-ELA+&+Reading+Projects

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= Collections of Learning & Teacher Resources: = ===Great search engine just for education- facts, data, videos, quizzes!: Gooru=== = = = Collections of Project Resources: =
 * **Good and engaging 8th grade ELA project ideas: 21st century skills**

= Writing prompts: =
 * ===Cool pics with questions for pondering -see their archives: []===

= Writing: =
 * ===Examples of great student writing: []===

= Vocabulary building: = > -sign up for the monthly lessonplan email
 * ===Lots of ideas and activities: visualthesaurus===

= Storytellling: =


 * === Create online interactive stories: inklewriter ===

media type="youtube" key="5lOxYo0BUGw" height="187" width="276"Get their curriculum for problem solving & story telling: SparkTruck

Copy and paste in a student's writing to show them thier overuse of specific words: wordle

=Literary Devices: =
 * ===Irony & Sarcasm Station: Ask Mr. T for file===

= Character Development: =
 * === Create a text message conversation between two characters with this free tool - no login required!: http://www.classtools.net/SMS/ ===

= Propaganda & Critical Thinking: = Bias in the News:
 * ===Get trustable news rated by citizens: Newstrust===
 * ===Students can use this community tool to develop or prove their critical thinking skills on major news events - via active fact checking right on this site: Truthsquad===

**@http://thoughtmaybe.com/the-century-of-the-self/ **
Positive advertisements: Posters to help end homelessness: []

= Poetry: =
 * ===Teach and have fun with poetry in song/rap- has lyrics: The Karaoke Channel===
 * Create poetry books online - really simple & easy to do with great effect & magnet words too: storybird

African American Poets:
@http://www.dunbarsite.org/gallery.asp Famous playwright was a slave in 150 B.C. : []

=Mythology: =

__Path of the Hero Myths - (the most common and engaging myths):__

 * ===Star Wars is a modern day myth based on many world mythologies: []===
 * ===George Lucas and myth project - cool small project: @http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/lessons/george-lucas-and-the-power-of-myth/lesson-overview/1292/===
 * ===Odysseus myths on YouTube: [[file:Odysseus on YouTube.docx]]===


 * === Search World Mythology: ===
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=Research: =
 * ===** ELA TEKS & skills re: Research covered by library ** research project: [[file:ELA TEKS in Library Research.doc.docx]]===
 * ===See Research Page===

= Drama: =


 * ===Our very own World Book Database has a ** Dramatic Learning ** section with great resource with: plays, lesson plans, various teaching tools, rubrics, play starters, posters for plays, monologues, & more (once logged in ** go to World Book Classroom **):[[image:valems/worldbook drama.JPG width="314" height="27" link="@http://www.worldbookonline.com/"]]===

=**Pr****omoting Reading & Book Clubs & Circles:** = =Don't know if you like to read?! := [|Click Here for cooool reads you are sure to like!]

**Don't Know What to Read? - Here is How to Find a Good Book!:**
 * ===If you liked _ then you will like __ list:===
 * ===http://atn-reading-lists.wikispaces.com/Read+Alikes===
 * ===Find a good book to read: []===
 * ===What to read next?! : []===
 * === Author recommended : []===
 * ===Type in an author you like & it will provide authors you may enjoy!: gnooks===
 * ===Type in the title of a book & then looking to the right of the page under the heading 'More like this', click 'Similar Items' at the bottom of the list: World Cat===

= Booktalking, Booktrailers, & Skyping with authors: =

Booktalks:

 * ===Hundreds & hundreds of ready booktalks!!! organzied by author, title, etc.! & tips on booktalking: [|NancyKeane]===
 * ===Connects you with author's and their books: [|channel4learning.com]===

View 1,000's of booktrailers of YA novels or learn how to create booktrailers and :

 * ===View 1,000s of trailers or learn how to teach students create them : [|booktrailersforall.com/]===
 * ===School Tube===
 * ===[|teachertube.com/]===
 * ===[|slimekids.com/book-trailers/]===

= Meet with the Author of the book: Skype -Little to no $ for author visits!! = = = = =
 * === How does Skype work? : crash course: SLJ ===
 * ===Sign up for Skype: [|www.skype.com]===
 * ===List of authors that offer free Skype Q & A sessions: SLJ===
 * === Skype an author network - first 15 min. are free : [|Skype]===

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Free e-books & films of classic books:
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 * ===Free e-books : titles from Dracula and Alice in Wonderland to Sherlock Holmes and Huckleberry Finn []===
 * === Free films to of classic books such as- 'Alice in Wonderland', ''1984' , etc.: [|OpenCulture]===

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7. Young Adult Literature Resources for teachers & parents:[]
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= = = Favorite Book Blogs = = //-Tweens and Teens Book Blogs:// = =Follow the many paths of fun facts of your author: smalldemons=


 * === Collection of Reading Blogs: [|100 Reading Blogs for Students and Teachers]===
 * ===[|GreenBeanTeenQueen] - Blog written by a librarian===
 * === African-American authors and urban lit.: []===
 * ===All kinds of links for Hunger Games - including ';Hunger Game Pick Up lines': SLJ===

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 * ===Mock Printz awards by teens - best of everything: []===