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Great Word Site. Has lots of info about Anagrams, Palindromes, Spoonerisms, Oxymorons, Tongue Twisters, Pangrams , Rebus Puzzles, Malapropisms, Mnemonics, Tom Swifties, Word Records, Nym Words, Redundancies, Ambiguities,, Net Lingua, Etymology, Rhyming Slang, and games. Has a book and games store, but most info is free.

"What is good writing? Ask an English teacher, and they'll tell you good writing is grammatically correct. They'll tell you it makes a point and supports it with evidence. Maybe, if they're really honest, they'll admit it has a scholarly tone - prose that sounds like Jane Austen earns an A, while a paper that could've been written by Willie Nelson scores a B (or worse). Not all English teachers abide by this system, but the vast majority do. Just look at the writing of most graduates, and you'll see what I mean. It's proper, polite, and just polished enough not to embarrass anyone. Mission accomplished, as far as our schools are concerned. But let me ask you something: Is that really good writing?"

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

Technology and grammar...

Enacting literature with students to motivate reading Wilhelm describes action strategies

Using "action strategies" invigorates the English class

Ideas for using Flickr in the classroom

A creative message from a school principal to teachers about getting on with the 21st century: uses Glogster Edu

Database of teachers seeking classrooms to match-up with to share collaboration of projects

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

THE article on Reading and the use of Lexia in an Elementary School

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

Really nice CC Google Docs handout packet with clear, simple screen shots.

"The Comic Creator invites students to compose their own comic strips for a variety of contexts (prewriting, pre- and postreading activities, response to literature, and so on). The organizers focus on the key elements of comic strips by allowing students to choose backgrounds, characters, and props, as well as to compose related dialogue (shown at left). This versatile tool can be used by students from kindergarten through high school, for purposes ranging from learning to write dialogue to an in-depth study of a formerly neglected genre. The tool is easy to use, made even easier with the Comic Strip Planning Sheet, a printable PDF that comic creators can use to draft and revise their work before creating and printing their final comics. After completing their comic, students have the ability to print out and illustrate their final versions for feedback and assessment."

Certainly the bard was a fan of the bawdy joke. Here Shmoop explains them along with modern song equivalents.