FLB Educator Resources

Short 'criticisms" of literary classics such as Leaves of Grass, Huck Finn, The Awakening, Red Badge of Courage, etc.

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Web Quests for adolescent novels

Students summarize text, draw a picture (graffiti) related to that text, explain the picture, and explain the significance of the picture in relation to the text. Creation can be printed but cannot be saved online.

1,600 sayings, phrases and expressions - with their meanings and origins explained.

Online graphical dictionary and thesaurus

Handouts for everything from analyzing poetry to conventions to MLA.

Interactive writing resource that uses graphic organizers to help students complete the writing process. Materials can be downloaded and saved for off-line use.

Write, illustrate & publish a book (meets 3 levels of readiness). Site provides writing hints at the bottom of the page to help them with the elements of a story. Story Sparks feature provides templates for characters, plot, etc. Kids also design the book layout (font, pictures, layout, etc.) Purchase hard cover, paperback or digital copies. Free registration for teachers.

Create multimedia slideshow narratives. Create stories by uploading sequenced images, typing in text, and recording original audio tracks. Free registration but requires an email address.

How to Pronounce English words