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Literature & Writing
 Websites presented in alphabetical order AppLit: Resources for Readers and Teachers of Appalachian Literature for Children and Young Adults 
 AppLit offers articles, author pages, bibliographies, fiction and poetry, lesson plans, links, and study guides for children's literature from Appalachia, defined here as "the mountainous regions of Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia; all of the mountain state of West Virginia; and the hilly region of southern Ohio." From a professor of English. http://www.ferrum.edu/applit/ Topics: Children's Literature, Lesson Plans, Librarianship, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction, Poetry Last updated May 31, 2006 Creating Dramatic Monologues from "The Grapes of Wrath"
Lesson plan for a project to help students understand "the universal nature of Steinbeck's characters' struggles and some of the complex forces affecting their lives." Designed for use in 9-12 grade classrooms, it has project tips, discussion questions, and additional resource suggestions including Web links. From DiscoverySchool.com. http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/grapesofwrath/ Topics: Agriculture, K-12 Education, Lesson Plans Last updated Dec 11, 2007 GED Preparation Resources on the Web
Links to lesson plans for teachers and practice exercises for those planning on taking the General Educational Development (GED) exam. Also provides links to materials on specific subjects, including social studies, writing, science, math, and literature and the arts. From the Maryland Adult Literacy Resource Center. http://www.umbc.edu/alrc/ged_resources.html Topics: Education, K-12 Education, Lesson Plans Last updated Jul 8, 2009 High School Journalism
"This site is for teen journalists, [and] their teachers and guidance counselors. ... Our goals are to encourage a diverse generation of young people to make newspaper journalism their career and impart a deeper appreciation of the First Amendment among all teens." The site features news, lesson plans, information about summer programs and scholarships, and links to hundreds of high school newspapers. Searchable. From the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE). http://www.highschooljournalism.org Topics: Lesson Plans, Magazines, News, Newspapers, Nonfiction by Genre, Writing Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Page by Page: Creating a Children's Book
An exploration of the creation, development, writing, illustration, printing, and selling of a children's picture book using "Zoom Upstream" (written by Tim Wynne-Jones, illustrated by Eric Beddows) and "School" (written by Pierre Charbonneau, illustrated by Ginette Anfousse) as examples. Includes lesson plans and related links. Also available in French. From the National Library of Canada. http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/lac-bac/page_by_page-ef/www.lac-bac.gc.ca/3/2/index-e.html Topics: Business, Children's Literature, Lesson Plans, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Oct 8, 2009 Plagiarism Workshop
This lesson plan is designed as an interdisciplinary one-hour workshop to provide high school students "an introduction to the issue of plagiarism, an overview of copyright laws and fair use provisions, and a demonstration of techniques to avoid plagiarism." Includes a selective, annotated webliography. From Janice Cooper of Northern Valley Regional High School, New Jersey. https://mail.nvnet.org/~cooper_j/plagiarism/ Topics: Communications, Education, English Language, Intellectual Property, Lesson Plans, Literature & Books, Writing Last updated Jun 13, 2008 poets.org: For Educators
Resources for educators about teaching poetry, including teaching tips, lesson plans "developed and tested by high-school teachers," essays, hundreds of full-text poems, links to related resources, and discussion forums "in which users can post strategies for and ask questions about teaching poetry at the primary, secondary, and university level." From the Academy of American Poets. http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/6 Topics: K-12 Education, Lesson Plans, Poetry Last updated Jun 8, 2005 The Political Dr. Seuss
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Independent Lens program on the political philosophy of children's author and illustrator Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel). Features audio clips of comments from Dr. Seuss on his career, a history of political cartooning, a gallery of his political cartoons from the World War II period and other illustrations, lesson plans, and related resources. http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/politicaldrseuss/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Lesson Plans, Literature & Books, Media, Media, Politics Last updated Oct 26, 2004 Read Write Think
This site aims to "provide educators and students with access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction." The site features searchable and browsable lesson plans for grades K to 12. Also includes annotated Web links and interactive student materials. A partnership between the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and the MarcoPolo Education Foundation. http://readwritethink.org/ Topics: Lesson Plans Last updated Mar 8, 2004 Scribbling Women
This project "dramatizes stories by American women writers for national radio broadcast. This site provides classroom resources for teaching the rich tradition of American literature by women." The site features audio of the plays, which have been adapted from stories by authors such as Zora Neale Hurston, Kate Chopin, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Registration (free) required to access lesson plans and related teaching material. http://www.scribblingwomen.org Topics: Lesson Plans, Literature: Fiction, Media, Notable People: Women, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 14, 2005 Story Arts Online
Includes a collection of folktale plots, tips for telling stories, articles, lesson plans and activities, recommended books for teachers, and related links. From storyteller and author Heather Forest. http://www.storyarts.org/ Topics: Lesson Plans, Literature & Books Last updated Jul 11, 2004 Woody Guthrie and The Grapes of Wrath
A study plan to help students explore common themes between Guthrie's music and Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath, and to appreciate the music and the novel as "works of art and historical documents." Aimed at teachers to use with students in grades 10-12, this is part of a larger website of lesson plans from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. http://www.rockhall.com/teacher/sti-lesson-9/ Topics: Agriculture, Lesson Plans Last updated Apr 16, 2007 |
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