If you are planning a novel study on a book that has won the Newberry or Caldecott Medal, start here! This site contains literature ladders with links related to all aspects of the study of various award-winning novels. For example, the Holes (Louis Sachar) Literature Ladder contains links about the author, bully, homelessness, juvenile detention, Texas, lizards, the desert and more. The site also shows you how to create your own literature ladder.
Great resource for secondary students. Summary, notes, guides, and analysis of themes and characters for English Literature homework. The aim of this website is to make learning more relevant and fun for students in the digital age. Graduate students have compiled some excellent units.
If you want to bookmark only one site for teaching English, this would be a good choice. The sidebar on the left takes you to an incredible number of resources in drama, grammar, ESL, literature, Shakespeare, children's literature, and more. The resourc
Get free help with homework and tests on literature, Shakespeare, science, math, and history. Each literature note includes a book summary, analysis, essays on theme and plot, character analysis, quotes, quiz, and more.
Volunteers at Librivox have produced human voice recordings of many of the classic literature titles in the public domain. These are available for free download. \n
A variety of templates, tutorials, and graphic organizers introduce and explain the major forms of writing (narrative, persuasive, expository, research, response to literature) and help students develop practical writing skills - from coming up with a topic idea to publishing a polished work. Developed in collaboration with Microsoft for Learning Essentials, these tools offer solid instruction from the popular, research-based Write Source series of writing programs.
former poet laureate Billy Collins improves on a very bad poem with hilarious results. would make a great intro to the study of metaphor at the secondary level.