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Book Cover Creator-http://www.readwritethink.
org/materials/bookcover/- This site

allow students to create their own personalized book covers (front and back).
Students can use themes and ideas from a book they have read to create their own
version of a front cover.
Citation Checker-http://www.2learn.ca/teens/locker/teencite/teenscitation.html-
This site helps to check the citation of a quote or passage from a book or other
document. If a student forgot where they read something or where they got their
information from, citation checker will find it for them.
Think Tank-http://thinktank.4teachers.org/- This tool is used to allow students to

brainstorm an idea as well as help the student to organize those ideas as they
progress.
Verb Viper-http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/viper/viper.html- This is

a helpful tool for students to practice tenses and subject/verb agreement. Since it is
a educational video game, it is a fun as well as helpful way for students to learn and
practice English skills.
E-books for Young Readers-http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/subjects/subjects-

young.html- This site provides books and literature online for students to access.
This is one good way to get kids excited about reading because it is all
computerized.
Teachers First-http://www.teachersfirst.com/100books.cfm- This site is helpful for

English/Literature teachers because it is a database that includes what are
considered to be the 100 best books to use in the classroom. Also, the books are
separated into age levels so that teachers can easily see which ones fit their grade
level.
A to Z Teacher Stuff-
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Lesson_Plans/Language_Arts/_Grades_6-
8/index.shtml- This site provides many resources for teacher including printables,
rubrics, etc. This particular link directs teachers to lesson plans that are categorized
by grade level and subject.
Aesop’s Fables-http://www.aesopfables.com/- This website is a good resource for

finding topics for students to write about/writing projects. This would be helpful for a
Language Arts class or a Literature class.
Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Site-http://www.carolhurst.com/- this site

provides resources that help teachers find the best books for their classroom as well
as books for teachers that help to instruct on how to find and use the best materials
for the classroom.
CNN Student News-http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/- This site is widely useful
for English/Language Arts teachers as well as journalism teachers. This site provides
teachers with news that is directed toward students giving them material to write
on, reflect on, discuss, debate etc. This resource could be used a number of
different ways from having students use the site as reference in writing their own
news reports, to getting them aware of current events.
I Choose Freedom-http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Emerson_MS/levin_wq/- this site

provides English middle grades teachers with a project on writing Harriet Tubman
essays. This project will teach students to work in groups as well as how to better
their essay writing skills.
Glass Slippers Just Wont Do-

http://www.sitesbysheridan.com/webquest/index.html- This webquest is designed
for middle to high school ages classrooms and is ideal for English teachers. The
theme of this project is living and working in the 1800 to present. Students will use
a combination of their own ideas along with research on the times in order to come
up with an essay/or even a presentation on how they might have lived and worked
in the past. Teachers could switch it up a little bit to work for an English class (since
it is directed toward social studies students. I think that it would allow students to
use creativity in their writing and allow them to break the mold of very structured
essays and follow their own style and ideas.
Faking it Angola-http://www.geocities.com/brookwebquest2/index.htm- This site is

great for middle school English classrooms. The project is to have students take on
the role of an actual poet. They will do research on the style and form of poetry the
specific poet used and then create a poem following the same style as the poet they
are impersonating.
Splish Splash Can I Take A Bath?-

http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/phillie/webquest/tteacher.htm- This site is a provides a
project that will be helpful in teaching students how to write argumentatively as
well as persuasively while simultaneously getting them interested in the local
politics, environment and the importance becoming active voices in their
community.
Wolves For Middle School-http://pperretti.tripod.com/Wolves.html- This site

provides a project that allows students to take on the role of researchers and come
up with information on wolves that will become part of an exhibit.
The Language Arts TeachingandLearningResources-

http://www.free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=78- this is an awesome site for
parents, teachers and students. On the site, there are resources ranging from
reading instruction to language arts topics and American literature resources.
First Hand Learning Mini- Journals-
http://www.firsthandlearning.org/minijournal.html- This site promotes the concept of
learning and writing expansion through the use of writing journals. Students journal
about natural phenomenon and are simultaneously encouraged to research these
topics to learn more.
Great Website For Kids-http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?

section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm- this site is a wonderful
children’s resource for all subjects. The site provides English students particularly
with great reading/book resources in Spanish and English.
The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales-

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/index2.html- This site exposes students
to original stories both written and audio.
Guys Read-http://www.guysread.com/- Since it is no surprise that guys tend to

have less desire to read, I think this site is a wonderful way to motivate guys to
reading again. This site encourages guys that reading is fun and important.

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Book Cover Creator-http://www.readwritethink.

org/materials/bookcover/- This site

Think Tank-http://thinktank.4teachers.org/- This tool is used to allow students to

Verb Viper-http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/viper/viper.html- This is

E-books for Young Readers-http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/subjects/subjects-

Teachers First-http://www.teachersfirst.com/100books.cfm- This site is helpful for

Aesop’s Fables-http://www.aesopfables.com/- This website is a good resource for

Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Site-http://www.carolhurst.com/- this site

I Choose Freedom-http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Emerson_MS/levin_wq/- this site

Glass Slippers Just Wont Do-

Faking it Angola-http://www.geocities.com/brookwebquest2/index.htm- This site is

Splish Splash Can I Take A Bath?-

Wolves For Middle School-http://pperretti.tripod.com/Wolves.html- This site

The Language Arts TeachingandLearningResources-

Great Website For Kids-http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?

The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales-

Guys Read-http://www.guysread.com/- Since it is no surprise that guys tend to

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