• 10 Ways to Promote Writing For an Authentic Audience – The Learning Network Blog – NYTimes.com

  Participating in an online discussion on events and issues in the news not only gives students a forum, but it also helps them build critical thinking, writing and news literacy skills and provides an opportunity to write for an authentic audience.

  tags: education, english, writing

• The Shakespeare Standard >> William Shakespeare News From Pages to Stages

  The Shakespeare Standard is a news, feature, and blog hub for Shakespeare-related news on the web. They publish news items from around the world on a regular basis while featuring reports, blogs, vlogs, and podcasts from our editorial staff and community contributors.

  tags: shakespeare, literature, education, english

• Poems for High School Students – Poets.org – Poetry, Poems, Bios & More

  A good collection of poetry for high school students.

  tags: poetry, students, education, literature

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• Book Review Bingo: More book review cliche fun than you can shake a riveting, unputdownable stick at

  This game would be good for teaching cliches.

  tags: review, bingo, education, books, literature

• EasyBib: How do I cite a book from the Kindle or another e-book reader?

  EasyBib has recommendations for how to create Works Cited entries in MLA, APA, and CMS.

  tags: apa, citation, resources, english, education, technology, kindle, mla, chicagomanual, cms

• APA Style Blog: How Do I Cite a Kindle?

  A new conundrum for researchers. How do you cite a book on a Kindle? This APA blog has some suggestions for APA style users.

  tags: english, resources, education, technology, kindle, citation, apa

• resources20 [licensed for non-commercial use only] / FrontPage

  A wiki of Web-based resources made with English teachers in mind.

  tags: english, resources, web2.0, tools, education, technology

• Teaching with Smartboard.com

  This Video Podcast explores SMARTBoard teaching techniques to 6-12 Math Teachers, but many screencasts can be applied to other subjects.

  tags: smartboard, resources, iwb

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• The Knowledge Sharing Place – LiveBinders

  Gathering information to share? How do you pull everything together? LiveBinders is your online 3-ring binder. Best of all, it’s free! Would be great for writing portfolios.

  tags: education, english, livebinders, sharing, organization, portfolio, web2.0, productivity

• TCRecord: Article

  Jim Burke shared this article by Nanci Atwell on the Myths of Independent Reading.

  tags: education, english, reading, literacy

• Activities that Promote Discussion

  A great collection of links on discussion activities for the English classroom.

  tags: education, teaching, discussion, english

• Notable Sentences…for Imitation and Creation

  This blog is a resource for teachers who wish to view grammar as something to be explored and not just corrected.

  tags: education, teaching, writing, grammar, sentences, english

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• President Bill Clinton on Shakespeare’s Lessons in Leadership – asides.shakespearetheatre.org

  Bill Clinton discusses Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Richard II, and Henry V.

  tags: education, literature, shakespeare, resources

• Author interview: Barbara Kingsolver | Poisonwood Bible: Fall 2008 Reading Group | LibraryThing

  Barbara Kingsolver’s interview about the Poisonwood Bible contains fascinating information about the craft of writing.

  tags: education, interview, author, kingsolver, literature

• The seven secrets behind great teaching – Features – TES Connect

  What makes the good stand out from the rest?

  tags: education, teaching, teachers, pedagogy

• Home | JOG THE WEB

  Jog the Web is a web-based tool that allows anyone to create a synchronous guide to a series of web sites.

  Its step by step approach of taking viewers through web sites allowing the author to annotate and ask guiding questions for each page is unique.

  tags: web2.0, education, web, tools

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• Literature Circles Resource Center

  Collection of resources, including handouts and research, for literature circles in the classroom.

  tags: books, reading, literature, education, resources, litcircles

• Home Page

  The Great Books Foundation offers classroom reading and discussion programs and professional development. They focus on Shared Inquiry discussion.

  tags: books, reading, literature, education

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• staticgirl’s Gallery

  Comic version of Wuthering Heights (work in progress).

  tags: bronte, wutheringheights, english, literature, reading, comics, british

• Google Features That Make Teachers’ Lives Easier Part 2 – Wonder Wheel and Timeline

  Using the Wonder Wheel and Timeline when searching Google.

  tags: resources, google, research, education

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• Digital Filming Links Vermilion Parish Curriculum Links

  Flip Camera resources.

  tags: flip, resources, digital, filming, media, video, camera

• Langwitches Blog » So, What About Books?

  This blog post examines how reading is changing and challenges the notion that it’s a bad thing.

  tags: langwitches, reading, literature, kindle, books

• Monomyth – Joseph Campbell // Current

  Video overview of Joseph Campbell’s monomyth.

  tags: monomyth, campbell, hero, english, literature, reading, mythology, journey

• Start of the Hero’s Journey

  An environment to explore the classic mythical story structure and to create your own stories.

  tags: literature, english, reading, mythology, journey, monomyth, campbell, hero

• AudioOwl – Free Audio Books – Download mp3 and iPod format today!

  Lots of free audio books (via Tech Chicks podcast).

  tags: literature, audio, free, books, english, reading

• The Romantic poets | Books | guardian.co.uk

  The Guardian’s series on the great Romantic poets with poems, excerpts from their letters, discussions, and podcasts.

  tags: literature, english, british, guardian, romanticism

• Sir Patrick Stewart relishes return to Shakespeare

  Patrick Stewart reflects on acting Shakespeare and receiving his knighthood.

  tags: literature, english, british, shakespeare, stewart

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• Map of Canterbury Way (the road to Canterbury)

  Maps of the Pilgrims’ journey to Canterbury in The Canterbury Tales.

  tags: literature, canterbury, english, chaucer, british, resources, map, maps

• The Morgan Library & Museum – Video – The Divine Jane: Reflections on Austen

  The Divine Jane is a short documentary film specially commissioned for the exhibition A Woman’s Wit: Jane Austen’s Life and Legacy. It examines the influence of Austen’s fiction—and her enduring fame— through interviews with leading writers, scholars, and actors.

  tags: austen, literature, resources, english, video

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• BBC – GCSE Bitesize – English literature

  A collection of materials designed to help British students prepare for the GCSE.

  tags: english, reading, literature, gcse, resources, bbc, teaching

• PlayShakespeare.com :: The Ultimate Free Shakespeare Resource

  A wealth of resources from the makers of the Shakespeare and Shakespeare Pro iPhone app.

  tags: english, reading, shakespeare, literature

• Materials for Faculty: Methods: Diagnosing and Responding to Student Writing

  Information and ideas for responding to student writing.

  tags: english, reading, feedback, teaching, writing, composition

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• Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit Nine | Literary Device Bag Resources

  Fun ways to teach literary devices.

  tags: literature, english, education, reading, reference

• BBC – Drama – 60 Second Shakespeare – Shakespeare’s plays, themes and characters

  BBC’s 60 Second Shakespeare: Shakespeare newspapers with quick summaries of the plot and characters of fourteen major Shakespeare plays.

  tags: shakespeare, literature, english

• Folger Podcasts -Folger Shakespeare Library

  Folger podcasts.

  tags: folger, english, literature, shakespeare, audio, podcasts

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