This page is where I keep links
related to English, school, and my professional interests.
The links are divided into three categories: students, teachers, and My Ninth
Grade
English Team. The links represented here are ones I believed to be worth while
the
last time I reviewed them. They are not terribly organized beyond that, but
I think my notes
will help you decide what you need.
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Reservoir
English Department - Find my and other teachers' web sites and helpful
links. Remember, if you need to email a teacher, you can do it by using
their first name, underscore, last name@hcpss.org. Example: kelli_zellner@hcpss.org |
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| Bartleby.com
- This is a great place to find full texts of older books (like Huckleberry
Finn, which are in the public domain) online. It's a very useful place
for searching texts for specific phrases and ideas. It also has a number
of other useful reference features. Last reviewed: (May 2005) Link: http://www.bartleby.com/ |
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| Litrix
Reading Room: Americans Section - Forget your book at school? Here's where you can find some American texts online. This site is similar to Bartleby, but it has American authors only. Last reviewed: (May 2005) Link: http://www.litrix.com/sec1.htm |
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| Merriam-Webster
Online - When you're reading a book and don't understand a word or writing
a paper and need to know you're using a word correctly, this online dictionary
can be a big help. Please! Never just use MS Word's thesaurus feature without
understanding what the synonyms mean. You can make yourself sound very silly.
Consult this source instead. Last reviewed: (May 2005) Link: http://www.webster.com/ |
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It's
or its? Huh?! - Even adults are unsure as to where to put apostrophes
every now and then. Here's a guide to using them. |
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The
Academy of American Poets - Did your teacher ask you to research a
poet? Do you think your school neglects poetry and want to learn more
on your own? When it comes to American Poetry, this site is a great one.
It includes bios of poets as well as textual and audio samples of many
poems. |
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Poetry
180 Billy Collins, former U.S. Poet Laureate, began this web site
with the idea that students should be able to read one poem a day without
being asked to analyze it. Treat yourself! |
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Words
Work Network - Want to see what other American high school students
are writing. Be wowed at this site! |
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| WritingDEN's
Writing Tips - This is a grammar guide of sorts that may be helpful
to have open while you're writing papers. It's also more convenient than
lugging your ten-pound textbook home for the weekend. Last reviewed: (May 2005) Link: http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/contents.htm |
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| GrammarStation
- More grammar help is offered at this site which may be a bit more user-friendly
and comprehensive than the previous link. Last reviewed: (May 2005) Link: http://www.grammarstation.com |
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| Word
Safari - Getting ready for the SAT? Just want to expand your vocabulary? Visit this site. It's a vocabulary guessing game that includes often misused words and many words that, admittedly, I don't know! Last reviewed: (May 2005) Link: http://home.earthlink.net/~ruthpett/safari/index.htm |
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| Where'd
we get that word? - Find out at the Online Etymology Dictionary. This
site explains the origins and original meanings of thousands of English
words. Last reviewed: (May 2005) Link: http://www.etymonline.com |
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| HyperMacbeth
- Okay, so this isn't very academic. It is, however, very interesting.
It is an association-based audio and visual piece of web art. I wouldn't
listen with speakers too loud, as the sounds are very dissonant, but I would
play around with it for a few minutes. Last reviewed: (May 2005) Link: http://www.dlsan.org/macbeth/the_mac.htm |
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| TeenInk
- This site houses the web version of "a magazine written by teens, for
teens." If you like it, you can subscribe to the print version. In addition,
you can submit your own work. Last reviewed: (May 2005) Link: http://www.teenink.org/ |
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| Teaching
Tolerance is a web project of the Southern Poverty Law Center. They create lesson plans and materials to help foster tolerance of diversity. Many of the materials are aimed at younger grades, but much can be adapted to high school. A recent project, "I Don't Ride a Camel," explores stereotypes about students from the Middle East. Last reviewed: (May 2005) Link: http://www.tolerance.org/teach/index.jsp |
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| Rubistar
This site will help teachers to create rubrics. You can create and save them on a Rubistar account, or copy and paste your work into MS Word for further editing. Last reviewed: (May 2005) Link: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/ |
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| Teacher
Rubric Makers by Teach-nology.com also offers many rubrics. You cannot
save them without membership privileges, but you can make and print. Last reviewed: (May 2005) Link: http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics |
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| International
Society for Technology in Education is a source for lesson plans, standards, and all things technology when it comes to education. This is a very reputable institution at the forefront
of education and technology. Membership is expensive, but use of this site is not! Perhaps most useful to the novice is the "Educator Resources" tab at the top. Last reviewed: (May 2005) Link: http://www.iste.org/ |
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| Media
Awareness Network - As we discuss Media Literacy, this site will be of use to social studies and English teachers as well as media specialists. It provides resources and lessons for
helping students be responsible consumers of media. Last reviewed: (May 2005) Link: http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/index.cfm |
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| Edsitement
- From the National Endowment for the Humanities, this site has lesson plans
for many classes--social studies, art, language arts, and foreign language.
Last reviewed: (May 2005) Link: http://edsitement.neh.gov/ |
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| Network
of Regional Technology in Education Consortia What a mouthful, huh?
This site is very large, but if you have time to dig, you can find great
resources. The Southeast Initiatives for
Technology in Education Consortia , for one, has many lesson plans and
materials in their resources
section. Last reviewed: (May 2005) Link: http://www.rtec.org/ |
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| National
Council of Teachers of English - Every English teacher should know this one, of course! It's our professional association. Last reviewed: (May 2005) Link: http://www.ncte.org |
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| Web
English Teacher - She's fabulous. She has links to many fabulous lessons and materials very well-organized by subject and skill. Last reviewed: (May 2005) Link: http://www.webenglishteacher.com |
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| Teaching
Ender's Game - This site contains basic study questions and links to
other sites about the book. Pay particular attention to his top link (on
the right). It's to Hatrack, Orson
Scott Card's Official Site, which contains many, many other useful resources. Last reviewed: (May 2005) Link: http://hometown.aol.com/ryknroll/endergame.html |
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| Learning
to Lead Is a three-part lesson plan by the Horizons
Electronic Lesson Plans Resource that actually connects figurative language
to practical skills. Last reviewed: (May 2005) Link: http://www.horizonshelpr.org/english/lead/overview.html |
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| Kill
the Pig! Kill the Pig! - Don't let the buzzing on the main page scare
you. This site actually has some neat resources for Lord of the Flies. Last reviewed: (May 2005) Link: http://www.galileo.org/projects/flies/ |
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| In
Search of Shakespeare is an amazing PBS web site to help us in teaching
about the Bard--not only content but also context. Last reviewed: (May 2005) Link: http://www.pbs.org/shakespeare/educators/ |
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| Web
English Teacher - She's fabulous. She has links to many fabulous lessons and materials very well-organized by subject and skill. Last reviewed: (May 2005) Link: http://www.webenglishteacher.com |
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| I'd really love to add more, but I'm out of time and patience for now. Also, many of my other links are on my school computer. Once I've exported those links and sent them home, I can add more. |
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by Kelli Zellner
(This page is always under construction, so please notify
me of any errors.)
Last modified: 05.21.05