa.org/
Help in writing

Reading Rants
http://tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/jen/
Read book reviews and articles

Teen Ink: Reviews Written By Teens
http://teenink.com/Reviews/
Book reviews by teens; send your reviews

TeenPoint for Writing and Reading Reviews
http://www.teenspoint.org/reviews/index.asp
Read and write reviews; send your reviews

Teen Reads
http://www.teenreads.com/
Read reviews and learn about books

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42explore

42explore: Advertising
http://www.42explore.com/advertis.htm

42explore: Biographies
http://www.42explore2.com/biographies.htm

42explore: Charles Dickens
http://42explore.com/dickens.htm

42explore: Debate
http://www.42explore.com/debate.htm

42explore: Fantasy and Science Fiction
http://www.42explore.com/fantscifi.htm

42explore: Figurative Language
http://www.42explore.com/figlang.htm

42explore: Journal Writing
http://www.42explore.com/journl.htm

42explore: Literary Criticism
http://42explore.com/litcrit.htm

42explore: Mystery
http://www.42explore.com/mystery.htm

42explore: Mythology
http://www.42explore2.com/myth.htm

42explore: Oral History
http://www.42explore2.com/oralhst.htm

42explore: Poetry
http://www.42explore.com/poetry.htm

42explore: William Shakespeare
http://www.42explore.com/shakspear.htm

42explore: Skits, Plays, & Scripts
http://www.42explore.com/skits&plays.htm

42explore: Skimming and Scanning
http://www.42explore.com/skim.htm

42explore: Storytelling
http://www.42explore.com/story.htm

42explore: Mark Twain
http://www.42explore.com/twain.htm

42explore: Writing
http://www.42explore.com/writing.htm
http://www.magneticpoetry.com/magnet/index.html
http://www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/playonline.cfm
Write poems, submit poems, read poems and evaluate poems

Starters for Narrative, Persuasive, & Expository Writing

The following bullets are K-12 resources. Explore the following resources for writing project ideas:

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Overall

42explore
http://42explore.com

BBC Schools - Ages 11-16 & 16+
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/11_16/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/16/

Eduscapes
http://eduscapes.com

Teacher Tap
http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/

Teacher Pages

Teacher Tap: Teacher and Classroom Pages
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic60.htm

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Developed by Annette Lamb, 7/04.