English and Language Arts

English and Language Arts

Language Arts

  • Aesop's Fables includes a total of 655+ fables, indexed in table format, with morals listed

  • Amazing Handwriting Worksheets Maker make custom handwriting worksheets at the click of a button

  • Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics

  • Children's Storybooks On-line delightful page offers original illustrated children's stories to read to young ones

  • Common Errors in English aim of the site is to help you avoid low grades, lost employment opportunities, lost business, and titters of amusement at the way you write or speak

  • Clearinghouse: Literacy examines the evidence of effectiveness of programs intended to increase literacy skills.

  • Cyber English Syllaweb internet resources compiled and assignments completed by students enrolled in a Cyber English class

  • Digital Education Network: The Writing Den Provides instruction at three levels of difficulty. Words is for students who need an introduction to key words and ideas -- visual information is presented in pictures, photos, diagrams, maps and time lines. Sentences is for students who are learning to work with English grammar rules and sentence construction -- expands on topics introduced in Words, providing additional words and information. Paragraphs is designed for more advanced students who are learning to write paragraphs and essays -- presented in essay format with accompanying notes that show the student how an essay can be organized. Other features include Teacher's Guide, Word of the Day, Tips-O-Matic, In Brief, and Speak Out. Some sections use Real Audio plug-in.

  • The Elements of Style the principal requirements of plain English style

  • The Encyclopedia Mythica an encyclopedia of myths, folklore, and legends

  • First-Line Index of Poems Can't remember the author or title? Alphabetical listing of first lines...

  • Freytag's Pyramid Detailed article on Freytag's pyramid of dramatic structure

  • Great Writers contains a list of famous writers/authors/poets throughout history AND Great Poets features biographies of famous poets through the ages.

  • A Guide for Writing Research Papers (APA) answers commonly asked questions about APA style

  • A Guide for Writing Research Papers (MLA) every aspect of writing a paper is covered

  • Haiku Poem: How to Write explains how to write a haiku poem, and offers haiku examples and prompts to inspire you

  • Handwriting for Kids free handwriting site that provides practice using the ball and stick method; includes a link for "My name is..." worksheet generator. See Lowercase Animated Manuscript and Uppercase Animated Manuscript

  • Hans Christian Andersen: Fairy Tales and Stories Complete list of Andersen's 168 stories, in the chronological order of their original publication. Title variations and Danish equivalents may be found in the cross reference.

  • Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder Dozens of word games to challenge and amuse

  • National Writing Project universities and schools working together to improve writing

  • On-line Books Page Index of thousands of on-line books, and for common repositories of on-line books and other documents. Search or browse by author or title...

  • On-Line Writing Lab primary goal is to help writers improve their writing skills by offering them a variety of online services and materials and an introduction to searching

  • Open Court Phonics Worksheets has picture sorting and writing using the sound spelling cards. Beware of the "N" because it is "nose" with Open Court, and now it is "nest" with Imagine It!

  • An Outline of American Literature hypertext presentation includes: Early American and Colonial Period to 1776; Democratic Origins and Revolutionary Writers; The Romantic Period, 1820-60: Essayists and Poets; The Romantic Period, 1820-60: Fiction; The Rise of Realism: 1960-1914; Modernism and Experimentation: 1914-1945; American Poetry Since 1945: The Anti-Tradition; The American Prose Since 1945: Realism and Experimentation

  • The Oxford Book of English Verse online version of the popular reference book

  • Paradigm Online Writing Assistant interactive online writer's guide and handbook

  • Random House Kids Games, activities, news and much more about Random House children's books.

  • Read Better and Faster tips on how to improve your reading skills

  • Rebus Rhymes Designed for children who are learning how to read. Preschoolers and Kindergartners enjoy picking out the words they can read in their favorite nursery rhymes.

  • Seussville Dr. Seuss's playground in cyberspace. You can play games, chat with the Cat in the Hat, win prizes, find out about new Dr. Seuss books and CD-ROMs, and much, much more!

  • The Victorian Web collection of materials on nineteenth-century British culture

  • Vocabulary University Free vocabulary puzzles to enhance vocabulary mastery. Exercises are endorsed by teachers to enrich classroom curriculum and to help prepare for the SSAT, GED, SAT and ACT.

  • Web English Teacher Web English Teacher presents the best of K-12 English / Language Arts teaching resources: lesson plans, WebQuests, videos, biography, e-texts, criticism, jokes, puzzles, and classroom activities.

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