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James Miscavish

Web English Teacher - 0 views

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    Lesson plans for K-12 English/Language Arts teachers
James Miscavish

AP & IB @Web English Teacher - 0 views

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    Syllabus, overview, and a variety of links from teacher Mary Filak.
James Miscavish

George Orwell: 12 Writing Tips - 0 views

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    # Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. # Never use a long word where a short one will do. # If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out. # Never use the passive where you can use the act
James Miscavish

Writing exercises are a great way to both increase your skill as a writer and to genera... - 0 views

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    # Record five minutes of a talk radio show. Write down the dialogue and add narrative descriptions of the speakers and actions as if you were writing a scene. # Write a 500-word biography of your life. # Write your obituary. List all of your life's acco
James Miscavish

BookGlutton - 1 views

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    We set out to create a better way to read on-line; our goal was to make something different, engaging, intelligent and digital. The concept was born, as many good ideas are, on a crumpled cocktail napkin late one evening in 2006, and we've been working to
James Miscavish

Resources for Vocabulary Study - 1 views

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    his is vocabulary material for 131 novels or short stories. Vocabulary words listed for each literary selection appear in the selection and are on The Shakespeare List . Tests and exercises are included for each selection. Anytime a teacher has students r
James Miscavish

Threat for Big Media: Guerrilla Video Sites - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    Mr. Martinez read aloud an email from a YouTVpc user saying that the link to the film "Old School" didn't work anymore. He said he would track down a working link. Another user wrote, "I want to know whether this service is legal or not," and asked whethe
James Miscavish

Character Analysis - 0 views

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    this looks good - check it out tomorrow
anonymous

Resources: ADText - An Interdisciplinary Curriculum for Advertising - 0 views

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    Sleek interactive site about media in society. Here is their description: ADText is authored by Professor William M. O'Barr, Ph.D. Professor O'Barr (mack@duke.edu) is a cultural anthropologist who specializes in advertising and its relation to society, culture and history. He is author of Culture and the Ad: Exploring Otherness in the World of Advertising (1994). He is also founding editor of the online journal, Advertising & Society Review.
anonymous

Lecture: Authors@Google - 0 views

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    Google brings in a remarkable range of speakers and authors to its workplace, all of which are broadcast through Authors@Google. These are like TED Talks but not all fall into those same categories.
anonymous

Organization: American Library Association - 0 views

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    This is the main page for the American Library Association which has a variety of info about literary and, of course, libraries.
anonymous

Resources: ALA | AASL 25 Best Web sites for Teaching and Learning - 0 views

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    The "Top 25" Web sites foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration. They are free, Web-based sites that are user friendly and encourage a community of learners to explore and discover. * Organizing and Managing * Content Collaboration * Curriculum Sharing * Media Sharing * Virtual Environments * Social Networking and Communication
anonymous

Organization: Pew Hispanic Center - 0 views

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    Best single resource I've found for info on Latino students in education.
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    The most inclusive, complete resource I have found for information related to Latino and Hispanic students. Abundant data, reports, findings with important implications for teachers and schools.
anonymous

Organization: The National Commission on Writing - 0 views

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    Great source of info, data, reports, and resources re: writing
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    Affiliated with the College Board, this site houses many reports of interest to ELA teachers.
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