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This is a unique site for a nontraditional home construction. Great for research on different building techniques in different countries for an architecture class.

Literature is alive with iconic characters known around the world for their incredible exploits and heroic actions. James Bond and Sherlock Holmes are such characters. Less well known are the life stories of some of the authors of famous fiction. Many of these authors had real-life adventures that rivaled those of the fictional characters they created. Use the following discussion guide to explore with students how biographical information can influence fiction. Grade Level: 9-12 Student learning objectives: Students will be able to see how real-life experiences help an author to shape a fictional character he or she is creating. These experiences often form the basis for many of the plots involving these characters.

Grade 6-8 9-12 Brief Description Students view photographs of migrant families during the Great Depression, try to interpret the photos to answer questions about the subject's life, and then write a cinquain poem based on their interpretations. Objectives Students willGain understanding of the personal struggles faced during the Great Depression Learn to interpret information from a visual medium (photograph) and express that knowledge in written form (poem).

An inspirational video for educators

Great hands on learning about strength and structure, hands-on learning

How a PLC works.

Describes how ebooks can be downloaded in many formats.

Blog by a Rapid City teacher

Geoff Sheehy, a Language Arts Teacher at Central High School in Rapid City, SD writes about life, literature, & learning!

Might be a good resource for American literature teachers

"ttp://studentswithlearningdifficulties.blogspot.com/"

TIE Online Class: Web Lit

A list of the "Most Popular" websites for a variety of subjects.

Education World has links to news stories for teachers to share and discuss with students. News stories are based on their timelines and interest to students. I feel this would be a great website to implement in the classroom and use to teach students how to five the five w's (who, what, where, when, why) when reading a news article.