This time, Chris has a lot of new Friends -- the Friends School of Baltimore (Oct 2), the Wilmington Friends School (Oct 3) and and the Tower Hill School (Oct 4). Watch for photos from this mini-tour coming soon. The shot above is a sneak preview.

Daniel Hayes's acclaimed trio of books about best friends, Tyler and Lymie, has established a tremendous following and earned the author two ALA Best Books for Young Adults commendations. His fourth book, Flyers, which introduced a new cast of characters,

Many of us share Samuel Johnson' admission that "the biographical part of literature. is what I love most," because great writers perform the world's most precious and enduring work. But the popularization of the Fitzgerald myth has diminished his stature

Meaningful fiction may just possibly urge kids to think about a few things while it entertains them. It can enlighten. It can suggest options and possible consequences. It can offer hope in an often frightening and uncertain world.

This site has existed for over 10 years as the central source of information of J.D. Salinger and his writings. Over that time we have evolved from a static site to a mailing list and then a blog. Today, Wiki software allows us to reach the goal originall

I love writing and have always been good at it. I started as a poet and a writer of songs. I still do both. My first big success as a writer was in first grade where I wrote the class musical. It was all about vegetables and I played the chief carrot. We

I write for children. Children are still in love with the wonders of nature, and I am too. So I tell them stories about a boy and a falcon, a girl and an elegant wolf pack, about owls, weasels, foxes, prairie dogs, the alpine tundra, the tropical rain

The winner of numerous awards for both fiction and nonfiction, Jennifer Armstrong has written more than 100 books for all ages, from pre-school through young adult. Growing up in South Salem, New York, Armstrong knew by the time she was six that she was g

In her eight novels, Joan Bauer explores difficult issues with humor and hope. Her books have won numerous awards, among them the Newbery Honor Medal, the LA Times Book Prize, the Christopher Award, and the Golden Kite Award of the Society of Children's B

The official Judy Blume Website

People are always asking me questions I don't have answers for. One is, "When did you first know that you wanted to become a writer?" The fact is that I never wanted to be a writer, at least not when I was a child, or even a young woman.

For years, Laurie had loved writing, but had considered it little more than a hobby. It eventually dawned on her that people would pay her to write and she became a freelance reporter. She also began to write.

This novel works beautifully on two levels. Narrated in Tracy's wry, edgy voice, it pokes a lot of fun at adults and their self-help pretensions. At the same time, it portrays an anxious kid slowly figuring out how to get past her quick-draw preconception

Nikki Grimes does not consider herself a bonified storyteller, but, as she told an audience at the Library of Congress, she is happy to own the title Poet. Born and raised in New York City, Nikki began composing verse at the age of six and has been writin

I've been writing, in one way or another, for as long as I can remember. I was always a big reader, mostly because my parents were. I used to get frustrated with my mom because she bought me books for Christmas when what I really wanted were the gifts my

I'm still on only intermittent Internet (Intermittentnet?) but I've just made the acquaintance of this program that's been coyly hiding on my computer, and I'm thinking that I will be making some use of it, to perhaps read some things that I have written.

The Official Roald Dahl Website - Whether it's your first or seven hundred and fifty-first visity, you'll find all the latest news, stories and views on your favourite author

I've been a writer all my life, since the time I was a child in grade school, when I first learned to scribble down sentences describing the pictures in my head.

This British site gives you "your stories, your world- first!" News subjects include stories from around the world, TV and film, sports, music, animals, and much more. There are also fun online games and chat topics.

AP Digital is a division of The Associated Press, the world's largest news agency. They produce these short Flash movies, called Multimedia Features, on a variety of topics both international and domestic including: Focus on Iraq, Weapons of War, Opium's Trail, Zimbabwe, Raising the Kursk, Homeland Security, Oil Addiction, On the Grill (yes, the barbecue kind), Drought's Deadly Grip, Pearl Harbor, Walk in Harlem, Enron, Understanding Islam, World Cup, Racing at Indy, Star Wars Saga, Obesity in America, GPS (global position satellite system), Tornado Formation, Stem Cells, West Nile Virus, and more. Some are quite short, others more complicated.

"The Ad*Access Project, funded by the Duke Endowment "Library 2000" Fund, presents images and database information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955. Ad*Access concentrates on five ma

The American Journalism Review comes out six times a year. The print magazine is available here for the general public in an electronic format, and contains articles ranging from the changing media landscape in the United States and to discussions about w

Through a unique learning through journalism programme, young people aged 8 to 19 research and write stories on issues that are important to them for publication in national and local newspapers, magazines, television and radio.

Children's PressLine uses an oral journalism process created by its predecessor, Children's Express. By relying on the spoken word rather than the written word, this methodology facilitates the participation of children of all ages and literacy levels. CP

Did you just find out you will be taking over the TV production for your school? Check out this site with overviews of TV production, scriptwriting guidelines, video-camera operation and audio. Hosted by CyberCollege, a free educational service. Caution:

December 7, 1941 and September 11, 2001: two days that changed the world forever. After the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, people of Japanese ancestry were subjected to the emotional venting of racial hatred and distrust, eventually leading to the incarceration

KidNews is a free news and writing service for students and teachers around the world. Anyone may use stories from the service and anyone may submit stories. Comments about news gathering, teaching, and computer-related issues are also invited.

"Dateline, Little Planet. Yesterday, in the meadow at the edge of the Old Forest, two friends were pulled apart just before they were going to fight. And what the two friends were ready to fight over was ..."

Mondo Times is a web site devoted to mass media around the world. This service provides access to over 13,000 media outlets available online, organized by location and topic. Links to media in every country can be found in the left column on the main page. Some links lead to newspapers in different languages, or those that require a subscription.

The world's first interactive museum of news - the Newseum - opened in Arlington, Va., in 1997. Its mission was simple: to help the public and the news media understand one another better. The Newseum also celebrates the value of a unique American notion

Sponsored by the nonprofit Athens Institute, this Website offers links to other online news sources (Washington Post, CNN, LA Times, Newsday, etc.). The difference is captured in their title: only articles that highlight positive acts, information,

Color, Contrast & Dimension in News Design - The Poynter Institute, a school for journalists, future journalists and teachers of journalists, has created an online tutorial to help designers with the complexities of color and its use in print and o

Since 1974, the Student Press Law Center has been the nation's only legal assistance agency devoted exclusively to educating high school and college journalists about the rights and responsibilities embodied in the First Amendment and supporting the student.

"8-18 Media is an award winning youth news bureau where kids ages 8 to 18 report on issues that affect their lives. Our mission is to empower young people by giving them a significant voice in the world."

University Wire is a daily electronic newswire for collegiate media. Community college newspapers can tap into the "Story of the Day." Interested collegiates or high school students might enjoy reading through feature articles and campus newspapers from

WireTap is a national online magazine by and for young people, which provides a new generation of writers and activists with a space to network, debate and organize. We feature investigative journalism, news analysis, profiles of young community organizer

Designed for Ohio middle school language arts students, The Write Site curriculum has students take the role of reporters and editors to research, write and publish their own newspaper. The site includes unit outlines, handouts, exercises, information abo

Founded by Sabrina Guinness in 1994, YCTV was set up to provide young people with learning and development opportunities.

A youth-driven organization that gives children a voice in the world through journalism. Formerly Children's Express Indiannapolis bureau.

Created for teaching English in the UK, this site has a variety of online resources for the English language learner. The student section has good links to many interactive exercises.

"Create a love of literature in your students through online activities, classroom discussions, and irresistible stories. Both your most well-behaved students and your reluctant readers will enjoy reading about the rotten behavior of this pair of mischiev"

Jacob Richman's Hot Sites - Education - Learning English

Provides information, resources, and illuminates books, ideas, organizations, and resources as aids to teaching.

English Online, a site for English teachers (years 1-13) which includes teaching resources, networks and research for teachers and student projects and publication opportunities.

Authoritative online references

Come explore the wonders and quirks of the English Language including the parts of speech, sentences, style guidelines, usage, punctuation, spelling, and more. Exploring English is part of the Knowledge Explorer Center, published by Shared Visions Unlimi

Pronunciation guides + online dictionary for English and 9 other languages with instant mouseover sound, completely free online: pronunciation guides are provided for English (7 varieties) French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese (Mandarin),

Our language arts program mainly consists of transcription or copywork, reading, and oral and written narration. We also do journal writing, letter writing, and research papers in the higher grades. We use The Write Source 2000 handbook as a guide to gram

This site has great resources for any type of literacy program you may be involved in, whether for adults or children. Find materials to present to parents about the importance of reading. Articles include All about Reading, Literacy at Home, and a host o

A major purpose of this Web site is to provide current news stories to students with reading levels that are not high enough to read and understand standard newspaper articles. A variety of interactive learning activities help reinforce and provide greate

Take a retroactive trip with those cute little animations and songs from the 70's. Learn about grammar, multiplication, science and America. Read the synopsis, trivia and facts.

Not just for adults! TV411: tune in to learning, is based on a television series for adults who want to strengthen their basic reading, writing, and math skills . The "Improve Your" menu consists of Flash-based tutorials produced by The Adult Literacy Med

Willinda LinguaSong: Music for Love & Literacy

Designed and implemented by Mendocino teachers, this Integrated Language Arts and Technology course merges vocational education, college preparatory education, collaborative teaching, and learning. Unique features include intergenerational modeling of con

Welcome to Wordsmith.Org, the home of A.Word.A.Day, Internet Anagram Server, wordserver, Listat, and more...

Michael Quinion must never sleep. He has developed a rich resource for lovers of words at this site, where you can find out past history of common words, catch the latest creations used in the press, or check usage. Divided into categories like "The Word

Adbooks is an e-mail list created to discuss books written for adolescent readers. Our members love to read and to talk about good books.

Our online collection of Aesop's Fables includes a total of 655+ Fables, indexed in table format, with morals listed. There are many more on the way. Most were translated into English by Rev. George Fyler Townsend (1814-1900) and Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914

Graphic novels are as disparate from books as is a play or a movie. It's a different experience entirely. Pictures carry another kind of information than words. What is most exciting is that a picture language and a word language can interweave, which can

Hey there folks! Welcome to American Folklore. This folklore site contains retellings of American folktales, Native American myths and legends, tall tales, weather folklore and ghost stories from each and every one of the 50 United States. You can read a

Anthology of Middle English Literature, from Chaucer to Malory. Works, biographies, essays and articles on featured authors. Also includes mystery and morality plays and Middle English Lyrics.

The Online Books Page presents BANNED BOOKS ONLINE - Headings such as "Unfit for Schools and Minors" and "Suppressed or Censored by Legal Authorities" provide links to online texts as well as other censorship resources.

This is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.

Thanks to Alan Baragona's suggestions our site now has a new area, "Teaching Chaucer" (see the menu bar at the left). We've moved some things to it (the audio files and Dan Kline's Chaucer Pedagogy Page), included a link to the MetaMentors, and added a ne

The Children's Book Council, Inc. is the nonprofit trade association of publishers and packagers of trade books and related materials for children and young adults

CyberGuides are supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature. Each CyberGuide contains a student and teacher edition, standards, a task and a process by which it may be completed, teacher-selecte

Puffin's illustrated guide to the steps involved in making a book.

Good reading - book lists, quizzes, and reviews, homework help, fun links, and Virginia and area links.

The Literature, Life, and Times of Edgar Allan Poe... In Baltimore and Beyond. Through the activities on this site, you can introduce learners (or, be introduced, yourself) to the literature, life, and times of one of America's foremost writers. Here, you

The Lewis Carroll Scrapbook at the Library of Congress is an original scrapbook that was kept by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Better known as Lewis Carroll, the Victorian-era children's author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Lookin

You are the president of a fan club for your favorite author. Eager for literary discussion and insights into your author's works, you set up a mailing list and wait patiently for the flood of subscribers. After a week one member signs up. His first messa

Picturing a Canadian Life: L.M. Montgomery's Personal Scrapbooks and Book Covers - L.M. Montgomery's novels are famous world-wide; most of the titles have remained in print since their first publication and many of them have been translated into ot

THE collection of electronic texts. A good starting point for students to create their own hypertext version of the classics. (If you want to view/download novels or plays, make sure you have plenty of memory allotted to your browser.)

Reading Rants! -- is no ordinary teen booklist! Go beyond Sweet Valley High and the Hardy Boys with some of the best reads for teens here! Reading Rants!

The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators - formed in 1971 by a group of Los Angeles based writers for children, is the only international organization to offer a variety of services to people who write, illustrate, or share a vital i

Read this book review of "The Owl and the Pussycat" written by Edward Lear and illustrated by Jan Brett.

Teen Read WeekT is a national literacy initiative aimed at teens, their parents, librarians and educators. It is celebrated each year during the third week of October.

Author Interviews and reading lists of books we know that you'll love all are part of Teenreads.com along with contests, question of the month and a look at what other teens are reading.

This is Favorite Teenage Angstbooks -- a special place on the Web where it's okay to have zits, daydream, feel secret stirrings within, and wonder what on earth will happen next in your life.

Find teen poetry and creative writing, book, movie and music reviews by teens, and great book lists for your reading pleasure!

Bertha Mahony founded The Horn Book in 1924 to herald the best in children's literature. More than eighty years later, we are still following her lead. The Horn Book Magazine and The Horn Book Guide are the most distinguished journals in the field of chil

This site features 441 works of classical literature by 59 authors, including Aesop, Aeschylus, Homer, Ovid and Plato. Visitors can read classic works in their entirety, participate in discussions of the works and bone up on the authors themselves.

Created by a team of teachers, a thematic exploration of Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell presented in both English and Spanish. The purpose of this site is to:

This website presents almost 200 poems, articles, and short stories and many graphics and photographs from The Magpie, literary magazine of Dewitt Clinton High School, encompassing the years 1929 to 1942. Have students catch a glimpse of student life i

Described as a Pictorial Life of Jack London; it is just as much a tour of Jack London State Historic Park. Because this site is arranged in an odd manner, it's important to use the rather unobtrusive menus located at the top and the bottom of each page.

These pages offer you information on everything you could possibly want to know about Treasure Island. Find out about the author, the characters of the book, tropical islands, pirates, buried treasure and lots more! On top of this you can contribute by se

Treasures@Sea: Exploring the Ocean Through Literature - This extensive Web resource consists of Web-based learning activities that integrate language arts with oceanography. Each activity is based on one of seven books about the ocean and are written to b

This site informs those who care about children and their literature about the best and the latest on the constellation of topics that will enable them to bring the literature and children together most successfully.

This month's featured title: Title: Hole in My Life Author: Jack Gantos Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Year: 2004

Instant Poetry Forms consists of more than sixty interactive literacy activities. Students can point, click and add words to the frame of a poem. With a quick click on the button below the form, the writer's words are magically added, completing each line. At that point, poets are invited to export their draft into a word processor for further revision and editing, (choose font, clip art, a border, etc.) An interactive poetry form finder on the website categorizes the forms by topic (or language skill) to help literacy teachers find just the right form for the mini-lesson of the moment. An interesting, fun tool.

Consists of a resource for writers and readers of poetry, emphasizing Asian and orientalizing forms such as cinquain, ghazal, haiku, renga, sijo and tanka. The word choice and content is more appropriate for upper level students.

Poetry Out Loud - Students listen to poets perform their own works. Real Player required. DYI Poetry - Enjoy Literature Expressed As Foliage - or LEAF poetry for short. Visual Poetry - A showcase of visual poetry - read, watch and be amazed by these interactive works. and more

Welcome to the Poetry Archives, an educational resource to aid students, educators, and the curious. We have collected thousands of classical poems to help you recall fond memories or to help create new ones. Our database is searchable by first-line, author and poem title by key words using the search feature located on the top right corner of each page.

www.GigglePoetry.com, has a fresh look and even more fun features Now there are eleven poetry categories and hundreds of poems to read. Kids can grade all the poems and see what others think of them, too. Many poems now include comments from the author about what inspired the poem. Plus, we've added ten new Poetry Theater scripts!

The University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative has taken on the task of posting American poetry from the 19th Century. Emphasis is placed on accuracy of the texts. The list of posted authors is currently small, but those that are listed comprise some of the key voices (William Cullen Bryant, Emily Dickinson, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edna St. Vincent Millay,). Once fully developed, this Web site will be a prized reference for teachers and scholars of American literature.

Poetry 180 is designed to make it easy for students to hear or read a poem on each of the 180 days of the school year. I have selected the poems you will find here with high school students in mind. They are intended to be listened to, and I suggest that all members of the school community be included as readers. A great time for the readings would be following the end of daily announcements over the public address system.

For teachers who wish to explore poetry with their students, take a look at 30 Days of Poetry. Students have a poetry writing assignment each of the 30 days, or teachers can assign several types of poems for students to experience. Research Using Technology has an activity where students research a word using several sources, then write short essays about what they discovered. Check out this site for other creative ideas that English and writing teachers can incorporate into their curriculum.

The Poetry Archive is the world's premier online collection of recordings of poets reading their work. You can enjoy listening here, free of charge, to the voices of contemporary English-language poets and of poets from the past. The Archive is growing all the time. Please come back regularly to enjoy our latest recordings.

15 Poems You Can Write Now is a great resource for teachers looking for poetry activities. Most of the activities had good examples for students, while leaving room for creativity spirit.EThe area for Sharing gives ideas for conversation starters when talking about poetry, the first steps of criticism (at its most positive).

The Academy of American Poets was founded in 1934 to support American poets at all stages of their careers and to foster the appreciation of contemporary poetry. To fulfill this mission, the Academy administers a wide variety of programs, including National Poetry Month (April), the largest literary celebration in the world; online educational resources providing free poetry lesson plans for high school teachers; the Poetry Audio Archive, a collection of nearly 500 recordings dating back to the 1960s; and Poets.org, our award-winning website which provides a wealth of content on contemporary American poetry and receives a million unique users each month.

Poetry and songs for children; be sure to see "KidzSing Garden of Songs." The words are on the page; sing along with piano background (the player is built into webpage). In addition, there is a lot of fun poetry (Have a Bash with Ogden Nash) and the ability to send your classroom poetry to the site to be published.

This handbook is filled with practical advice for storytellers on choosing, learning, and telling a story. The site also includes background information, a list of references, and more. This site is part of the Internet School Library Media Center (ISLMC) Children's Literature and Language Arts page by Inez Ramsey of James Madison University.

Between the Lions consists of Stories, Games, Things to Print, Songs, ideas in Parents & Teachers, a site Map, Newsletter, and Recommended Books. There are at least 70 stories that you can read and watch online. Each story links to related games. You can also print the story. Parents & Teachers includes more information about each episode and its curriculum, and features over 300 literacy tips. You can also use the Episode guide to view a brief summary of the episode and then select the appropriate story based on desired learning goals (http://pbskids.org/lions/about/episodes.html). Between the Lions is produced by WGBH Boston and Sirius Thinking, Ltd., in association with Mississippi Public Broadcasting.

Stories, links, pictures of two adventurous teddy bears, John and El. Obviously, the folks who wrote these stories have a lot of love for the bears...they travel with them to different locales across the U.S. The proof is in the photos illustrating the tales. This website includes a coloring section (on paper, not the computer) and an invitation to send in a scanned photo of your bear (new bear pals for John and El).

This is a free educational publication for teachers/kids. It emphasizes reading and learning. Samples are online for review and sign-up is easy, and free.

This website houses a free motivational reading program for children in grades K-8. Reviews help children pick a book to read, either from a library or bookstore. After the book is read, children can take a quiz online, with the incentive or rewards after quizzes are completed. Parents can monitor their child's activities and find resources for reading challenges in their families. Teachers can access the articles that may help them increase parental involvement. This website was developed by Sylvan Learning Centers.

The Screen Actors Guild Foundation is proud to bring you Storyline Online, an on-line streaming video program featuring SAG members reading childrens books aloud. As of 2004, there were 10 stories available. Additional programs from BookPALS include Storyline (http://www.bookpals.net/storyline.html - children can dial a toll-free-number to hear a book read by an actor anytime, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week); PencilPals ( http://www.bookpals.net/pencilpals.html - designed to make reading and writing a first person experience for children in elementary and middle schools by setting up "pen pals"); and BookFinder (http://www.bookpals.net/cgi-bin/bookfinder/index.pl - a searchable database of read-aloud picture books on a wide range of topics). Additional programs are available in different parts of the U.S.

This site offers illustrated stories, games, animations and information for kids, teachers, writers, illustrators and families. Professional services such as messaging and resume posting are available. People can get their stories and art published on Candlelight.

Hear the tales of the indigenous peoples of Australia, and better understand the role of storytelling as well as other areas of cultural heritage. Students can access a dictionary of terms that may be new to them, and the "How do I find...?" area can help them find the information on specific topics, such as medicines and land ownership. Although the tales are recorded in English, it is important for students to understand the concept of indigenous language.

Wacky Web Tales, is a fill-in-the-blanks story creator where readers can submit their own tales or read stories created by the publisher Houghton Mifflin. Included are links to Kids' Clubhouse, Teachers' Center, and Parents' Place. The Teachers' Center provides K-8 resources like activities, lesson plans, interactive games, projects and more from the Mathematics, Reading/Language Arts, Social Studies, or Science Centers.

Fin, Fur and Feather Bureau of Investigation (FFFBI) Headquarters - This site uses interactive stories and original thinking games to get kids to solve mysteries and learn crucial problem solving skills such as using the Internet for research and investigation, reading, and writing. The project encourages exploration of a wide range of subjects from math and science to geography, genetics and history. Admittedly, it's also, as one kid wrote, "freaky weird." Thank goodness, there is a section for teachers which helps explain what's going on.

This site provides teachers and parents with strategies to help children become good readers, writers, and learners. KidBibs includes learning tips updated weekly, age-appropriate book lists, links, a simple tool to create a personalized bookmark, and more.

Webtime Stories is an annotated hotlist of online stories, book and author resources, and online activites for people who love children's literature.

Monarch Publishers' author and artist (public school board members) website features their new children's book Jake and the Migration of the Monarch. It is a wonderful story about a young boy and his loving mother, exploring the marvels of the monarch butterfly migration. Their website is full of fun activities for children, wonderful music and songs, beautiful artwork. Very educational and includes teacher and parent guides for art, music, science, math, drama, dance, social studies, Spanish, and language arts.

Visit Narnia, the land created by C.S. Lewis in his seven book series, The Chronicles of Narnia. Created by HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., the site includes interactive maps, illustrations, and character sketches. Readers can take a short quiz after reading each of the first six books (offline). The Illustrating Narnia section contains information about various illustrators of the books, from Pauline Baynes to Chris Van Allsburg.

Hundreds of free teacher created resources aligned with the Open Court Reading program.

Step into the world of Beatrix Potter and all of her characters. This graphic/audio intense site features fun online activities and reading for children.

Children's author, Dav Pilkey, aka Sue Denim, has a unique and amusing website about himself and his stories. Also included is a section on jokes, interactive acitivies that include printable coloring sheets and games, and a section for teachers on how to use Dav's site as a teaching tool.

"Reading groups are a popular way for book lovers to get together to talk about books. Groups are formed in a variety of ways--through bookstores, organizations, and also privately with friends. Vintage Books has designed Reading Group Guides to enhance a group's reading and discussion of a book. They include a description of each book, questions, discussion topics, author biography, and sometimes a note from the author to assist the group in having a stimulating and interesting discussion." Most of the works are contemporary fiction best suited to adult groups or Advanced Placement English students.

We at Book-A-Minute understand that your time is valuable. You want to experience the wonder and excitement of the fine art of literature, but reading actual books requires a significant time investment. We've got the solution for you. Our ultra-condensed books are just the ticket.

This summer, I noticed that Harry Potter was a New York Bestseller (unprecedented for a children's book), and I ordered a copy to read to my 6-year old. Though my child usually has little patience with long chapter books, Harry won us over, and we're now reading book number three. Though the real thrill is in reading the book, Scholastic's site shares author information, discussion guides, and a reading circle.

This collection of stories and tales from around the world includes a lesson plan and simple questions for each story. You can search the stories or see a complete list with descriptions, age range, and time required to read the story. Children are invited to illustrate selected stories and share their answers to end-of-story questions.

Take a walk down The Moonlit Road if you want to read or listen to interesting folktales presented at a state-of-the-art Website. Producer Craig Dominey and his team have taken a simple concept and created a quality contribution to the Web community. Beginning with compelling stories of the American South, then adding RealAudio versions read by celebrated stoytellers and appealing graphics, The Moonlit Road can be a satisfying detour for young children and lifelong learners alike. This is a good example of how artistically presented sites can also be user-friendly and quick-loading.

Chapter One service makes first chapters, tables of contents, and other excerpts of books (including Newberry) on selected special interest topics available for browsing. Browse free -- there is no obligation to buy -- or you can order on-line.

If your students love the book, Charlotte's Web, this site provides creative supplemental resources, a mystery quotes quiz, trivia crossword puzzles, and links to other Charlotte's Web sites. Created by Mrs. Taverna's 1998-1999 Second Grade, at Pocantico Hills School in Sleepy Hollow, New York.

Beautiful children’s book covers and illustrations from the early Post-revolution era in Russia.

Join the Boomerwolf Detective Agency and help solve a case, plus many more fun things to do at this site.

Listen to cool stories online, build a beast in the game section, read poems, and have lots of fun at this amazing website. Games, stories, poems, and music - Inkless Tales has it all. Check it out! Awarded an American Library Association "Great Web Sites" Recommendation.

"The essential William Shakespeare resource with Shakespeare's plays, sonnets and poems. Study Shakespeare with plot summaries, essays, character analyses, quotes, biography, pictures, timeline, trivia, the Globe Theatre and links."

featuring a Fun Quiz and A Few Little Facts About the Bard, along with links to cool Shakespeare sites on the web and whatever else happens to come our way.

I have created this site to help students and parents learn more about Shakespeare, and finish that homework that is due in a couple of days. I did not create this site to give your students the answers. I do not claim to have all the answers, just a desire to help folks learn more about the Bard. When you or your student sends in a question, I will send back an email with some sources to look at, or some ideas to consider. If I don't know the answer I will tell you.

For those wanting to learn more about Hamlet on the Internet, this page offers a directory of web pages devoted to Hamlet. This list of links is divided into the categories as shown on the left, and includes brief descriptions of what each page provides. Emphasis is placed on informative, useful, and worthwhile sites of interest. In general, print works are not covered, although some of the major Shakespeare finding tools are mentioned in the papers section.

This comprehensive resource for English teachers, students and Shakespeare enthusiasts includes a Shakespeare discussion area, Shakespeare Internet resources, chronological and alphabetical listing of plays, familiar quotations, and glossary.

Welcome to the "Shakespeare Is Elementary" web site! This page can be accessed by clicking on the "Shakespeare is Elementary" headline on each of the site's pages. We hope you enjoy your time spent with us and 'the Bard'!

After a bit of an absence from the Internet, Star Wars: Macbeth has returned with a new home base and a remastered media section. As a self proclaimed Star Wars geek and middle school teacher (yes, it has been almost TEN years since we first made Macbeth!) I felt that the force had to go on. I hope you enjoy the new site - it is pretty much the same, but with a few new suprises.

Our Class is really into learning about, writing about and talking about William Shakespeare, his work and the times in which he lived. Some awesome sites about "The Bard" were created by some students in Nova Scotia. One of these sites provides all sorts of interesting facts about the life of Shakespeare.

Developed by a teacher (Joel Littauer), his instructional unit for 10th grade English classes includes a teacher's guide and online activities. Four student activities that focus on analyzing/discussing a character in a written composition, discussing how characters move the plot of a drama forward, speculating on leadership skills, and searching for alternatives to violence in government leadership changeovers. Part of the Schools of California Online Resources for Educators (SCORE) Project.

Designed for use with 12th grade English classes, this unit by teacher Joel Littauer provides students with practice in analyzing Shakespeare's drama, Hamlet, as well as discussing major characters and the impact the protagonist has on the minor characters. Includes a teacher's guide and relevant Web links.

This supplemental unit was developed as part of the Schools of California Online Resources for Educators (SCORE) Project by teacher Joel Littauer. Complete with teacher's guide and 3 student guides, this unit was designed for use with 9th grade English classes. The exercises encourage students to acquire, organize and transform information into a composition that deals with the relationship between character and plot in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Our Shakespeare section contains thousands of pages of content on the life and work of the world's greatest author, including eNotes to more than 20 titles.

For 10 years we have successfully worked across the UK and the world introducing millions of children younger than ever before to the works of William Shakespeare through our unique MUSIC THEATRE SHAKESPEARE production in theatres, our CREATIVE SHAKESPEARE EDUCATION programme in schools, with our Shakespeare 4 Kidz LIVE! DVDs and videos and of course via our "Put on a Play" packs allowing schools to perform our musical adaptations.

For writers, the challenge is to write every day. See some examples from participants who wrote 100 words (exactly) every day for a month. Some are poems; some are stories. Warning: recent postings contained foul language! The content is suitable for matu

"An adventure awaits those who are curious and want to explore. An adventure awaits those who can't resist a good riddle. An adventure awaits those who are creative, and expressive."

American Writers: Journey through history and American Writers II: The 20th Century are now available as permanent archives for educators, researchers and every one interested in the writers featured in the C-SPAN series.

Some high school teachers will require research projects and assume that you know how to do them. This research guide goes step by step through the process.  One of the best parts is the Tip section. These tip sheets come in handy for quickly locatin

These online lessons explain what a biography should be and walk writers through questioning, learning, synthesis, and story-telling. The site includes embedded links to relevant Internet resources and tips for effective writing.

Collaborative writing projects for ESL/EFL and mainstream classes using WebQuests. It goes something like this: Choose a topic or teacher may choose one for you. Working in groups, record every thing your group does and add it to your work file. Your wo

Students and teachers will enjoy browsing Professor Paul Brians' alphabetically sorted list of common errors in English. The page also links to non-errors, commonly misspelled words, sugges

The Concord Review, Inc., was founded in March 1987 to recognize and to publish exemplary history essays by high school students in the English-speaking world. With the 66th issue (Summer 2006), 726 research papers (average 5,500 words, with endnotes and

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This project lets you exchange postcards with classrooms in other communities. Registration begins now, with the exchange beginning in September, 2001 until May 2002. You can get

Students of English who limit their study of grammar to what they find in grammar books are like naturalists who limit their study of nature to an encyclopedia. Once you leave the safe confines of the grammar books, you begin to learn all kinds of interes

Worksheets online to help our children or students tackle Manuscipt (printing) or Cursive letters. Sheets for manuscipt handwriting include months of the year, days of the week, and basic sentences such as "I live at..."

Kairos is a refereed online journal exploring the intersections of rhetoric, technology, and pedagogy. Each issue presents varied perspectives on special topics

This site gets a lot of traffic and posts plenty of stories written by children and teenagers. Rather than see this as a "vanity press" where the main objective is to see yourself in print, teachers could use it as a searchable resource for sample storie

Kids on the Net was one of the first websites on the internet to invite children to submit their writing. Now there are thousands of Kids on the Net writers - have a read! We want children all over the world to send us your writing - poems, stories, artic

At LandaBooks, we take a three-pronged approach to helping everyday writers and speakers improve their skills. Our on-site training hones business and professional writing. Our books focus on the grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary topics that cause most

Take your students on an amazing journey of imagination! In this project, a student in one classroom draws a monster, writes a detailed description of the creation, then e-mails the composition to a student in another classroom. Next, the student who re

The free online reference and guide for English grammar, writing, punctuation and learning. You can test your English, use the reference sections or apply for our premium subscription services which will give you access to top-quality, professional Englis

Developed by Professor Chuck Guilford of Boise State University, Paradigm helps students think about what goes into a writing before they ever start to draft. There are sections on discovering what to write, organizing, revising and editing your writing.

Have you ever looked at a student's written work and thought "What is this student trying to say?" "Plain language is an approach to communication that begins with the needs of the reader." This website explains how to identify the reader, organize ideas

Start the year out right by giving 4th to 8th grade students information to help them complete a research project; access tips, worksheets, and resources that help build information literacy skills.

One of the ways to communicate clearly is to write a clear and concise essay. If this is a skill you are trying to teach your students, this website will give you multiple ways to achieve that goal.

The purpose of this web site is to create an environment where anyone can create a story using the mythical hero structure described by Joseph Campbell. The site includes an extensive reference section, ideas and examples, and a "StoryTool" for creating o

As a young English teacher, did you ever look with envy at the file cabinets of your elder colleagues? The wonderful handouts that must exist in there! Well, Purdue University's OWL (Online Writing Lab) has posted a hugely comprehensive set of handouts

This Website provides short introduction on what essays are and various types of essays. It also guides the writer through the writing process with a series of brief articles.

Introduces middle schoolers to the world of journalism. Trace the history of journalism in the United States, learn how to find the information you need .

This Northern Illinois University website contains good resources for instructors, students and tutors. Editor's Grammar and Mechanics tutors students on editing terminology and punctuation and allows students to quiz themselves. The use of quotations and

This website is designed to help young writers come up with new ideas and stories and poems, turns of phrase, words and plots. It is a membership site (Writing Room members log in through the notebook) but anyone can use its resources and read the work of

Traditional Grammar: An Interactive Book is a complete and free introduction to the basic syntactic structure of Modern English and the most common prescriptive errors in formal writing. The website is interactive in the sense that it contains thousands o

"Write On!" founder Dallas Woodburn is releasing her second book, 3 a.m. (a collection of stories), in June 2005! This amazing collection includes stories that won a Silver Medal in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, first place in Byline Magazine's N

Writer's Digest is the world's leading magazine for writers, founded in 1920. Writer's Market, the bible for writers seeking to publish their work, was first published in 1921. Together, they form the foundation of a wide range of informational, instructi

Children's author Deborah Morris hosts the Young Writers' Clubhouse where budding authors get advice and can enter a contest every three months. A monthly Web Chat and E-mail link make this author of the Real Kids, Real Adventures series accessible to he