Where do you FIND this stuff? Lesson plan portals for English / Language Arts teachers

Read Write Think Read Write Think (readwritethink.org)  Sponsored by NCTE and IRA  Lessons written to careful specifications (technology component, NCTE standards, explanation of theory)  Organized by literacy engagement and grade level, K-12

EdSITEment EdSITEment edsitement.neh.gov/  Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities  Organized by title of the lesson  Grade levels indicated at the lesson page, K-12  Includes assessment ideas and related links

The Library of Congress The Library of Congress  Click on “Teachers” tab  Rich with primary source material  New: TPS Direct, Professional Development for individuals or groups  New: World Digital Library, global cultural treasures in 7 languages  “You pay for it every April 15 – you might as well use it.”

Writing Fix Writing Fix writingfix.com/  Sponsored by the Northern Nevada Writing Project  Lots of prompts, 6-trait ideas, and WAC support  Lots of enthusiasm for writing and kids, K-12  Come prepared to browse (no search feature)

National Writing Project  Includes research and professional development  Includes articles on teacher research and inquiry  Has some lesson ideas, too

ArtsEdge ArtsEdge artsedge.kennedy-center.org/  Sponsored by the Kennedy Center  Emphasis on music, dance, visual arts, and theater integrated with literature and writing  Organized alphabetically by lesson title, K-12

Glencoe Literature Library Glencoe Literature Library  Downloadable files with handouts, literacy focus  Recognizes expanding canon writers  Alphabetical order by title  Secondary titles only (7-12)

Folger Shakespeare Library Folger Shakespeare Library folger.edu  Click to find Lesson Plans, 5-12  A different link has study guides  Site always under development  Shakespeare in American Life, shakespeareinamericanlife.org/ Shakespeare in American Life

Scholastic Scholastic scholastic.com/  Now P-12  Follow links for grade level, literacy level  Rich database of articles  Regularly add new material

Online Writing Lab Online Writing Purdue owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/  Research process  MLA and APA citation  Grammar & Mechanics  Technical writing  Creative Writing

Guide to Grammar and Writing Guide to Grammar and Writing grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/  Increasing levels of sophistication  Words/sentences  Paragraphs  Essays/research papers  Self quizzes, additional support  Labor of love for Dr. Charles Darling

The Blue Book of Grammar The Blue Book of Grammar  Grammar and mechanics rules  Self quizzes  Rules are free, quizzes now require subscription

WebQuests webquest.org (Bernie Dodge) and bestwebquests.com (Tom March) webquest.org bestwebquests.com  Teachers nominate their WebQuests for inclusion.  Includes information on how to write a WebQuest  K-12, cross-curricular

ThinkfinityThinkfinity (formerly MarcoPolo) thinkfinity.org  “Portal of portals”  Sponsored by Verizon Foundation  Affiliates include many state depts of ed  Lessons and materials for E/LA, science, math, social studies, arts, more  Searchable

Web English Teacher Web English Teacher  Links to all the other sites  Organized by author’s last name or by subject (journalism, creative writing)  Search or browse  Webmaster likes to hear from you!