Language Instruction ~ English

Great online free dictionary~ By Farlexhttp://www.thefreedictionary.com/

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education:

• Irony in Poetry and Prose (fiction and non-fiction texts) : See the lesson overview with prose and poetry links and references to graphic organizers for production and demonstration of ‘knowledge’. http://www.dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/ModelCurriculum/figuratively_speaking/lesson_one.doc
• Identify and Write About Cause and Effect Relationships
  http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/ModelCurriculum/readnonfict/lesson_seven.doc

Wired for Words: a book club with book reviews for 13-15 yrs & young adults:
http://www.wiredforwords.com/readers.html

Flamingnet: Your source for reviews and recommendations on past, present and future preteen, teen, and young adult books: http://www.flamingnet.com/index.cfm

Concerned Children's Advertisers ~ Giving Canadian Children Tools to be Media and Life Wise
from now on! Your Shopping Resource for publishers and how to: http://www.cca-kids.ca/

From Now On ~The Educational Technology Journal: Biography Maker, Poetry , ART and Photography:   http://fno.org/index2.html

CanTeach ~ for information on publishing student’s writing:
http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/createwrite12.html

The Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hum30.03.10 Once you get into this site you’ll find extensive lists of links which will act as a resource or material for classroom use and student searches. See the following links as an example:

• Internet Public Library for Teens: teenspace: http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/
• Wordswrights Canada Writing Resources for Students http://www3.sympatico.ca/susanio/WWCcomp.html
• The League of Canadian Poets ~ Young Poets: http://www.youngpoets.ca/teachers.php
• Chris Weber~ Publishing with Students’ A Comprehensive Guide:http://www.publishingstudents.com/Publishingwithstudents.html